Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair
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- Author：Kim Malone Scott
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Summary
"We--all of us--consistently exclude， underestimate， and underutilize huge numbers of people in the workforce even as we include， overestimate， and promote others， often beyond their level of competence。 Not only is this immoral and unjust， it's bad for business。 。。。 Kim [Scott presents] a 。。。 framework for both respecting everyone's individuality and collaborating effectively， 。。。 [a] guide leaders and their employees need to create more just workplaces and establish new norms of collaboration and respect"--
Reviews
Heather
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Gripping from the start with personal stories as a professional woman in tech， Scott delivers her message with very direct instructions for victims， perpetrators， and managers at all levels in the workplace。 Sometimes preachy and condescending， she immediately punches with questions that challenge one to reflect on your own behaviors and bias。 She offers helpful scripts that provide clarity for tough， shameful， and embarrassing encounters。 Perfect tool for SHARP and EO programs。
Nancy
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Practical Solutions for Injustice in the WorkplaceAnyone who has worked in a corporation or even a small private company has seen instances of injustice， bias， harassment， and bullying。 Often we feel unable to address these issues even though we know what’s happening is wrong。 In this book， in addition to giving examples of the problem， the author offers practical suggestions。 The examples presented by the author， including her own experiences， give this book a feel of immediacy。 I could underst Practical Solutions for Injustice in the WorkplaceAnyone who has worked in a corporation or even a small private company has seen instances of injustice， bias， harassment， and bullying。 Often we feel unable to address these issues even though we know what’s happening is wrong。 In this book， in addition to giving examples of the problem， the author offers practical suggestions。 The examples presented by the author， including her own experiences， give this book a feel of immediacy。 I could understand and sympathize with the situations described。 Although it’s easy to identify problems and want to do something about them， it isn’t always easy in the real world。 The author goes a step beyond identifying abuses in the workplace， she gives practical suggestions for dealing with the problems。 Although not all suggestions will work in a particular situation， there are enough to give you ideas for what to do。 Clearly， it will take a long time and many missteps to rectify the problems in the workplace， but this book is a start。 I received this book from St。 Martin’s Press for this review。 。。。more
Blaire
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It’s obvious from the beginning that it’s a much more honest business book than you usually see。 Kim starts with her own stories， and they are raw: she is unflinching when talking about her own mistakes and flaws。 This is such a refreshing departure from the gauzy “vulnerability” you sometimes see from business authors， where admissions of fault end up being weirdly slippery and vague。 Kim’s stories are very real， and she doesn’t sugarcoat her experiences -- I’m sure it would have been easier to It’s obvious from the beginning that it’s a much more honest business book than you usually see。 Kim starts with her own stories， and they are raw: she is unflinching when talking about her own mistakes and flaws。 This is such a refreshing departure from the gauzy “vulnerability” you sometimes see from business authors， where admissions of fault end up being weirdly slippery and vague。 Kim’s stories are very real， and she doesn’t sugarcoat her experiences -- I’m sure it would have been easier to keep everything in the third person， but the realness of her personal stories gives the reader an opportunity to learn vicariously。I also found the book to be very practical。 Just one example: there are scripts！ Whenever I’m stressed about a conversation， I always write myself a script， and if I’m really worried about something I’ll try to run my script by a mentor or friend， etc。 Kim includes scripts， example policies， example FAQs， etc。 This is beyond helpful。I read the book straight through， which I recommend -- a lot of books you can read and get the ideas and not necessarily need to reread。 This， however， is definitely a book I will end up referring back to。 In part for the scripts I mentioned， but also because she covers situations from various perspectives -- each situation is covered from the perspectives of the person harmed， upstander （a witness / bystander / ally role）， person who caused harm， and leader。 This is helpful！ It makes it so you can go to the book for customized guidance on the different situations。 The upstander and person who caused harm perspectives are especially interesting: there isn’t nearly as much practical advice out there for these groups。 While all the perspectives are very useful， these two in add something especially meaningful and useful。 A lot of us see things and don’t know what to do， and or blunder -- I definitely have， and would have loved this advice on how to repair and improve。I especially liked Part Two on power and power imbalances。 Scott starts this section by declaring that “power is unhealthy。” Yes！！！ And it is so refreshing to see this in a business book！！！ She is so clear-eyed about how dangerous power can be， and makes a powerful argument for how unilateral authority given to managers completely undermines any efforts to “empower” employees。 I’m tempted to go on about how great this section was … but you should just buy the book and read it， it’s really great and incredibly on point。Last， I really appreciated the robust endnotes。 It’s nice to see references to thinkers like Kate Manne， Kimberlé Crenshaw， John Rawls， Gordon Allport， Martha Nussbaum， and Safiya Noble， just to name a few。 。。。more
Bookoholiccafe
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Kim Scott shares a lot of her life experiences here in this book。 she shares her thoughts， her experiences， and the decision she made along the way。 I found it remarkably interesting that she reveals examples of where she made a mistake with a decision and all her regrets for making that decision。 This is not a book that you can read in one sitting， it is also like a reference book， I am sure I will have to go back and reread some parts of it again。 I recommend it to anyone who is looking to cre Kim Scott shares a lot of her life experiences here in this book。 she shares her thoughts， her experiences， and the decision she made along the way。 I found it remarkably interesting that she reveals examples of where she made a mistake with a decision and all her regrets for making that decision。 This is not a book that you can read in one sitting， it is also like a reference book， I am sure I will have to go back and reread some parts of it again。 I recommend it to anyone who is looking to create a fair work environment。Blog InstagramAmazon 。。。more
