How many times have we been juggling a thousand projects, and responsibilities just keep coming? And we say yes to everything! Today's guest, Dr. Sunita Sah, has spent her career studying the power of "no." Dr. Sah is a Professor at Cornell University's Graduate School of Management and author of Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes.
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Sunita Sah: Defy Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology, leading groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, her research and analyses have been widely published ... Show More
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How often do you “go along to get along,” or say yes when you really want to say no? Organizational psychologist Sunita Sah, PhD, author of “Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes,” talks about why it can be so hard to speak up and and how can you strengthen your resol ... Show More
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We all go along with things we don't want to do... or worse, things that make us feel uncomfortable or morally uneasy. We comply for lots of reasons. We don't want to make trouble, or upset our friends, our bosses or people in authority. But Dr Sunita Sah says we should be more r ... Show More
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Saying "yes" when you mean "no" is a slow poison. Buy The Book Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes In this episode, Dr. Sunita Sah, a physician turned organizational psychologist, reveals the hidden costs of excessive compliance and how it silently destroys your s ... Show More
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<p dir="ltr">A conversation with a Cornell professor who is attempting to rebrand the concept of defiance.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.sunitasah.com/">Dr. Sunita Sah</a> started her career as a physician but then switched over to organizational psychology. At Cornell, s ... Show More
<p>Are you living a life true to your deepest values or just going along with what others expect? Sunita Sah, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/40TiMyY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes</em></a>, reveals how our cult ... Show More
