“To do philosophy is to explore one’s own temperament and yet at the same time to discover the truth.” – Iris Murdoch.

Joining Aoife on the podcast this week is Dr Brennan Jacoby. Brennan is a philosopher and founder of Philosophy at Work, a collective of philosophers that ignite individuals, teams and organisations to think and perform their best through the help of their highly sought-after training workshops, thinking labs and keynote speaking sessions. Brennan has worked across multiple global industries, assisting giants including Facebook, Capital One Bank, Sony Music, Nike and Deloitte, to name a few.

Get ready for a fascinating and insightful conversation as Aoife and Brennan discuss cultivating a mindset for success, the key to understanding your mindset, and how to overcome the fear of speaking up and asking questions. Brennan also explores the pathway to self-awareness and how our mindset is our worldview. Key points throughout the episode include:

- An introduction to Brennan Jacoby.

- The great reassessment and post-pandemic mindset shift.

- The key to making effective decisions.

- Recognising patterns in the process of decision-making.

- An introduction to mind-mapping.

- Handling what you can control and coping with what you can’t control.

- Power dynamics in the workplace and changing organisational behaviour.

- Moving away from workplace hierarchy models.

- Growth through discomfort: allowing time to sit in the tension.

- Removing the fear of asking questions.

- The time is now for a self-check-in.

- What Happier at Work means to Brennan.

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Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you!

Resources:

Book: Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Bets-Making-Smarter-Decisions/dp/0735216355

Connect with Brennan Jacoby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-brennan-jacoby-51807790/

https://twitter.com/brennanjacoby

https://philosophyatwork.co.uk/

Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O’Brien:

https://www.happieratwork.ie

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien

https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ

https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie

https://www.facebook.com/groups/happieratworkpodcast