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Paradigm Shifting BooksDisrupt Yourself: The S-Curve Framework That Explains Why You Feel Stuck with Whitney JohnsonIn this episode of Paradigm Shifting Books, hosts Stephen and Britain Covey explore Disrupt Yourself with the author herself, Whitney Johnson, to discuss the powerful framework for understanding personal growth, career evolution, and why progress often feels uncomfortable before it feels rewarding. Drawing on Clayton Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation, Whitney applies the same principles used to explain market shifts to individual lives, revealing how meaningful growth requires intentional disruption.Stephen reflects on why this episode is especially timely, inviting listeners to use moments of pause, like the holiday season, to reflect on where they are in...
2025-12-2419 min
Slay The GatekeeperUn-Gatekeeping How to Manifest Like a Millionaire: Fame, Flow & Creative Freedom with Whitney UlandIn this week’s episode, I sit down with Whitney Uland, writer, coach, and creator of How to Be Famous, to talk about building a life, brand, and income that match who you are.We get into fame, creative flow, and why your “main character era” has more to do with energy than aesthetics. Whitney shares her cheat codes for success, from the millionaire morning habit that changed everything to why the world rewards people who decide they’re worthy before anyone else believes it. We also dive into the balance between structure and intuition in content creation, how to s...
2025-10-2144 min
Get Your Mind RightGYMR: BOTG - “Get the Paperwork Signed” with Whitney JohnsonLet’s be real—“just checking in” is the sales equivalent of ghosting yourself. In this episode, we’re closing the loop and tightening up that post-appointment game. Whitney Johnson takes us deep into how to follow up like a pro, use MAC texting the right way, and get that MPA signed without sounding like a lost lamb. If your deals are stalling at the paperwork stage, this is your wake-up call. No more “hope all is well” energy—we’re moving with precision and power.#getyourmindright #gymr #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #merchantservices #salesskills #followupstrategy #closingdeals #mpasigned #salesplaybook #digitalonboarding #salestraining
2025-09-1731 min
The Anxious AchieverTurning Anxiety Into Your Growth Edge with Whitney JohnsonAnxiety doesn’t have to be the thing that holds you back, it can actually be the spark that pushes you forward. In this episode, I sit down with Whitney Johnson, one of the world’s leading experts on personal disruption, to talk about what it really means to disrupt yourself and why growth often comes with discomfort, fear, and uncertainty. Whitney opens up about her leap from Wall Street, building a new identity, the lessons she’s learned as a mother and entrepreneur, and the daily practices that help her stay grounded. She also shares the question to ask yo...
2025-09-0439 min
Change is possible: Your Career Transformation GuideHow the Prestige Trap Keeps High Performers Stuck in the Wrong Career with Whitney Johnson👉 Join my community: "Change is possible" - The business community for professionals who want to stay ahead in a changing world, explore new career paths, create multiple income streams, and build a personal brand that opens new doors.Do not miss your chance to start redesigning your career, income, and life now! 🔗 https://bit.ly/anifilipovacommunity---------------------------------------In this episode of Change is Possible, host Ani Filipova welcomes Whitney Johnson, a renowned leadership expert and disruptor, to explore the transformative concept of personal disruption. They discuss how individuals can reinvent themselves, naviga...
2025-08-2550 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques212. Break It to Make It: Disrupt Your Way to the Perfect Job FitCareer growth starts with stepping outside your comfort zone.Building a successful career isn’t about following a set path—it’s about knowing when to evolve and embracing change. Whitney Johnson believes that success comes from disrupting yourself—challenging routines, stepping into discomfort, and continuously evolving. “People think staying in their comfort zone is the safe choice,” she explains, “but real growth happens when we take intentional risks.”As a bestselling author and leadership expert, Johnson has spent years helping individuals and organizations navigate change. She breaks down the S-curve of learning, a framework that helps profe...
2025-06-2625 min
The CLS Experience with Craig SiegelHow To Become A Disruptor With Whitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson, the esteemed CEO of Disruption Advisors, graces us on today’s episode of The CLS Experience with her profound insights on personal and professional growth. As a visionary in the realm of personal disruption, Whitney unpacks how individuals can ignite their own transformations, differentiating between the nuances of personal and business disruptions. Learn how embracing both major and minor changes can propel you toward meaningful growth by retraining your mind and body to welcome abundance and joy, thereby unlocking a world of new possibilities. Whitney offers a roadmap for harnessing fear as a catalyst for positive change, ra...
2025-04-1923 minGet Your Mind RightBOTG - Whitney Johnson: Love What You're SellingIn this two-part series of Get Your Mind Right- Boots on the Ground, we dive deep into the art of authentic selling with insights from Whitney Johnson. Whitney shares her perspective on how truly believing in the product you sell can lead to greater success and stronger client connections. From crafting the perfect pitch to balancing purpose with your unique selling point, we explore the essential elements of building trust and fostering genuine engagement.In Part 2, we dive into how continual learning and staying well-prepared are key to successful selling. Whitney also touches on the role of...
2025-03-1929 minGet Your Mind RightBOTG - Whitney Johnson: Love What You're SellingIn this two-part series of Get Your Mind Right- Boots on the Ground, we dive deep into the art of authentic selling with insights from Whitney Johnson. Whitney shares her perspective on how truly believing in the product you sell can lead to greater success and stronger client connections. From crafting the perfect pitch to balancing purpose with your unique selling point, we explore the essential elements of building trust and fostering genuine engagement.In Part 1, Whitney emphasizes the importance of passion and authenticity in sales and how this belief can drive results, even on...
2025-03-1721 min
The Richie Norton ShowRECAP: Whitney Johnson — Smart Growth Book & Exclusive Insights | 146I'm so excited to share this special short episode recap with a powerful message. I'm publishing this curation to help you make the most of your time. The episode features segments from the episode 095 featuring and interview with Whitney Johnson on her second appearance on the show! https://richie.libsyn.com/whitney-johnson-smart-growth-book-exclusive-insights ====== On this day Whitney Johnson informs Richie before the podcast begins that Bob Proctor passed. Whitney speaks to his memory, impact and experiences with him. Richie and Whitney also speak to the memory of Clayton Christensen and lessons Clayton...
