Dexa/Shankar Vedantam

Published Jan 6, 2025

Wellness 2.0: Rising to the Occasion

Shankar Vedantam delves into the psychology of resilience and leadership during crises with Adam Galinsky, examining how mental preparedness, shared goals, and effective leadership transform crisis outcomes. Through powerful contrasts of leaders like Tammy Jo Schultz and Francesco Schettino, this episode illustrates the critical role of empathy, hope, and supportive guidance in rising to challenges.

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- Can leaders make a difference?
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- How can leaders connect with people?
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- What makes an exceptional leader?
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- What makes a great business leader as discussed in the episode Bring Forgiveness and the clip Embracing Change?
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- Tell me about leadership and emotional intelligence
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- What are the key traits of effective leaders?
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- What makes a great business leader?
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- What is the Buddhist notion of mindfulness as discussed in the episode #106: From Chaos to Calm with Manoj Dias and the clip Beyond Mindfulness?
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- What makes an exceptional leader according to Jocko Podcast 379: You Get To Decide Whether You Curl Up In a Ball, or Curl Your Fists To Brawl, and the clip Selection of Leaders?
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- How much does one's current emotional state influence the interplay of cognitive and physiological paradigms in relation to real-time feedback loops in in-person communication and physical strength training, as discussed in the episode The Psychology of Effective Weight Loss and the clip Bridging Intention Gap?
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- What makes an extraordinary leader according to the episode AMP #183 Gerard Adams On Sharpening Your Grind and the clip Transformational Leadership?
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- What makes a leader a good leader in the episode These 5 HABITS Will Make You POWERFUL Beyond Belief | Simon Sinek & Lewis Howes and the clip Leadership and Followership?
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- Tell me something about monks
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- What is Buddhist monastic life as discussed in the episode How To Align Your Attention With Your Intention and the clip Monk to Householder?
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- Does Andrew Huberman explain how doing cognitive activity during stress helps with stress management?
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