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WorkLife with Adam Grant

Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build

May 23, 2023
40:28

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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.

Deep dives

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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