Picture of the book cover of radical candor by Kim Scott on a wooden surface. The book cover is yellow with black and red font. The subtitle is: be a kick-ass boss without losing your humanity.

Radical Candor - Kim Scott


Based on Kim Scott's extensive work with leaders in the Silicon Valley, she published her book to share her experiences and learnings about effective leadership and team collaboration based on how feedback is shared.

Her radical candor approach is to be understood as compassionate candor and her book is a great resource to understand how effective feedback is framed and communicated and how managers can positively shape the individual’s development within teams.



You can find the book in the Thalia Onlineshop

More resources and training on her website

Check out her TED Talk on leading with radical candor

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Dare to Lead - Brené Brown


Empathy, connection and courage is what daring leadership comprises of. Brené Brown is well-known for her research into vulnerability, shame and courage and provides with this book a powerful guide to leadership based on 4 skill sets that can be taught, observed and measured. This in turn can cultivate a culture in which people feel safe, seen, heard and respected at work.


You can find the book in the Thalia Onlineshop

More resources and training on her website

Check out her viral TED Talk on vulnerability

Listen to her Dare to Lead Podcast


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The Fearless Organization - Amy C. Edmondson


Amy Edmondson is a professor for leadership and management at Harvard Business School and a renowned expert when it comes to psychological safety, which she spent more than 20 years researching. Her book gives a practical framework for creating psychological safety within teams and organizations where innovation can flourish because people are empowered and feel safe to contribute their ideas.


You can find the book in the Thalia Onlineshop

Check out her Fearless Organization Scan to assess the psychological safety of your team (fee-based)

Picture of the book cover of emotional agility by Susan David on a wooden surface. The book cover is white with a blue wavy line and red, green, blue and yellow dots. The font is black and red. The subtitle is: get unstuck, embrace change and thrive in work and life.

Emotional Agility - Susan David


Based on her more than 20 years of academic research as a psychologist and professional experience as a business consultant, Susan David published her book to help leaders and individuals become more aware of how emotions can dictate how we react. Being emotional agile means becoming more flexible with our thoughts and feelings, living with more intention and being able to choose how we respond to what we’re feeling. It also gives us more language how to express those emotions which is crucial in relationships also at work.


You can find the book in the Thalia Onlineshop

More resources and training on her website

Watch her TED Talk on emotional courage

Check out her Emotional Agility Quiz to get feedback on how to improve your emotional agility


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Drive - Daniel H. Pink


With a brief review of the development of motivational theory and organizational psychology, Daniel Pink illustrates the role of intrinsic motivation and how it is more successful in the long term than motivation through extrinsic rewards. He gives practical examples for individuals and organizations of how the elements of autonomy, mastery and purpose can be implemented in everyday life, for example to achieve a flow state.



You can find the book in the Thalia Onlineshop

More resources and publications on his website