What does being authentic mean to you? Where do emotions fit into your picture of authenticity? Is being authentic the same as having personal integrity? Visit www.leadteamculture.com/lead/unselfish-podcast-show-notes-05/ for full show notes and transcript download. Notes: Opening credits and introduction. [00:00 – 0:39] A personal story about experiencing and expressing emotions, authenticity, and social roles. [00:40 – 05:27] […]

Are we too busy to help one another? Or can our failures to answer large and small calls for help be traced back to our cultural myths about society and human nature? We might see a conflict between pursuing our personal goals and answering a call for help. We might see asking for help as […]

How personal, permanent, and pervasive are your typical life stories of good and bad events? These explanations relate to how optimistic or pessimistic you are, and whether you let good things enhance and bad things erode your self-esteem. If you believe you’re independent and self-defining, then you can practice choosing your explanations in ambiguous situations. […]

Within the span of a human lifetime the percentage of single-person households have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled in many affluent western countries. Today, a quarter to a third of all households in most developed countries are single-person. What could possibly be driving this trend towards singlehood? In this episode, we explore the rise of […]

Today, we believe that it’s simply human nature to individually pursue our personal goals and we expect that healthy and rational others are doing the same. Unfortunately, the individualistic perspectives and market metaphors we bring to many of our situations limit the possibilities for us to express our best selves through altruism, compassion, collaboration, and […]