Growth As A Default Setting: How to Support Your Team at Different Stages of the Learning Curve (with Whitney Johnson, CEO of Disruption Advisors)

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Jan 4, 2024

Whitney Johnson, CEO of Disruption Advisors, discusses the S curve of job satisfaction, the importance of disrupting oneself, and the value of coaching. Other topics include the intense work culture in investment banking, meeting guidelines for larger organizations, and the power of personal growth in impacting the team and organization.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Whitney Johnson: Early Mistakes in Team Management

03:20 • 2min

The Culture of Working in Wall Street

05:02 • 15min

Frameworks for Meetings and Navigating Growth

19:58 • 4min

The Power of Personal Disruption and Growth

24:27 • 10min

Supporting Team Growth and Individual Progress

34:42 • 3min

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Have you ever had a star employee whose performance suddenly dropped and you didn’t understand why?

Everyone experiences the S curve of job satisfaction. The 3 points in the “S” are always a launch point, sweet spot, and mastery. When employees reach mastery, they get bored and less motivated because they’re not getting the same amount of dopamine from performing the job as before.

A former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst, Whitney Johnson applies her understanding of momentum and growth in stocks to people. In her words, “you have to be willing to disrupt yourself”.

Whitney Johnson is the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a leadership development company, helping you grow your people to grow your business. A Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, she was named by Thinkers50 as one of the ten leading business thinkers in the world. She is a keynote speaker and a popular lecturer for Harvard Business Publishing’s Corporate Learning. In 2017, she was selected from more than 17,000 candidates for the initial cohort of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, and was named the #1 Talent Coach.

In episode #180, Whitney explains how learning is the oxygen of human growth, how to deal with bored employees, the value of getting a coach, and why we need to disrupt ourselves.

Tune in to hear all about Whitney’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[03:40] Micromanagement on Wall Street

[09:30] Team member growth (the S curve framework)

[18:00] What happens when your employees get to mastery

[25:00] The innovator’s dilemma

[30:16] Disrupting ourselves leads to growth

[36:00] Surprise and delight

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Connect with Whitney on LinkedIn

Check out Disruption Advisors

Read Whitney’s book Disrupt Yourself

Listen to Episode 80 of Disrupt Yourself

Listen to the Disrupt Yourself podcast

Check out Fellow’s Meeting Guidelines feature

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