EEC 426: What You Need to Know about Brilliant Jerks Part 2, with Dr. Katrina Burrus

Dr. Katrina Burrus is a catalyst in transforming brilliant but abrasive leaders into executives whom people actually want to follow. She also helps leaders to fast-track high-potential talents to the C-Suite and coaches CEOs of multinationals through their most high-stakes moments of change. Do Brilliant Jerks have high EQ? What are their reasons for reacting in a destructive way with others? Do you find Brilliant Jerks in families? Can you see clues that a child might become a Brilliant Jerk? In your TEDxMakati, you said that Brilliant Jerks aren't villains but have a damaged framework of connection. What do you mean by this? Can Brilliant Jerks transform into inspiring leaders? In summary, what solution do you propose, and how do you get them to engage? For sustainable change in the Brilliant Jerks, what is important to remember? Dr. Katrina Burrus What do you do when your most valuable executive is also your most difficult one? You call Dr. Katrina Burrus. As CEO of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC, Dr. Burrus transforms brilliant but abrasive leaders into executives people actually want to follow, fast-tracking high-potential talent to the C-suite and coaching multinational CEOs through their most high-stakes moments of change. She is the author of Managing Brilliant Jerks and Global Leadership , and a keynote speaker whose work has been embraced by Nestlé, Novartis, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations. She has spoken across Mexico, India, Kazakhstan, and Russia. As a founding board member of the International Coaching Federation in Switzerland, she helped define the standards of executive coaching before most of the business world knew the field existed. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode,

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EEC 426: What You Need to Know about Brilliant Jerks Part 2, with Dr. Katrina Burrus is an episode from Excellent Executive Coaching: Bringing Your Coaching One Step Closer to Excelling by Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC.

This episode is 31:35 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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