Sharath is a leading expert on intrinsic motivation, direction and potential. He is the Executive Chairman of Intrinsic Labs and the author of Intrinsic: A Manifesto to Reignite Our Inner Drive. Sharath was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Queen's New Year's Honours for founding and leading STiR Education, an initiative which re-ignited the motivation of 200,000 teachers, 35,000 schools and 7 million children in emerging countries. He holds degrees from Cambridge University, Oxford University and INSEAD. We talk with Sharath about his own career journey, his STiR Education initiative, the notion of intrinsic motivation, why he wrote Intrinsic and what are the main ideas of this book, how he thinks organizations and leaders should respond to this shift of thinking, his message to those who are getting ready to enter the workplace, and the new ideas and project he is exploring in 2022. Links from the episode: Sharath’s Intrinsic Labs websiteSharath’s book IntrinsicSharath’s LinkedIn profileThe STiR Education websiteThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Marc Miller’s career journey included 22 years at IBM, several tech startups, a stint as a high school teacher, a gig raising funds for a community association and a near-fatal bicycle accident that changed his perspective forever. After thirty years of multiple career pivots, Marc realized he’d found his vocation and would use his extensive experience to help others—especially Baby Boomers—find careers that they could grow into. Marc is passionate about his work and the clients he serves. He’s taught in more than 35 countries and helped clients from many industries.We talk with Marc about his own career story and what he learned along the way, how he sees careers evolving especially for those in their second half of life, the importance of experimenting and networking, how companies may better support individuals in managing their career, and how he enjoys seeing people grow and helping one another through his podcast and online community.Links from the episode: Marc’s Career Pivot WebsiteMarc’s book Repurpose Your CareerMarc’s Career Pivot Membership CommunityMarc’s LinkedIn profileThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

 As a Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years of experience as the Executive Business Partner for Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Marissa Mayer (Yahoo!) and Chief of Staff to Eric Schmidt (Google), Ann Hiatt applies lessons of innovation, ambition, growth at scale, and forward-thinking leadership to expand businesses and individual careers. As a Leadership Strategist, she helps entrepreneurs do this through strategy consulting, training, workshops and more. Her new book, Bet On Yourself, offers guidance and stories from her experiences in Silicon Valley. We talk with Ann about her own career journey, what lessons she learned working alongside extraordinary leaders, how she navigated her transition from global corporations to becoming a consultant, her current work advising entrepreneurs, why she wrote her book Bet On Yourself and the main ideas from the book, her advice for early career professionals, how to figure out what you want next in your career, and her plans for 2022.   Links from the episode: Ann’s personal website      Ann’s Bet On Yourself book    Ann’s LinkedIn profile Thanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Dr. John Boudreau is Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization and a Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. He is recognized worldwide for breakthrough research on the bridge between superior human capital, talent and sustainable competitive advantage. His latest book, Work without Jobs, co-authored with Ravin Jesuthasan, lays out a roadmap for the future of work.We talk with John about his own career journey, his vision of the future of work, why he wrote the book Work without Jobs, how jobs need to be deconstructed and reconstructed in a new “work operating system”, examples of organizations that have applied this new approach, the impact of the new world of work on careers, his advice to young professionals starting their career today, and his hopes to continue to improve work relationships.  Links from the episode: John’s personal page John’s blog John’s academic pageJohn’s new book Work without JobsJohn’s LinkedIn profileThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Anna Tavis is a researcher, global educator and coach focusing on the Future of Work. She teaches at New York University and lectures globally. She is an Academic Advisor to a variety of organizations and serves on the Editorial Board of Workforce Solutions Review. Her new book "Humans at Work" is about the new pivot towards human-centered organizations.We connected with Anna as we share a common passion for developing innovative approaches to talent and organizations. We talk with Anna about her own career journey, her advice to early career professionals, her evaluation of how HR is doing today, the main ideas and advice from her book Humans at Work, hidden workers as potential talent pools, and the importance of shifting the mindset, culture and processes of organizations in order to create a human-centric workplace. Links from the episode: Anna’s book Humans at Work: The Art and Practice of Creating the Hybrid Workplace, co-authored with Stela Lupushor Anna’s article Where to Look for Hidden WorkersAnna’s NYU faculty pageAnna’s LinkedIn profileThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Marc founded and leads The Talent Strategy Group and consults with global corporations. His prior experience includes talent management roles at Bank of America and Avon Products