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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 profession...2025-06-2625 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakCo-Creation - Ft. Alia Whitney-Johnson w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful EmpathyWatch this episode featuring Alia Whitney-Johnson, Founder of Emerge, to discover why the IDG skill “Co-Creation” is not just a strategy—it’s a transformative practice when rooted in trust, equity, and our shared humanity.In this insightful conversation, Alia shares how her social impact journey—which began in Sri Lanka at the age of 19 —has been guided by a commitment to trauma-informed restorative practices and justice. She also emphasises how genuine co-creation requires psychological safety, inclusive language, and a radical reimagining of power dynamics. 00:00 Preview00:28 Introduction 01:05 Abo...2025-05-0852 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 min
Get 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
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...2024-06-1825 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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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 :
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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
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...2023-09-1022 min
Let Go & Lead with Maril MacDonaldWhitney Johnson | How personal disruption unlocks innovation and success In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Maril talks with bestselling author, world-class coach and CEO and Co-Founder of Disruption Advisors Whitney Johnson. After a successful career on Wall Street, Whitney had an epiphany: she wanted to apply the immense knowledge she’d gained from modeling and analyzing stock performance to see if the same rules could be applied to people. Over a wide-ranging conversation around disruption, Whitney speaks to the power of personal disruption; explains her S-curve model, which she uses to better understand how individuals change and grow; and walks through the seven accelerants of productive disruption. At...2023-08-0839 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...2023-06-1533 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 co...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 co...2023-03-0859 min
Expand Your ZoneThe Roadmap For Successful Growth With Whitney JohnsonIn this episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames chats with the wonderful Whitney Johnson. Whitney Johnson is the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a tech-enabled talent development company. She was named a 2021 Top #10 Business Thinkers by Thinkers50, and is a globally recognized thought-leader, keynote speaker, executive coach, and consultant. Whitney is the WSJ, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company (Harvard Business Press, 2022).Zachary and Whitney dive into her book Smart Growth and the idea of the S-Curve. She also shares her three big “aha mo...2022-12-2839 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 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
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 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 is the author of Disrupt...2022-04-1838 min
Six Pixels of Separation PodcastSPOS #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...2022-03-1636 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 release...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
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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
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-growing private company in America and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. She is an award-winning...2022-01-1045 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
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 Woodie2021-08-1022 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 jumping...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
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
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 apply...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...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 comp...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 wor...2017-10-1233 min
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 minEthical 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 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 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 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 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
Electric Ladies PodcastDisrupt Yourself: w Whitney Johnson, Author, “One of the Most Influential Management Thinkers”“Sometimes sideways or backwards turns into a slingshot,” Whitney Johnson on Green Connections Radio Do you want to make a bigger impact? To be yourself at work? Listen to this enlightening conversation between Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson and Whitney Johnson, award-winning executive from Wall Street to Twitter and author of “Disrupt Yourself.” Grab a pen and paper or your laptop to take notes, and you’ll want to listen to it a couple of times, too. Every few minutes has something you’ll want to think about in the context of your own life and choices. Here are a few ti...2017-01-0345 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
Whitney Johnson-DISRUPT YOURSELF: Put the Power of Disruptive Innovation to WorkDISRUPT YOURSELF: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work by Whitney Johnson
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Whitney Johnson. The original live interview was 2/5/16.
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 disr...2016-02-0552 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 Learning Leader Show With Ryan HawkWhitney Johnson – How To Disrupt Yourself To Dare, Dream, and DO Remarkable ThingsEpisode 063: Whitney Johnson – How To Disrupt Yourself To Dare, Dream, and DO Remarkable Things
This was a very interesting conversation with Whitney Johnson... She has an extremely interesting story to tell about how she disrupted herself in order to do something bigger. She was an incredibly successful equity analyst and she quit in order to follow a dream of doing something bigger and helping others.
Whitney Johnson is an investor, speaker, author, and leading thinker on driving innovation through personal disruption. Johnson is the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, along with Clayton Christensen where they led th...2015-10-1542 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 min