DECODING AQ - Adaptability For The Future Of Work With Ross Thornley

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Whitney Johnson - The founder and CEO of Disruption Advisors

July 19, 2022 Ross Thornley + Special Guests Episode 74
DECODING AQ - Adaptability For The Future Of Work With Ross Thornley
Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Whitney Johnson - The founder and CEO of Disruption Advisors
Show Notes

One of the ten leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50 – an expert at helping leaders grow their people to grow their organization.

Whitney is an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning, and an executive coach and advisors to CEOs.  Host of "Disrupt Yourself" podcast at whitneyjohnson.com

Co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s late Clayton Christensen and a LinkedIn Top Voice (2020) with 1.8 million followers.

Author of 4 books:
Smart Growth
How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company.

Disrupt Yourself:™
Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve

Build an A-Team:
Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve

Dare, Dream, Do:
Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream

Ross and Whitney discuss expediency, Wall Street, investment banking, excitement, motivation, achievement, reframing fears, helping others grow, smart growth, people, personal disruption and leaving work. The pair also discuss loss of identity, Ben Hardy, measuring growth, connections to work, advancing ourselves, slowing down, resting, unplugging from technology, creative expression, theory, spirituality and being unapologetic.

Timecodes:

  • 01:15 Whitney's background in music
  • 02:49 Whitney's career path after music
  • 05:06 Drivers for studying
  • 07:09 Growth and a thirst for learning
  • 11:23 Disruptive Innovation 
  • 13:22 Disrupting individuals
  • 16:26 Letting things go and identity shifts
  • 21:34 Road to growth
  • 25:18 Exploring and transforming individuals
  • 28:49 Overwhelm and comfort
  • 33:17 Rest and relaxation
  • 34:24 HRV - Heart Rate Variable
  • 39:36 Book writing and development
  • 43:47 Whitney's Most impactful time at Clayton
  • 46:41 The last time Whitney did something for the first time

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