Lead From The Heart Podcast

Who isn’t impressed by a highly confident person? Confident applicants are more likely to be hired, & self-assured politicians are more likely to be elected.  Because we believe it produces a winning edge, we all strive to be self-confident. But surprising, extensive & eye-opening research by U.C. Berkeley business school professor, Don Moore, finds that while some confidence is good, overconfidence is quite often a leadership derailleur. In fact, no problem of judgment & decision making is more prevalent & more potentially catastrophic than over-confidence. In Moore’s words, “self-help books & motivational speakers tell us that the more confident we are, the better. But this way of thinking can lead to enormous trouble.” In this podcast, we discuss Moore’s brand-new book, Perfectly Confident, which marries the best psychological &economic studies to explain exactly what confidence is, when it can be helpful, & when it can be destructive in our lives.  In Moore’s words, “decades of