2025-03-0615 min
Cowgirl ConfessionsSeason 5: Ep. 89 | What It Takes to Get Back in the Saddle After Becoming a Mama with 2024 Southeastern Circuit Breakaway Roping Qualifier, Whitney KellerJoin us for an inspiring journey with our guest, Whitney Keller, a 2024 Southeastern Circuit Breakaway Roping Qualifier whose life story embodies resilience, adaptability, and a passion for the rodeo world. She candildy shares the challenges and triumphs of balancing family life with the demands of competitive sports, offering insights on finding the right horses and the broader theme of starting anew after becoming a mama. This episode is rich with stories of perseverance and the importance of family, highlighting how Whitney and her husband Clint juggle their rodeo aspirations with raising their children, proving that it’s possible to th...
2024-11-1944 min
Business Leadership SeriesBuilding an A-Team with Whitney JohnsonDerek's guest this week is Whitney Johnson: Innovation and disruption theorist, keynote speaker, best-selling author, executive and performance coach.Whitney shares her unique journey and key concepts about how to motivate your employees from her book "Build an A Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve".Whitney Johnson was named one of the world's fifty most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2017.She is the author of the bestselling Build an A Team (Harvard Business Press, 2018), a Financial Times and CEO Read, Book of the Month, and the...
2024-11-1022 minThe Richie Norton ShowRECAP STACK: Whitney Johnson — Tools to Thrive During Disruption | 111I'm so excited to share this special 20 min episode stack as a highlight with a powerful message. I'm publishing this curation to help you make the most of your time. The episode features segments from the episode 033, 034, & 035 featuring Whitney Johnson and the following Aftercast & Solocast. https://richie.libsyn.com/whitney-johnson-tools-to-thrive-during-disruption ====== To fear or create. Richie Norton interviews world-renowned expert Whitney Johnson about tools to thrive during disruption. Whitney recently, writes, "But as novel as the novel coronavirus is, there is nothing new about trouble and challenge. I think when we succumb...
2024-10-2922 min
Changemaker MindsetWhitney Johnson: Creating Safety Around DisruptionWhitney Johnson was one of the top analysts on Wall Street. Yet when she met Clayton Christensen, she realized her fate path would lead somewhere else. As she would later write in a landmark in Harvard Business Review, she would disrupt herself and leave her top job at a Wall Street firm.Today, Whitney is regularly ranked as one of the top 50 business thinkers in the world and is one of the most widely sought after executive coaches. Where she once climbed the ladder as a woman in the male-dominated world of Wall Street, now she f...
2024-10-2235 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques147. Disrupt Yourself: How to Innovate Who You Are and Become Who You Can BeInnovation and disruption aren’t just for organizations. According to Whitney Johnson, we can find new possibilities for personal and professional growth — by disrupting ourselves.As an executive coach, author, and podcaster, Johnson teaches people how to level up their lives and careers through the power of personal disruption. Her book, Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, reveals how shaking things up enables us to break free of the constraints we might not even know we’re imposing on ourselves. “Personal disruption [is] a process of deliberate self-innovation; a decision to step back from who...
2024-06-1827 min
The Brand Called YouUnveiling Keys to Personal and Organizational Growth | Whitney Johnson, CEO, Disruption Advisors, a leadership development companyIn this insightful interview with Whitney Johnson, CEO of Disruption Advisors, she shares invaluable insights on personal disruption and its profound impact on individual and organizational growth. From the seven accelerants of personal disruption to the intersection of digital transformation and leadership, Whitney provides a roadmap for embracing change and driving innovation. Learn how to take the right risks, play to your strengths, and leverage failure as stepping stones to success. Join us as we delve into the world of disruption and unlock the keys to smart growth in today's dynamic landscape.
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2024-05-3127 min
How To Be Famous with Whitney UlandBecoming a Self-Made Celebrity with Content Creator Courtney Johnson (Guest Podcast)In this episode of 'How to Be Famous with Whitney Uland,' I interview my former student, Courtney Johnson. Courtney shares her journey from purchasing one of my courses to becoming a full-time creator with a loyal following on TikTok. Courtney offers career advice, life hacks, and insights into her successful business. Courtney's story is an inspiration for aspiring creators. Listeners interested in following Courtney's path can find a link to the course in the show notes.
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2024-05-2930 min
Leap Academy with Ilana GolanWhitney Johnson: Overcoming Fear as You Leap to EntrepreneurshipWhitney Johnson believed she could increase her earnings tenfold. So, she pursued business courses at night and eventually made an unusual transition from secretary to investment banker. This marked the first major disruption of her career path and set the stage for her future successes as an entrepreneur, author, and thought leader on disruption. In this episode, Whitney shares her journey of self-disruption through her major career leaps. She provides insights and strategies for professionals struggling to transition into new career phases.Whitney Johnson is a leading expert in business innovation and personal disruption...
2024-05-1457 min
Business ChoreographyEscape the Busy-ness Trap: Liberating Owner-Makers from Overwhelm and Burnout with Whitney HahnJoin Whitney Hahn in this compelling episode as she unveils the key to becoming a customer magnet and discusses the pitfalls major brands face when cleverness trumps clarity, as illustrated by the Superbowl commercial test. Whitney shares strategic insights on building financial confidence and introduces a six-part framework for business success, drawing parallels to an airplane's components.
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Whitney Hahn is a seasoned business guide with over two decades of leadership and marketing know-how. She’s the expert Entrepreneurs turn to when they hit a growth plateau. Whitney's approach is straightforward– no jarg...
2024-02-2930 min
This New WayGrowth As A Default Setting: How to Support Your Team at Different Stages of the Learning Curve (with Whitney Johnson, CEO of Disruption Advisors)👉 Check out the resources mentioned here: https://fellow.app/supermanagers/whitney-johnson-growth-as-a-default-setting/
Have you ever had a star employee whose performance suddenly dropped and you didn’t understand why?
Everyone experiences the S curve of job satisfaction. The 3 points in the “S” are always a launch point, sweet spot, and mastery. When employees reach mastery, they get bored and less motivated because they’re not getting the same amount of dopamine from performing the job as before.
A former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney Johnson applies her understanding of momentum and growth in...
2024-01-0437 min
What Now106. Midlife Makeover | Whitney Johnson shares how to find renewed purpose in the second act of lifeWhitney Johnson, author of Disrupt Yourself, shares tips for how to identify passions and interests that fill our lives with renewed purpose and meaning and how to find opportunities that allow us to manifest our true potential!
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Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream by Whitney Johnson - Amazon link
Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson - Amazon link
I Am a Mother by Jane Clayson Johnson Amazon link
Disrupt Yourself with Whitney Johnson podcast :
1. Brooke Romney : https://thedisruptionadvisors.com/280-brooke-romney-dont-define-yourself-by-what-can-be-taken-away/
2. Brooke Snow : https://thedisruptionadvisors.com/brooke-snow/
3. Arthur C. Brooks : https://thedisruptionadvisors.com/294-arthur-brooks-are-you-investing-in-your-happiness-401k-2...
2023-10-1046 min
Pit Stops to Podium: B2B RevOps PodcastUnpacking The Growth and Learning Journey // With Whitney JohnsonIn this episode of Pit Stops To Podium, we're delighted to welcome Whitney Johnson, the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a distinguished leadership development company specializing in change management. She delves into the profound significance of ongoing growth and learning, emphasizing their role in personal and professional development. Whitney also unravels the captivating concept of the S-Curve, providing a deeper understanding of its relevance and application.
For sales leaders aiming to navigate the S-Curve shift, Whitney offers guidance, shedding light on how to approach this critical transition. We also touch upon the significance of partnership...
2023-09-2923 min
Partnering Leadership268 Thursday Refresh with Whitney Johnson: How to Disrupt Yourself as a Leader and Build a High Growth Team by Mastering the S Curve of Growth | Partnering Leadership Global Thought LeaderIn today's episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan speaks with Whitney Johnson. Whitney is the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a tech-enabled talent development company. She also co-founded Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, is the host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast, and is the author of the book Smart Growth: How To Grow Your People To Grow Your Company. Whitney Johnson talked about the S-curve of personal, leadership, and organizational growth. Whitney also discussed creating a corporate culture that encourages continuous learning and development and leaders pursuing new S-curves of growth. Highlights:- Why disru...
2023-07-0645 min
What's Next! with Tiffani BovaRELOAD: Disruptive Innovation & Playing to Your Strengths with Whitney JohnsonWelcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week we're bringing back a fan-favorite episode of the What's Next! Podcast with Whitney Johnson. Whitney was recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015, was a finalist for the Top Thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London, and is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She's the author of the critically acclaimed Disrupt Yourself, one of Tiffani's favorite books. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to learn...
2023-06-1533 min
The Unlock Moment: find your purpose for leadership and life63 Whitney Johnson - Regaining Your Balance After You Disrupt YourselfIn this fascinating conversation that flows from music school to investment banking, from balance in your career to balance on the dance floor, this interview with world-leading coach Whitney Johnson is quite the journey. With millions of followers, she's the celebrated CEO of Disruption Advisors, a leadership development company helping you grow your people to grow your organisation.A Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, Whitney was named by Thinkers50 as one of the ten leading business thinkers in the world. She is a world class keynote speaker with a quite extraordinary 1.8 million followers...
2023-04-1254 min
ScaleX™ Insider PodcastWhitney Johnson – How to grow your people to grow your company for smart growth In today's conversation with Whitney Johnson we talk about how to grow your people to grow your company for smart growth, why you need to disrupt yourself to propel forward, how to emotionally regulate as a business leader to grow your company and people, how to harness the power of dopamine to achieve business success, the six stages of growth of business leaders, how to know you are on the right track in business and so much more. About Whitney Whitney Johnson is the CEO of Disruption Advisors (disruptionadvisors.co), a tech-enabled talent development company...
2023-03-0859 minScaleX™ Insider PodcastWhitney Johnson – How to grow your people to grow your company for smart growth In today's conversation with Whitney Johnson we talk about how to grow your people to grow your company for smart growth, why you need to disrupt yourself to propel forward, how to emotionally regulate as a business leader to grow your company and people, how to harness the power of dopamine to achieve business success, the six stages of growth of business leaders, how to know you are on the right track in business and so much more. About Whitney Whitney Johnson is the CEO of Disruption Advisors (disruptionadvisors.co), a tech-enabled talent development company...
2023-03-0859 min
The Psychology PodcastWhitney Johnson || Smart Business GrowthToday we welcome Whitney Johnson, CEO and co-founder of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors. Whitney is a globally recognized thought leader, keynote speaker, executive coach, and consultant. She is a frequent lecturer at Harvard Business Publishing’s Corporate Learning division. She is also the bestselling author of Disrupt Yourself and Build an A Team. Her latest book is called Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company.In this episode, I talk to Whitney Johnson about business growth. According to Whitney, the development of the individual comes first before the company’s. Grow...
2022-11-1049 min
Courage To Leap & LeadCB LIVE! Courage to Leap and Lead with Whitney Johnson, Episode 101Whitney Johnson is the CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America (2020). One of the top ten business thinkers in the world, as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. Whitney has worked at FORTUNE 100 companies, and as an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street. She co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s late Clayton Christensen. She has coached alongside the renowned Marshall Goldsmith, selected by Goldsmith in 2017 as a Top 15 Coach out of a pool of more than 17,000 candidates. Whitney understands how companies wo...
2022-09-2138 min
The New Leader with Ian DaleySmart Growth: How Managers Can Grow Themselves, Their People, and Their Business with Whitney Johnson Ep. 072 Reissue 083"Slow, fast, slow is how you grow." You know those moments when you're chatting with someone, and it's so interesting that time just flies by? That's how I felt when speaking with Whitney Johnson! In today's episode "Smart Growth: How Managers Can Grow Themselves, Their People, and Their Business" Whitney talks about her brand new book, Smart Growth, and how new managers can use it to create a breakthrough in 2022. Whitney was named one of the top ten most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2021, and is CEO...
2022-08-0941 min
Curious Leadership with Dominic MonkhouseE203 | Smart Growth Leadership and Personal Disruption with Whitney JohnsonThe fundamental unit of growth in any organisation is the individual. The more you understand about how to respond to your own deep longing to grow, the greater your capacity to grow your people, to grow your organisation, says Whitney Johnson, co-founder of tech-enabled talent development company, Disruption Advisors.Disruption Advisors supports people and organisations through coaching, training, and technology, empowering innovation through disruption. Whitney’s latest book, Smart Growth, explains if you grow your people, you grow your company. In this episode of The Melting Pot, Whitney talks about the S curve mode...
2022-07-1245 min
Daily Success Strategies - Jeff Heggie Entrepreneur & Success Coach596: Smart Growth with Whitney JohnsonJeff Heggie Daily Success Strategies
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Whitney Johnson | Smart Growth
Whitney Johnson is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America (2020). One of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. Whitney has worked at FORTUNE 100 companies, and as an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street. She co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s late Clayton Christensen. She...
2022-06-2546 min
The Remarkable Leadership PodcastGrow Your People to Grow Your Company with Whitney JohnsonOur lives are a portfolio of S-curves. We have periods of starting, learning, and mastery. Whitney Johnson joins Kevin to talk about the S-curve of Learning to measure growth; personally, professionally, and organizationally. It is hard to start something new because growth is hard. By keeping rituals (or known things), we can create calm and stability in our brains to allow for more growth. Key Points In this episode, Whitney Johnson defines the S-curve of Learning and shares the stages of growth and learning. She discusses using the S-curve of Learning for assessment. She shares examples of...
2022-06-2238 min
Anxiety At Work? Reduce Stress, Uncertainty & Boost Mental HealthDisruption for Smart Growth and Less Anxiety at Work with Whitney JohnsonWelcome to Anxiety at Work --> We hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.Whitney Johnson is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America (2020). One of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. Whitney has worked at FORTUNE 100 companies, and as an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street. She co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s...
2022-05-2726 min
The Entrepreneur Evolution193. Episode #97: Whitney Johnson – Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your CompanyOn today’s episode of the Entrepreneur Evolution Podcast, we are joined by Whitney Johnson, CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020 honoree, one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Thinkers50 ranked her one of the top ten management thinkers in the world in 2021, and in 2020 she was a Top Voice on LinkedIn, where she has 1.8 million followers. Whitney is the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of several books, including Disrupt Yourself and Build an A Team, and a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business Publishing’s Corporate Learning division. A form...
2022-05-1724 min
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters87: Whitney Johnson — The Benefits of Disrupting Yourself and Smart GrowthIf you're interested in growing in your leadership practice and being inspired to think differently and unlock greater personal potential, we want to give you a gift. Just click the link below and tell us where to send you 12 Ideas That Will Make You A Better Leader In 2022. Whitney Johnson is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America (2020). One of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. Whitney has worked at FORTUNE 100 companies, and as...
2022-04-2749 minThe Entrepreneur Evolution193. Episode #97: Whitney Johnson – Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your CompanyOn today’s episode of the Entrepreneur Evolution Podcast, we are joined by Whitney Johnson, CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020 honoree, one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Thinkers50 ranked her one of the top ten management thinkers in the world in 2021, and in 2020 she was a Top Voice on LinkedIn, where she has 1.8 million followers. Whitney is the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of several books, including Disrupt Yourself and Build an A Team, and a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business Publishing’s Corporate Learning division. A form...
2022-04-1924 min
Coaching for LeadersHow to Help People Engage in Growth, with Whitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson: Smart Growth
Whitney Johnson is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America. As one of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. She has worked at FORTUNE 100 companies, and as an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street.
Whitney co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with the late Clayton Christensen. She has coached alongside Marshall Goldsmith, selected by him in 2017 as a Top 15 Coach out of a pool of more than 17,000 candidates. She...
2022-04-1838 min
Thinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #821 - Whitney Johnson On Smart GrowthWelcome to episode #821 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #821 - Host: Mitch Joel. Growth is the goal. Helping people develop their potential - enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term — is what we, as individuals and leaders, strive toward. But how do we grow? This is the question that Whitney Johnson's new book, Smart Growth - How To Grow Your People To Grow Your Company answers. Whitney is...
2022-04-0354 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastThe Three Phases of Growth and Learning | Whitney JohnsonWe are always learning, whether it’s changing careers or learning a new instrument. But how do we transition from the curiosity stage, to completely mastering the skill? It turns out it’s a rather predictable process. The growth and learning journey we all embark on, many times in our life, can, according to Whitney Johnson, be visualized on the S Curve of Learning. The growth and learning journey comes in three phases: the Launch Point, the Sweet Spot, and Mastery.
In this episode with Whitney and in her new book “Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People...
2022-03-271h 02
Outthinkers#43—Whitney Johnson: Mastering Your Individual Growth JourneyWhitney Johnson is the CEO of human capital consultancy WLJ Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020 fastest-growing private company in America. She is an expert at helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals, and recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (#14) as named by Thinkers50. Having worked at Fortune 100 companies, been an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street, invested with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, and coached alongside the renowned Marshall Goldsmith, Whitney understands how companies work, how investors think, and how the best coaches coach–––all of which she brings to her work in coaching CEOs and CSuite e...
2022-03-2521 min
Partnering Leadership142 How to Disrupt Yourself as a Leader and Build a High Growth Team by Mastering the S Curve of Growth with Whitney Johnson | Partnering Leadership Global Thought LeaderIn today's episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan speaks with Whitney Johnson. Whitney is the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a tech-enabled talent development company. She also co-founded Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, is the host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast, and is the author of the book Smart Growth: How To Grow Your People To Grow Your Company. Whitney Johnson talked about the S-curve of personal, leadership, and organizational growth. Whitney also discussed creating a corporate culture that encourages continuous learning and development and leaders pursuing new S-curves of growth.Highlights:- Why...
2022-03-1746 min
Leadership Lab with Dr. Patrick LeddinGrow yourself and your people with bestselling author Whitney Johnson Grow yourself and your people with bestselling author Whitney JohnsonAre you ready to disrupt yourself? Do you know how to grow yourself and others in smart ways? Whitney Johnson is an innovation and disruption theorist, CEO, bestselling author, and globally recognized thought leader. She is also this week's Leadership Lab guest. Whitney joins Patrick to discuss her latest book "Smart Growth" and explore how the S Curve of Learning can help all of us to get better. An award-winning author, Johnson teaches the S Curve of Learning to managers and companies as both a keynote speaker and a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning. She...
2022-03-1636 min
Leading HumanThe S Curve of Smart Growth with Whitney JohnsonLeading teams and organizations to greatness has never been more challenging than it is right now. But there is opportunity amidst the chaos.We are now in an era of post-traumatic growth. An Egon Zehnder study reports that 80% of CEOs strongly agreed they needed to transform themselves as well as their organizations—up from 26% prior to the pandemic.Employees want to grow. Leaders want to help their people and their companies grow—and recognize that the only way to do that is to grow themselves. The challenge lies in knowing how to stop walking in circ...
2022-02-2751 minThe Richie Norton ShowWHITNEY JOHNSON — SMART GROWTH BOOK & EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS#95 On this day Whitney Johnson informs Richie before the podcast begins that Bob Proctor passed. Whitney speaks to his memory, impact and experiences with him. Richie and Whitney also speak to the memory of Clayton Christensen and lessons Clayton shared with Whitney in their work together around disruptive innovation. Whitney discusses her new book Smart Growth and how the S Curve model helps individuals and organizations create positive transformations. In Smart Growth and on this podcast, "Whitney Johnson dives more deeply than ever into the S curve of growth and learning...The growth and learning journey comes in three...
2022-02-1645 min
What's Next! with Tiffani BovaMastering Your S-Curve for Peak Performance with Whitney JohnsonWelcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I am thrilled to bring back girl boss Whitney Johnson for this week's episode of the What's Next! Podcast. Whitney is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America (2020). She also co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's late Clayton Christensen, worked as an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street, and was named one of the top ten business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. Whitney is an accomplished author of four books, and recently released "Smart Growth: H...
2022-02-1031 minThe New Leader with Ian DaleySmart Growth: How Managers Can Grow Themselves, Their People, and Their Business with Whitney Johnson"Slow, fast, slow is how you grow." You know those moments when you're chatting with someone, and it's so interesting that time just flies by? That's how I felt when speaking with Whitney Johnson! In today's episode "Smart Growth: How Managers Can Grow Themselves, Their People, and Their Business" Whitney talks about her brand new book, Smart Growth, and how new managers can use it to create a breakthrough in 2022. Whitney was named one of the top ten most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2021, and is CEO of Dis...
2022-02-0941 min
Lancefield on the LineWhitney Johnson: Mastering your learning curvesHow do you master the process of changing as a professional and as a person? How do you understand where you are on the S-curve of learning? And when you do, what will you do next? Dig into exploring the possibilities in front of you, shift gear and career, or disrupt yourself once you’ve reached mastery? How to avoid the distractions that impede your progress, and focus your attention wisely?Whitney Johnson, CEO of Disruption Advisors, and the author of a brilliant book called Smart Growth: how to grow your people to grow your company, describes th...
2022-02-0837 min
Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick SkillicornS6E149: Whitney Johnson - Smart Growth: Understanding your S-Curve journeyIn today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with award-winning author and innovation specialist Whitney Johnson. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ig #growth #innovation With nearly 2 million followers on Linkedin, she is one of the most popular speakers and experts on innovation, and we speak about her new book Smart Growth: How to Grow your People to Grow your Company. Topics covered in this episode: 00:00:45 - Whitney's journey from Wall Street to her time with Clayton Christensen, and finally to her work...
2022-02-0329 min
Human Capital LeadershipS31E12 - HBR Minute Rewind - How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself, with Whitney JohnsonIn this "HBR Minute Rewind" HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores Whitney Johnson's recent HBR video, "How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself" (Originally Aired October 4th, 2020). See the full video and all of the details here: https://youtu.be/1wrQ6Msp7wM
Overview of video: "If you’re comfortable but bored at your current position, you’re in the danger zone. Here are some ways to keep growing without leaving your company. Whitney Johnson, an executive coach and author of "Disrupt Yourself", says we give a lot of airtime to buildi...
2022-01-2321 min
Access Unmissable Free Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career DevelopmentSmart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney JohnsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company Author: Whitney Johnson Narrator: Whitney Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: Growth is the goal. To help people develop their potential, to articulate and become the self that they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. But how do we...
2022-01-1130 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job733: How to Keep Growing Over Your Whole Career with Whitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson shares key science behind learning and growth so you can continue growing your skills smartly over the long haul. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The 3 phases of growth–and how to master them 2) How to get your brain to learn faster 3) The tremendous power of ridiculously small goals Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep733 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT WHITNEY — Whitney Johnson is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-g...
2022-01-1043 min
Paradigm Shifting BooksBook #11 - Disrupt Yourself by Whitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson is considered one of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. Whitney has worked at FORTUNE 100 companies, and as an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street. She co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s late Clayton Christensen. She has coached alongside the renowned Marshall Goldsmith, selected by Goldsmith in 2017 as a Top 15 Coach out of a pool of more than 17,000 candidates. Whitney understands how companies work, how investors think, and how the best coaches coach.An award-winning author, Johnson te...
2021-12-2138 min
Latter-day Saint MBA PodcastWhitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson is the CEO of human capital consultancy Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020fastest-growing private company in America. One of the fifty leading business thinkers in the world (#14)as named by Thinkers50, Whitney and her team are expert at helping people grow their people to growtheir organization.Having worked at Fortune 100 companies, been an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street,invested with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, and coached alongside the renowned Marshall Goldsmith,Whitney understands how companies work, how investors think, and how the best coaches coach–––allof which she brin...
2021-11-2349 min
IMI Talking LeadershipResilient Leadership with Whitney JohnsonResilience has been a watch word for leaders and their teams during the disruption caused by the pandemic.
With our IMI-CUBS Organisational Resilience Survey revealing that 86% of leaders felt their organisation responded ‘well’ or ‘very well’ to the pandemic, this week on the podcast we will go deeper on that topic with National Management Conference keynote speaker, Whitney Johnson.
According to Whitney, building resilient teams and organisations starts with the individual. Through her Personal Disruption Framework and S-Curve of Learning, in this episode Whitney explains how leaders can become more comfortable taking the right risks, boost their ‘return on achievement’ and deal with ambi...
2021-10-1220 min
Human Capital LeadershipS24E17 - HBR Minute Rewind - How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself, with Whitney JohnsonIn this "HBR Minute Rewind" HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores Whitney Johnson's recent HBR video, "How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself" (Originally Aired October 4th, 2020). See the full video and all of the details here: https://youtu.be/1wrQ6Msp7wM
Overview of video: "If you’re comfortable but bored at your current position, you’re in the danger zone. Here are some ways to keep growing without leaving your company. Whitney Johnson, an executive coach and author of "Disrupt Yourself", says we give a lot of airtime to build...
2021-09-1921 min
Beyond SpeakingWhitney Johnson - Disrupting YourselfRecognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world, Whitney Johnson shares how to find your growth curve of learning, how to be agentic rather than a victim, and reframing our mindset of the last 18 months.
To learn more about Whitney Johnson, visit https://premierespeakers.com/whitney_johnson
Beyond Speaking is hosted by Brian Lord and produced by Eric Woodie
2021-08-1022 min
Outthinkers#14—Whitney Johnson: Disrupt Yourself by Mastering Your Own S CurveWhitney is the CEO of human capital consultancy WLJ Advisors, a2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America. She is an expert at helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals, and recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (#14) as named by Thinkers50. Having worked at Fortune 100 companies, been an award-winning equity analyst on Wall Street, invested with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, and coached alongside the renowned Marshall Goldsmith, Whitney understands how companies work, how investors think, and how the best coaches coach–––all of which she brings to her work in coaching CEOs and C-Suite executiv...
2021-07-0221 min
Leading with Gratitude with Chester EltonEpisode 2 - Disrupt Yourself with Whitney JohnsonIn this episode, Chester talks with Whitney Johnson. Whitney Johnson is the CEO of WLJ Advisors and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. She is an expert on helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals. Whitney is an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning and an executive coach and advisor to CEOs. She is a popular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, has 1.7 million followers on LinkedIn, where she was selected as a Top Voice in 2018, and her course on Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has...
2020-10-0630 min
Johnson City Living36. Whitney Goetz: Coming home to serve her fellow ETSU alumniToday’s guest on the Johnson City Living podcast is Whitney Goetz. Whitney has recently returned to her alma mater ETSU as executive director of ETSU’s alumni association. Whitney is a third generation ETSU grad, and is a dedicated public servant, having spent much of her career on the Washington staff of now-retired Senator Bob Corker and in Nashville at the state’s Treasury Department.
In today’s interview Whitney talks about what led her family to move home to Johnson City, the bright future she sees for ETSU Alumni, and much more.
Johnson City Liv...
2020-08-1922 min
The Credibility Nation ShowFast-track your personal growth with Whitney Johnson (CNS 002)Whitney Johnson is the CEO of WLJ Advisors and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. She is an expert on helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals. Whitney is an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning and an executive coach and advisor to CEOs. She is a popular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, has 1.7 million followers on LinkedIn, where she was selected as a Top Voice in 2018, and her course on Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has been viewed more than 1 million times. In 2019, she was ranked #3...
2020-06-1209 min
Thought Leader Life#325: Whitney Johnson and Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility Episode
Become a high-growth individual and build high-growth teams through personal disruption. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Whitney Johnson (http://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson), the CEO of boutique consultancy WLJ Advisors and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world, as named by Thinkers50.
Whitney is an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Corporate Learning, and an executive coach and advisor to CEOs. An innovation and disruption theorist, she is the author of the bestselling “Build an ‘A’ Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Lear...
2020-04-3009 min
OutsideVoices with Mark BidwellWhitney Johnson - The Disruptive Individual, Riding S Curves and Liberating ConstraintsWhitney Johnson is the author of Disrupt Yourself and a contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Whitney is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She discusses the four things that help you know whether you're on the right or wrong S curve and shares examples of how to disrupt a constraint in a company environment. 02:50 - Why did Whitney write Disrupt Yourself? 05:35 - Whitney touches on the emotional side of the job, when you first get brought on to a company. 07:35 - Are you on the low-end of the curve or simply o...
2020-04-0241 min
Servant Leadership Institute PodcastThe Disruptive Mindset with Whitney Johnson and Art BarterSLI founder Art Barter has a conversation with Whitney Johnson about the theory behind the Disruptive Mindset, the S Curve, and much more. Be sure to have a note pad handy, because these two talk about a lot! We hope you enjoy this episode.
Whitney Johnson is the CEO of WLJ Advisors and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. She is an expert on helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals. Whitney is an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning and an executive coach a...
2020-03-2551 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Have Courage Summit Podcast - Whitney JohnsonYou can access the free Have Courage summit here -> https://my.visme.co/projects/4d8e0rdy-have-courage-e-bookWhitney Johnson kindly joined me as part of the Have Courage summit previously with 3 of the key insights that I took away from our conversation being:- Disrupting yourself takes courage- The S-Curve of learning- Evaluate the positive and negative emotions of jumpingWhitney...
2019-12-2934 min
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeHave Courage Summit Podcast - Whitney JohnsonYou can access the free Have Courage summit here -> https://my.visme.co/projects/4d8e0rdy-have-courage-e-book
Whitney Johnson kindly joined me as part of the Have Courage summit previously with 3 of the key insights that I took away from our conversation being:
- Disrupting yourself takes courage
- The S-Curve of learning
- Evaluate the positive and negative emotions of jumping
Whitney can be contacted via the following means:
2019-12-2934 min
Love in ActionBuilding a High-Growth Team with Whitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson has been recognized as one of the world’s foremost management thought leaders by Thinkers 50 and Fortune magazine. She is an advisor, speaker and host of the weekly podcast, Disrupt Yourself. She joins Marcel Schwantes to discuss her recent book, Build An A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, in which she shows leaders and managers how to reduce turnover and enhance loyalty by leading their team members up their current learning curve and designing their jobs to maximize learning and engagement.High growth organizations need high growth individuals. Whitney’s why is to p...
2019-10-3136 min
Podcast Brunch ClubWhitney Johnson, host of Disrupt YourselfIn this interview, Adela chats with Whitney Johnson, the host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of Disrupt Yourself with Whitney Johnson titled “#100: Take the Right Kinds of Risks.”
Whitney is an absolute powerhouse. She is ranked on the Thinkers50 list, which is a global ranking of the 50 leading management thinkers and she’s an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, a framework she developed after co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. She’s written a number of crit...
2019-10-2234 min
Thinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #677 - Whitney Johnson On Disruptive LeadershipWelcome to episode #677 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #677 - Host: Mitch Joel. I have been following her work for a long time. Whitney Johnson is one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50) and an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, a framework codified in her two books, Disrupt Yourself - Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, and Build an "A" Team - Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. Her framework and diagnostics were developed after co-founding the D...
2019-06-2850 min
Mark Metry Show226: Whitney Johnson | Do NOT Ask Permission To Disrupt YourselfFormer award-winning Wall Street equity analyst Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and expands on in the upcoming book Build an "A" Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. (2018). Whitney's research and work in disruptive innovation starts with the understanding that the framework of disruption is at a very high level a framework for managing change - beginning with the individual. She developed her proprietary framework and d...
2019-05-0755 min
The Game Changer NetworkWhitney Johnson Disrupt YourselfDISRUPT YOURSELF: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work by Whitney Johnson
Consider this simple yet powerful idea: disruptive companies and ideas upend markets by doing something truly different—they see a need, an empty space waiting to be filled, and they dare to create something for which a market may not yet exist.
As president and co-founder of Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson utilized the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early stage companies. In this book, she will help you understand how the frameworks of disr...
2019-05-0351 min
Startup ParentDisruption: Managing Your Career With Whitney Johnson#105—Disruption: Managing Your Career Whenever I feel stuck or I’m looking for a mentor, career-wise, one of my favorite things to do is to identify people whose careers I really admire, and watch them from afar. I study how they work, what they’ve done and what changes for them over time. I learned about Whitney Johnson after I read her first book, Dare, Dream, Do. It’s about building dreams for your life, and it has so many useful applications for that time period of transition in your career after becoming a parent when you...
2019-03-1851 min
Blanchard LeaderChatHow to Build an "A" Team with Whitney JohnsonIn this episode, Whitney Johnson discusses the secrets to creating an engaged and productive team as outlined in her book, Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. Johnson shares seven ways managers can support their team members' journey up the curve. Take the right kind of risks—Help team members understand the difference between doing something just to compete, versus finding a problem that needs to be solved and creating the solution. Play to your distinctive strengths—Help team members identify what they are good at and let them appl...
2019-03-0429 min
School for Good Living Podcasts16. Whitney Johnson: Disruptive Innovation
Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption. She developed her proprietary framework and diagnostics after having co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. This framework is complemented by a deep understanding of how executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street.
SUMMARY
00:55 – What’s life about?
04:29 – Growing up.
11:48 – The psychology of disruption.
22:09 – Lightning round.
30:31 – How has the process of writing changed?
40:33 – Knowing your audience.
48:22 – Advice to people working on their first b...
2018-12-1853 min
Making It Happen with Henry Ammar#23 - "Disrupting Yourself" with Whitney JohnsonIn this episode, Whitney Johnson, one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), gives simple yet powerful, life-changing wisdom that can change anyone's life. She is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption. Her books are life-changing, disrupting your core, and forcing you to identify and face your personal conflicts. You might want to check out her books Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, Build an "A" Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. (Harvard Business Press, 2018). She is also the author of Dare, Dream, Do: R...
2018-09-2439 min
The Front Row Podcast for EntrepreneursWhitney Johnson: The Four Key Questions To Ask Yourself to Make Sure You Are On The Right PathToday’s guest, Whitney Johnson, is recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world. She is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and in her new book Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. She developed her proprietary framework and diagnostics after having cofounded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. This framework is complemented by a deep understanding of how executiv...
2018-09-1142 min
In The TrenchesITT 148: The S Curve and How to Hire Amazing Employees with Whitney JohnsonWhitney Johnson is a speaker, podcast, and author of "Build an A Team," published by Harvard Business Press. In "Build an A Team," Whitney explains her "S curve" framework - a methodology for understanding competence and mastery in the context of personal and professional development. Whitney Johnson developed her "S curve" framework and methodology when she co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund, along with Clayton Christensen (author of the one of my top 11 books for entrepreneurs). Using the "S curve," you can better facilitate the development of employees (and yourself) - and it's even a great tool for identifying and...
2018-07-2332 min
Mentors for Military PodcastEP-143 | Disrupt Yourself | Build an "A" Team | Whitney JohnsonRecognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and in her latest book Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. (Harvard Business Press, 2018). She is also the author of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream. Whitney joins Robert and Scott Johnson on this episode to talk about why you want to disr...
