Todd Kashdan
The area where leaders are most likely to stumble is in managing their psychology. Loss aversion. Preference for the status quo. Prejudice against experiencing certain emotions. Difficulties reading other people's emotions and motivations. Blindspots about one's weaknesses and strengths. Taking things too personally. Negotiating agreement without giving in. Exceptional leadership is not taught in school. Nearly everyone learns how to lead by the most inefficient strategy available—trial-and-error. For this reason, the data-driven insights from psychological research are invaluable to the health and success of leaders and organizations. For 20 years, Todd Kashdan has been conducting cutting edge science on the conditions that lead to optimal psychological functioning in social relationships and the workplace. Kashdan has detailed bold and insightful scientific contributions in his two books, Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life and The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why being your whole self – not just your "good" self – drives success and fulfillment. In Kashdan's talks and workshops, he has provided tools to government intelligence and the United States Armed Forces to become mentally and socially agile, trained business executives to be more curious, creative, and courageous, and transformed organizations into strengths-based cultures. Kashdan is a professor of psychology and senior scientist of the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University. His books have been translated into 15 languages and he has won four early career awards for his scientific research. He says the things that other people want to but are afraid to.
The area where leaders are most likely to stumble is in managing their psychology. Loss aversion. Preference for the status quo. Prejudice against experiencing certain emotions. Difficulties reading other people's emotions and motivations. Blindspots about one's weaknesses and strengths. Taking things too personally. Negotiating agreement without giving in. Exceptional leadership is not taught in school. Nearly everyone learns how to lead by the most inefficient strategy available—trial-and-error. For this reason, the data-driven insights from psychological research are invaluable to the health and success of leaders and organizations. For 20 years, Todd Kashdan has been conducting cutting edge science on the conditions that lead to optimal psychological functioning in social relationships and the workplace. Kashdan has detailed bold and insightful scientific contributions in his two books, Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life and The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why being your whole self – not just your "good" self – drives success and fulfillment. In Kashdan's talks and workshops, he has provided tools to government intelligence and the United States Armed Forces to become mentally and socially agile, trained business executives to be more curious, creative, and courageous, and transformed organizations into strengths-based cultures. Kashdan is a professor of psychology and senior scientist of the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University. His books have been translated into 15 languages and he has won four early career awards for his scientific research. He says the things that other people want to but are afraid to.
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