The Inner Work of Leadership with Carole Robin, PhD

Master the art of conversations big and small - both inside yourself and in your teams and organization. Get free chapters of my book, Good Talk: https://www.danielstillman.com/good-talk Please support the podcast! 💌 Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3QzcPAW 💌 iTunes: https://apple.co/4ifh6pb or with a monthly contribution here: https://bit.ly/support-tcf-monthly or make a one-time donation here: https://bit.ly/support-tcf-once For the full transcript, video highlights, and more show links, check out the episode page here: https://theconversationfactory.com/podcast/the-inner-work-of-leadership-with-carole-robin-phd Every conversation - especially the hard ones - is an opportunity to learn more about yourself, to learn about another person and to learn about interpersonal dynamics - if you can set aside judgment and be open to curiosity. I’m SO excited to share this epic podcast conversation with the "queen of Touchy Feely" - Carole Robin, PhD. Carole taught the most popular elective at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Interpersonal Dynamics (mostly known affectionately as "Touchy Feely"!) for nearly 20 years and is co-author (with co-teacher David Bradford) of the excellent book Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues. She has a vast reserve of wisdom to share. We discuss the importance of navigating vulnerability and intentional connection as an essential leadership skill and unpack some of her most powerful principles of effective communication. We also talk about Carole’s conversations with her own personal AI, trained on all of her past writings and course notes…and how it helped her evolve how she tells her own story! Building exceptional relationships is work that’s done one conversation at a time. Carole’s insights can help you unlock the potential in each conversation. Key Moments 00:00 The Art of Greeting with Interpersonal Dynamics in mind 03:00 AI and Personal Narratives: The Evolution of Carole’s Story in collaboration with her personal AI 06:01 Leadership Lessons: Emotions in Business 09:06 Vulnerability vs. Strength: The Leadership Paradox 12:04 Transparency in Leadership: The Balance of Sharing 14:58 Strategic Authenticity: Navigating Vulnerability 18:01 True and Kind: The Principles of Effective Communication 20:50 The Importance of Self-Care for Leaders 21:59 Navigating Emotions in Leadership 23:49 Vulnerability and Authenticity in Leadership 30:07 Self-Management and Emotional Discipline 32:59 Curiosity as Leadership superpower 37:57 The Work of Building Relationships