Oversharing: “Revealing” with Harvard Business School Professor Leslie John (ep.211)
Talk About Talk - Executive & Leadership Communication Skills · 2026-04-27 · 45 min
Episode notes
How much should you share at work? How personal can you get? What’s ok and what’s off-limits? This question of what to reveal at work is exactly what Harvard Business School Professor Leslie John addresses in her book Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing . Listen to learn the psychology behind why we conceal, a practical framework for deciding when to reveal, and what to do if you find yourself crying in a meeting. We also talk about emotional literacy and what it means that so many high-achieving people, Leslie included, struggle to answer the question "how do you feel?" If you've ever defaulted to "I'm fine" when you’re not, this episode is worth your time. BOOKS MENTIONED Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing by Leslie John — Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson —