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'Rebel talent' is vital to develop an inclusive workforce. Rebels are able to make good connections with other people, allowing them to be much more inclusive in their work and to develop diverse networks.
Rebels are vulnerable. Showing vulnerability enables rebels to connect with others, bring about change and be innovative. They do not fear having tough conversations - they very much embrace them.
Rebels are curious. They ask a lot of questions. And curiosity is contagious. Rebels are intentional about raising curiosity in themselves and in others. Asking people to think about the 'why' and the 'what if' results in people working more effectively and collaborating better with others across the business and can facilitate connections with colleagues and bring about change.
Rebels have humility. The more expertise or expertise we acquire, the less curious we become. Rebels focus on what there is left to learn. In addition, they reflect on whether they are the kind of leader others would choose in a democratic process. This question helps rebels to create the right conditions to enable others to do their best work.
Professor Gino studies how people can have more productive, creative and fulfilling lives. She is an award-winning researcher who focuses on why people make the decisions they do at work, and how leaders and employees have more productive, creative and fulfilling lives.
Gino is the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School and the author, most recently, of “Rebel Talent: Why it Pays to Break the Rules in Work and Life.” She is also affiliated with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, the Mind, Brain, Behavior Initiative at Harvard, and the Behavioral Insight Group at Harvard Kennedy School. She co-chairs a variety of HBS Executive Education programs.
This talk was filmed at the virtual Future Talent Conference 2021 on Transforming Skills and Inclusion.
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