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Worklife with Adam Grant
Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build
May 23, 2023
Brené Brown, a renowned research professor known for her insights on vulnerability and empathy, teams up with Simon Sinek, a celebrated author and ethnographer famous for his work on purpose in leadership. Together, they explore essential leadership skills such as the power of trust, communicating courage, and embracing vulnerability. They discuss navigating remote work challenges and the importance of inclusivity and emotional awareness. With humor and depth, they provide actionable advice for building better leaders in today's evolving workplace.
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- Being a good leader requires embodying qualities such as self-awareness, kindness, vision, accountability, trust, and empathy.
- Leadership should prioritize trust, human connection, and approaching leadership as a team sport.
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Leadership Skills: Vulnerability and Purpose
Brene Brown and Simon Sinek discuss the most important leadership skills. According to Brown, being a good leader means embodying basic skills of being a good human being, such as self-awareness, kindness, vision, accountability, trust, and empathy. Sinek emphasizes the importance of trust and human connection in leadership, highlighting the need to meet people where they are and approach leadership as a team sport. Both speakers emphasize the value of vulnerability and finding one's purpose as essential elements of effective leadership.
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