Chapter
The Importance of Working for a Great Leader
05:49 - 10:03 (04:14)
Choosing to work for a great leader, even if it means taking a lower paying job, can have better long-term effects on happiness, inspiration, and performance. It's not about the workload, it's about having a mentor who will coach and teach you, leading to high-performing teams and individual success.
Clips
The podcast explores how pessimists can offer an alternative point of view and help cover blind spots.
05:49 - 07:10 (01:20)
Summary
The podcast explores how pessimists can offer an alternative point of view and help cover blind spots. They can be valuable in working through difficult situations and often call themselves realists.
ChapterThe Importance of Working for a Great Leader
EpisodeAsk Simon Anything: Part Two
PodcastA Bit of Optimism
Working for a great leader can have better long-term effects on your joy, inspiration, and performance than working for a company that offers more money.
07:10 - 10:03 (02:53)
Summary
Working for a great leader can have better long-term effects on your joy, inspiration, and performance than working for a company that offers more money. The professor shares his experience of picking his entire college course load based solely on the professor and not the workload, emphasizing that having a champion and coach in a leader is crucial for high performing teams.