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The Art of Leading Complicated People (Including Yourself) with Ryan Leak

2025/5/21
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Mark Cole：我认为理解职场中复杂的人际关系至关重要。我发现很多人在面对复杂情况时，往往会选择回避或忽视，但这并不是解决问题的有效方法。我们需要正视复杂性，并学会如何有效地与不同类型的人沟通和合作。 Ryan Leak：我同意Mark的观点。我认为领导者应该具备同理心，尝试理解他人的处境和背景。很多时候，人们表现出的“复杂”行为背后，可能隐藏着复杂的原因。作为领导者，我们应该努力去了解这些原因，并提供支持和帮助，而不是简单地将他们归类为“难相处”的人。此外，我也认为有效的沟通至关重要。我们需要学会如何清晰地表达自己的观点，同时也要倾听他人的意见，从而建立良好的人际关系。

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The episode starts by introducing the topic of working with complicated people and highlighting the importance of understanding and empathy in leadership. It emphasizes the need to move towards difficult conversations rather than avoiding them, as this leads to growth and better problem-solving.
  • Focus on influencing and serving people rather than controlling them.
  • Avoidance of difficult conversations hinders growth.
  • Navigating difficult conversations makes you a better leader.

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In life and in leadership, you’ll meet complicated people. How do you work with them? Do you change them? Challenge them? Ignore them? Or is there a better way to approach them? In today’s episode, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle are joined by Ryan Leak for a special look at his new book, How to Work with Complicated People! Key takeaways:  Focus on influencing and serving your people rather than controlling them.

On the other side of each and every one of us is complexity. 

 The best leaders humbly examine themselves first. 

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