Envy in the Workplace: The Hidden Force Destroying Teams | Too Light Too Dark #28

With Executive Coach and Organisational Consultant, Ben Neal - returning to the show for the first time since Episode 8.

The conversation delves into the functionality of envy, its roots in the Biblical Corpus through Shakespeare, contemporary cinema and even toe dipping into the recent Manospehere documentary - looking at dependency, comparison culture, the destructive nature of unacknowledged envy, defences against envy, and the self-eating nature of envy. It also explores the Jungian perspective on envy and interpreting envy without taking it personally.

The takeaways emphasize the role of envy as a signal and gratitude as an antidote.

Takeaways

• Envy is a destructive expression of aggression
• Envy can be subtle and often goes unrecognized
• Envy can lead to unhealthy competition and narcissistic leadership Envy as a Signal
• Gratitude as an Antidote

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to Envy in the Workplace
• 09:24 Personal Reflection on Envy
• 16:05 Differentiating Envy and Jealousy
• 25:46 Contemporary Examples of Envy
• 32:12 The Functionality of Envy
• 41:30 Comparison Culture and Envy
• 49:43 Envy as a Self-Eating Black Hole

Further reading and research suggestions

Othello, Cain and Abel, Mark Stein, There Will Be Blood, Melanie Klein on Envy and Gratitude, Meta Bhavna Meditation.

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