Crack-egg stories: Learning from missteps

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Incorporate intentional exercises in team meetings to promote creativity and collaboration. Start with a brainstorm of unrealistic ideas to encourage innovative thinking. Then, share crack-dag stories - embarrassing or misstep moments - to normalize failure and foster a learning environment.

Henna Pryor reframes awkwardness and shows how we can turn it into a superpower.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How not embracing awkwardness is hurting our performance.

2) How to work out your awkwardness muscles.

3) How to release the discomfort that follows awkward moments.

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— ABOUT HENNA —

Henna Pryor, PCC is 2x TEDx and Global Keynote Speaker, Workplace Performance Expert, Author, and Executive Coach. Her talks blend 2 decades of work with corporate leaders and teams, with a modern, science-based approach to taking more strategic risks and being braver in the work that we do.

• Book: Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become The Bravest You

• Instagram: hennypryor

• LinkedIn: Henna Pryor

• Website: GoodAwkward.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Americanah: A novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• Book: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown

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