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Trust is critical in any relationship. One way to operationalize trust is to be vulnerable.

Today we will discuss vulnerability and leading with it.

My name's Matt Abraham's.

I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast.

Today I look forward to speaking with Jacob Morgan.

Jacob is a speaker, futurist, and author of several books,

including his most recent one called Leading with Vulnerability,

how to unlock your greatest superpower to transform yourself, your team, and your organization. Additionally,

Jacob hosts the great leadership podcast. Jacob, thanks for being here with me.

Thank you for having me. I'm looking forward to it. I am looking forward to this as well.

So let's get started. You've spent a lot of your time exploring leadership and what future leaders need to do

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