Kim Malone Scott

Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair by Kim Malone Scott is a fantastic read about learning how to deal with difficult people in workplaces. From harassment and bullying, to diversity and gender differences, this book reviews a lot of the difficult situations many people deal with in the workplace and gives suggestions on how to deal with them.

I know so many people that should honestly read this book. The amount of times I was grimacing at the situations Kim went through because I too have seen or been apart of many of them... Yeah, it hit home, hard. Kim wrote a spectacular novel that breaks down how situations should be dealt with, but unfortunately I think many people won't take the advice of this book. Those who are reading this book more than likely are already trying, but we all know a person or two who should take this book and treat it like law...

It's a very personal book but reads like a very professional, textbook that you'd find in business school. It is insightful and has some of the greatest breakdowns and explanations on how to deal with awkward or horrible workplace situations. It felt like an HR person with a heart of gold wrote it. The strategies in this book are super helpful, and I think everyone who reads this book will take away at least one strategy for eliminating workplace harassment, violence, or bullying. If anything, it might give you the confidence you need to stand up for yourself or others. Don't just be a bystander, do something.

Overall, Kim Malone Scott has created one spectacular resource that many readers should pick up. If you're looking for a book that will give you helpful hints and tips, grab this one! It's a fantastic non-fiction read and I highly recommend it.

Four out of five stars.

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.… (mer)

I loved this article when it came out in First Round, and read and shared it a bunch of times. So I was excited to see the book .... but the intro alone started giving me HIVES. It felt like a terrible remix of a song I used to love -- dialing up the aggression and nastiness, the Steve-Jobs-iness of "radical" candor, without hinting there might be ways to use candor that weren't simply to be an aggressor, to "win" a meeting. I am plowing along and hope it changes but right now I'm a bit weirded out.… (mer)

A quote: Think about it— whether it's the gay man forced to weather anti-gay jokes or the conservative force to weather anti-conservative jokes, the result is the same— some part of them is negated, and they can't help feeling alienated, not free at work.

No, these situations are not the same, Kim Scott. One denies the humanity of a person. The other makes it more difficult to express an increasingly loathsome philosophy that more and more denies the humanity of vast swaths of our population.… (mer)