What if the silence in your meetings has nothing to do with confidence and everything to do with culture? Organizational psychologist Neelu Kaur joins Lori Adams-Brown to decode the invisible operating systems shaping how professionals communicate, advocate for themselves, and lead across cultures and organizational hierarchies.
IN THIS EPISODE:
– What the “self-trust recession” is and why it matters for global leaders right now
– The paradox at the heart of corporate America: individualistic society, yet over-indexed workplaces
– Why “just speak up” is incomplete advice when power dynamics are involved
– The Abilene Paradox: how teams end up agreeing to decisions nobody actually wants
– The difference between assimilation and adaptability at work and why organizations are getting it wrong
ABOUT NEELU KAUR:
Neelu Kaur is a global keynote speaker, organizational psychologist, and author of Be Your Own Cheerleader: An Asian and South Asian Woman’s Cultural, Psychological, and Spiritual Guide to Self-Promote at Work. She partners with Fortune 500 companies to build transformative leadership cultures, holds a Master’s in Social and Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, and is a certified NLP master practitioner.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction and Neelu’s cross-cultural background (India to the US)
04:00 – The self-trust recession: outsourcing inner authority in the age of AI
08:00 – The I vs. We paradox in corporate America
12:00 – Assimilation vs. adaptability in hiring and onboarding
18:00 – Psychological safety and cultural assessments in executive teams
22:00 – Inclusion at work events: safety, restraint, and belonging
26:00 – Speed culture vs. strategic depth: the cost of always being on autopilot
36:00 – The Abilene Paradox and how groupthink silences the room
Join us for the exclusive bonus episode on Patreon with Neelu.
FIND NEELU KAUR AT:
Website: https://www.neelukaur.com
Book: Be Your Own Cheerleader (available where books are sold)
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