Friday Features
Friday Features - a weekly selection of informative & inspirational content from top blogs & authors aimed at helping you Unleash Your Leadership
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By Robin Rosenberg via Smithsonian Magazine
We love origin stories of superheroes not because they show us how to become "super", but because they inspire us to become "heroes" - picking altruism over self-interest. Here are the three most common superhero origin story archetypes...
By Peter Bregman via HBR.org
It’s not unusual for leaders to get defensive when they hear criticism about their leadership. It doesn’t fit with the story they tell themselves. Peter Bregman lists the common things leaders say (or think) when hearing negative feedback to defend against new information that threatens their self-image.
By Adam Grant via MIT Sloan Management Review
People place a high premium on the unexpected. In reality, insights don’t have to be earth-shattering to be useful. In many workplaces, obvious insights might be the most powerful forces for change.
By Kris Girrell via TEDXNatwick
If, as a leader, you've ever tried to raise the level of emotional intelligence - within yourself or within your team - it may help to think about emotional intelligence differently : as emotional intimacy. And only when you are able to connect deeply with your own emotions, will you be able to relate to others on that level. A brilliant talk by Kris Girrell that I highly recommend...
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Narayan Kamath
