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Laurel
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute game-changer; the best thing since (and including) Lean In
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
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To quote a Tony-Award winning musical... "this book will change your life." I can't applaud it enough -- it gives you concrete frameworks for being the change you want to see in the workplace, and bringing others along with you, and spurs you to ACT on those newly acquired frameworks. To improve your workplaces and livelihoods for the better and gives you ways to do it effectively. It's also HILARIOUS -- pulls no punches -- and real, and exactly what the 21st century employee or employer needs to read.

(Three of my friends have already read it and acted differently based on its premises and I only finished it a week or two ago. It's basically as close to magical as the world gets without going to Hogwarts.)

Read it. Read it again and highlight it. And then find ways to get it to everyone you work with, everyone you care about, and everyone you hate working with, too. What are you waiting for?
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Alan Fahrner
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5.0 out of 5 stars This Is Now a Book You Should Read
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019
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A week and a half ago, I attended a 90 minute talk by Mike Rognlien in Denver thanks to VitalSmarts. A bonus was getting a free copy of Mike’s 2018 book, This Is Now Your Company. That unexpected gift was quite serendipitous given I’ll be presenting “Counterintuitive IT: How Do We Change Culture?” at my company’s April 1st Agile Community of Interest meeting. As he did during his talk, Mike shares plenty of unexpected, consummate insights in Now This Is Your Company.

Why am I giving his work five stars? Because it is the right mix of focusing on what needs to change in companies, those you interact with, and (most importantly) in you. (Well, let’s be painfully honest and admit that it helped me focus on what needs to change in me. And there is plenty.)

This physically striking book (it is truly a beautiful thing to hold and look at) is broken into three sections:

1. You and Your Company
2. You and the People Around You
3. You and...Well, You

Notice something in common in the title of each section?

Right. You. As Mike notes, ultimately your success with others is tied to your ability to become a “scientist of your own behavior”:

“Whether you are thinking through the questions about what you have already done or debating what you would do in a hypothetical scenario, you will get the best results when you are willing to become a scientist of your own behavior. Take a moment or many moments to really think about how you behave, why you behave that way, and what results that behavior generates. And, as scientists do, stay objective, neutral, and curious throughout the process, open to whatever the results tell you and wherever they lead you.”

It is an honest book about being honest with others, but most particularly, with yourself. “Owning the full responsibility of the impact of your behavior on the culture of the organization at large,” because...

“The end result is the same: every action you take makes a company better or worse. Period.”

If I do not stop soon, I’ll be breaking “fair use” rules. :-) However, an especially cogent, additional point Mike made is that our impact is not only through what we do, it’s through what we accept:

“We are, I’d argue, the biggest part of the problem because, while most big problems are started by small numbers of people—let’s call them a******s—they are perpetuated and grow because of the ambivalence and silent approval that come from the non-a*****e majority.”

Ultimately, it is an effective piece because Mike is not an expert just because of book knowledge; experience drives his wisdom.

As does his recognition of his own humanity.

Buy the book.

“Easy for you to say Alan, you got a free copy.”

I bought the Kindle version so I’d have it electronically too. :-)

Buy the book! Your company, those you love, and you will benefit from it!

P.S. As a Christian minister, I should note that as part of being honest to his real self, Mike uses profanity in the book’s pages. It does not offend me, but when I put my on my virtual minister’s collar I have to admit I wish he didn’t, let you know it’s there, and star it out in the quote above. :-)
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Kaid
5.0 out of 5 stars Great balance of humor and down to Earth insight
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018
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Really insightful book. One of the things I appreciate is it's ability to make me feel uncomfortable. It forced me to ask myself some difficult questions and take responsibility for my contributions to bad company cultures at some of the companies I've worked at in the past. At the end of the day we are all responsible for the cultures at our companies. Mike does a good job in breaking down the relationships between managers and their subordinates and how to tackle difficult conversations on both sides of this relationship. This was infinitely valuable to me.

I love Mike's candid approach. There's no beating around the bush. You feel as though your getting some tough love from a friend. This book is relevant to employees across the spectrum from those in entry level positions all the way up through management. Highly recommend to anyone .
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William E.
5.0 out of 5 stars An informative book that’s also fun to read
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2019
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I bought this book a couple weeks ago interested in learning how to think about developing and improving company cultures.
I can definitely say after reading this, I highly recommend this book. Not only is it written incredibly well, as it provides ways to think about your role at work and how you work with teams, it is clear that some of these changes are hard and require constant effort. I really appreciated this given how so many books of this topic tend to be written with infallaible narration and act as if making change is a one time effort.

In addition, I appreciated how the book structures its examples around Facebook created its own company culture, something that has always been an enigma to me.

All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone in or entering the workforce interested in how they can make an impact and how to better reflect on how they influence their teams and companies.
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Adhamlet
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS NOW YOUR NEXT READING ASSIGNMENT
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018
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Mike is an expert in this field and this book is his way of sharing that knowledge with the rest of the world. This Is Now Your Company is a short and easy read with lessons on culture that will help you and your organization take one step (or leap) forward towards a more conscious and impactful world. Beyond simply detailing insightful information, Mike provides practical and easy to implement activities, so-called "mirror moments" and "move to action moments" to help further you along.

This books' focus on culture and its undeniable impact on our work environment makes it a recommended reading for everyone from intern to CEO.

Enjoy reading!
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Debra Hemmeter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with a lot of wit!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2020
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The author does a phenomenal job outlining critical learning around unconscious bias that we all bring to our workplaces, along with bringing light to many other communication nuances that may get in our way of bringing our best selves. I loved the authors writing style, he made me laugh as I imagined his delivery of this very important material. I gave this book to both my daughters as they begin their careers, as it's great awareness no matter where you are in your career cycle.
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Dharmender devrath
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book ,when you are starting corporate life.
Reviewed in India on October 26, 2020
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This book gives lot of insight and what to do in different situation ,when you are in corporate world. Priorities change with time...but to remain energized , create new priority ,change with time, improve yourself. Be humble with people.
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