Dr. John A. King, author of 27 books and elite corporate trainer, felt like a time bomb despite his success. Two decades ago, cultural stigma kept him from naming his emotional struggles. He argues that unaddressed inner turmoil drives disruptive behavior in organizations, and that authentic conversations, especially between women and men, can change that.
was phenomenally high-performing. I was in the top of my field worldwide, written 27 books, speaking in all the big auditoriums and corporations around the world, boutique elite corporate training and speaking organizations. And yet I had this on the inside that was driving me to a level of inauthentic behavior, and I was a time bomb. And there was no way for me to be able to articulate it Or talk to the people that I'd surrounded myself with because, and again, 20 years ago it was a different space. So now bring this forward and we see some of the actions and the acting out in corporations. And I just wonder what would happen if we stopped and had different conversations, more authentic conversations, maybe conversations we'd be prepared to have with women now broaching that subject with men, how much better it would be for return on relationship.
