How to Impact BIG SCALE Change with Dov Baron

Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes you to another episode of On Compassion — this time to discuss deep psychology, human behavior, and how to impact big-scale change. Dr. Nate is joined by Dov Baron, the founder and CEO of Dov Baron International. Dov is a preeminent expert in helping leaders create life and work meaning, his models and strategies of the emotional source code and the anatomy of meaning are used by leaders in business and government worldwide.

 

What's In This Episode

• What inspired Dov at age 14 to get out of the ghetto in the UK where he was born?
• What is the Anatomy of Meaning?
• What is the emotional Source Code?
• What are the five levels of Emotional Source Code that predict lasting behavior change?
• How do we explain the behavior of current political leaders, suicide bombers or Neo Nazis?
• Why are we so lonely?
• The power of belonging, and the impact on productivity.
• How do we create cultures of belonging?
• What is Dov’s religion? Why does it matter?
• What you can do to encourage belonging.

Key Takeaways:

[4:14] Dov shares some experiences from his past that formed who he is today.

[8:55] What is the nature of Dov’s business?

[12:07} What is the anatomy of meaning?

[14:32] We have a responsibility at a personal level to know our anatomy of meaning (which doesn’t mean it is the truth, but it is still yours).

[15:43] Dov explains what he calls algorithms of rage.

[17:22] Dov defines the emotional source code.

[24:03] How do we reconcile the human side of relationships with the increasing push toward productivity and results?

[28:10] Dov gives a critical suggestion for those wanting to apply his concepts: Embrace curiosity.

[34:10] Dr. Nate shares the top three takeaways from a fabulous conversation with Dov Baron.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

The Compassion Mindset

Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier

Visit Next-Element

 

Learn more about Dov Baron

Listen to Leadership and Loyalty Podcast and Curiosity Bites Podcast.

Tweetables:

“Trauma can become a driving force for what is good and what is not so good, and without awareness, it won’t go well.” #oncompassion

 

“Purpose is not the way; it is the why of the why, which drives us unconsciously.” #oncompassion

 

“Now, more than ever, in this epidemic of loneliness, people want community.” #oncompassion

 

“Those who control the meaning of the tribe control the movement of the tribe.” #oncompassion