In Better Places, Rasmussen advocates for a shift away from competitive, zero-sum mindsets toward a more cooperative and empathetic approach to human interaction. Generally, the practical advice for fostering empathy and building stronger communities resonates throughout. The book is equally relevant for personal relationships as it is for the workplace.

The author talks a lot about religion and his childhood struggles in the first portion of this relatively short book. I could not get into it and it seemed more like a book explaining why everyone should do this the European way and throw all American beliefs out the window.

This book focuses on practices in the workplace, but it can easily be adapted to personal relationships because the jumping off point IS compassionately relating to others in a working environment. Being aware of our authentic selves and building our friends and loved ones up rather tearing them down is a great place to start cultivating peaceful and open relationships. I listened to Better Places and it's fantastic. The narrator can make or break a book and nonfiction can be especially tricky. The narrator here is very good.

I highly recommend Better Places for a fresh approach to communication.

Thank you NetGalley and Advantage Audio for an early copy.