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May 2023
48m 15s

Success 2.0: The Obstacles You Don't See

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Think about the last time you tried to bring up an idea at work, and it was shot down. What did you do? Most of us think the best way to win people over is to push harder. But organizational psychologist Loran Nordgren says a more effective approach is to focus on the invisible obstacles to new ideas. In this episode of our Success 2.0 series, we revisit a ... Show More
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