Dare to Lead with Brené Brown Brené and Adam Grant on Time Scarcity, Asking Questions, and Pocket Presence
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Oct 1, 2025 
In this thought-provoking discussion, Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and bestselling author, teams up with Brené Brown to explore pressing issues around time scarcity and the power of asking the right questions as a leader. They delve into the concept of pocket presence, emphasizing it as a collective capability contrasted with the often isolating executive presence. Adam highlights the importance of the five C's in enhancing situational awareness, while both challenge traditional leadership norms that prioritize immediate answers over collaborative inquiry.
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Future Time Gets Devalued
- People devalue future time and prefer immediate rewards, a bias called hyperbolic discounting.
- Treating hope as a pathway-plus-agency strategy can counteract magical thinking about the future.
Feedback About Answering Style
- Adam recounts feedback that Brene pauses and thinks aloud while he prepared canned answers in advance.
- That contrast shows how present-focused thinking can feel more engaging to audiences.
Set Boundaries On Prepped Questions
- If a question is new to you, ask to see it in advance; reserve spontaneity for novel or relational moments.
- Give your team boundaries: prep deep-content questions but keep room to think live when appropriate.