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Derek'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 critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). Publisher's Weekly described it as "savvy...often counter-intuitive...superb" while the Boston Globe called it the "'What Color is Your Parachute?' career guide for the entrepreneurial age."Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to retain their top talent, to build an A team, and to help them earn the gold star–be a boss people love.She formerly was the co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard's Clayton Christensen, where they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for Korea's Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund's strategy. During her tenure, the CAGR of the Fund was 11.98% v. 1.22% for the S&P 500.She is also formerly an award-winning Wall Street analyst. She was an Institutional Investor-ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years, and was rated by Starmine as a superior stock-picker. As an equity analyst, stocks under coverage included America Movil (NYSE: AMX), Televisa (NYSE: TV) and Telmex (NYSE: TMX), which accounted for roughly 40% of Mexico's market capitalization.Whitney is a frequent contributor for the Harvard Business Review, she has over 1.5 million followers on Linkedin, was named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Influencer category for 2018, and her LinkedIn course The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has 1 million+ views.She is a member of the original cohort of Marshall Goldsmith's #100 coaches.Learn more at https://whitneyjohnson.com/

I'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 to fear and the paralysis or overreaction that it can stimulate, we are more likely to abandon the ship than to have it simply sink on its own." Whitney Johnson explains, "Resources are meant to be used. Let's keep the resources circulating and at work. Let's keep living. Invest in the future. It will affect everything we do and are. And our children. Our children's children. There will be opportunities for new growth; if we look for those and embrace the constraints (can't travel, must telecommute, lost half the budget, have to start again in a new place or start a new business, etc.) we will emerge from this perhaps historic moment better prepared for the challenges of the future. Which will come. Innovation is the happy fruit of the resourcefulness demanded by hard times."   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 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. 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 Learning Curve, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.  In these books, she codifies her frameworks for developing high-growth individuals and organizations – the Personal Disruption and the S Curve of Learning frameworks. Whitney was the cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen, through which they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for South Korea's Coupang, currently valued at more than $9 billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund's strategy. As a former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney understands momentum and growth. She was an Institutional Investor–ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years and was rated by StarMine as a superior stock picker. Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, publishes a popular weekly newsletter, and she is married with two children. The interview takes place on March 16, 2020 just as the USA wakes up to the impacts and implications of COVID-19 and social distancing becomes the new normal. Gathering places like restaurants and event are closed down. The nation is being asked to not meet in groups larger than 10. Major cities worldwide are shutting doors, countries shutting borders and the future is unknown. COVID-19 carriers are rarely speaking up. The world fears contracting the Coronavirus and little is known about what to do if you do.   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:   RICHIE NORTON SHOW COMMUNITY:https://www.facebook.com/groups/richiepodcast      RICHIE NORTON SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: http://www.richienorton.com/      RICHIE NORTON SOCIAL:      INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/richie_norton LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardnorton FB: https://www.facebook.com/richienorton TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/richienorton

Innovation 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 you are to slingshot into who you can be,” she explains.In this Think Fast, Talk Smart episode with host Matt Abrahams, Johnson offers strategies for tailoring messages to different audiences, reveals the key ingredients for successful communication, and explains how disrupting yourself can open new doors and help you reach your full potential.Episode Reference Links:Whitney Johnson: Website Whitney's Books: Website Whitney's Podcast: Disrupt Yourself Podcast Lindsay McMahon's Podcast: All Ears English Podcast Clayton Christensen's Book: The Innovator's DilemmaEp.118 Maximizing You Personal Brand: Communicating Who You Are to Help Get What You Want YouTube / Website Ep.138 Speak Your Truth: Why Authenticity Leads to Better Communication YouTube / WebsiteConnect:Email Questions & Feedback >>> thinkfast@stanford.eduEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn Page, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInStanford GSB >>> LinkedIn & TwitterChapters:(00:00:00) IntroductionHost Matt Abrahams introduces Whitney Johnson, keynote speaker and executive coach.(00:01:25) The Concept of DisruptionThe definition of disruption, and the benefits of personal disruption and self-innovation.(00:02:48) Identifying and Leveraging Distinctive StrengthsHow to identify distinctive strengths through observing frustrations, listening to compliments, and valuing inherent skills.(00:06:11) The S Curve of LearningThe S curve model, its stages, and how it relates to personal and organizational growth.(00:11:56) Tenacity and Tolerance in Personal DisruptionThe importance of tenacity, and the ability to tolerate ambiguity and failure during the disruptive process.(00:13:35) Encouraging Disruptive Ideas in OrganizationsStrategies for leaders to foster a culture that encourages disruptive ideas and constructive dialogue within teams.(00:17:00) The Final Three QuestionsWhitney shares how she tailors her communication for varying audiences, a communicator she admires, and her recipe for successful communication.(00:22:30) Conclusion See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Derek'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 critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). Publisher's Weekly described it as "savvy...often counter-intuitive...superb" while the Boston Globe called it the "'What Color is Your Parachute?' career guide for the entrepreneurial age." Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to retain their top talent, to build an A team, and to help them earn the gold star–be a boss people love. She formerly was the co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard's Clayton Christensen, where they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for Korea's Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund's strategy. During her tenure, the CAGR of the Fund was 11.98% v. 1.22% for the S&P 500. She is also formerly an award-winning Wall Street analyst. She was an Institutional Investor-ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years, and was rated by Starmine as a superior stock-picker. As an equity analyst, stocks under coverage included America Movil (NYSE: AMX), Televisa (NYSE: TV) and Telmex (NYSE: TMX), which accounted for roughly 40% of Mexico's market capitalization. Whitney is a frequent contributor for the Harvard Business Review, she has over 1.5 million followers on Linkedin, was named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Influencer category for 2018, and her LinkedIn course The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has 1 million+ views. She is a member of the original cohort of Marshall Goldsmith's #100 coaches. Learn more at https://whitneyjohnson.com/

