Chief Change Officer
#178 Wayland Lum: From Art Supplies to Executive Boardrooms —The Art of Betting on Yourself
14 Feb 2025
Who is Wayland Lum and what is his career background?
Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chen, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist humility for change progressives in organizational and human transformation from around the world. Today's guest is from Austin, Texas, in the United States, Wayland Long. His career in HR has nothing short of remarkable.
Back in college, he studied industrial and organizational psychology. Then after graduation, he worked at some of the biggest and most influential institutions in the world, including the highest valued company of the present day, Nvidia, and a global organizational consulting firm, CoinFerry.
He also spent eight years at Chicago Booth School of Business, helping MBA students shape their career futures. Now, he's in Texas running his own leadership practice. On this show, we'll explore three areas of interest. First, his career evolution from big corporations to consulting to business school and private practice.
Second, the eight principles of modern leadership he creates for his leadership clients. Third, his mission for human and AI coaching partnerships. Let's get started. Wayland, welcome to our show. Finally, I got you on the call with me.
Yeah, no, it's great. Thanks for having me, Vince. I'm looking forward to our conversation.
If my memory serves me right, last time we met in person, it was in London. And last time I went to Texas, it was before COVID for South by Southwest. Time flies, yet I'm happy that we've kept in contact, we've reunited at some point, and now you come to my show to share your wisdom and insights with the audience. Thank you so much. How are you doing?
I'm doing well, Vince. Yeah, it's another balmy day in Austin, Texas. And I'm looking forward to the summer as we chatted about before. So yeah, and also excited to be with you and have a great conversation.
Wei-Lan, let's start with your history. Your career in HR has been nothing short of remarkable. In college, you studied industrial and organizational psychology. Then after graduation, you've worked at some of the biggest and most influential institutions in the world, including the highest value company of the present day, NVIDIA. a global organizational consulting firm, CoinFerry.
You've even spent eight years in Chicago and London, shaping the careers of MBA students at the top one business school, Chicago Booth. Now you're in Texas running your own leadership practice. Can you walk us through your career evolution?
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