Best leadership books you’d recommend? promoted to manage a large team and looking for some books to get practical advices!

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Radical Candor, by Kim Scott
Managing Transitons, by William Bridges
Any of the HBR "Top Read" booklets on the subject
Rework, by Jason Fried
It's the Manager, by Jim Clifton

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Radical candor is Life changing

Dare to Lead - Brene Brown
Unleashed - Frances Frei

Heard good comments about Radical Candor

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Yes, two great authors. Frances has a great Ted talk

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The Coaching Habit.

• First Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham
• The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

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