Dr. Jamil Zaki on Overcoming Cynicism: How Hope and Trust Transform Workplaces and Communities

Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel

Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

How does cynicism harm our workplaces and our communities? Tune in for this insightful conversation with Dr. Jamil Zaki, professor of psychology at Stanford University, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, and author of the new book Hope for Cynics. Jamil joins Jessi to delve into the dangers of cynicism and the transformative power of hope and trust. He explores how the psychological impacts of cynicism affect individual well-being and organizational culture, and how overcoming cynicism can lead to profoundly positive changes in our workplaces, our communities, and ourselves. Jamil and Jessi discuss the contrast between hyper-competitive, cutthroat environments and collaborative, trusting communities. They examine why hope is not naive but a powerful tool for meaningful activism and collective change. Listen to gain actionable insights into transforming workplace cultures, building trust in organizations, fostering hopeful skepticism, and driving positive change in our interconnected world throughout our lives and careers. Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter to get episodes and insights delivered straight to your inbox every Monday!

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0:00.0	LinkedIn News.
0:05.0	From the news,
0:08.0	from the news team at LinkedIn, I'm Jesse Hemphill,
0:10.0	and this is Hello Monday.
0:20.0	Now before we get started, I want to invite you to sign up for our newsletter. You can get highlights from our episodes every Monday morning delivered straight to your inbox.
0:25.0	Find it on my LinkedIn profile.
0:28.0	A healthy culture can support us in being productive and feeling connected.
0:37.8	It's great at work and well beyond work.
0:41.1	Now the engine of a healthy culture anywhere is trust.
0:45.0	And I've always thought of trust as being a little bit like oxygen.
0:49.0	It permeates your environment.
0:51.0	And when you have it, you don't even think about it but as it
0:54.0	disappears you start to wither you feel it and without it you die in many this right now, this is the moment in which we find ourselves.
1:06.5	In the fall of 2024, all around us, cynicism is rising.
1:13.0	This belief that no one and nothing should be inherently trusted.
1:16.8	That everyone is out for their own game, motivated by self-interest.
1:20.7	What can you do?
1:21.7	It's the way people are.
1:24.0	This approach to life is toxic.
1:27.0	It's also wrong.
1:29.0	Today on the show, we make a case for why humans are good and why we can choose to trust each other.
1:38.0	It's as simple as that.
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