0731 | Why Leaders Need Visual Intelligence with Amy Herman

0731 | Why Leaders Need Visual Intelligence with Amy Herman

Amy E. Herman is the author of Visual Intelligence and the creator of The Art of Perception course, where she uses works of art to train police officers, medical professions, and everyone else how to be more effective on the job, more empathetic toward their loved ones, and more alert to the trove of possibilities and threats all around them. In this interview, we discuss why we miss so much of the world around us, and who we can see (and think) better.

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In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why we see but we don’t observe
  • How what’s missing often clues us to what’s really happening
  • How to start growing your visual intelligence

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

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