Show Notes
Brené and Adam have a bracingly honest conversation about what could go wrong in their collaboration, and how to set new teams, partnerships, and friendships up for success. They discuss the science of avoiding failure and building alignment, and practical strategies for navigating differences—including their own clashing instincts around minimalism vs. maximalism and sarcasm vs. trashtalk. The episode closes with what each of them is listening to, watching, and reading right now.
You can also find The Curiosity Shop on YouTube and Instagram (@thecuriosityshop).
Chapters:
- How Brené Inadvertently Launched Adam into Podcasting
- Interpreting Sarcasm
- How to Prevent Failure
- How Could This Partnership Could Go Wrong
- Learning From Differences
- How to Align Teams
- Closing Questions
Show Notes:
Brenéand Adam on What They Will Never Agree On - The Curiosity Shop Episode 1
UnlessYou’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ Is Terrible Advice - Adam Grant 2016NYT Op-Ed
How to Love Criticism - Adam Grant 2018WorkLife with Adam Grant
Hypervigilance in Mary Poppins (1964)
Theart and science of trash talk with Rafi Kohan - Adam Grant 2024Work Life With Adam Grant
Performinga Project Premortem - Gary Klein 2007HBR
Narcissists:Are We Surrounded? On Science Vs: - Wendy Zukerman 2024Science VS Podcast
TheKilling Stones A Detective Jimmy Perez Novel - Ann Cleeves 2025Book
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