Who Do We Choose To Be?

12/01/20 • 47 min

What is required of leaders when the world feels like it is falling apart? How can facing reality and claiming leadership equip everyone to face the complex problems of the modern world?

Kate Arms leads a discussion of Who Do We Choose To Be? by Margaret J. Wheatley. We discuss the leadership challenges of the modern world and Wheatley's call for everyone to face reality, claim leadership, and restore sanity.

Kate, Nitya Shekar, and Alyssa Dickman talk about what it means to put the human spirit first in a world that often feels overwhelming and scary.

Listen in if you have ever wondered how to make workplaces more human, or how you can be a force for good in a world that is much bigger than any single individual.

What is required of leaders when the world feels like it is falling apart? How can facing reality and claiming leadership equip everyone to face the complex problems of the modern world?

Kate, Nitya Shekar, and Alyssa Dickman talk about what it means to put the human spirit first in a world that often feels overwhelming and scary.

Listen in if you have ever wondered how to make workplaces more human, or how you can be a force for good in a world that is much bigger than any single individual.

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No Hard Feelings

What goes wrong when we think that having emotions is unprofessional? How can embracing emotions at work make us more effective at our jobs and drive better business results?

Nitya Shekar leads a discussion of No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy. We discuss how accepting emotions at work increases productivity and effectiveness for individuals and organizations.

Nitya, Kate Arms, and Alyssa Dickman talk about what emotions are, how they impact behavior, and what true emotional intelligence really takes in the workplace.

Listen in if you have ever wondered how to make workplaces more human, or how to feel like you can be yourself at work.

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The Outward Mindset

How would you like to have more influence in your organization or in the world?

Alyssa Dickman leads a discussion of The Outward Mindset by The Arbinger Institute. We discuss how looking outside yourself, your team, or your organization and focusing on the impact you have on others makes you more effective and influential.

Alyssa, Nitya Shekar, and Kate Arms talk about how an outward mindset enables individuals, teams, and organizations to be more effective. The discussion includes a description of the outward mindset and how to cultivate it, stories of outward mindsets in action, and a few words about why it can initially be hard to make the shift from a so-called inward mindset. Includes pro tips on "managing up" effectively.

Listen in if you have ever wondered how to have more influence.

Find additional resources about The Outward Mindset including a Study Guide and printable versions of the diagrams at: https://arbingerinstitute.com/Landing/TheOutwardMindset.html