Kelly Leonard
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This book is excellent。 It's honest - sometimes brutally so - but it kind of has to be in covering the material that it covers。 The best part is that - like Radical Candor - Kim Scott gives us language and a framework to move forward inside difficult conversations。 Anyone in a leadership position or in HR or part of work team would benefit from reading this book。 This book is excellent。 It's honest - sometimes brutally so - but it kind of has to be in covering the material that it covers。 The best part is that - like Radical Candor - Kim Scott gives us language and a framework to move forward inside difficult conversations。 Anyone in a leadership position or in HR or part of work team would benefit from reading this book。 。。。more
Roxanne
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This is good book about creating a fair work environment。 In the years I worked I had way more competence than the managers I worked for。 Also I was sexually harassed many times before it even became a topic we now deal with。 I just wanted to do my job and not have men bother me。 This book talks about bullying， discrimation， bias， and everything a workplace should not have。 It gives solutions to these problems。
Meghan
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Kim Scott is one of my best mentors— and we’ve personally never met。 So when Netgalley & St。 Martin’s press offered me a free digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review， it was an easy yes。 And it did not disappoint。Kim’s book Radical Candor is one that I have recommended to countless colleagues and friends and re-read several times， and this timely follow up about creating just workplaces is likely to be no different。 Just Work forces you， as the reader （if you’re like me and so Kim Scott is one of my best mentors— and we’ve personally never met。 So when Netgalley & St。 Martin’s press offered me a free digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review， it was an easy yes。 And it did not disappoint。Kim’s book Radical Candor is one that I have recommended to countless colleagues and friends and re-read several times， and this timely follow up about creating just workplaces is likely to be no different。 Just Work forces you， as the reader （if you’re like me and so many of us and come from a place of privilege） to take a hard look in the mirror but in a way that’s solutions-oriented & collaborative rather than shaming （so different than the vitriol we often see online these days）。 It’s like tough love from a close friend or trusted coach。 It also elicited lots of infuriating nods on my part as a woman who’s experienced the bias that direct women are “aggressive” or “difficult。” And yet it inspired me that maybe there is a way forward that can help us all rise as we work together to recognize and dismantle the three systems of injustice most prevalent in our workplaces （and dare I say， our culture in the US？）: Oblivious Exclusion， Self-Righteous Shaming and Brutal Ineffectiveness。 “Some days you might wish she cared a little less。 But she really cares。 About the people and the work。” — I hope that’s how my colleagues view me， and as a result of reading this book， that’s much more likely。 。。。more
Karen
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I have so many thoughts about Kim Scott's new book。 This is generally a sign that I need to sit with it a while more so I might come back to this review and change/add。 But I just finished it so here are some of my raw thoughts。- There's a lot of vulnerability and honest sharing of life experiences in this book。 Kim shares a lot of what she experienced as an employee and decisions she made as a leader， she recounts many of her regrets at both times- There is a structure to the book that makes it I have so many thoughts about Kim Scott's new book。 This is generally a sign that I need to sit with it a while more so I might come back to this review and change/add。 But I just finished it so here are some of my raw thoughts。- There's a lot of vulnerability and honest sharing of life experiences in this book。 Kim shares a lot of what she experienced as an employee and decisions she made as a leader， she recounts many of her regrets at both times- There is a structure to the book that makes it easy to parse and contextualize the definitions， roles， and actions - She gives a lot of examples of both what not to do and what to doAnd while she shares a lot of examples of where she made the wrong choice and how she regrets it， she doesn't give a lot of examples of where she made the "right" choice when her own life/career/etc was on the line。 She gives a lot of examples of when she was in a consulting or power position and acted as an upstander （her nomenclature） on behalf of highlighting， correcting， and speaking up about a situation someone else was in。 But not a lot of examples of her own career as an employee where she did take a risk to stand up or as a leader， where she corrected something in real time。 She definitely owns up to her incorrect behavior （which is definitely commendable） but somehow it started to bother me that they were all examples of where someone else rescued her out of a situation， or she waited it out， or some other thing she says not to do - and she also readily acknowledges the person harmed （I really appreciate her not using the word "victim"） should completely get to do what they believe is right for them which I totally understand。 But I kept thinking that if her advice in this book is so sound， why is she herself not taking it？ I couldn't tell if this was a biased view and I am sure there's a flaw in the thinking but because it kept creeping up， I wanted to acknowledge it。Putting this aside， there are a lot of tangible pieces of advice here both for leaders and observers that I found very helpful。 These are not platitudes。 They are real， tangible ways we can hold ourselves and our leaders accountable， and start the journey towards change。 This book is hard to read and can be demoralizing， especially if you belong to an underrepresented group。 Several of her gender-specific examples really were tough for me to read， especially where it paralleled my own experiences。 But it also ends on a hopeful note， pointing out that just workplaces are possible and worth working towards。 No book on this subject will be perfect。 No author will get it all right。 I appreciated Scott's honestly， openness， vulnerability， and no-nonsense advice in this book。 I will have to sit with it a while longer to see what else stays with me。with gratitude to St。 Martin's Press and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jessica Goodman
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