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🗓️ 11 November 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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"Leadership is a role that you play, like a part you play in other people’s lives. And [your] expression of that role is your responsibility as a leader,” says Stanford GSB lecturer Melissa Jones Briggs. Jones Briggs’ work combines techniques from the theater with social science research to teach lessons about power and communication. In this conversation with host Matt Abrahams, she discusses how acting in a leadership position requires staying present and also knowing when to step back.
“Power and authority often determine which stories are centered and which stories are marginalized,” Jones Briggs says. “By uncovering previously untold stories, we can create environments that invite new stories in, and that helps shape inclusive and equitable work cultures.”
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1:20.7 | It is fundamental to who we are as humans. Hello, I'm Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of |
1:30.0 | Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. I am really excited today to chat with |
1:37.9 | Melissa Jones Briggs. Melissa is a lecture and organizational behavior at the GSP. She combines her vast experience |
1:45.6 | and performance and acting with a deep knowledge of social science research to provide her students |
1:50.8 | with insight into how power and presence impact all personal and business interactions. |
1:57.5 | Plus, she is just an all-around great person. Welcome, Melissa. Thanks for being here. I am so |
2:04.2 | excited to have you on the podcast. Thank you, Matt. Thanks for inviting me into the conversation. |
2:10.2 | Yeah, great. Let's get started with that conversation right now. You co-teach the very popular |
2:16.9 | acting with power class. |
2:19.0 | Can you describe the focus of the class and share a few key takeaways about how we can display a more powerful presence? |
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