Dr Diane Hamilton is an expert in curiosity, perception, emotional intelligence, and behavioural science with nearly four decades of real-world experience and creator of the Curiosity Code Index®, the Perception Power Index, and the author of five books sold worldwide.
She is a thought leader in the fields of leadership, sales, marketing, management, engagement, personality, curiosity, perception, and motivation and is known for increasing engagement, improving productivity and reducing conflict.
Thinkers50 Radar, considered the Academy Awards for Leadership, chose her as one of the top minds in management and leadership. She was named to Global Leaders Today’s list of top leaders along with Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Sheryl Sandberg. LeadersHum included her on their list of 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership and in the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR.
(Pretty impressive hey...)
In this episode they explore
- How curiosity is the spark to creativity, motivation, innovation and just about everything
- Why fear, assumptions, technology and the environment we operate in are the factors which inhibit our curiosity
- What organisations can do to foster a culture of curiosity
- How curiosity breaks down ‘status quo’ thinking
- Why curiosity is the foundation of empathy
- Why making sure you are not the smartest person in the room will accelerate your learning and curiosity
- What will unlock curiosity in your teams
- How to ensure you don’t suffer the same FATE as Kodak
- Just how much Diane loves history…..!
Learn more about Dr Diane
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdianehamilton/
- https://drdianehamilton.com/
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cracking-Curiosity-Code-Unlocking-Potential/dp/164237346X
References and show notes
- https://time.com/6837166/iris-apfel-dead-age-102-fashion-icon
- https://ian-leslie.com/curious
- https://www.waterstones.com/book/elon-musk/walter-isaacson/9781398527492
- https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/george-carlin-ai-generated-comedy-special-1235868315/#!
- https://www.charitywater.org/uk/about/scott-harrison-story
- https://davidepstein.com/range/
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SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au
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