Last year when my book was released, I was invited shortly after to speak to a group at LinkedIn. LinkedIn staff were kicking off year two of their book club, and had chosen to do so with Read to Lead. Latham-Episode-454.png?ssl=1"> My invitation to join that group came from Dan Horowitz, LinkedIn’s senior director of LinkedIn ads. It was a great experience. Recently, Dan reached out and introduced me to author Ann Latham. Ann has written several books and hundreds of articles over the years. I soon dove into her new book called The Disconnect Principle: Eliminate Difficult Conversations with Clarity and Empathy. The Disconnect Principle provides the missing link that will change the way you think about feedback, accountability, and performance management forever. This is the approach that will allow you to be the empathic and effective manager, employee, or peer that you would like to be.  Intrigued? Click the play button below to learn more about Ann and her book. Join in on our chat below Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS In today’s episode, I ask Ann to share: * How you can all but eliminate difficult conversations * What to do about the assumptions we so often make about other people * How the disconnect principle ensures you’re doing “with” and not doing “to” in your relationships * And lots more! Ann’s New Book Order you copy of The Disconnect Principle: Eliminate Difficult Conversations with Clarity and Empathy right now! Consider Ordering My Book! Purchase a copy of my new book (written with Jesse Wisnewski) Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career. There, you can also download the introduction and first chapter for free! Join Note-Making Mastery Cohort the self-paced edition now! Get all the details here (space is limited)! Books Ann Recommends The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult