The Subtle Art of Disagreeing with Your Boss

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Harvard Business Review

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🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Whether you're someone who enjoys ruffling feathers or the type of person who'd like to challenge the status quo but shies away, you'll benefit from understanding the best, research--backed ways to practice disagreement - even insubordination - while holding onto others' respect at work. Todd Kashdan is a psychology professor at George Mason University and the author of the book The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively. He explains how contrarians, and those with ideas that run counter to the mainstream, can pick their battles, articulate their arguments, and gain allies along the way.

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0:56.0	Welcome to the HBR idea cast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Allison Beard.
1:12.0	Are you a nonconformist? Someone happy to challenge the status quo,
1:16.0	ruffle a few feathers, stir the pot? If so, this episode is for you.
1:20.0	We're going to teach you how to keep doing all of that without annoying other people
1:24.0	as much as you might do right now. But this episode is also for everyone out there
1:28.0	who's reluctant to stand apart from the crowd or cause trouble.
1:32.0	Those of us who want to disagree with colleagues and bosses or family and friends,
1:36.0	sometimes, but aren't exactly sure how to speak up and make our case,
1:40.0	or even if we want to risk the consequences.
1:43.0	It's also for managers who need to do a better job of wrangling both types of people
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