Why do we keep rewarding toxic brilliance at work? | Francesca O'Connor | TEDxWorthing

[music] [clears throat] Your emotions are a problem. [clears throat and cough] Your emotions are a problem and they ruin everyone's experience of working with you. Something a former boss told me after a particularly grueling week at work.Now, it wasn't the first time I'd let that kind of comment slide, but that one stuck because the truth is I have a type. Not in the tall, dark, handsome way. I mean, at work, for years, I was drawn to a certain kind of leader.You'll recognize the type. Fast-talking, razor ...