The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

#43 Jennifer Garvey Berger: The Mental Habits of Effective Leaders

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Oct 16, 2018
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INSIGHT

Leaders Are Developed, Not Born

  • Leaders are developed through experience and intentional growth, not solely through inherent traits.
  • Wisdom, essential for effective leadership, is cultivated over time and can be accelerated with effort.
INSIGHT

Adult Development: Expanding Worldview

  • Adult development involves expanding one's worldview and gaining perspective on previously unseen aspects.
  • Over time, fixed lenses become choices, increasing options and wisdom.
ANECDOTE

Examples of Perspective-Taking

  • A father, focused on providing material goods, couldn't grasp his teenagers' emotional distress about moving.
  • A newly promoted leader struggled to manage others' perceptions of her, highlighting the socialized mind's dependence on external validation.
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