Only At Stern: Professor Dolly Chugh on Becoming the Person You Mean to Be
Dolly Chugh is a management professor at NYU Stern and a social psychologist. She studies the psychology of good people.
In 2018, Professor Chugh delivered a groundbreaking TED Talk, exploring how to let go of being a "good" person — and instead acknowledge mistakes to continue growing, what she coined as “good-ish.” It was one of the most popular TED Talks of 2018 and has more than 5 million views. That same year, Professor Chugh published her acclaimed debut book, “The Person You Mean To Be: How Good People Fight Bias.” The book highlights how to confront difficult issues so that you can make the world and yourself better.
Her most recent book, “A More Just Future: Psychological Tools For Reckoning With Our Past And Driving Social Change,” is an evidence-based guide for confronting US history and building a better future. Professor Chugh expanded on these themes as a featured speaker at SXSW 2023, discussing can we love a country with a complicated past?
Her research focuses on allyship, mindset, and bias has been published by top journals, and her newsletter, “Dear Good People,” reaches almost 10,000 people every month
Learn more about Professor Chugh in this video:
Noteworthy media coverage featuring Professor Chugh’s work:
- Phil in the Blanks | “The Psychology Of Good People” | 12/30/2022
- TODAY Show | “Finding the value of being a ‘good-ish’ person” | 6/17/2019
- Ten Percent Happier Podcast | “The Many Benefits of a “Paradox Mindset | Dolly Chugh” | 3/8/2023
- The Wall Street Journal op-ed | “U.S. History Has Plenty of Good and Bad. Here’s How to See Both.” | 12/4/2022
- CNN | “How to Rethink What It Means to Be a Patriot, According to a Social Psychologist” | 11/9/2022
- Fast Company op-ed | “How the Oldest Brewery in New Orleans Renamed Itself to Be More Inclusive and Competitive” | 10/18/2022
- The New York Times op-ed | “What to Do When You’re the Only Woman in the Room” | 6/27/2019
- CNBC | “Business books recommended by Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Other Successful People” | 12/17/2018
- Inc | “12 New Books Packed With Fresh Ideas, Courtesy of Adam Grant” | 9/11/2018
Professor Chugh’s Books:
A More Just Future: Psychological Tools For Reckoning With Our Past And Driving Social Change
The Person You Mean To Be: How Good People Fight Bias
