S4e01 How To Be Bold with Ranjay Gulati

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LAUNCHING SEASON 4 with Ranjay Gulati, eminent scholar and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, and best selling and award winning author of Deep Purpose and How to be Bold, recognized by Thinkers 50. CAN YOU SPOT REAL COURAGE? Try this Which of these symbolizes courage to you? Rushing into a burning building to save lives or Publishing a book and opening yourself up to global judgement and criticism Serving as a medic and saving lives in a war zone or Being vulnerable at work. Letting your team see the real you Bungee jumping, sky diving, parasailing or Being a whistleblower You are smart. You know the answer. Each of these instances takes extraordinary courage. The thing about courage though… We primarily think of physical courage as THE defining form of courage We set an unrealistic threshold of what is courageous We reserve our adulation and recognition for the highest forms of physical courage, while unintentionally undervaluing the everyday courage that ultimately changes the world Why is that a problem?