Healthy Competition in Life and Business with Dr. Kim Perkins

Knock it out of the park. Crush the competition. Why do we use so many sports metaphors in the workplace?

And is that competitive atmosphere actually helping? Or is it damaging our ability to make supportive connections and build strong teams?

Dr. Kim Perkins joins India to discuss competition in the workplace and beyond. They’ll dig into competition on social media, how it can turn toxic at work, how a spirit of competition can be used as a tool for building relationships, and more.

In this discussion:

• How the language of competition shows up at work and in our lives
• Why people tend to either love or hate competition
• How competition can turn toxic at work, and ways it can bring teams together
• How competitiveness and rivalries manifest and what to do when you get caught up in it

Connect with Kim Perkins, PhD:

• Facebook: @ThisIsKimPerkins
• LinkedIn: @KimPerkins1
• Winner Take None

Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire:

• Flaunt Your Fire
• LinkedIn: India Jackson
• Instagram: @FlauntYourFire

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Listen to Dr. Kim Perkins on Pause On the Play® with Erica Courdae, discussing positive psychology and creating change.