and consulting at Hewitt Associates. He co-authored the Harvard Business Review Publishing best-seller One Page Talent Management and 8 Steps to High Performance and publishes Talent Quarterly magazine. Marc has an MBA from the Yale School of Management.We connected with Marc as we share a passion for building talent. We sat with him to talk about his own career journey, his advice to early career professionals, his take on the Great Resignation, his assessment of the HR and Talent functions, how organizations – including their business leaders – can build better talent faster, how to map out your career ambitions and create an experience map, and more about his plans for 2022.Links from the episode: Marc’s firm The Talent Strategy Group  Talent Quarterly magazine Marc’s last book 8 Steps to High PerformanceHarvard Business Review article A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambition Marc’s LinkedIn pageRead the transcriptThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Winnie Jiang is an assistant professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD. She studies the dynamics of meaning-making at work, work as a calling, career mobility and transitions, and personal and professional development. Prior to joining INSEAD, Winnie completed her PhD in Management at Yale University.We connected with Winnie as we wanted to learn more about her research around factors that help unleash people’s fullest potential and realize their purpose at work. We talk with Winnie about her own career story, her take on the great resignation, the insights and implications from her research on meaning of work and career transitions, her views on how organizations manage talent and career mobility, and the projects that she is planning to work on in 2022.  Links from the episode: Winnie’s INSEAD Faculty pageINSEAD Knowledge article Keeping Meaning Alive as Your Workload SurgesHarvard Business Review article Your Most Passionate Employees May Not Be Your Top PerformersRead the transcriptThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Sven Sommerlatte is CHRO of Boehringer Ingelheim, based in Germany. He started his career in management consulting and held a broad range of HR roles at Sanofi, most recently HR Head of the Global Consumer Healthcare Business Unit. Sven created the YouTube channel OTIUM to help people learn more about personal development, improve their career strategy and become better leaders. Sven holds an MBA and a Ph.D in organizational development.We connected with Sven as we share a common passion for career counseling and career strategy. We talk with Sven about his own career journey, his first 100 days and priorities as CHRO of Boehringer Ingelheim, his view on how companies are managing talent, why he created OTIUM and what he has learned through this journey, the biggest mistakes people make and his advice to better manage career, and his wishes for 2022. Links from the episode: Sven’ personal pageSven's Linkedin profileOTIUM YouTube channelBoehringer Ingelheim’ careers pageRead the transcriptThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Utkarsh Amitabh is the founder of Network Capital, one of the world’s largest career intelligence communities. He writes for Harvard Business Review, Mint, Economic Times, and World Economic Forum and published the book The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work. He is a TED speaker, Chevening Fellow at University of Oxford and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. An MBA graduate from INSEAD, Utkarsh previously worked at Microsoft and helped build India’s first smart village which was recognized in the Prime Minister’s Book of Pioneering Innovations. We connected with Utkarsh as we share a common passion for how people build their careers. We talk with Utkarsh about how his career unfolded, why and how he created Network Capital, his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, the core ideas of his book The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work, his practical suggestions for those who want to make a career change and more career advice inspired from his reflections and interactions with global leaders.  Links from the episode: Network CapitalUtkarsh’ Linkedin profileUtkarsh’s book – The Seductive Illusion of Hard WorkUtkarsh’s Harvard Business Review articlesThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast

Jan has been a successful entrepreneur and business leader. She is now an adviser to CEOs and chairmen and is also a qualified executive coach. She spent 20 years as a headhunter and has over 30 years’ experience of being a non-executive director.   Jon is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and leadership coach. He is a Director of Stokes & Jolly, a leadership advisory firm. He taught for many years at Said Business School at the University of Oxford and is on the faculty of Meyler Campbell.We connected with Jan and Jon who share with us a passion for better life and career transitions and published Changing Gear: Creating the Life You Want After a Full On Career earlier this year. We talk with the pair about their own career changes, why they wrote Changing Gear, the challenges of transitioning into the third stage of life, the psychological frameworks they use as coaches, and an eight-step transition process to help people find their new selves.  Links from the episode: Jan Hall and Jon Stokes Changing Gear bookJan Hall’s Linkedin profileJon Stokes’s LinkedIn profileJan’s advisory firm Number FourJon’s advisory firm Stokes & JollyThanks for listening!Visit our homepage at https://disrupt-your-career.comIf you like the podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review in Apple Podcast