The Tractability of Calmness: How Uncompromising Leaders Fail

In this episode I take a look at leadership, specifically the idea of the “strong” leader. Those individuals who stand by their convictions, and dominate the room with their charisma and commanding attitudes. These are often the people we gravitate towards when we see them on screen giving their speeches. These are the people we often help bring to power. 

But history shows that it’s often the calm, tranquil and reasoned leader who fares much better when it comes to bringing about positive change, implementing effective foreign policy and gaining the support of their party and the general public.

I will pick apart some of the underlying mechanisms that show how calm leadership can be much more effective, even though it can appear “weak” from the outside. I’ll explore how leadership can be modelled mathematically, and how all of this speaks to the power of remaining calm; something that can dramatically improve our ability to be successful in this world. 

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