Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson

392 Orit Gadiesh: The Amazing Longtime Chairman of Bain You May Not Know About

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Confidence and curiosity make a powerful tandem. Individually, either could be a positive catalyst or, if misplaced, prove to be a distraction to mean...

391 Asheesh Advani: Embracing Naive Audacity within a Fixed, Flexible, and Freestyle Framework

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Asheesh Advani isn't just the CEO of Junior Achievement Worldwide—he was also a participant. The program changed his life when he experienced it in ...

390 Tina Vatanka Murphy: The Shift From Understudy to Lead is Merely a Matter of Mindset

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imposter syndrome is something to which most of us can relate. The idea of doubting our own skills and abilities, even in the face of myriad accomplis...

389 Jeanette Bennett: Dating Your Dream and the Art of the Reframe

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's often fascinating to pinpoint when someone received the first inkling of what their eventual career would be. For many, of course—thinking of a...

388 Yamini Rangan: How To Gain Credibility, Wherever You Are, By Being Curious

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's a reason we call it a mental rut – this deep groove in the mud.  It's a pattern of behavior that we've dug into our brains, and when we go ...

387 Tarsha Joyner: To Manifest Your Dreams, Put Them Into Words, Say It Out Loud, And Say It Often

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The power of manifesting something into reality might seem… well, a bit silly at times. It's all over social media, for better or for worse. It can ...

386 Betty Lu: A Diversity Of Perspectives Means A Diversity Of Possibilities

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know that feeling, when you've been on a roadtrip for however many hours – or even, days – and you just can't bring yourself to eat another...

385 Nina Tandon: When You're Disrupting The World With Your Dream, Remember To Disrupt Yourself Too

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to turn a dream into a business plan? How do you take your vision of a better future, whatever that looks like, and translate that i...

384 Jonathan Haidt: Between TikTok And Helicopter Parents, What Happens To A Childhood Deferred (And Depressed)?

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2022, 46 percent of American teens said they were online almost constantly. Around 80 percent of high school seniors said they use social media nea...

383 Melissa Stockwell: How Perseverance Nurtures The Human Spirit, From Baghdad To Paris

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

CLICK HERE TO VOTE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE PODCAST AWARDS: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup We all have an idea of what we want our future to l...

382 Rob Allen: How To Be A Better Caregiver For The People Who Are Counting On You

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

CLICK HERE TO VOTE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE PODCAST AWARDS: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup In your day-to-day, who counts on you? We're all in...

381 Matt Sharrers: How To Follow In Someone's Footsteps Without Getting In Your Own Way

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ask any comedian what the hardest part of their job is, and they'll probably tell you it's being the second act in a show where the person before you ...

380 ENCORE General Stanley McChrystal: How To Strengthen Your Risk Immune System And Stop Imagining The Worst

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Risk is all around us. It's baked into everything we do, into every day of our lives, a feeling that danger – and loss – lurks around every corner...

379 ENCORE Apolo Ohno: When Your Last Closing Ceremony Is Over, What Does Life After The Olympics Look Like?

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In just about a month, on the 26th of July, 10 thousand athletes from all over the world will gather in Paris for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Sum...

378 Lisa Shalett: Every S Curve In Your Life Has Prepared You For This Moment (Whether You Realize It Or Not)

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How many times have you looked back across your whole life, looked at all those S Curves you've taken on and thought – wow. "I guess things do come ...

377 ENCORE Brené Brown: How Are You Holding Yourself Back From Feeling – And Why?

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a particular conversation you've had with someone, that keeps resurfacing as you grow and get older? In difficult moments, you find yourself ...

376 Cathy Carroll: When You're Facing Generational Loggerheads, Turn Your Tug Of War Into A "Hug Of War"

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's not a pretty truth of life, but we all argue with family, eventually. In fact, those arguments can be some of the most explosive moments of our l...

375 Steve Lebowitz and Eli Manning: The Plays, On And Off The Field, That Make Private Equity A Little Kinder

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Think of a relationship in your life that you'd describe as a true partnership. Why did that person come to mind? There are words and phrases that com...

374 Coaching Roundtable: What Does The Call To Coaching Mean To You?

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Back in July, we tried something a little new for this show – episode 329 was all about hearing from the listeners of Disrupt Yourself. What was imp...

373 Nathan Tanner: Are You Neglecting Your Internal Game To Succeed At The External Game?

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Self-fulfilling prophecies – and falling into their trap – are part and parcel of being human. From ancient Greek tragedies to television like Bre...

372 ENCORE Michael Bungay Stanier: How You Can Turn Coaching Into An Automatic Reflex

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we wanted to bring back a conversation I had with Michael Bungay Stanier back in 2018, where we explored what it really means to be a coach. Hi...

371 Eduardo Briceno: When You're Not Seeing Growth, Learn To Change How You're Changing

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So much of what we talk about on here is change – navigating change, embracing change, creating change. I think it's fair to say that if you're list...

370 Roger L. Martin: How To Turn Around A Failing Business School – Without Doing A Whole Lot Of Anything

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we've got a special episode, a longer one than we normally do. But when you have an opportunity, to talk to the person who built the Rotman ...

