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Dr. Tasha Eurich on Unleashing Potential through Self-Awareness

HR Digest

Because, to master the psychological safety needed for candid communication, leaders must recognize their impact, understand their biases, and adapt their styles for diverse team needs. Regularly connect with diverse views, experiences and backgrounds to avoid the risk of stagnation. Learn beyond your industry for fresh perspectives.

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Study: A CEO’s Decision Making Is Shaped by Whether Their Parents Were Immigrants

Harvard Business Review

In particular, we looked at how different countries compared on 16 cultural values developed by psychologists Geert Hofstede and Shalom Schwartz, the GLOBE Project , and the World Values Survey. We tried to answer this by identifying the cultural values that prevailed in these ancestral countries.

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By Being Authentic, You May Just Be Conforming

Harvard Business Review

Lei Jun, CEO of the $10 billion Chinese company Xiaomi, has made headlines for creating products that look and act a lot like Apple’s, such as its new thin smartphone. Photo by Andrew Nguyen. And the comparisons don’t stop there — news reports consistently label Jun’s leadership style as imposture.