Flex
The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences

I'm glad I read this book. It's hard to summarize the subtleties of the book without losing the critical context. The easiest summary is that it presents the reader with a mental model for viewing and assimilating into a diverse world full of new ideas, energy, productivity, and rapport.......more

A friend of mine and I have recently taken on more leadership roles in our careers, so we thought we would give this book a try. However, this is not a book geared towards anyone in the education field. There is one teacher mentioned, Rafe Esquith, who is already highly publicized, and it seemed out......more

This was just okay. Felt dated when it was written just 7 years ago…a business book should not feel dated when it’s only been less than a decade since it was published… Very repetitive - I found the authors own rhetoric and advice was either 1. Not deep enough (aka the same concept was repeated over......more

This book takes the "business = sports" fallacy and leans in. Fortunately the analogies don't extend much past the title. The authors remind the reader of the changes in the workplace, such as the increasing number of women, retiring of older workers, and emphasis on cultural differences. Although w......more

Case studies and personal accounts included provides great insights and perspective to the diverse ways of bridging the power gap.......more