When you are up to your eyeballs in the Good Work you do every day, it's sometimes impossible to figure out how to level up and get to your Great Work. That's why I'm excited to be speaking to Whitney Johnson, the author of Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, as well as Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream. Whitney's a recognized thought leader on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. (Be sure to tune into her Disrupt Yourself podcast.) In this conversation, we really get into: Strategies for getting to the next level Signals that it might be time for a new challenge Failure, and why that's important How to figure out what your next level might be When to stay and when to go

Whitney Johnson is an innovation and disruption theorist and CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors. She hosts the long-running Disrupt Yourself Podcast and is the author of multiple books, including Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and, most recently, Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company. Leading Learning Podcast co-host Celisa Steele and Whitney dive into key concepts from Smart Growth, particularly the S Curve of Learning, and why knowing where you and others are on the curve leads to individual, team, and organizational growth. They also discuss the relationship between leading and learning and how the S curve can be used as a powerful tool to guide, assess, and elevate your learning business. Full show notes and a transcript are available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode303.

Get to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields. Whitney Johnson is 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 Learning Curve,” and the critically-acclaimed “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.” In these books, she codifies her frameworks for developing high-growth individuals and organizations: the “Personal Disruption” and the “S Curve of Learning” frameworks. If you want to grow but don't know what growth looks like, reach out to Whitney Johnson by visiting her website, https://whitneyjohnson.com, and going to http://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson.   Brandon Dawson the Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner of Cardone Ventures. He is also a serial entrepreneur, business strategist, and author. Brandon is a respected and sought-after lecturer and CEO advisor on entrepreneurship, leadership, and business-building strategies. He provides mastermind coaching and partnership programs for business owners who are looking to scale their business without compromising their core values and family life. He is focused on helping business owners and entrepreneurs maximize their value and quality of life through the attainment of personal, professional, and financial goals. If you want to grow your business but you're struggling with doing that while maintaining your core values and family life at the same time, reach out to Brandon Dawson and Cardone Ventures via https://www.cardoneventures.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/BrandonMDawson. Jason Safford is the chief wealth architect at Green Mind Initiative and podcast host at “Green Your Mind.” He is also a speaker who is recognized nationally and a thought leader, consultant, coach, and author. Jason conducts coaching for executives and entrepreneurs about how to effectively and efficiently grow their businesses. He helps bring results for his clients so that they can accelerate growth and positively impact bottom-line results. If you want to grow your business and you've got too many different directions to go in, and you need more focus, you should reach out to Jason Safford by visiting his website at http://www.greenmindinitiative.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/JasonSafford.  Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://ahathat.com), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty years and regularly spends four weeks in Europe with family and friends. Visit https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ for an archive of all the podcast episodes. Connect to Mitchell Levy on: Credibility Nation YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3kGA1LI Credibility Nation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credibilitynation/ Mitchell Levy Present AHA Moments: https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ Thought Leader Life: https://thoughtleaderlife.com Twitter: @Credtabulous Instagram: @credibilitynation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 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 building disruptive products and services, to buying and/or investing in disruptive companies, and we should. Both are vital engines of economic growth. But, the most overlooked engine of growth is the individual. If you are really looking to move the world forward, begin by innovating on the inside, and disrupt yourself."  Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson) 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. 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 executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street. In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Check out Dr. Westover's book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/bluerthanindigo. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/  Ranked #6 Workplace Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/  Ranked #7 HR Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/  Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hcipodcast/support

Whitney Johnson is an innovative thinker on individual and team growth. She has been named one of the 50 leading business thinkers by Thinkers50 and is the author of several award winning books, including 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. Whitney is also the host of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Her new book, Smart Growth, will be available for purchase by the time you hear this episode. Whitney joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how leaders can build fast-improving teams.

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 also 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 Learning Curve, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.As a former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney understands momentum and growth. She was an Institutional Investor–ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years and was rated by StarMine as a superior stock picker.

