LCI 2021-22 | Talking to Global Minds Series: Ethan Kross

The University of Nicosia and Globaltraining, in collaboration with the UNIC Career Success Centre and selected sponsors are bringing to you the series of talks “Talking to Global Minds”, featuring some of the brightest minds on the planet, namely Peter Hinssen, Suneel Gupta, Costas Markides and Ethan Kross. Join the brightest minds on the planet, who challenge the status quo in business, spearhead innovation and shape our ideas for the decisive year ahead.

Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and best-selling author in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions and relationships. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, The Economist, The Atlantic, Forbes, and Time.

His book ‘Chatter’ reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live a healthier, more satisfying, and a more productive life. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you’re likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head.

When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk—what he calls “chatter”—can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure. Kross says the good news is, “we’re already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favor”.