WorkLife with Adam Grant

How Pixar’s Ed Catmull and Pete Docter make magic on and off screen

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1. Listening to dissenting voices and challenges can provide valuable feedback, but it's important to remember that they may not have the right solutions. The brain trust is often better at diagnosing problems than fixing them.
2. Creativity and analytical thinking can go hand in hand. Embracing challenges as opportunities to solve problems with curiosity and analytical approaches can lead to meaningful change.
3. Storytelling plays a crucial role in building a culture. It is important to share stories that focus on principles and examples of upholding or violating values, rather than just highlighting successes.
4. A successful group is one that embraces instability and is constantly adapting and changing. Recognizing and addressing problems, both internal and external, is the key to continuous improvement.

Highlights created by the user

Feedback givers should just identify problems, not suggest solutions

08:06 • 28sec

Even creative folks think analytically

13:13 • 40sec

Importance of Including Failures and Upholding Principles in Company Stories

33:45 • 1min

A successful group is fundamentally unstable

36:25 • 46sec