In 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 building disruptive products and services, to buying and/or investing in disruptive companies, and we should. Both are vital engines of economic growth. But, the most overlooked engine of growth is the individual. If you are really looking to move the world forward, begin by innovating on the inside, and disrupt yourself."  Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson) 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. 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 executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street. In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Check out Dr. Westover's new book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/bluerthanindigo. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/  Ranked #6 Workplace Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/  Ranked #7 HR Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/  Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

In 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 been viewed more than 1 million times. 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.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 Learning Curve, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.  In these books, she codifies her frameworks for developing high-growth individuals and organizations – the Personal Disruption and the S Curve of Learning frameworks. Whitney was the cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen, through which they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for South Korea's Coupang, currently valued at more than $9 billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund's strategy.As a former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney understands momentum and growth. She was an Institutional Investor–ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years and was rated by StarMine as a superior stock picker. Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, publishes a popular weekly newsletter, and she is married with two children. LifeGuides is a peer-to-peer community that helps people navigate through their day-to-day stressors by providing a place of empathy, listening, wisdom and support with a Guide who has walked in your shoes, experiencing the same challenge or life experience as you.

As part of our "HBR Minute" series, spotlighting thought-provoking HBR videos and their key takeaways, Dr. Westover explores Whitney Johnson's recent HBR video, "How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself."  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 building disruptive products and services, to buying and/or investing in disruptive companies, and we should. Both are vital engines of economic growth. But, the most overlooked engine of growth is the individual. If you are really looking to move the world forward, begin by innovating on the inside, and disrupt yourself." Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson) 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 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 executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street. In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/

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 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. 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 Learning Curve, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. In these books, she codifies her frameworks for developing high-growth individuals and organizations – the Personal Disruption and the S Curve of Learning frameworks. Whitney was the cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation. Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, publishes a popular weekly newsletter, and she is married with two children. Visit https://whitneyjohnson.com/ To learn more about Whitney Johnson and her company visit Mitchell Levy is the Global Credibility Expert at AHAthat, the first AHA leadership (Thought Leadership) platform on the market for thought leaders, experts and companies to unleash their genius to the world. His passion is helping entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Suite Executives get known as thought leaders & become best-selling authors with the AHA platform. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is an international best selling author with 60 business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Visit https://www.credibilitynation.com to learn more about the Credibility Nation community. Visit https://www.ahathat.com/author to learn how you can become an Amazon best-selling author in 4 months.

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 also 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 Learning Curve, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.As a former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney understands momentum and growth. She was an Institutional Investor–ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years and was rated by StarMine as a superior stock picker.

Whitney 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 on the wrong curve? 07:55 - Are you taking the right kinds of risks? 08:35 - Play to your strengths. We often undervalue them. 10:35 - You will get on the wrong curve, but that doesn't mean it can't benefit you. 11:25 - Constraints can be a good thing when you're trying to disrupt. 12:55 - Whenever you ask people to adopt a brilliant idea, you're asking them to jump to a new curve. 15:35 - How do you really take advantage of constraints? Whitney shares an example. 20:40 - What are good leaders doing to create innovation? 24:15 - What do good leaders do in times of failure? 27:30 - How would Whitney help an executive innovate? 30:20 - How important is curiosity and where do you go to get the proper stimulation? 32:20 - What's next for Whitney? 34:30 - Whitney asked employees, at a Fortune 50, how many of them were using their strengths every day at w 35:55 - What are your morning rituals? 37:00 - What has Whitney changed her mind about recently? 38:00 - What advice would Whitney give to her 25-year-old self? Resources:  Whitney Johnson's Website - https://whitneyjohnson.com/  Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, https://www.amazon.com/Disrupt-Yourself-Putting-Disruptive-Innovation/dp/1629560529

SLI 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 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 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. 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 Learning Curve, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.  In these books, she codifies her frameworks for developing high-growth individuals and organizations – the Personal Disruption and the S Curve of Learning frameworks. Whitney was the cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen, through which they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for South Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at more than $9 billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund’s strategy.  As a former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney understands momentum and growth. She was an Institutional Investor–ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years and was rated by StarMine as a superior stock picker. Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, publishes a popular weekly newsletter, and she is married with two children.

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 award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning and an executive coach and advisor to CEOs. In this episode, Whitney and Brian talk about her critically-acclaimed book “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.”

Whitney Johnson knows the best way to push people beyond their own limits and help them reach their goals. Whitney has been named one of the 50 leading business thinkers by Thinkers50 and is the author of several award winning books, including 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.  Whitney has also been named a top 15 coach by Marshall Goldsmith and is the host of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Whitney joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about working on Wall Street, personal disruption, and why it’s sometimes necessary to take a step backwards in order to pursue the correct path.

