The role of emotional agility in leadership and transformation
Psychologist Susan David tells us how we learn to accept and grieve through authenticity and truth telling.
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Fostering psychological safety on teams, by Amy Edmondson
This is a great talk on error rates and how they relate to teams with psychological safety. Teams that talk openly about errors, did better.
Six steps to improve your emotional intelligence, by Ramona Hacker
This talk by Ramona Hacker is a nice perspective on emotional intelligence. It’s great that she identifies the negative connotations that “emotional” has. She is a big proponent of journaling and Brené Brown. The three…
We don’t “move on” from grief; we move forward with it
In a talk that’s by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let’s face it, affect us all,…
Why you think you’re right — even if you’re wrong
The soldier mindset represents motivated reasoning. This is a nice talk about how our personal commitments can impact our reality testing.
Passion, insight, leadership, and… one buttock playing
In this talk by Benjamin Zander we really get a felt sense of leadership. Great leaders provide inspiration and purpose; in other words, they provide insight. This talk is funny, but also Zander goes to…
Innovation takes assertiveness
Dan Pallotta is a great presenter and is very funny. This talk will have you laughing, but also thinking about charities in new ways. Pallotta says that philanthropy is the market for love. Social problems…
Optimism and race aware people services
There is a large and growing realm of research about race-aware human resource and team building policies. What it all points to is that so-called “colour-blind” policies don’t work – they protect racism. Take for…
How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch at TED
Guy Winch does an amazing job in this TED talk pointing out the disparity between our attention and cultural fixation on physical health, and our lack of shared cared for our emotional health. What do…
Brené Brown: Listening to shame | TED Talk
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on….