369 Ruth McKeaney: To Make A House A Home, Tailor Your Family Systems With Intention

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ask a thousand people how to make a house a home, and you might get a thousand different answers. Some will say it's family; others say it's all in th...

368 Cal Newport: Why The Factory Model Of Work Doesn't Work In The Modern Age

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How many of us have mastered the skill of looking busy, at some point in our professional lives? It's an art, really – moving from one tab to anothe...

367 Chris Dixon: (Re)learning The Streets And Signs Of Our Virtual City

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us feel comfortable navigating a city. Whether it's New York or Kyoto, the rules remain mostly the same. Count the amount of blocks you've wal...

366 ENCORE Brooke Romney: Falling Into The Comparison Trap (And How To Get Out)

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we wanted to bring you a redux of a conversation I had back in 2022. As a new mom, Brooke Romney left behind her roots on Capitol Hi...

365 Donald Miller: How To Write Your Own Story With Intention

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good story? Characters, plot, setting, sure – you can boil it down to those elements – but what makes a good story? Is it the moment ...

364 Jerry Colonna: It's Not Enough To Be An Ally – You Have To Be A Co-Conspirator

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"True transformation, begins with a broken heart." It's something you'll hear our guest today say a couple of times, this idea that a real crucible mo...

363 Peter Sims: A Practical Guide To Sparking Your Humanity "In An Inhuman Time"

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When's the last time you felt out of place? I'm sure a lot of us have sat with that feeling, whether that's professionally or personally. It can hit y...

362 Carol Fishman Cohen: Disrupting Yourself When You've Been Disrupted

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At DA, we're all about discovering and harnessing disruption, but sometimes, disruption finds you. It's a fact of life – our car skids on ice we did...

361 Paul Allen: How AI Can Supplement Our Humanity Instead Of Supplanting It

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we talk about robots, machines, artificial intelligence, it's usually within the context of something theorists call the singularity. That's the ...

360 Sam Cooprider: Leave Behind Your Ego And Pave Your Own Path

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot...

359 Dr. Michael Gervais: Why We Betray Ourselves For The Approval Of Others

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After 49 days fasting under the Bodhi tree, Siddhartha Guatama was struck by an idea. We suffer because we are attached to things, to people, to desir...

358 Robert Sutton: How To Spot Bad Friction And Create Good Friction In Your Workplace

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When's the last time a customer service phone menu left you… genuinely angry? We build these systems to make things easier, layer systems on top of ...

357 Gov. Spencer Cox: Lessons On Inclusive Leadership, From The Farm To The Governor's Mansion

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take, day in and day out, to lead a group of people effectively? It's not easy, that's for sure. On a very granular level, leading is bal...

356 Keith Allred: Meeting Folks Halfway Is A Virtue, Not A Weakness

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We find ourselves compromising every day – it's how things get done in a society where we all want something else. But what's the root of compromise...

355 Ashley Smith: The Hidden River Of Energy Flowing Through All We Do

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In middle school physics, we learned that an object at rest has potential energy – an amount of currency it has to spend, if it wants to move. When ...

354 Chip Conley: On Finding Your Love Of Life, Even In Midlife

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know that feeling when you're cooking, and you've got all your ingredients chopped and ready to go, spices measured, oven pre-heated? All that'...

353 ENCORE Tara Swart: Your Neurons Are Much More Nimble Than You Realize

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Isn't it frustrating when we feel like a passenger to our own thoughts and actions? In Buddhist thought, we're supposed to watch our thoughts pass by ...

352 Ken Woolley: Saving Space In Your Career For Trust And Love

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to have a friend? What does it mean to be a friend? Someone you can rely on. Someone who understands you, not just the "you" that yo...

351 Jennifer McCollum: How Can Women In The Workplace Find Their Own Voice?

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When's the last time you got caught in the expectations others had for you? One person wants one thing, one version of you – another needs you to be...

350 Scott K. Edinger: Ask Yourself, 'Would You Pay For Your Own Sales Call?'

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's an allure around the idea of sales. It's the same allure they packaged so neatly in the show Mad Men, all confidence and charisma. But take it...

349 ENCORE Alex Osterwalder: Finding The Beauty In Your Company's Organizational Chart

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing your people to grow your organization – it makes sense, right? But what about approaching the problem from the other direction – growing y...

348 Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane: Learning To Make The Most Of The Hard Truths

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coaching often involves speaking a truth the other person doesn't really want to hear. Even when we're lost for direction, being pointed in the right ...

347 Austin Hillam: Lessons From A 22-Year-Old Garage Entrepreneur

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's just the nature of our show that we often talk to folks in the mastery part of their professional S-Curve. It's easy to talk to a CEO about leade...

346 Dr. Bill Kapp: So You Want To Become A Leader In Your Health. How Do You Start?

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If we're being honest, we've all felt the toll of going into a meeting on a couple hours sleep and a double espresso. The work can often come first, a...

345 Melissa Werneck: It's Not Just Strength In Numbers, It's Growth Too

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The last time you had to navigate change – real, structural change – who did you turn to? When we're working from a place of ambiguity, when we're...

