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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the feedback. [b]This is actually very well received by teams of my peers in the same role,[/b] and it’s actually what people want. If the sentiment on DCUM is per the last few, I also will not spend time on the thread so no need to reply further. [/quote]

But are those people posting book reviews when they don’t actually read?  I don’t mind someone at work sharing something they care about or are passionate about.  You’re getting a consensus that this comes off as self-involved and inauthentic, and a DCUM consensus is usually right.  The fact that you’re not picking up on that and then rejecting the feedback (with the smug little “thanks” in the beginning) says a lot about what kind of manager you are.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks so much! In the original post, I actually requested recommendations from this group that I can read before I post about them. I plan to read and vet. That sounds authentic, like I care about the ideas I’m soliciting and those that I write about, and about improving myself. [/quote]

But you’re not reading the books to improve yourself or because you care about ideas, you’re reading them so that you can write a blurb for a newsletter.[/quote]

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