Most of us lead on autopilot more than we realize, carrying biases we cannot see. Under pressure, our focus narrows, we grab onto the tasks in front of us, and our people end up working hard on things nobody needs. The leaders who find what is really going on are the ones willing to stop, question their own assumptions, and ask before they act.
Teresa Gregory is an executive coach, speaker and leadership strategist, and the founder of G Squared Consulting, which helps leaders recognize the hidden biases that shape their decisions, communication and culture. She spent more than twenty years leading global learning and development programs, including at Microsoft, where she helped introduce Power BI, the company's data reporting tool, and she has designed leadership programs with organizations such as Microsoft and the health care organization Kaiser Permanente. She is a contributing author of the Amazon bestseller Wired to Win: A Masterclass in Winning Strategies from Top Experts, a certified instructor for the Myers-Briggs personality assessment, and vice president of the Kent School District board in Washington state.
Chapters:
- (00:00) - Welcome and solving the wrong problem
- (01:54) - Autopilot, self-awareness and slow thinking
- (04:16) - Meet Teresa Gregory
- (07:42) - The mentor who took a chance on her
- (08:52) - The Microsoft report nobody used
- (11:00) - Stress and tunnel vision
- (12:12) - Why we breathe: so we can think
- (14:47) - The stories we tell in the coffee line
- (16:53) - What do I know, and what am I adding?
- (19:13) - Using ChatGPT as a coach
- (21:45) - Using AI for slow thinking
- (25:48) - Challenging your own assumptions as a leader
- (29:10) - Asking people what they value
- (30:22) - Unclear expectations and the report nobody missed
- (32:41) - Unspoken expectations and resentment
- (34:44) - Separating facts from assumptions in meetings
- (37:04) - Callbacks in the military and law enforcement
- (39:16) - The top performer who started arriving late
- (41:22) - Ask me two questions
- (43:07) - Three questions before your next challenge
- (43:37) - Lightning round
- (44:22) - Snapshots and the collage
Referenced in this episode:What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It) -
https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it State of the Heart: We're Facing a Global Human Energy Crisis -
https://www.6seconds.org/2023/08/02/state-of-the-heart-global-human-energy-crisis/ Snapshot Management: Are You a Victim of It? -
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/leading-with-emotional-intelligence/201309/snapshot-management-are-you-a-victim-of-it Teresa Gregory on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresalgregory/
More about G Squared Consulting: https://www.g2-c.com/
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