2018-07-1945 min
Living Fully ConversationsWhitney Johnson, Author of 'Build an A-Team'Whitney Johnson and I first met each other several years ago through social media. She had published her very first book, 'Dare, Dream, Do,' and was working on her second book, "Disrupt Yourself." We’ve since had the pleasure of getting together in person and supporting each other in our respective endeavors. I’m happy to share that today we’ll be discussing Whitney’s third book, 'Build an A-Team.'
Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to help them retain their top talent, build an A-team, and be a boss people love. Whitney was the co-f...
2018-06-0633 min
OutsideVoices with Mark BidwellLearn, Leap, Rinse, Repeat with Whitney JohnsonIn this episode, we are joined by Whitney Johnson to discuss her upcoming book, Build an A-Team. Whitney is the author of the bestselling book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Innovation to Work, and is the founder of the accompanying Disrupt Yourself podcast. Whitney is also a noted speaker, and executive and innovation coach, and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review. What was covered The S-curve, and how it can be used to gauge not only product growth and investment, but individual learning and innovation The stages of learning in the S-curve...
2018-05-0141 min
Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney JohnsonBenjamin Hardy: Use Your Distinctive Strengths to GrowBenjamin Hardy was going nowhere. After barely graduating high school, he admits that he spent 12-15 hours a day playing World of Warcraft while living at his cousin's house with no job. He wanted to be better, but didn't know how to take that desire and transform it into action. It wasn't until Benjamin's environment changed that he realized he had the capacity to be different. Years later, Benjamin is a foster parent to three children, one of the top contributors on Medium, a PhD candidate in psychology, and author of the powerful and compelling book, Willpower...
2018-03-0642 min
What's Next! with Tiffani BovaDisruptive Innovation: Play to Your Strengths with Whitney Johnson Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, Whitney Johnson joins Tiffani on the podcast. Whitney was recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015, was a finalist for the Top Thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London, and is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She's the author of the critically acclaimed Disrupt Yourself, one of Tiffani's favorite books. Tiffani and Whitney talk about personal disruption – a favorite conversational topic for both women. Disruption is bound to happen, at work...
2017-10-1233 min
Ethical Leadership – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minBe Your Best Self – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minBusiness growth – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minTeam-building – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minKnow and build on strengths – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minLeadership – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minStick to Your Principles – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minMake a Difference! – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 minReach Your Full Potential – The Mentors RadioDISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring two best-sellers—“Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work,” and “Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream,” with a third book in production. Listeners to the show (and podcast) will learn how to put the power of disruption to work for themselves. Johnson talks about taking the right risks, playing to your own dis...
2017-10-0752 min
The Game Changer NetworkWhitney Johnson - Dare Dream DoRemarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream
Whitney Johnson, popular Harvard Business Review blogger, has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book, Johnson directs her attention to teaching women, in particular, a three-step model for personal advancement and happiness. She first encourages us to DARE to boldly step out, to consider disrupting life as we know it. Then she teaches us how to DREAM, to give life to the...
2017-02-1551 min
Disciplined Disruption Podcast#011 - Whitney Johnson - From Musician to Top Banker And BeyondWhitney Johnson shares her amazing journey from studying music to becoming a top Wall Street Banker, an Investor and now also Author. Her latest book is "Disrupt Yourself" which fits perfectly to the theme of the Podcast. Her journey wasn't as streamlined as it sounds. She disrupted herself multiple times. And she has also had her lows. What I really liked about the conversation with Whitney was that she made me share some of my lows and own disruptions too. We also discuss her model from the book when you go through such a...
2017-01-1245 min
Reinventure Me105 How to Disrupt Yourself (with author Whitney Johnson)Are you ready for change? Feel complacent, under-challenged, or maybe like you’ve put in your time already? If so, it’s time to disrupt yourself.
This week’s Inspire Me quote is from Whitney Johnson—and is a flip on Winston Churchill’s famous “Never, never, never give up” quote:
“Always, always, always show up.”
In this episode, Whitney Johnson joins Leary and Armin to talk about:
Disruptive innovations.
The “S-curve”—a mathematical equation that helps us understand how innovation is adopted.
The signs of plateauing and knowing when to jump to the next “S-curve...
2016-03-0332 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhitney Johnson | Using Disruptive Innovation To Drive GrowthWhen it comes to disruptive innovation, the common and natural tendency is to view it from the lens of organizational growth and evolution. But can the power of disruptive innovation also be applied at the individual level to drive personal success and growth, and if so, how exactly do we go about doing that? It's the question that serves as the guiding focus of my talk with management thinker, writer, and author, Whitney Johnson.Whitney is the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm she co-founded with renowned innovation thinker Clayton Christensen. She's also a former award-winning Wall Street...
2015-12-1547 min
The Innovation Engine Podcast79. Innovation & Personal Disruption, with Whitney JohnsonOn this week’s episode of the podcast, we look at how to use the tenets of disruptive innovation to chart one's own optimal career path and improve performance in the workplace. We talk about how listeners can use the S-curve to understand their own career trajectory, why you should allow your brain to create obstacles for you rather than decrying the fact that it does, and the importance of learning to plan not to plan.Whitney Johnson joins us on this episode of the podcast to discuss those topics and more. Whitney's latest book, Disrupt Yourself: Put...
2015-09-2827 minThe Innovation Engine Podcast79. Innovation & Personal Disruption, with Whitney JohnsonOn this week’s episode of the podcast, we look at how to use the tenets of disruptive innovation to chart one's own optimal career path and improve performance in the workplace. We talk about how listeners can use the S-curve to understand their own career trajectory, why you should allow your brain to create obstacles for you rather than decrying the fact that it does, and the importance of learning to plan not to plan.Whitney Johnson joins us on this episode of the podcast to discuss those topics and more. Whitney's latest book, Disrupt Yourself: Put...
2015-09-2827 min
Grab The Vivid Full Audiobook Now, Busy Professionals!Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream by Whitney JohnsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211850to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream
Author: Whitney Johnson
Narrator: Karen Saltus
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes
Release date: February 1, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
Whitney Johnson, popular Harvard Business Review blogger, has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book, Johnson directs her attention to teaching women...
2014-02-017h 10