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by ta1234567890 2172 days ago
This book is not about technical management in particular, but it can help you a lot in understanding and dealing with people better, it's called The Charisma Myth: https://www.amazon.com/Charisma-Myth-Science-Personal-Magnet...

The book is an interesting read, but merely reading it won't do anything. There are one or two exercises per chapter, and you should work on them if you really want to see the benefits.

Also, if you want to do a little test before reading the whole book follow these tips from the intro:

> Three quick tips to boost charisma in conversation: Lower the intonation of your voice at the end of sentences, reduce how quickly and how often you nod, and pause for two full seconds before you speak.

From this summary: https://github.com/mgp/book-notes/blob/master/the-charisma-m...