SPEAK LIKE A CEO 284: How to Be Inspiring: Science-Backed Strategies from the World’s #1 Expert. Adam Galinsky
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Apr 24, 2025 
In a riveting conversation, Adam Galinsky, a Columbia Business School professor and the world’s foremost expert on inspirational leadership, unveils the science of inspiration. He discusses actionable strategies for cultivating inspiration, including the powerful 'leadership amplification effect' that can both inspire and infuriate followers. Galinsky emphasizes the importance of authenticity, passionate communication, and body language in leadership. Listeners will learn how to enhance their expressive skills and foster a positive organizational culture.
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Inspiration Is a Learnable Skill
- Inspiration is a skill with universal, definable attributes that can be learned and developed.
- Leaders influence others greatly through their behaviors and communication, which can inspire or infuriate.
FBI's Inspiration-Infuriation Continuum
- FBI agents vividly described leaders who inspired and infuriated them as polar opposites on a continuum.
- Inspiring leaders are optimistic and generous, while infuriating leaders are pessimistic and selfish.
Bananas at Deloitte Meetings
- Deloitte CEO's love for bananas led to bananas appearing at every meeting.
- His executive assistant observed this and introduced the tradition unknowingly.