Whitney Johnson is the CEO of WLJ Advisors and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. Whitney is an award-winning author, 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 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 the author of the bestselling Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, and Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, publishes a popular weekly newsletter, and she is married with two children.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Whitney Johnson is the CEO of WLJ Advisors and one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. Whitney is an award-winning author, 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 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 the author of the bestselling Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, and Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, publishes a popular weekly newsletter, and she is married with two children.   Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com).   This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us.   This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Whitney Johnson is a leading business thinker and expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption. She covers the framework for personal disruption in the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.  Originally an award-winning stock analyst, Whitney chose to leave her Wall Street career behind at the height of her career. This bold act of personal disruption and the following years of entrepreneurial exploration led to her new career as a business coach, writer and speaker.  Whitney is the host of the popular Disrupt Yourself Podcast. You can gain special insights into her seven-point framework for personal disruption by listening to Disrupt Yourself episode #120, “Play to Your Distinctive Strengths” at https://whitneyjohnson.com/distinctive-strengths/. In this episode Whitney and I discuss: How she went from secretary to award-winning Wall Street analyst Why taking a step backward was Whitney’s slingshot forward on Wall Street How disrupting yourself sets you up for greater success Why Lady Gaga is the perfect example of personal disruption The three factors that helped her develop the confidence to make big leaps The importance of grieving failure Resources mentioned Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton Christensen Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller  My book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist, is now available for pre-order (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound). I’ve been ecstatic about the early reviews. The book was named a “must read” by Susan Cain (NYT Bestselling Author of Quiet), “endlessly fascinating” by Daniel Pink (NYT Bestselling Author of Drive and A Whole New Mind), and “bursting with practical insights” by Adam Grant (NYT Bestselling Author of Originals). If you pre-order the book, you’ll get immediate digital access to read on your favorite device. That means you can start reading it NOW, months before the book is published. You’ll also get pre-order bonuses worth at least 10 times the cost of the book. You can check out the bonuses at rocketsciencebook.com. Why am I running a pre-order campaign? First, pre-order bonuses are my way of thanking you for supporting my writing.  Second, I’m donating 100% of my royalties (up to $10,000) from the pre-order sales to a non-profit called charity: water, which is on a mission to create a future where everyone has access to clean and safe drinking water.  My goal is to sponsor an entire water project, which will cost $10,000 and bring clean water to a community of roughly 300 people. By pre-ordering the book, you’ll help bring this goal to life. Third, pre-orders carry tremendous weight in book promotion. Major bookstores use pre-order numbers to gauge public interest in the book. If the pre-order numbers are high, they’ll stock more copies of the book, which, in turn, means more readers will see it. You can pre-order any edition of the book from any bookseller (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound). After you pre-order the book, please forward your receipt to rocket@ozanvarol.com, and your bonuses will land in your inbox. 

Bio: 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 book, Build an A Team, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to retain […]

Bio: 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 book, Build an A Team, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to retain their top talent, to build an A team, and to help them earn the gold star–be a boss people love. Whitney formerly was the co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, where they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund’s strategy. She is also formerly an award-winning Wall Street analyst. She was an Institutional Investor-ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years. Whitney is a frequent contributor for the Harvard Business Review, she has over 1.5 million followers on Linkedin, was named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Influencer category for 2018, and her LinkedIn course The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has 1 million+ views. She is a member of the original cohort of Marshall Goldsmith’s #100 coaches. Notes: How Whitney got on Marshall Goldsmith’s list of 100 coaches The importance of charging what you are worth The pay for performance model vs hourly charging Why Whitney started the Forty Women over Forty to watch Why womens career’s don’t take off as quickly as men’s do The concept behind ‘Disrupt Yourself’ and the work she did with Clayton Christensen Why people need to disrupt themselves Why and how everyone is on an S-Curve How the Chief Marketing Officer disrupted himself How to get past fear of trying new things The most common challenge that most company executives are dealing with What to do if someone on your team is on the top of the curve and they are happy Whitney’s book build an A-Team How to identify executives and help them disrupt themselves Whitney’s proudest moments of moving up as an investment banker Whitney’s biggest failure of judging and treating a co-worker poorly How diminishers act out of fear The challenge of giving people feedback or not getting enough feedback The importance of building the feedback “muscle” and getting and giving on day 1 Trends: More people hiring coaches Platform: Coach Logix Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Advice: Focus on improving yourself before helping others Links: Book: Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve Book: Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson Book: The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck Book: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Marshall Goldsmith – 100 Coaches Forty Over 40 – Forty Women to Watch Over 40 Disrupt Yourself Podcast Whitney’s website Email Address: wj@whitneyjohnson.com For questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

