Resources

How to Love Criticism

by Adam Grant

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explores the science of why criticism hurts so much — and what it actually takes to get good at receiving it.

Build your challenge network

Most of us have a support network. This guide helps you build the other kind: the people who tell you the truth.

Locating yourself above or below the line

One of the most useful things you can do before a feedback conversation takes almost no time at all. You just need to ask yourself one honest question: where am I right now?

The Call to Courage

by Brené Brown

Brené Brown explores what it means to choose courage over comfort and show up even when it feels risky.

Thanks for the Feedback

by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen

A practical guide to receiving feedback well, even when it's poorly delivered or feels unfair.

Radical Candor

by Kim Scott

Kim Scott's framework for caring personally while challenging directly. Essential reading for managers.

The Four Agreements

by Don Miguel Ruiz

Four deceptively simple principles that transform how you communicate, interpret, and respond to others.

Drive

by Daniel H. Pink

Daniel Pink reframes what actually motivates people and why traditional reward systems often backfire.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman reveals the two systems that drive how we think and where we go wrong.

The SBI model: How to receive better feedback

Most feedback is too vague to act on. The SBI Model gives you three questions to ask when feedback lands without enough detail to be useful.