Being Smart Is Stupid

<p><strong style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>What if everything you've been told about leadership is wrong?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>In our hyper-competitive world we've been conditioned to believe that raw intelligence relentless optimization and strategic manipulation are the keys to great leadership. But look around-from toxic tech CEOs to burned-out executives-this smart approach is leaving a trail of dysfunction high turnover and personal suffering.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>There's a better way.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Drawing from decades of experience as a director entrepreneur and Buddhist practitioner Tricia Brouk reveals how the world's most effective leaders succeed not by being the smartest person in the room but by embracing their Buddha nature-the innate wisdom that transcends ego-driven leadership.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Through compelling stories of leaders like Winston Churchill Indra Nooyi and Satya Nadella plus practical frameworks you can implement immediately </span><em style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Being Smart Is Stupid</em><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)> will teach you how to:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Get still and respond rather than react </span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Transform performative gratitude into genuine connection</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Make wise decisions even with incomplete information </span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Liberate yourself from fear-based leadership </span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Build unshakeable trust and relationship capital</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Whether you're leading a startup managing a team or running a Fortune 500 company this book offers a revolutionary path to sustainable success-one that creates value not just for you but for everyone whose lives you touch.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Stop being smart. Start being wise.</strong></p>