What if your co-workers actually think you’re great? In this episode, Bruce sits down with Dr. Gillian Sandstrom, a psychology professor and author of Once Upon a Stranger, to unpack “the liking gap” – the proven psychological phenomenon that causes us to systematically underestimate how much people like us. Discover why this social anxiety holds…
Subscribe to the newsletter When Zach Mercurio’s new book, The Power of Mattering, arrived on my desk I devoured it. It’s the most essential book about workplace culture that I’ve read in a couple of years. ‘People want to know that they matter to those around them, and that their work makes a difference in…
Go deep with the whole playlist The next two podcasts I see as a piece with each other, today is about meaning the next one is about mattering. Collectively I feel they present serious answers about the foundations of good culture. There’s some overlap – the authors today have done research with next week’s guest…
Go deep with the mattering playlist We all tell stories all of the time, but what makes a magical, memorable story? What pitfalls should we avoid? This was an issue that I was thinking about. Presentations are stories, and we deliver presentations every day. In my own investigation I found real value in the book…
Lots of my favourite podcasts have gone on summer break, so I wanted to keep putting some episodes out. But maybe you don’t want something that is too work related in the midst of the summer, so this is an episode that is more psychology and life than workplace culture. It’s a lovely discussion with…