April 29, 2025

Embracing Intellectual Humility with Tom Loncar

36 minutes

Hi there and a very warm welcome to Season 6 Episode 23 of People Soup, it's Ross McIntosh here.

P-Soupers - In this episode it's the second part of my chat with Tom Loncar who is an accredited coach, mentor and contributing writer on leadership to a variety of business and professional magazines, including The Psychologist, the official magazine of the British Psychological Society) Tom's people soup ingredients are curiosity, enthusiasm, and learning with a side order of building connections!

Tom discusses the concept of intellectual humility, emphasizing the importance of recognizing our incomplete knowledge and welcoming the possibility of being wrong. We explore the 'zombie quagmire,' feedback processes, and the challenges leaders face, such as executive absence, miscalibrated authenticity, and the aversion to delegation. The discussion also touches on psychological flexibility, the impact of multitasking in meetings, and creating an environment of psychological safety, particularly in cross-cultural teams.

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