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Professor Richard Boyatzis challenges everything we think we know about feedback and goals — backed by 60 years of research.

Richard Boyatzis is one of the world's most influential researchers in leadership, change, and emotional intelligence. He is a professor at Case Western Reserve University, among the most cited scholars in his field, and currently out with his comprehensive book The Science of Change (2024).

Boyatzis states that feedback and goals are overrated. Feedback is useful when the recipient genuinely asks for it — otherwise, you can safely leave it. And goals? About as effective as New Year's resolutions.

In this episode we cover:

• Why the ability to manage your own emotions is the single most important factor in leadership success
• How shared vision, compassion, and energy predict innovation, effectiveness, and engagement
• The difference between coaching with compassion and coaching for compliance — and why it determines whether change actually lasts
• How Intentional Change Theory (ICT) revolves around one core question: what it truly takes for change to be sustainable
• Why activating PEA (Positive Emotional Attractor) rather than NEA (Negative Emotional Attractor) is key to everything
• And finally: stay open, listen, and hold back your judgment

This episode is for anyone who wants to create genuine engagement in the workplace.

Tealpodden is a Swedish leadership podcast. This is the full English version of the earlier published interview with Richard Boyatzis that had an indtroduction in Swedish. If you're enjoying this episode, we do have one more in English: a conversation with Joshua Kerievsky on Joy of Agility from 2024.

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