0817 | Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong with Eric Barker

Published on May 23, 2017. Updated on November 30th, 2023.

0817 | Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong with Eric Barker

Eric Barker’s humorous, practical blog, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree” and book of the same name presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. Over 290,000 people subscribe to his weekly newsletter and his content is syndicated by Time Magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, and the Financial Times. In this interview, we talk about why common sense wisdom about success is soften so wrong, and what is right.

[Listen in iTunes] [Listen on Stitcher]

In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • How Your Environment Affects What You Do
  • What Success Really Means
  • What Leads to Success

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Enjoy This Episode?
If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the show.

HOME_AboutDavidBurkus

About the author

David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.

Learn More

Recommended Reading

0416 | Michael Raynor

Michael E. Raynor is a Director at Deloitte Services LP and the Innovation Theme Leader in the firm’s Eminence function. In addition, Raynor is an advisor to senior executives in many of the world’s leading corporations across a wide range of industries. He is the co-author (with Mumtaz Ahmed) of The Three Rules: How Exceptional […]

0404 | Do IPOs Hurt Innovation?

Interesting new research from Shai Bernstein at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business suggests that companies that go public experience a significant decline in innovation post-IPO. Top talent leaves and the talent that stays is typically less productive. Hitting an Innovation wall doesn’t have to be the fate of all companies post-IPO, you just have […]

0739 | How The World Sees You with Sally Hogshead

Sally Hogshead is an American author, professional speaker, chief executive officer of Fascinate, Inc and a former advertising executive. She is the author of Fascinate and How The World Sees You. Over the past decade, Hogshead has studied the science of fascination and what persuades and captivates people. In this interview, we discuss how individuals […]

Scroll to Top