Dr Brennan Jacoby is a philosopher specialising in Trust (he wrote his PhD on betrayal). He is the Founder of Philosophy at Work, a company helping businesses ‘think their best’. He is one of the most interesting people to talk about curiosity, trust and how we can apply thousands of years of philosophy to doing business and working. He also made a huge impact on me personally when it comes to communicating. In Episode #20 I spoke with Brennan about staying curious, asking questions, how you don’t need to have all the answers, even if you are a leader. How to make meetings impactful and how to incorporate quality thinking into our day-to-day busy work lives. WE DISCUSS 02:12 - Helping businesses think their best w/ Philosophy at Work 05:37 - Do leaders do enough thinking? 07:08 - The practice of thinking 12:38 - Deliberate thought 18:05 - What makes a good leader? 22:17 - What thinking skills do leaders need today? 24:52 - 5 faces of curiosity 29:49 - Why did Brennan specialise in Trust? 32:58 - How can you create more trust? 42:19 - Building space for curiosity 51:31 - Who is the best thinker of all time? EPISODE #20: You can listen to the full episode here OR WATCH it on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-YIz5pEMM9vigbYOxK2Kw DR BRENNAN JACOBY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-brennan-jacoby-51807790/ ClubHouse: @brennanjacoby Twitter: @brennanjacoby - https://twitter.com/brennanjacoby?lang=en PHILOSOPHY AT WORK: Website: www.philosophyatwork.co.uk Instagram: @philosophy_at_work - https://www.instagram.com/philosophy_at_work/ RESOURCES: Onora O'neill's Ted talk on trust - https://www.ted.com/talks/onora_o_neill_what_we_don_t_understand_about_trust?language=en Keith Grint on wicked problems - http://leadershipforchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Keith-Grint-Wicked-Problems-handout.pdf Harvard Business Review on curiosity - https://hbr.org/2018/09/the-business-case-for-curiosity MARIA HVOROSTOVSKY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/?hl=en Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo HVO Search: www.hvosearch.com Get in touch if you need help HIRING your senior leadership team LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Subscribe, Rate, and leave a REVIEW. The best review will get a mention in the next episode!

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