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570: Former Biotech CEO and Harvard Medical School Faculty Member Margaret Moore on the Science of Good Leadership

Jul 21, 2025
Join Margaret Moore, a Harvard Medical School faculty member and former biotech CEO, as she shares her insights on effective leadership. She introduces the concept of the 'quiet ego,' revealing how self-awareness can improve decision-making. Moore challenges traditional strength-based approaches by advocating for empathy and creativity in leadership. She articulates how intuition can be cultivated through stillness, and emphasizes the balance between humility and strength. Discover her nine essential capacities for transformative leadership!
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INSIGHT

Quiet Ego Enhances Clarity

  • Most leaders are hindered by ego noise which clouds their clarity and judgment.
  • Quieting the ego helps leaders see situations and themselves more clearly and act with maturity.
INSIGHT

Leadership Requires Wholeness

  • True leadership maturity involves developing underused capacities like empathy, creativity, and intuition.
  • Relying only on strengths limits growth; leaders should strive for psychological wholeness.
ADVICE

Develop Intuition by Receiving

  • To develop intuition, leaders must allow themselves stillness and reflection to receive insights.
  • Intuition is not about controlling but about letting go and flowing with non-linear awareness.
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