On: Ask HN: Books for Effective Communication

[callmeed]

“Crucial Conversations” Best book I’ve read during the pandemic and probably most useful in my current stint as an engineering manager. Also extremely applicable to personal relationships (marriage, kids, etc)

[villasv → callmeed]

Of all the books listed so far, this is my favorite. Definitely the one which caused the biggest long-term positive change on me.

Nonviolent Communication is good for building up empathy, I recommend it as a complement. Crucial Conversations is a bit more practical and useful.

[Buttons840 → villasv]

I was going to suggest Crucial Conversations and Nonviolent Communication, glad to see you mentioned them both in the same comment.

[flakiness → callmeed]

+1.

If you prefer more pop-culture taste, "Never Split the Difference" is kind of similar (even though philosophically different.) The story is all about FBI and kidnapping, so it's less boring while the points made are a bit shallower than "Crucial Conversations".

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-De...