914: Turning Awkwardness Into Your Greatest Asset with Henna Pryor

Henna Pryor reframes awkwardness and shows how we can turn it into a superpower.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How not embracing awkwardness is hurting our performance.  2) How to work out your awkwardness muscles.  3) How to release the discomfort that follows awkward moments.  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep914 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT HENNA —  Henna Pryor, PCC is 2x TEDx and Global Keynote Speaker, Workplace Performance Expert, Author, and Executive Coach. Her talks blend 2 decades of work with corporate leaders and teams, with a modern, science-based approach to taking more strategic risks and being braver in the work that we do.  • Book: Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become The Bravest You  • Instagram: hennypryor  • LinkedIn: Henna Pryor  • Website: GoodAwkward.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Americanah: A novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  • Book: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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