Chapter
The Inherent Instability of Dominant Leadership
14:00 - 20:51 (06:51)
The podcast episode discusses how forcing people to attend to a leader's status is an inherently unstable way of leading, and how in times of trouble, people tend to tighten up and become more conformist.
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In this episode, the speaker discusses the three main ways people play status games: dominance, virtue, and success, and how they relate to leadership in times of trouble.
14:00 - 19:40 (05:40)
Status games
Summary
In this episode, the speaker discusses the three main ways people play status games: dominance, virtue, and success, and how they relate to leadership in times of trouble.
ChapterThe Inherent Instability of Dominant Leadership
Episode#374 - Will Storr - How To Play The Status Game
PodcastModern Wisdom
The chimpanzees were able to identify and eliminate the unnecessary parts of the procedure that they were learning by copying from each other.
19:40 - 20:51 (01:11)
Chimpanzees
Summary
The chimpanzees were able to identify and eliminate the unnecessary parts of the procedure that they were learning by copying from each other. Similarly, the speaker as an eight-year-old learned how to cross his legs by watching a pop star on TV without even realizing it.