KL030: Disruption and Leadership

KL030
Whitney Johnson
Innovation and Disruption Theorist | Keynote Speaker | Best-Selling Author | Executive and Performance Coach
Disruption and Leadership
Episode Summary
Whitney Johnson is a global influencer and host of the “Disrupt Yourself” podcast. We discuss the reason it’s important for organizations and individuals to avoid complacency by disrupting themselves and continuing to adapt over time even when it seems unnecessary.
Bio
Whitney Johnson is one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50) and an expert on helping high growth organizations develop high growth individuals. As a former award-winning stock analyst on Wall Street and co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson understands how stocks and people gain and maintain momentum. She has codified her frameworks for developing high growth individuals––the S Curve of Learning and Personal Disruption frameworks in the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself, and the award-winning Build an “A” Team (Harvard Business Press, 2018), and is a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School Publishing’s Corporate Learning. In 2019, she was ranked #3 on the Global Gurus' Top 30 Organizational Culture Professionals. In 2017, she was selected from more than 16,000 candidates as a “Top 15 Coach” by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. She is a LinkedIn Influencer with 1.7 million followers and was selected as a Top Voice of 2018. Whitney hosts the weekly “Disrupt Yourself” podcast at whitneyjohnson.com.
Website
https://whitneyjohnson.com/
LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson
Twitter
http://twitter.com/johnsonwhitney
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonWhitneyauthor
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/johnsonwhitney/
Leadership Quote
“Shame limits disruption, not failure. If it is scary and lonely you are on the right path.” 
"Do not dare not to dare." C.S. Lewis
Purchase Whitney Johnson's book on Amazon.com!
Please visit KeepLeadingPodcast.com for a full transcript of this episode.
The Keep Leading!® podcast is for people passionate about leadership. It is dedicated to leadership development and insights. Join your host Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator® as he speaks with accomplished leaders and people of influence across the globe as they share their journey to leadership excellence. Listen as they share leadership strategies, techniques and insights. For more information visit https://eddieturnerllc.com or follow Eddie Turner on Twitter and Instagram at @eddieturnerjr. Like Eddie Turner LLC on Facebook. Connect with Eddie Turner on LinkedIn.
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KL030

Whitney Johnson

Innovation and Disruption Theorist | Keynote Speaker | Best-Selling Author | Executive and Performance Coach

Disruption and Leadership

Episode Summary

Whitney Johnson is a global influencer and host of the “Disrupt Yourself” podcast. We discuss the reason it’s important for organizations and individuals to avoid complacency by disrupting themselves and continuing to adapt over time even when it seems unnecessary.

Bio

Whitney Johnson is one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50) and an expert on helping high growth organizations develop high growth individuals. As a former award-winning stock analyst on Wall Street and co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson understands how stocks and people gain and maintain momentum. She has codified her frameworks for developing high growth individuals––the S Curve of Learning and Personal Disruption frameworks in the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself, and the award-winning Build an “A” Team (Harvard Business Press, 2018), and is a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School Publishing’s Corporate Learning. In 2019, she was ranked #3 on the Global Gurus' Top 30 Organizational Culture Professionals. In 2017, she was selected from more than 16,000 candidates as a “Top 15 Coach” by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. She is a LinkedIn Influencer with 1.7 million followers and was selected as a Top Voice of 2018. Whitney hosts the weekly “Disrupt Yourself” podcast at whitneyjohnson.com.

Website

https://whitneyjohnson.com/

LinkedIn

http://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson

Twitter

http://twitter.com/johnsonwhitney

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonWhitneyauthor

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/johnsonwhitney/

Leadership Quote

“Shame limits disruption, not failure. If it is scary and lonely you are on the right path.” 

"Do not dare not to dare." C.S. Lewis

Purchase Whitney Johnson's book on Amazon.com!

Please visit KeepLeadingPodcast.com for a full transcript of this episode.

The Keep Leading!® podcast is for people passionate about leadership. It is dedicated to leadership development and insights. Join your host Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator® as he speaks with accomplished leaders and people of influence across the globe as they share their journey to leadership excellence. Listen as they share leadership strategies, techniques and insights. For more information visit https://eddieturnerllc.com or follow Eddie Turner on Twitter and Instagram at @eddieturnerjr. Like Eddie Turner LLC on Facebook. Connect with Eddie Turner on LinkedIn.

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