Ken Norton's Recommendations

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Books recommended by Ken Norton on Lenny's Podcast. Focuses on leadership, courage, and management.

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Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

Ken: 'Brené Brown's Dare to Lead. It's a good book. She actually even has a whole section in there around values, confronting her values. I like her approach. There's some free resources on her website.'

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The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Warner Klemp

Ken: 'I love Conscious Leadership Group's work here. The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership book is fantastic. You don't even need to buy the book. There's a ton of stuff on their website.'

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Mastering Leadership by Bob Anderson and Bill Adams

Ken: 'If you want to go deeper into more of the management science behind it, if you're like me and really curious about the psychology and the management science, Bob Anderson and Bill Adams's book, Mastering Leadership, creates the entire integrated system around creative versus reactive.'

Amazon

Immunity to Change by Robert Kegan

Ken: 'From an adult development standpoint, Robert Kegan is the godfather of the adult-stage development work and the meaning-making that underlines a lot of this. He has a great book called Immunity to Change if you're curious about that.'

Amazon

The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen

Ken: 'Probably Innovators Dilemma. It's probably my number one favorite book for product managers and product leaders.'

Ms. Marvel

Ken: 'I love Ms. Marvel. My whole family were really enjoying it. I love all the MCU stuff. We just eat it up. Ms. Marvel has been amazing.'

Barry

Ken: 'Then watching Barry, which is crazy. It's sort of like nothing else I think ever on TV.'

Severance

Ken: 'Then, over the last year, probably Severance. It's my favorite program over the last ... I'd say last year.'