#191 -Amy P. Kelly - Work Is Personal | Why Authenticity Is Your Competitive Advantage 🎯💼🔥

Built Not Born Podcast (#191) -Amy P. Kelly - Work Is Personal | Why Authenticity Is Your Competitive Advantage 🎯💼🔥

Amy P. Kelly is a leadership expert, talent development executive, and co-author of Difficult Conversations Don't Have to Be Difficult with Jon Gordon.

Amy's new book Work Is Personal challenges one of business culture's most damaging myths — that work and personal don't mix.

The phrase "it's not personal, it's just business" was invented by a mob accountant.

Amy traced it back, called it out, and built a framework to replace it.

In this conversation, we get into why authentic leaders outperform, how to have hard conversations without going nuclear, and why the future belongs to the humans who stay human.

One lesson you'll carry out of this episode: Don't judge. Support.

The leaders who get that right build teams that don't leave.

Check out - WorkIsPersonalBook.com

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