Keith Greer | The Neuroscience of Motivation and What Leaders Get Wrong

Most conversations — at work, across the dinner table, across the political divide — are failing. Executive coach Keith Greer says the reason is simple: we're all addicted to being right.Keith Greer, Executive Coach and leadership development specialist, joins Fitz at ROC Vox for a return visit six years in the making. With 40+ years spanning clinical social work, family therapy, and executive coaching, Keith brings the full weight of his career to one question: why do most conversations miss the mark — and what actually works? In this episode you'll hear the neuroscience behind why certain leadership behaviors destroy team trust, how Conversational Intelligence explains what happens in your team's brain during that conference room pitch, and why the single most powerful thing any of us can do right now — in the office, at the Thanksgiving table, or across the political divide — is stop talking and listen.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro: Keith Returns After Six Years01:23 The Grandpa Gig: Love, Fun, and Three Grandsons07:50 Building a Coaching Practice on His Own Terms10:00 Why Technical Brilliance Doesn't Make a Leader14:51 Family Businesses: Where Bloodlines Meet Business20:44 Why You Can't Inject Motivation Into Someone22:38 Conversational Intelligence and the Neuroscience of Trust26:23 The "Addiction to Being Right" Kills Conversations33:50 Self-Awareness Is Courageous Work, Not "Touchy-Feely"35:04 Shut Up and Listen: The #1 Conversation Strategy38:40 Productive Disagreement Across the Political Divide46:21 Finding Common Ground Through Shared HumanityCONNECTKeith Greer Coaching → https://www.keithgreercoaching.comROC Vox → https://www.rocvox.comFresh doses of Positivity every Tuesday and Wednesday.#ConversationalIntelligence #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #MotivationalInterviewing #LeadershipSkills #FamilyBusiness #SelfAwareness #ActiveListening #NeuroscienceOfLeadership #PositiveBlatherings #ROCVox #Rochester #CommunicationSkills #TeamBuilding #LeadershipCoaching #PersonalDevelopment #MindsetShift #WorkplaceWellness #ProductiveConversations #EmotionalIntelligence