126. Altruism, Effective Leadership, and Compassion with Bob Gower
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David speaks with Bob Gower, a consultant, speaker, and author. He is the Managing Director for Organisational Effectiveness at changeforce, and one of the world's most sought-after experts on high-performing teams. Bob has authored three books: Agile Business, Radical Alignment, and Getting to Hell Yes.
They talked about:
💖 The power of altruism
👔 What makes a great leader?
🧠 How to make your team more resilient
🚨 What happens when leadership goes wrong
🚩 The red flags of manipulative leadership
🏛️ The three pillars of effective leadership
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🗣 Mentioned in the show:
Tim Urban | https://waitbutwhy.com/
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator by Tim Urban | https://medium.com/@apoddar573/inside-the-mind-of-a-master-procrastinator-tim-urban-6e0f90907569
Albert Einstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
E. O. Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson
The Social Conquest of Earth | https://amzn.to/491O892
GoFundMe | https://www.gofundme.com/c/about-us
Nicholas Christakis | https://sociology.yale.edu/people/nicholas-christakis
Radical Alignment | https://amzn.to/3CCABsl
Steve Jobs | https://www.apple.com/ph/stevejobs/
Elon Musk | https://www.tesla.com/elon-musk
Larry Ellison | https://www.oracle.com/corporate/executives/larry-ellison/
Theranos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes
Apple | https://www.apple.com/
Tuckman's stages of group development | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman's_stages_of_group_development
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
WeWork | https://www.wework.com/
Adam Neumann | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Neumann
Kim Scott | https://kimmalonescott.com/
Just Work | https://amzn.to/3CCN3bp
👤 Connect with Bob:
Website | http://bobgower.com/
Books:
Radical Alignment | https://amzn.to/3vNnNYX
Agile Business | https://amzn.to/476hvos
Getting to Hell Yes | https://amzn.to/3OgMlmM
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