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RESOURCES

Why You Say Yes When You Shouldn’t — And How To Say No When It Matters Most with Dr. Sunita Sah

  • Dr. Sunita Sah started her career as a physician but then switched over to organizational psychology. At Cornell, she conducts research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance.

  • Elements of the conversation include:

    • How Dr. Sah defines defiance

    • The costs of compliance

    • The five stages of defiance

    • How to make defiance a practice

    • The upside of tension

    • The importance of knowing your values — how to articulate them, and how this relates to our biology.

The Why of Goals

  • Use this worksheet to clarify your top 3 goals and boost your motivation by exploring what drives you to take action.

EQ and The Leadership Ladder

  • Learn about how Emotional Intelligence and Leadership overlap.

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

  • This Harvard Business School article explores how authentic leadership, grounded in self-awareness, transparency, and lived values, builds trust, resilience, and meaningful leadership impact.