Episode 6: Head, Heart and Hand with Emily Levada
january 26, 2021
Charles Vogl with return guest Emily Levada discuss the nature of a mature friendship founded by practicing mutual concessions. This episode helps us consider how we can approach friendship as a bank account that gets depleted or a muscle that grows stronger.
Emily is a Director of Product Management and Design at Wayfair. She has a passion for organizational behavior--frequently writing and speaking about the role trust and psychological safety play in organizational creativity, risk-tolerance, and resilience. Prior to joining Wayfair, Emily had a career in professional theatre production.
SHARED WISDOM:
WISDOM #1 Friendship is like a muscle, not a bank account.
It grows when we depend on it. We can both offer and accept generosity to strengthen friendship.
WISDOM #2 Friendship can grow stronger if both parties exercise the exchange of help.
Often, help serves as a form of expressing love.
WISDOM #3 Letting go of the future that you had in mind is a lot harder than accepting the present.
To overcome a transition, we can often notice the future that we projected, and recognize the potential future that we can make.
Until next time, take it slower than you think you should.