{"podcast":{"title":"Communication Psychology and HR – with Gerhard Ohrband","slug":"communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749","podcast_index_feed_id":7155749,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f68ea69c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.thegomethod.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41265439/41265439-1777975091199-c1e7402ce7432.jpg","author":"Gerhard Ohrband, MA in Psychology (University of Hamburg/Germany)","episode_count":132,"summary":"I’m Gerhard, a communication psychologist and consultant from Hamburg, Germany, working with HR teams and leaders in Moldova, South Eastern Europe, and beyond. Here, we explore the psychological research behind everyday HR and workplace communication — without buzzwords and without pretending everything is easy. Each week, we unpack one topic that HR professionals often hear about but rarely understand from a scientific perspective.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749"},"episode":{"title":"Why Learning from Success Stories Might Not Be a Good Idea","slug":"why-learning-from-success-stories-might-not-be-a-good-idea","published_at":"2026-04-18T18:05:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-learning-from-success-stories-might-not-be-a-good-idea","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gerhardohrbandenglish/episodes/Why-Learning-from-Success-Stories-Might-Not-Be-a-Good-Idea-e3i3q42","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f68ea69c/podcast/play/118662722/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-18%2F422344880-44100-2-e888e54fff13b.mp3","summary":"For years, I consumed successstories, looking for patterns to replicate. It felt logical: learn from thosewho made it. But what if success stories don’t actually explain success? We often mistake correlation forcausation. People who succeed don’t always know why—and we fill in the gapswith appealing narratives. Lately, I’ve been shifting away fromself-help and toward testing ideas myself. Less imitation, moreexperimentation. What’s your take—are success storiesuseful, or misleading? #selfdevelopment #criticalthinking#businessinsights #personalgrowth #learning #entrepreneurship #mindset","meta_description":"For years, I consumed successstories, looking for patterns to replicate. It felt logical: learn from thosewho made it. But what if success stories don’t a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":703,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/episodes/why-learning-from-success-stories-might-not-be-a-good-idea/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-learning-from-success-stories-might-not-be-a-good-idea.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}