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"Just be yourself" might be the worst advice you've ever received.
For years, we've been told that authenticity is the key to success—that we should be true to ourselves, tune out others' opinions, and lead with unwavering genuineness.
There's just one problem: science says it's wrong.
In Don’t Be Yourself, renowned psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic draws on decades of research on authenticity and examples from Silicon Valley's authenticity worship to failed diversity programs, to show how our fixation on our "true selves" undermines both individual and organizational success.
On October 13 Tomas will join us to explain why the most successful people don’t rigidly "stay true to themselves," rather, they adapt and evolve, paying careful attention to how others see them and adjusting their behavior to each situation. The evidence is clear: when we focus less on expressing our authentic selves and more on understanding others, we become better humans.
Blending the latest revelations in psychology with razor-sharp cultural critique, Tomas doesn’t just challenge conventional wisdom—he offers guidance for long-lasting career success.
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, a professor of business psychology at University College London and Columbia University, a cofounder of Deeper Signals, and an associate at the Harvard Kennedy School's Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He is the author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It), upon which his TEDx talk is based, and I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique. https://www.drtomas.com/
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