Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build | Re:Thinking with Adam Grant

Brené Brown and Simon Sinek are two of the world's most influential thought leaders. They’ve shared their insights on the power of vulnerability and purpose in viral TED talks, hit podcasts, and bestselling books. Adam invites Brené and Simon to a lively discussion about the most important skills for leaders to build -- and the most vital steps for organizations to put people first. Together, they also field audience questions on earning trust, giving upward feedback, and creating better leadership opportunities for the next generation. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts. The TED Audio Collective is a collection of podcasts for the curious. The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

Adam GranthostBrené BrownguestSimon Sinekguest

May 26, 202340mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 26, 2023
Duration: 40m
Channel: Re:Thinking with Adam Grant
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Brené Brown and Simon Sinek are two of the world's most influential thought leaders. They’ve shared their insights on the power of vulnerability and purpose in viral TED talks, hit podcasts, and bestselling books. Adam invites Brené and Simon to a lively discussion about the most important skills for leaders to build -- and the most vital steps for organizations to put people first. Together, they also field audience questions on earning trust, giving upward feedback, and creating better leadership opportunities for the next generation. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts. The TED Audio Collective is a collection of podcasts for the curious. The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

SPEAKERS

Adam Grant
host
Organizational psychologist and host of the Re:Thinking podcast.
Brené Brown
guest
Research professor and author known for work on vulnerability, courage, empathy, and leadership (e.g., Dare to Lead).
Simon Sinek
guest
Author and leadership speaker known for Start With Why and service-oriented leadership principles.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, featuring Adam Grant and Brené Brown, Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build | Re:Thinking with Adam Grant explores brown, Sinek, and Grant dissect humane leadership as practice, not perks Leadership is framed as fundamentally human skills—self-awareness, kindness, accountability, trust—and as a team sport rather than an individual achievement.

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