How to Be a Work Rebel
“REBELLING” AT WORK ISN’T usually thought of in positive terms, Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino admits. “Usually if we close our eyes and think about the rebels in our business,” she says, “we think about the jerks, the showoffs…people who are troublemakers, people who break rules just for the sake of breaking rules, or the contrarians.”
No sane company would actively seek that out.
And yet Gino,, believes that cultivating your own rebellious edge might be crucial to helping your company—and your career. She recently joined me on my weekly interview show (Thursdays 12 pm ET/9 am PT) to discuss what it really means to be a rebellious leader, and why we need rebels now more than ever.
