slides from opening keynote on authenticity by joe gerstandt

1. @joegerstandt #buildingbrilliance
authenticity advantage

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3. authenticity
authenticity
authenticity
authenticity

4. Orbiting the Giant Hairball, Gordon MacKenzie

5. Your playing
small does not
serve the
world.
-Marianne Williamson

7. Normal.
is
a
trap. is a trap.

8. Normal
is
a
trap. is a trap.

9. Normal
is
a
trap. is a trap.

10. Normal
is
a
trap. is a trap.

11. Normal
is
a
trap. is a trap.

12. “…being excluded from a group triggers
activity in the same regions of the brain
associated with physical pain.”

13. Bronnie Ware
The Top Five Regrets
of the Dying:
A Life Transformed by
the Dearly Departing

14. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.

15. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

16. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

17. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

18. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

19. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

20. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

21. I wish I’d had the
courage to live a
life true to myself,
not the life others
expected of me.

22. Fear of Being
Different Stifles
Talent
Harvard Business Review
March 2014
Kenji Yoshino, Christie Smith

24. 29% altered their attire, grooming or
mannerisms to make their identity
less obvious
40% refrained from behavior
commonly associated with a given
identity
57% avoided sticking up for their
identity group
18% limited contact with members
of a group they belong to

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32. “…being excluded from a group triggers
activity in the same regions of the brain
associated with physical pain.”

33. g
r
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h
i
n
k

34. groupthink:
Mode of thinking that happens
when the desire for harmony in a
decision-making group overrides a
realistic appraisal of alternatives.
Group members try to minimize
conflict and reach a consensus
decision without critical evaluation
of alternative ideas or viewpoints.

35. Group intelligence is
not strongly tied to
either the average
intelligence of the
members or the team’s
smartest member.
-Thomas Malone, MIT Center for Collective
Intelligence

38. awareness
accountability
adventure
advocate
@joegerstandt

39. Beginning with the
end in mind…

41. If I asked you to
name all the things
you love, how long
would it take for
you to name
yourself?

42. Who are you?

43. What are you here
for?

44. What is your gift?

45. accomplishment
adventure
challenge
change
community
connection
creativity
democracy
discovery
diversity
equality
fairness
faith
family
friendship
generosity
gentleness
global view
goodwill
goodness
gratitude
happiness
harmony
health
integrity
justice
leadership
love
loyalty
money
patriotism
peace
personal growth
power
quality of work
reliability
resourcefulness
respect for others
responsiveness
self-reliance
service
spirituality
status
success,
tradition
tranquility
truth
unity

47. awareness
accountability
adventure
advocate
@joegerstandt

48. Is there
any
evidence?

50. you need a team

51. awareness
accountability
adventure
advocate

52. A comfort zone is a wonderful thing
to have, but nothing ever grows
there.

53. What would
you do if you
were not
afraid?

54. awareness
accountability
adventure
advocate

55. Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I with that I had let myself be happier.

56. cour·age
noun
ˈkər-ij, ˈkə-rij
the ability to do
something that
you know is
difficult or
dangerous
#buildingbrilliance

57. awareness
accountability
adventure
advocate

58. How will you help others?

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you!