Adam Galinsky

And they all could. And so I started that like literally changed everything I do in teaching. That was the first thing I started to do. Whenever I taught leadership, I started asking people, tell me about a leader that inspired you.

And they all could. And so I started that like literally changed everything I do in teaching. That was the first thing I started to do. Whenever I taught leadership, I started asking people, tell me about a leader that inspired you.

And they all could. And so I started that like literally changed everything I do in teaching. That was the first thing I started to do. Whenever I taught leadership, I started asking people, tell me about a leader that inspired you.

Now, about a year later, I was again teaching the FBI, but this time, one of the agents didn't want to talk about a leader that inspired him, but wanted to talk about a leader that infuriated him, that made his blood boil, the seething cauldron of rage and resentment. And so over time. I started asking people those two questions. Tell me about a leader that inspired you.

Now, about a year later, I was again teaching the FBI, but this time, one of the agents didn't want to talk about a leader that inspired him, but wanted to talk about a leader that infuriated him, that made his blood boil, the seething cauldron of rage and resentment. And so over time. I started asking people those two questions. Tell me about a leader that inspired you.

Now, about a year later, I was again teaching the FBI, but this time, one of the agents didn't want to talk about a leader that inspired him, but wanted to talk about a leader that infuriated him, that made his blood boil, the seething cauldron of rage and resentment. And so over time. I started asking people those two questions. Tell me about a leader that inspired you.

Tell me what was that feeling, that sense of warmth and energy and light and that sense of awe and admiration, that wellspring of hope and possibility. And then I also asked people to tell me about a leader that infuriated them, right? That made their blood boil. And part of the reason why I did that is because

Tell me what was that feeling, that sense of warmth and energy and light and that sense of awe and admiration, that wellspring of hope and possibility. And then I also asked people to tell me about a leader that infuriated them, right? That made their blood boil. And part of the reason why I did that is because

Tell me what was that feeling, that sense of warmth and energy and light and that sense of awe and admiration, that wellspring of hope and possibility. And then I also asked people to tell me about a leader that infuriated them, right? That made their blood boil. And part of the reason why I did that is because

In psychology, we know that when you make comparative analysis, you learn much more deeply and you discover things more unique and real.

In psychology, we know that when you make comparative analysis, you learn much more deeply and you discover things more unique and real.

In psychology, we know that when you make comparative analysis, you learn much more deeply and you discover things more unique and real.

But one of the things I realized after starting asking hundreds of people and then thousands of people and probably tens of thousands of people at this point on that same question is I started to realize that the inspiring leader and the fearing leader were actually mirror images of each other, right?

But one of the things I realized after starting asking hundreds of people and then thousands of people and probably tens of thousands of people at this point on that same question is I started to realize that the inspiring leader and the fearing leader were actually mirror images of each other, right?

But one of the things I realized after starting asking hundreds of people and then thousands of people and probably tens of thousands of people at this point on that same question is I started to realize that the inspiring leader and the fearing leader were actually mirror images of each other, right?

Someone talk about a leader that empowered them, but someone else would talk about a leader that micromanaged them and infuriated them. Or they talk about a leader that could see the big picture versus the leader that was small minded or the leader that was courageous versus the leader that was cowardly. And so I started to realize that they existed on this sort of enduring continuum.

Someone talk about a leader that empowered them, but someone else would talk about a leader that micromanaged them and infuriated them. Or they talk about a leader that could see the big picture versus the leader that was small minded or the leader that was courageous versus the leader that was cowardly. And so I started to realize that they existed on this sort of enduring continuum.

Someone talk about a leader that empowered them, but someone else would talk about a leader that micromanaged them and infuriated them. Or they talk about a leader that could see the big picture versus the leader that was small minded or the leader that was courageous versus the leader that was cowardly. And so I started to realize that they existed on this sort of enduring continuum.

And then the second thing I realized was that all of these examples from every country in the world, every continent, regardless where I was, they tended to make up these three categories. what I call universal factors, right? And they really captured what it means to be in the spotlight, to be a leader, to be impacting other people.

And then the second thing I realized was that all of these examples from every country in the world, every continent, regardless where I was, they tended to make up these three categories. what I call universal factors, right? And they really captured what it means to be in the spotlight, to be a leader, to be impacting other people.