Voices From The Middle Podcast Episode 11: A Conversation with Bob Eichinger (Part 2 of 3)
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Oct 2, 2020 AI Snips
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High Potential: Nature and Nurture
- High potential individuals are believed to possess a unique set of characteristics, enabling them to significantly contribute at the C-suite level.
- Despite skepticism, research suggests high potential is a real phenomenon, influenced by both genetics and development.
Key Characteristics of High Potentials
- Four key characteristics define high potentials: learning agility (curiosity), conceptual complexity (associative thinking), motivation, and leveraging others (EQ).
- These characteristics combine to form the foundation of high potential individuals, enabling them to achieve great things.
Spotting Potential in Child Bakers
- Bob Eichinger can predict the finalists of the Children's Baking Championship by observing their potential.
- This illustrates how potential is visible early in life and can be identified through observation.