293. 5 Leadership Lessons From Stanford: Me2We 2026
From Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques by Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart
June 1, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode
The episode discusses leadership and communication strategies with insights from notable guests.
What it takes to lead as a communicator and communicate as a leader. Leadership isn’t just about making decisions — it’s about how you communicate them. As Matt Abrahams puts it, “Communication is operationalized leadership.” At a recent Me2We event, in connection with Stanford GSB's Executive Education LEAD program, Abrahams held a live discussion with four of the podcast’s most popular guests: Celine Teoh , facilitator of the GSB’s famous Interpersonal Dynamics course; Huggy Rao , organizational behavior professor and co-author of The Friction Project ; legendary Stanford basketball coach Tara VanDerveer ; and Dave Dodson , lecturer and author of The Manager's Handbook . In this special live episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart , the panel shares frameworks and lessons for leading and communicating more effectively. From Teoh’s five A’s for inviting dissent to Rao’s warning against “jargon monoxide,” from VanDerveer’s relationship-first approach to Dodson’s case for leading like a teacher, this conversation explores what it takes to communicate as a leader — and lead as a communicator. Episode Reference Links: Celine Teoh Tara VanDerveer Huggy Rao Huggy’s Book: The Friction…
People in this episode
Host: Matt Abrahams
Guests: Celine Teoh, Huggy Rao, Tara VanDerveer, Dave Dodson
Topics covered
- leadership
- communication
- organizational behavior
- interpersonal dynamics
- effective leadership
- teaching
- dissent
Keywords
- leadership lessons
- communication techniques
- Stanford GSB
- Me2We
- effective communication
- interpersonal dynamics
- organizational behavior
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stanford GSB, The Friction Project, The Manager's Handbook
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