Bio: 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 book, Build an A Team, and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to retain their top talent, to build an A team, and to help them earn the gold star–be a boss people love. Whitney formerly was the co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, where they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. She was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund’s strategy. She is also formerly an award-winning Wall Street analyst. She was an Institutional Investor-ranked equity research analyst for eight consecutive years. Whitney is a frequent contributor for the Harvard Business Review, she has over 1.5 million followers on Linkedin, was named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Influencer category for 2018, and her LinkedIn course The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has 1 million+ views. She is a member of the original cohort of Marshall Goldsmith’s #100 coaches. Notes: How Whitney got on Marshall Goldsmith’s list of 100 coaches The importance of charging what you are worth The pay for performance model vs hourly charging Why Whitney started the Forty Women over Forty to watch Why womens career’s don’t take off as quickly as men’s do The concept behind ‘Disrupt Yourself’ and the work she did with Clayton Christensen Why people need to disrupt themselves Why and how everyone is on an S-Curve How the Chief Marketing Officer disrupted himself How to get past fear of trying new things The most common challenge that most company executives are dealing with What to do if someone on your team is on the top of the curve and they are happy Whitney’s book build an A-Team How to identify executives and help them disrupt themselves Whitney’s proudest moments of moving up as an investment banker Whitney’s biggest failure of judging and treating a co-worker poorly How diminishers act out of fear The challenge of giving people feedback or not getting enough feedback The importance of building the feedback “muscle” and getting and giving on day 1 Trends: More people hiring coaches Platform: Coach Logix Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Advice: Focus on improving yourself before helping others Links: Book: Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve Book: Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson Book: The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck Book: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Marshall Goldsmith – 100 Coaches Forty Over 40 – Forty Women to Watch Over 40 Disrupt Yourself Podcast Whitney’s website Email Address: wj@whitneyjohnson.com For questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

I remember connecting with Whitney Johnson years ago on Twitter. Her posts were always brimming with insight. But her game is innovation and the focus of this podcast is marketing. So, how could I have her on? Didn't seem possible. Then she came out with a great book--Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve and I wanted to have her on so the managers, directors, VPs and CMOs in my audience would gain from her insight. It was a great discussion that closed out the first season of CoaM. I present it here as we head into a quiet holiday week in the US so you can contemplate her wisdom as you flip burgers and laze around in the sun.Episode NotesBuild an A-Team - Disrupting yourself is a way of life around here, so it’s only natural that it is my turn to be disrupted.Meet Whitney - 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 the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work as well as well as the award-winning Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, published by Harvard Business Press in 2018.

Welcome 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 Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. She is formerly a stock analyst from Wall Street, and a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education. 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. Whitney is also the host of the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. In this episode we look at the state of business, leadership, innovation and management today. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 50:05. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Whitney Johnson. 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. Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Follow Whitney on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST WITH WHITNEY BELOW! Former 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 diagnostics after having cofounded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. Whether scaling a business or trying to get your people to be more innovative, Whitney's research helps people to harness, rather than just cope with change and become a person people want to hire and a boss people want to work for.In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the twice-monthly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. As president and cofounder of Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Johnson used the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early-stage companies. In Disrupt Yourself, she helps you understand how the frameworks of disruptive innovation can apply to your particular path, whether you are:a self-starter ready to make a disruptive pivot in your businessa high-potential individual charting your career trajectorya manager looking to instill innovative thinking amongst your teama leader facing industry changes that make for an uncertain futureWe are living in an era of accelerating disruption; no one is immune. Johnson makes the compelling case that managing the S-curve waves of learning and mastery is a requisite skill for the future. If you want to be successful in unexpected ways, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself.- https://whitneyjohnson.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Former 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 diagnostics after having cofounded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. Whether scaling a business or trying to get your people to be more innovative, Whitney's research helps people to harness, rather than just cope with change and become a person people want to hire and a boss people want to work for.In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the twice-monthly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. As president and cofounder of Rose Park Advisors' Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Johnson used the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early-stage companies. In Disrupt Yourself, she helps you understand how the frameworks of disruptive innovation can apply to your particular path, whether you are:a self-starter ready to make a disruptive pivot in your businessa high-potential individual charting your career trajectorya manager looking to instill innovative thinking amongst your teama leader facing industry changes that make for an uncertain futureWe are living in an era of accelerating disruption; no one is immune. Johnson makes the compelling case that managing the S-curve waves of learning and mastery is a requisite skill for the future. If you want to be successful in unexpected ways, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself.- https://whitneyjohnson.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Former 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 diagnostics after having cofounded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. Whether scaling a business or trying to get your people to be more innovative, Whitney's research helps people to harness, rather than just cope with change and become a person people want to hire and a boss people want to work for.In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the twice-monthly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. As president and cofounder of Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Johnson used the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early-stage companies. In Disrupt Yourself, she helps you understand how the frameworks of disruptive innovation can apply to your particular path, whether you are:a self-starter ready to make a disruptive pivot in your businessa high-potential individual charting your career trajectorya manager looking to instill innovative thinking amongst your teama leader facing industry changes that make for an uncertain futureWe are living in an era of accelerating disruption; no one is immune. Johnson makes the compelling case that managing the S-curve waves of learning and mastery is a requisite skill for the future. If you want to be successful in unexpected ways, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself.- https://whitneyjohnson.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

DISRUPT 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 disruptive innovation can apply to you. We are living in an era of accelerating disruption—managing the S-curve waves of learning and mastering is a requisite skill. If you want to be successful in unexpected ways, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself™. Whitney Johnson is the leading thinker on driving innovation through personal disruption. Johnson is the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, along with Clayton Christensen where they led the seed round for Korea's Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. Having served as president from 2007-2012, Johnson was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund's strategy. During her tenure, the CAGR of the Fund was 11.98% v. 1.22% for the S&P 500. Her website is http://whitneyjohnson.com/ To order the book click HERE

