This week, all the reasons why the currently popular “bring your whole self to work” trend is most definitely not a great idea when it comes to being successful and effective at work.
At least, that’s what organizational psychologist, author, and entrepreneur, Dr. Tomas-Chamorro-Premuzik, tells us in his new book; “Don’t be yourself: Why authenticity is overrated, and what to do instead”.
Listen now:
I also talked to Dr. Premuzic a couple of years ago, when he published his last book, “I Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest Reclaim What Makes Us Unique”.
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
About the Author
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, a professor of business psychology at University College London and at Columbia University, co-founder of deepersignals.com, and an associate at Harvard’s Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He is the author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It), upon which his TEDx talk was based, and 11 other books. His latest book is Don’t be yourself: Why authenticity is overrated, and what to do instead. Find him at www.drtomas.com and on Youtube.
