Leadership Lab with Dr. Patrick Leddin

Are you ready to disrupt yourself? Do you know how to grow yourself and others in smart ways? Whitney Johnson is an innovation and disruption theorist, CEO, bestselling author, and globally recognized thought leader. She is also this week’s Leadership Lab guest. Whitney joins Patrick to discuss her latest book “Smart Growth” and explore how the S Curve of Learning can help all of us to get better. An award-winning author, Johnson teaches the S Curve of Learning to managers and companies as both a keynote speaker and a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Corporate Learning. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice (2020) with 1.8 million followers. Her course Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has been viewed more than 1 million times. An innovation and disruption theorist, Whitney is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. Author of the bestselling Build an A-Team Whitney was co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen. Her role included fund formation, strategy, and capital raising. They invested and led the $8 million seed round for South Korea’s Coupang e-commerce platform, currently valued at $50 billion.

In this episode, Alaina Love joins Patrick to talk about purpose, passion, and inclusion. Alaina is the CEO of Purpose Linked Consulting (PLC), and developer of PLC’s groundbreaking instrument: The Passion Profiler™. Prior to founding PLC, Alaina was Executive Director of Human Resources for Merck & Co, with responsibility for the HR services of over 15,000 employees worldwide. She’s also been a research scientist in the field of immunology and a clinical researcher monitoring international drug trials. Alaina co-authored the book, The Purpose Linked Organization, which focuses on PLC’s research into the importance of purpose and passion in creating a fulfilled and motivated workforce. Learn more about Alaina’s work at Purpose Linked Consulting.

Recently profiled as “Variety’s 2020 Top 10 Broadway to Watch”, Brian Moreland is a two-time Tony Award Nominated Creative Lead Producer for Broadway. Brian joins Patrick to discuss the importance of being kind to yourself and others; why you need to be comfortable being uncomfortable; and how it takes everyone to produce an amazing show. If you are in NYC, be sure to look for Brian’s upcoming Broadway projects which include: American Buffalo with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss, BLUE with Tony & Emmy winner Leslie Uggams, Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield.

Do people see what you are thinking? Todd Cherches is a master at helping leaders to do just that. A consultant, trainer, executive coach, keynote speaker, professor, and author of VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life. Patrick and Todd talk about how leaders can use frameworks, storytelling, metaphors, and more. Learn more about Todd’s work at www.ToddCherches.com

Alisa Cohn is an executive coach and bestselling author. Her recent book, From Start-Up to Grown-Up gives readers the knowledge and experience that she has gained from helping companies such as Etsy, Foursquare, InVision, and The Wirecutter become headline names. Alisa teaches that the growth of your company begins with growth within you. This is a great discussion for entrepreneurs and those looking to build a more entrepreneurial spirit in their organization.

Oshoke Abalu is a Nigerian-American architect and futurist. She is the co-founder of the Love and Magic Company, a startup studio. Oshoke joins Patrick to discuss making conscious choices, loving yourself and others, and showing grace. 

Nate Zinsser is the director of West Point's Performance Psychology Program, the nation's gold standard curriculum for teaching and training the mental skills that underlie excellence in any human performance – confidence despite setbacks, concentration despite distractions, and composure under pressure. He is the author of The Confident Mind and has worked with numerous Olympic athletes to build their confidence. Nate and Patrick discuss confidence: what is it, why you need it, and how you build it.

Do you know how to develop a mindset and skillset for peak performance? Ruth Gotian does. Ruth Gotian is a leadership coach, keynote speaker, educator, and social scientist who researches the most successful people in order to learn about their mindsets and practices. She serves as the Chief Learning Officer and is Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, New York. She is the 2021 recipient of the Thinkers50 RADAR Award, making her the world's #1 emerging management thinker. Her work regularly appears in Forbes, Psychology Today, Nature, Scientific American, Academic Medicine, and Harvard Business Review. Ruth joins Patrick to discuss her latest book The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance.

Patrick is joined this week by Jacqueline Carter. Jacqueline is an international partner and leads Potential Project in North America. She works with many global accounts including Cisco, Accenture, Danaher, Eli Lilly and IKEA to enhance leadership and organizational performance. She is the co-author of “The Mind of the Leader” published by Harvard Business Review Press in March 2018 and of “One Second Ahead – Enhance Your Performance at Work with Mindfulness” published by Palgrave Macmillan in November 2016. She is a sought-after keynote speaker and a faculty member of the Inner MBA. She also speaks regularly at major conferences including ATD and Work Human. Prior to joining Potential Project, Jacqueline was a leader in Deloitte Consulting’s Change Leadership practice. Her latest book, Compassionate Leadership, released on January 18, 2022.

Are you ready for a conversation about gaining, maintaining, and wielding power? Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University where he has taught since 1979. He is the author or co-author of 15 books including: Dying for a Paycheck, Leadership BS, What Were They Thinking, and Power. Patrick and Jeffrey's 30-minute discussion is informative, insightful, and will cause you to think differently about power. Learn more about Dr. Pfeffer's work at https://jeffreypfeffer.com.