Whitney Johnson is a leading thinker on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. You've heard this word a lot but with Whitney, we're going to get into disruption innovation as art, not only in your professional life but your personal life too. Whitney Johnson is a former award-winning stock analyst on Wall Street...she is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program and the author of Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work as well as Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. She was so easy to talk to and you'll love her disrupt yourself podcasts too which you can find at whitneyjohnson.com

It seems like everything these days is being disrupted. Some for good, and some that seem pretty scary. But using disruption to drive innovation and positive transformation can and should be a good thing. After all, we can't be doing the same old thing we were doing years ago and expect to get the same results. The world and business have moved on. Not only do you have to disrupt your organization out of complacency, but you have to disrupt yourself to stay a constant and curious learner. Our guest this week is Whitney Johnson, one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50) and expert on disruptive innovation. We will be discussing how to use disruption for the good, not only for your team but also for yourself. Join us for a great show that is sure to be loaded with actionable advice in this sea of what seems like endless change. Recognized 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 the upcoming 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. 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 executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street. In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the twice-monthly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. You can follow her on Twitter at @johnsonwhitney.

Today'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 executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street. In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, she is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. I was fortunate to be coached by her during the earliest days of my business and she has been a true mentor to me over the years. I'm delighted to bring you this interview with Whitney Johnson. She has the front row spirit and shares her story and incredible insights in our conversation. Highlights: 4:30 Find out why Whitney had to “throw down her pom poms” and how it changed entire career path. 5:20 The beginning of disruptive innovation. What it is and how she figured out how to apply it. 7:45 Whitney's first book Dare Dream Do was truly inspiring. Find out why Jen found it so helpful to her. 8:58 What's your dream? The surprising answers that motivated Whitney to build a case for dreaming. Why is it important and how do you do it? How do you figure it out? 11:00 Ships and harbors (and why they matter) 13:50 Disrupt yourself. A how-to book for disrupting your life and how to figure out when it's time to do something new. Don't miss this part! 17:20 Year 4, and 4-year cycles and how to know if you are ready to move on or if it's time to dig in and persevere. 18:50 4 Questions to determine if you are on the right path. 20:10 The vitamin vs. the pain pill. Why people will or won't buy what you're offering. 24:30 Why listening to compliments is important to gain perspective. 26:00 Find out how a constraint (lack of money and/or experience or time) can be an advantage. 28:50 Find out how Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve applies to entrepreneurs who are working virtually and learning how to scale. 33:20 How to make safe changes to continue to pursue happiness. 34:30 Four books that Whitney recommends. 37:30 Personal avatars – coming soon? 39:00 LinkedIn tips from Whitney and how using LinkedIn has helped her.

Recognized 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 disrupt yourself and your teams to see personal and professional growth. Follow Whitney at: whitneyjohnson.com Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Scott Johnson is a former British Army Engineer and EOD NCO Join our new Facebook Team Room at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentors4mil Follow Mentors for Military: iTunes: http://apple.co/1WaEvbB SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/mentors4mil Instagram: www.instagram.com/mentors4mil Twitter: www.twitter.com/mentors4mil Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentors4mil Homepage: www.mentorsformilitary.com Use Code Mentors4mil at www.SkeletonOptics.com to receive your discount.

Disruption may sound like a bad thing to have at your law firm, but it could be the key to inspiring innovation among your employees. In this episode of the Kennedy-Mighell Report, hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell talk to guest Whitney Johnson about disruption, the s-curve of innovation, and how these techniques can help you manage your law firm effectively. They discuss how to mentor employees based on where they land on the learning curve, including building up their strengths and pushing them to take risks. And as always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation that you can use the second the podcast ends. 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.” Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for the answers to your most burning tech questions. Special thanks to our sponsors, ServeNow and TextExpander.

In her book Build An A Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, Whitney Johnson delivers an insightful book that Alan Mulally, former President and CEO of Ford says "provides strategies every leader can use to build high-performing teams."Welcome to the Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff on www.c-suiteradio.comWhitney Johnson also wrote the critically acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Learn more at www.whitneyjohnson.comLearn about and understand the S-Curve and be sure to check out the Disruption Diagnostic you can take on Whitney's website.Let me know what you learned from this interview. You can reach me at 570 815 1626.If you want to learn more about my work, go to www.martywolffbusinesssolutions.comThanks for listening to the Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff on www.c-suiteradio.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find out what personal disruption means, key tips for C-Suite execs considering a change in their business and/or personal lives, the difference in experiencing disruption for males and females, examples of how Whitney applied disruption in her life, advice for parents trying to embrace disruption within their lives, and more. • About Whitney Johnson • Recognized 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 co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street.

