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The Humanity of Leadership

Humans are instinctively drawn to hierarchy, but to earn respect, leaders must clearly communicate their motivations and demonstrate compassion and loyalty, fostering a reciprocal commitment from their teams, according to leadership consultant Simon Sinek.
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Simon Sinek
Ethnographer and author
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The Humanity of Leadership
Simon Sinek
Ethnographer and author
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Restaurateur and Author, Unreasonable Hospitality
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Paula Pant
Host, Afford Anything Podcast, Afford Anything
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True Ingredients of Successful Leadership
Atul Gawande
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Productivity for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman
Author, “Meditations for Mortals”
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Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and philosopher
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The 6 Disciplines of Strategic Thinking
Michael Watkins
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, IMD Business School, and Author, “The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking”
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Radical Respect at Work
Kim Scott
Co-Founder, Radical Candor, and Author, Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better
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No-Nonsense Leadership
Ben Horowitz
Founding Partner, Andreessen Horowitz and Author, The Hard Thing About Hard Things
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A Primatologist’s Guide to Human Behavior
Frans de Waal
C.H. Candler Professor Emeritus at EMORY University, Atlanta, GA
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Cal Newport
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Philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist
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New York Times Best-Selling Author, Journalist and Professional Poker Player
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Julia Galef
President of the Center for Applied Rationality, and Author “The Scout Mindset”
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Leading Through Anxiety
Jesse Eisenberg
Actor, writer and director
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Chip Conley
Founder & CEO, Modern Elder Academy, Bestselling Author
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The Resilient Mind
Multiple Instructors
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Dealing with High-Conflict People
Bill Eddy
Chief Innovation Officer, High Conflict Institute, LLC
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Navigate Difficult Conversations with Confidence
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Angie McArthur
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C.H. Candler Professor Emeritus at EMORY University, Atlanta, GA
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Robert Cialdini
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing, Arizona State University, and Author
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John H. Scully Professor of Cross-Cultural Management Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford
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President, Bleeker
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Angie McArthur
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TOPGUN Graduate and Instructor, Ret., and Author “TOPGUN’s Top 10”
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Lawrence Summers
Former Director, White House United States National Economic Council
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Gretchen Rubin
Author, Columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine
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Professional Athlete & Entrepreneur, Take Charge Foundation
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Barbara Oakley
Professor of engineering
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Multiple Instructors
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Jon Acuff
Leadership Speaker and New York Times Bestselling Author
Strengthen Your Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Positive psychologist
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Susan David
Psychologist, Harvard Medical School, and Author, “Emotional Agility”
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Deepak Chopra
Founder, The Chopra Foundation, Author “Abundance”
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Rasmus Hougaard
Author, Speaker and Managing Partner, Potential Project
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Sharon Salzberg
Bestselling Author and Co-Founder of the Insight Meditation Society
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Jesse Eisenberg
Actor, writer and director
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Rethinking Achievement in a Burnout Culture
Arianna Huffington
Founder and CEO at Thrive
Create a Culture of Mutual Respect
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Ruchika Malhotra
Author of “Inclusion on Purpose”, Candour, LLC
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Nilofer Merchant
Marketing Expert and Author
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Valerie Purdie (Vaughns) Greenaway, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Columbia University
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Rethinking Masculinity
Michael Kaufman
Advocate, activist, speaker, writer
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Fostering Mutual Understanding
Valerie Purdie (Vaughns) Greenaway, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Columbia University
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Re-envisioning Inclusion
Kenji Yoshino
Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, NYU School of Law
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Rethinking Work for Working Parents
Lauren Smith Brody
Founder, The Fifth Trimester Movement; Author, “The Fifth Trimester”
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Empower Women and Strengthen Teams
Sallie Krawcheck
CEO and Co-Founder, Ellevest

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Daphne Koller
Founder and CEO of insitro.
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How to Adapt and Thrive in the Age of AI
Michael Watkins
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, IMD Business School, and Author, “The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking”
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How to Work Smarter with AI
Ethan Mollick
Professor of Management, The Wharton School, and Author, Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
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Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and philosopher
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Eric Siegel
Co-Founder & CEO, Gooder AI, and Author, The AI Playbook
Manage Teams Like a Psychology Master
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Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist and author
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The Secrets of Unreasonable Hospitality
Will Guidara
Restaurateur and Author, Unreasonable Hospitality
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8 videos
The Real Work of Leadership
Suzy Welch
Professor of Management Practice, NYU Stern School of Business
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5 videos
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Michael Watkins
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, IMD Business School, and Author, “The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking”
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Multiple Instructors
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Brent Gleeson
Founder and CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, Navy SEAL combat veteran
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How to Unlock Everyday Creativity
Natalie Nixon
Creativity strategist & CEO
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Slow Productivity
Cal Newport
Computer scientist and author
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Linda Hill
Professor of business
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Thinking in Teams
Multiple Instructors
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The Integrity Effect
Multiple Instructors
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Andrew Bustamante
Former CIA Operative and Founder, Everyday Spy
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Multiple Instructors
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Derek Thompson
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Todd Davis
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Andrew Bustamante
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Multiple Instructors
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Michelle Tillis Lederman
Connection Creator, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Author & CEO
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4 videos
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Angie McArthur
President, Bleeker
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Angie McArthur
President, Bleeker
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Michelle Tillis Lederman
Connection Creator, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Author & CEO
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Steve Stoute
Founder and CEO, UnitedMasters and Translation
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8 videos
Mastering the New Rules of Branding
Gary Vaynerchuk
Serial Entrepreneur and Chairman of VaynerX
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Getting Unstuck at Work
Cass Sunstein
Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard Law School
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7 videos
Grow Your Business with the Experience Mindset
Tiffani Bova
Executive Advisor, Keynote Speaker, and Author
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8 videos
How to Lead with Generosity and Purpose
Will Guidara
Restaurateur and Author, Unreasonable Hospitality
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7 videos
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Ian Bremmer
President of Eurasia Group and Author of “The Power of Crisis”
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9 videos
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Lisa Bodell
CEO | Futurist | Global Speaker on Innovation | Author, FutureThink
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Rita McGrath
Professor, Columbia Business School, Author
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5 videos
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Charlene Li
Senior Fellow at Altimeter
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Bill McDermott
CEO, ServiceNow
Build Your Confidence and Presence
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Multiple Instructors
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Alisa Cohn
Author From Start-up to Grown-up; Executive Coach, Alisa Cohn & Associates, Inc
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Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Author, Economist and Entrepreneur
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9 videos
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Claire Shipman
Senior national correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America
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Susan David
Psychologist, Harvard Medical School, and Author, “Emotional Agility”
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Multiple Instructors
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Michael Watkins
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Multiple Instructors
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8 videos
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Multiple Instructors
Level-Up Your Productivity
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Charles Duhigg
Writer, The New Yorker Magazine
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Multiple Instructors
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Cal Newport
Computer scientist and author
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Carson Tate
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Gretchen Rubin
Author, Columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine
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