The Top 5 Attributes of High Achievers, with Ruth Gotian

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by Ruth Gotian, a leadership coach, keynote speaker, educator, and social scientist who researches the most successful people in the world in order to learn about their mindsets and practices.

We discuss the top 5 attributes of high achievers, what inspired her to write her book: The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance, and some practical tools you can use to help your people become more than average.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

01:24 How Ruth started studying extreme high achievers

03:56 How Ruth balances her role as a CLO with her academic career

06:14 The 5 elements of success

09:59 How you can find what you’re passionate about

14:38 How to use passion as a primary motivating factor

17:01 What do you do with your failure?

23:35 Learning to overcome any challenge

29:00 How Ruth sees her own success

30:48 How you can implement Ruth’s practices for success

35:44 Learning to grow your network

40:44 Why you shouldn’t be afraid to ask

45:56 Ruth’s advice for the HR Leaders of today

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