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#17 Andrew O'Keeffe - An Instinct for Collaboration

May 17, 2021 • Andrew O'Keeffe • Season 1 • Episode 17

Introduction:

My guest today is Andrew O’Keeffe, author of Hardwired Humans and The Boss. Coming from a background in human resources, he began to see patterns in the kind of behavior he was seeing in organizations undergoing change. He was inspired to understand the links between our human instincts and the implications for leadership in our modern, office-based world.

For our conversation today, we touch on the nine human instincts from Hardwired Humans, but then peel back some of the layers on a few of those instincts most influential when we collaborate. Andrew talks about chimpanzees, elephant seals, humans, and so much more. Please enjoy our conversation.

During this episode we discuss:

The nine instincts
Social belonging and collaboration
Factors beyond grooming
Loss aversion
Instincts and creativity
A book to share
A Dr. Goodall anecdote

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Andrew O’Keeffe at Hardwired Humans
Book: Hardwired Humans, Successful Leadership Using Human Instincts by Andrew O’Keeffe
Professor Nigel Nicholson
How Hardwired Is Human Behavior? – Harvard Business Review article by Nigel Nicholson
Dr. Jane Goodall, primatologist – The Jane Goodall Institute
Inner Work Life – Harvard Business Review article by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
Book: The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
Author: Anthony Trollope

Now it's your turn

Andrew can be reached through his website, Hardwired Humans. Be sure to check out the leadership training and other information he provides on the website, but also his two books Hardwired Humans and The Boss.

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