126. Altruism, Effective Leadership, and Compassion with Bob Gower

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Bob Gower, a consultant, speaker, and author. He is the Managing Director for Organisational Effectiveness at changeforce, and one of the world's most sought-after experts on high-performing teams. Bob has authored three books: Agile Business, Radical Alignment, and Getting to Hell Yes.

They talked about:

💖 The power of altruism

👔 What makes a great leader?

🧠 How to make your team more resilient

🚨 What happens when leadership goes wrong

🚩 The red flags of manipulative leadership

🏛️ The three pillars of effective leadership

📜 Full transcript:

theknowledge.io/bobgower-2/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/e9KO0rTJpJ8

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Tim Urban | https://waitbutwhy.com/

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator by Tim Urban | https://medium.com/@apoddar573/inside-the-mind-of-a-master-procrastinator-tim-urban-6e0f90907569

Albert Einstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

E. O. Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson

The Social Conquest of Earth | https://amzn.to/491O892

GoFundMe | https://www.gofundme.com/c/about-us

Nicholas Christakis | https://sociology.yale.edu/people/nicholas-christakis

Radical Alignment | https://amzn.to/3CCABsl

Steve Jobs | https://www.apple.com/ph/stevejobs/

Elon Musk | https://www.tesla.com/elon-musk

Larry Ellison | https://www.oracle.com/corporate/executives/larry-ellison/

Theranos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes

Apple | https://www.apple.com/

Tuckman's stages of group development | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman's_stages_of_group_development

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

WeWork | https://www.wework.com/

Adam Neumann | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Neumann

Kim Scott | https://kimmalonescott.com/

Just Work | https://amzn.to/3CCN3bp

👤 Connect with Bob:

Website | http://bobgower.com/

Books:

Radical Alignment | https://amzn.to/3vNnNYX

Agile Business | https://amzn.to/476hvos

Getting to Hell Yes | https://amzn.to/3OgMlmM

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