“If you change yourself, you can change your organization and it will make you happier.” In season 15 episode 3, Whitney Johnson joins us on the show.  She was named one of the world's fifty most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2017. She is also the author of the bestselling Build an A-Team (2018) and Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). You can learn more about here. In the conversation we cover: - How to define success - How do optimize your own learning curve - How do you optimize the learning curve for your people - How do you not get complacent when running your team - How the best leaders help their people grow? - How much the size of an organization play into the opportunity for growth - How to become a talent magnet and build an ‘A’ team.   - What is harder leading at work or leading at home? This podcast is brought to you by LearnLoft.com. Check out the culture survey here.  

Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world. She is a writer, speaker, consultant and coach on innovation initiatives for leaders. Her book, “Build an ‘A’ Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve” is the leadership handbook to accompany her previous book, “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work”. Whitney served a mission in Uruguay and currently serves as a Laurel adviser. She and her husband live in Massachusetts and have two children. Highlights 06:20 Background of the book, “Build an ‘A’ Team” 07:30 It’s people who disrupt, not organizations, and when people are learning something new they are innovative and drive disruption innovation within their organization 08:20 Protesters who demand change vs. people who drive change 11:00 Being a leader means having humility and allowing others to have their own revelation 12:50 Applying the S curve to learning in church callings 18:00 The importance of engagement 22:50 Personal engagement fatigue and church callings 24:30 Comparing where we are today to our past 26:00 Is the life of someone we serve better because of what we have done? 28:15 Repetition and change 29:00 Changing the job description to what is needed now 31:30 Choosing leaders by who they are on the inside, choosing people for potential and what really needs to be done 35:30 The learning curves of people in a calling Links Previous Leading Saints interview with Whitney: Disrupting Your Calling WhitneyJohnson.com Whitney's books: Build an “A” Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen when you Dare to Dream

In 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, and how to predict challenges and boredom in the individual learning process in order to drive growth and prevent a lack of innovation Why Whitney believes organizations should hire “disruptively”, taking on market rather than competitive risk for this core business process Key Takeaways and Learnings ‘Onrampers' and ‘boomerangers', and how organizations can benefit from hiring these ex-employees who return with fresh skills and competitor and client knowledge ‘Taking the pulse of the workplace' and how to optimize your people for innovation and predict disruption by analyzing the different stages of learning within your team ‘Learn, leap, repeat'; Whitney's theory for leaders on how to use the S-curve model to lead teams towards innovation by implementing fresh learning cycles Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode Get in touch with Whitney Johnson via email, LinkedIn or Twitter Whithey Johnson's website Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, a book by Whitney Johnson Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, a book by Whitney Johnson Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream, a book by Whitney Johnson Whitney Johnson's podcast The Innovation Ecosystem Podcast Episode 013 – The Disruptive Individual, Riding the S-Curve and Liberating Constraints with Whitney Johnson The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business, a book by Clayton M. Christensen The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued, a book by Ann Crittenden Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, a book by Liz Wiseman  

Whitney Johnson’s research and work in disruptive innovation helps individuals and corporations manage change. She is author of the critically acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and Dare, Dream Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream. After Disrupt Yourself was published, she was recognized as one of the world's fifty most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50. Her new book, Build an 'A'-Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, builds on her work and research with teams and disruption. Whitney talks with Stew about climbing up the S-shaped learning curve and why it’s useful to have the right mix on your team at work: novices who are just learning and asking challenging questions, those in the the sweet spot who know what they’re doing and can take on more, and those who have mastered their roles. Whitney provides examples from work and from home (especially for parents), about how to be comfortable when you’re at the bottom of the curve and help people who have grown bored to disrupt themselves by starting afresh on a new curve. And they talk about how understanding the learning curve can help you at home, especially as a parent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CEO advisor Whitney Johnson shares her insights into optimizing individual learning and team innovation via thoughtful smart disruption placement along a learning curve.   You'll Learn: How to optimize each stage of learning The three key stages of your learning curve The importance of ‘hiring’ the right boss   About Whitney: CEO advisor and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Whitney Johnson, has over one million followers on Linkedin. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). She was an award-winning Wall Street analyst and co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen. She is a frequent keynote speaker on disruption, and has been recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 and Fortune. She also hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast and is an original cohort member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep286

Whitney 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 disruptive phase in your life. Tune in and enjoy the honest and raw conversation! More about Whitney Whitney Johnson was recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015, and was a finalist for the Top thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London. She is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She is formerly an Institutional Investor-ranked analyst for eight consecutive years, including at Merrill Lynch, and is the former president and co-founder of a boutique investment firm with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. Johnson is the author of the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, one of Inc. Magazines Top 100 Business Books in 2015. She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, a LinkedInfluencer, co-founder of Forty Women over 40 to Watch, and was named one of Fortune's 55 Women to Follow on Twitter in 2014. You can follow her at @johnsonwhitney - http://twitter.com/johnsonwhitney If you want to sign up for her newsletter, send Whitney an e-mail at whitney@whitneyjohnson.com and say sign me up! And get her book by clicking here!  

