How to Persuade Unpersuadable Leaders (Harvard Business Review, Adam Grant)

Apr 19, 2026 · 5m 48s
How to Persuade Unpersuadable Leaders (Harvard Business Review, Adam Grant)
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We all know the myth of the lone genius who bends reality to their will. But what if the greatest leaders didn't succeed because they were unyielding, but because their...

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We all know the myth of the lone genius who bends reality to their will. But what if the greatest leaders didn't succeed because they were unyielding, but because their teams knew exactly how to change their minds? In today’s briefing, we extract the core insights from HBR's 10 Must Reads 2023. You'll learn organizational psychologist Adam Grant’s tactical toolkit to persuade stubborn, arrogant, or narcissistic leaders—and how it literally saved the Apple iPhone. Plus, discover Harvard professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee’s 'Value Stick' framework to definitively eliminate strategic overload.

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