38 min
The psychology of successful groups Management Today's Leadership Lessons
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Do you want to create a successful team? Then you should start a workplace choir, share a spicy group meal before a difficult meeting and take up pickleball.
These are some of the tricks proposed by the guests on this episode of Management Today's Leadership Lessons.
Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford’s emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology, and the co-founders of leadership development consultancy Thompson Harrison Tracey Camilleri and Samantha Rockey have written a book called The Social Brain, which delves into the psychology of successful groups.
In this episode, Dunbar explains his high-profile research on the impact of group size on human brains. His famous ‘Dunbar’s Number’ theory argues that humans can only manage a maximum of 150 relationships. He has also identified a series of smaller layers in social networks that will make you look at team dynamics differently.
Rockey, who was the global head of leadership development at FTSE 100 company SABMiller (now AB InBev), translates his research into a business context, with clear implications for leaders.
Credits:
Presenter: Kate Magee
Producer: Til Owen
Artwork: David Robinson
#management #leadership
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Do you want to create a successful team? Then you should start a workplace choir, share a spicy group meal before a difficult meeting and take up pickleball.
These are some of the tricks proposed by the guests on this episode of Management Today's Leadership Lessons.
Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford’s emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology, and the co-founders of leadership development consultancy Thompson Harrison Tracey Camilleri and Samantha Rockey have written a book called The Social Brain, which delves into the psychology of successful groups.
In this episode, Dunbar explains his high-profile research on the impact of group size on human brains. His famous ‘Dunbar’s Number’ theory argues that humans can only manage a maximum of 150 relationships. He has also identified a series of smaller layers in social networks that will make you look at team dynamics differently.
Rockey, who was the global head of leadership development at FTSE 100 company SABMiller (now AB InBev), translates his research into a business context, with clear implications for leaders.
Credits:
Presenter: Kate Magee
Producer: Til Owen
Artwork: David Robinson
#management #leadership
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
38 min