Ron Friedman || Reverse Engineering Greatness

Today we have Ron Friedman on the podcast. Dr. Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. He has served in the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, political leaders, and world’s leading non-profits. His books include The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace and most recently Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success.

Topics

Achieve greatness through reverse engineering
Reverse Outlining, the most popular TED Talk
The Xerox Story with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
Why complete copycats fail
Originality is not creativity
Start a collection of masterpieces
How The Ritz-Carlton Hotel uses the Scoreboard Principle
Courage alone is not enough for success
Strategic practice and cross-training
Does visualization increase chances of success?
How copying can facilitate creativity

About the guest

Ron Friedman

Podcast Guest

Ron Friedman is an American social psychologist, author, and founder of ignite80, a consulting firm focused on workplace performance. He is the author of The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, and writes for the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes.

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Ron Friedman || Reverse Engineering Greatness

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11 years ofhuman possibility

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