

Brené with Adam Grant and Simon Sinek on What's Happening at Work, Part 1 of 2
44 snips Oct 3, 2022
Discussing workplace trends, disconnects between data and practice, what high performers look like, and meaningful success. Exploring emotional struggles in remote work, building connections, balancing incentives, optimism in the workplace, redefining high performance, and teamwork, trust, and service.
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Current Workplace Struggles
- Many leaders resist remote work, while employees experience burnout and languishing.
- Brené Brown believes that people are not okay and are struggling to regulate emotionally and process grief.
Normalize Struggles
- Leaders should express their own struggles and uncertainties to normalize the conversation.
- This vulnerability can help employees feel more comfortable sharing their own challenges.
Suppressed Emotions at Work
- Leaders often overestimate employee well-being, possibly due to a lack of trust and fear of disclosure.
- Both struggling and thriving employees may suppress their true feelings, hindering genuine connection and compassion.