How can limits provide you with an edge?  Find out by listening on-the-go to Episode 65, as we speak with returning guest Whitney Johnson, the leading thinker on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption,  She is the author of the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Whitney co-founded Rose Park Advisors, a boutiqueRead More The post Embracing the Power of Constraints appeared first on Business Advancement.

Today's guest is recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015 and was a finalist for the Top thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London. Whitney Johnson is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. Formerly, she was an Institutional Investor-ranked analyst for 8 years at Merrill Lynch and is the former president and co-founder of a boutique investment firm with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. Whitney is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, "Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work." It was named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Business Book in 2015. Whitney is also a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, a LinkedInfluencer and co-founder of Forty Women over 40 to Watch. She has a very impressive background as an investor working at Merrill Lynch picking stocks. I ask her about her strategy, now that she advocates for the average investor. It might surprise you. Plus, the sad but important financial lesson that she learned as a child and what it taught her later as an adult. Whitney also shares her biggest financial failure, involving a business and a friend. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

DISRUPT 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 disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early stage companies. Her website is  http://whitneyjohnson.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Whitney Johnson is the leading thinker on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She cofounded Rose Park Advisors, a boutique investment firm, with Clayton Christensen, and was an Institutional Investor-ranked analyst for eight consecutive years, including at Merrill Lynch. She is the author of Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. In this interview, we describe how to upend your career and move into the leadership role you've always wanted.

Host Dave Robertson is first joined by Whitney Johnson, author of "Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work." She talks about how to apply the disruptive theory to your career path. Learn how to play to your strengths and uncover new opportunities for your business and career. In the second half of the show Dave talks to Nolan Bushnell, the Founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese. In addition to Nolan's entrepreneurial success, he is also known for being the first boss of Apple's Steve Jobs. Hear from this innovator the secrets to finding and nurturing creative talent within an organization.

How do the principles of disruptive innovation apply to personal change and growth? Find out by listening on-the-go to our conversation with Whitney Johnson, widely acknowledged as the leading thinker on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, justRead More The post Disrupt Yourself: A Powerful Idea For Succeeding in Unexpected Ways appeared first on Business Advancement.

Episode 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 the seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. Whitney is a frequent contributor and writer, including to the Harvard Business Review, as a LinkedINfluencer, and through other channels. She is the author of two books, Dare, Dream, Do (2012), and the Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). She is also a prolific speaker and has spoken to audiences of more than 25,000 on her ideas and vision. Johnson is represented by the New Leaf Speakers bureau, along with other thought leaders in business and innovation. Episode 063: Whitney Johnson – How To Disrupt Yourself To Dare, Dream, and DO Remarkable Things Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio   The Learning Leader Show “What does disruptive innovation look like for an individual?” Some Questions I Ask: What are common characteristics of people who have achieved success? What does it mean to “disrupt yourself?” Why did you write “Dare, Dream, Do?” What possessed you to quit your job as an extremely successful Equity Analyst? Why do we fail to implement and execute our plans? What does the first 60 minutes of your look like? What is the first thing that pops in your mind when you hear the phrase, “Learning Leader?” “Too often we hear people say, I don’t have permission to dream.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: What it means to disrupt yourself The importance of curiosity and drive Deliberate practice and implementation of new ideas.  A “how to” guide to making this happen How this theory can apply and be done by anyone Why we must be uncomfortable to grow The need to take risks A learning leader is continually asking questions Continue Learning Go to Whitney’s website: whitneyjohnson.com Buy her book and read the incredibly impressive reviews on Amazon: Disrupt Yourself Read: "Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen when you Dare to Dream" Follow Whitney on Twitter: @johnsonwhitney You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? I love learning from people who bring a new idea to the table… That is what Whitney Johnson has done.  She is an extremely interesting and inspiring person. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From WhitneyJohnson.com 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 the seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. Whitney is a frequent contributor and writer, including to the Harvard Business Review, as a LinkedINfluencer, and through other channels. She is the author of two books, Dare, Dream, Do (2012), and the Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). She is also a prolific speaker and has spoken to audiences of more than 25,000 on her ideas and vision. Johnson is represented by the New Leaf Speakers bureau, along with other thought leaders in business and innovation.

On 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: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, will be published on October 6th. Whitney is a Founder and Managing Director of The Springboard Fund, a for-profit investment firm that invests in selected women-led, high growth businesses. She is also the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, where she and co-founder Clayton Christensen led the seed round for Korea's Coupang, currently valued at $2.2 billion. In addition to her books, Whitney is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review and is quoted frequently in publications like Fast Company. Whitney has received widespread recognition for her work and ideas, including being named one of Fortune's 55 Most Influential Women on Twitter in 2014. This is Whitney's second appearance on the podcast, having joined us for the 23rd episode of The Innovation Engine last year to talk about driving disruptive innovation and her first book, Dare, Dream, Do. Show Notes Visit Whitney Johnson's website Follow Whitney Johnson on Twitter: @JohnsonWhitney Share the "Thunderclap" for Disrupt Yourself to spread the word about the book