007: Putting the Wisdom of the Centuries to Work with Jocelyn Davis
What does Machiavelli have to teach us about management skills? How can the works of Carl Jung make us better employees? Jocelyn Davis dusts off 2,5000 years of literature to show us that the classics aren’t just for history buffs, but can help with personal improvement in today’s workplace.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) What a famed psychologist would do with today’s standard personality tests.
2) A tyrant’s surprising tips on being a great boss.
3) What Frankenstein can teach us about leadership.
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— ABOUT JOCELYN —
Jocelyn Davis is an author and consultant with decades of experience in the corporate learning industry. Before founding her company, Seven Learning, she was head of R&D for The Forum Corporation, a global leadership development firm. In addition to her most recent book, The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers, she is co-author of Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution and has published widely on leadership, strategy execution, and workplace learning.She holds an M.A. in philosophy and is currently working on a master’s degree in Eastern classics. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband and daughter.
• Jocelyn's book: The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers
• Jocelyn's book: Strategic Speed
• Jocelyn’s website: jocelynrdavis.Jocelynrdavis.com
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Organization: The Forum Corporation
• Tool: Myers-Briggs personality type indicator
• Book: Psychological Types by Carl Jung
• Example: Strong communication in Pericles’ Funeral Oration
• Example: Effective communication in ‘The Gettysburg Address’ by Abraham Lincoln
• Book: The Prince by Machiavelli and his knack for “the soft stuff”
• Book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Book: Bhagavad-Gita
• Book: Yoga Vasistha
• Website: The School of Life (theschooloflife.com)
• Website: Book of Life (www.bookoflife.org)
• Example: The Five Phases of Change from The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers
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