A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy

Core Principles for Adults and Children00:00

Most adults in the corporate environment are really just babies in disguise. All humans need the same things whether we're one, five, 45, or 85. Bad behavior stems from lacking the skill to manage internal experiences. Love your advice. It works not just for kids, it works for adults. Parenting philosophy is resilience over happiness. Resilient work culture wants people who can say this is hard and I can do hard things. Teach kids are good inside no matter their behavior. Idea of being good inside requires separating behavior and identity. Infer a lot from people's behavior. Someone late to work a lot: that person's lazy. Quickest way to unproductive conversation is losing sight that someone's good inside.

Boundaries and Introduction00:30

Boundaries are what you tell someone else you will do, requiring the other person to do nothing. Making a request is not a boundary. Today, guest is Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist, author, CEO of Good Inside (parenting book, podcast, community, app). Many workplace people act like babies: mad when sharing stuff, need to be center of attention, upset not getting their way, need others to fix things. Bridges gap between parenting advice and leadership advice. Power of repair, building resilience over short-term happiness, goal as leader to become sturdy, curiosity over judgment, most generous interpretation framework, specific phrases for kids and adults.

Podcast Intro and Sponsors01:31