Anatomy of a Leader with Maria Hvorostovsky
#9 On Just Listening w/ Dr. Mark Goulston, Coach, Psychiatrist, Author of "Just Listen"
19 Jul 2021
Dr. Mark Goulston is a storyteller with a psychic ability to read minds. He coaches many women (including me) and he is a master of scripts for life - there’s several in this episode but many more in his book "Just Listen". In this episode, I had a huge honour of speaking with Dr. Mark Goulston, psychiatrist for over 40 years, Marshall Goldsmith 100 top coaches and author of many books including "Just Listen", "Get Out of Your Own Way", "Trauma to Triumph" and many others. We talked about becoming a first-class noticer, how to tune in to what other people are Listening FOR and how to turn tables when pitching to investors. We talked a lot about mistakes and failure with some great examples and whether Steve Jobs (who was an abusive boss) was actually a good leader. WE DISCUSS: 07:00 - Early experience, importance of listening into people’s eyes 14:43 - Conference with Daniel Kahneman, Mark’s talk on Change Everything you Know about Communication 20:00 - What Mark is listening for in this podcast 22:32 - Be a first class noticer 23:25 - Be a big sister, like Mark is like a big brother to the women he coaches 26:28 - What to do when you are afraid to empathise with people as a woman 34:13 - How to win friends and influence bosses / team members 38:54 - How to turn tables when pitching to investors script 47:18 - What is leadership? 54:20 - Was Steve Jobs a good leader? 58:27 - Failure and how to fail better 01:02:55 - Mark’s mission 01:05:04 - ‘What happened to you’ script DR. MARK GOULSTON: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markgoulston/ Instagram: @MarkGoulston - https://www.instagram.com/markgoulston/?hl=en Twitter: @MarkGoulston - https://twitter.com/MarkGoulston?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook: https://facebook.com/drmarkgoulston/ RESOURCES: Mark's website - https://markgoulston.com/ Defeating Self Defeat Audiocourse - https://www.himalaya.com/defeat My Wake Up Call Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-wakeup-call-with-dr-mark-goulston/id1439752757 BOOKS: "Just Listen" by Dr. Mark Goulston - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Listen-Discover-Getting-Absolutely/dp/0814436471 "Get Out of Your Own Way" by Dr. Mark Goulston - https://amzn.to/3etUItF "Noise" by Daniel Kahneman - https://amzn.to/3wG3n2l “What Happened to You” by Oprah Winfrey - https://amzn.to/3rj6TPo EPISODE #9: You can also WATCH it on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-YIz5pEMM9vigbYOxK2Kw 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 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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