344 Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove: How Do We Think About Top Thinkers?

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We throw around this term a lot in the management profession, in the coaching profession, really everywhere in business – top thinker.  But how oft...

343 James E. Dixon: Finding 'Absolute Motivation' By Showing Your Scars

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For all the credit Superman gets, for being the Man of Steel, do you think he ever cries? When he's Clark Kent, working at the paper, do you think Sup...

342 Lori Winkler: There Is No Work You Or Home You, Only The Real You

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you're making decisions, professional or personal, what's your north star? How many people know your north star? How many of your colleagues know...

341 Chris Rainey: What Do We Really Mean When We Say 'Human Resources?'

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Human resources can be a funny term. What kind of resources do we rely on as humans? Food, water, shelter – but what about emotional resources? Wh...

340 Diana Kander: The Magic In Going Big (And Refusing To Go Home)

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's a saying that curiosity killed the cat. Have you ever seen a cat investigate a glass you left on the countertop? Or knock over a shelf of book...

339 Hal Hershfield: Learning To Love The Person You'll Become

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who were you ten years ago? How did that person think? How did they see the world? And what about today? How have those things changed? How would you ...

338 Matt Abrahams: What To Say When You're Put On The Spot

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Isn't it frustrating when you just can't say what you want to say? You have all the words ready in your head, you've practiced what you're going to sa...

337 Gail Miller: Phi·lan·thro·py, Noun

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To give to another is to give up something you have. It's the basis of the world philanthropy, "phila," meaning love for one another. Two episodes ago...

336 Chris Duffey: Augmented Intelligence

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With ChatGPT now released in a usable format, the world's been abuzz with the potentials – and pitfalls – of artificial intelligence.  Our guest ...

335 Jayshree Seth: Active Advocacy, Or, Say Yes To The S!

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to advocate for something? We all know what it's like to give a nervous presentation. But to adjust the question a bit – what doe...

334 Alan Mulally: Love Them Up

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we've got a special episode, one of my personal heroes––Alan Mulally. You've probably sat in a Boeing 777 before. He was the chief engineer...

333 Sam Horn: Ask A Librarian

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Attention is the real currency of all advertising. It's how many seconds they can keep your eyes glued on whatever billboard or TV ad is in front of y...

332 Jaime Leverton: Cryptography in Action

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For almost as long as humans have been using coins and dollars to trade and grow, we've also been using them as weapons.  It's almost a magical thing...

331 David Burkus: Trust, Risk and Respect

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We form teams every day. Boarding a plane, figuring out the best place for overhead bags. On the highway, we form impromptu caravans to squeeze throug...

330 Shade Zahrai: Your Opinion Of Yourself

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Were we born with our instincts, or were they imprinted on us as at an early age? How do turtles know to lay their eggs in the exact spot they themsel...

329 Listener Roundtable: The Building Block Of That Growth Is You

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start every episode of this show with those words -- the building block of that growth is you. Today, we want to bring our focus back to that philo...

328 Ed Catmull: Zen And The Art Of Making Movies

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A rat learns to cook. A trash compactor learns to love. Two office workers -- who are the monsters under your bed, mind you -- discover a new source o...

327 Sudha Ranganathan: A True Practitioner

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If this show was about medicine, we do a lot of classroom learning. But today we're going to hear from the equivalent of a front-line Army medic, hit...

326 Zeynep Ton: Figure It Out

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When sales are down and overhead costs are skyrocketing, what's the instinct? Cut costs, maybe? Fire some folks? Trim down, get leaner? Zeynep Ton say...

325 HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar: Architects Should Be Forgotten

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Representation is the basis of our political system. We can't get everyone's vote on every issue – folks are busy, and that would take way too much ...

324 Kelly Richmond Pope: Predator, Prey and Whistleblowers

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be the only one in the room who knows something is wrong? You're the only one in your company who sees the number they missed. Wh...

323 Shirzad Chamine: Look At The Palm Of Your Hand

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's said that cliches become cliches for a reason. There's at least a bit of truth to them. So try this one on - you are your own worst enemy. There'...

322 Vanessa Patrick: Marigolds and Black Walnuts

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever had trouble saying something simple, like "no?" No, I can't do that. What about all the times you might have said yes, when in your hear...

321 Magdalena Mook: Don't Be Mediocre

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The temptation to compromise on our values is always there. Compromising could make things easier for us. Not only can it get you out of a hole, compr...

320 Robert Pasin: Memories That Last A Lifetime

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know that little bright red wagon, with the long front handle? Maybe, you might have even sat in one, careening down a hill. The wagon, and the co...

319 Stacey Gordon: Reworking Work

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us this week is Executive Advisor and Diversity Strategist Stacey Gordon. Stacey is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Rework Work, and a...

BONUS-Tom Peters: Resume Virtues and Eulogy Virtues

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Peters has walked many, many paths in life, more than many of us can claim. He's been a Navy Seabee overseas in Vietnam, a White House advisor, a ...

Encore-Emma McAdam: Stop Trying to Feel Better and Get Better at Feeling

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mental health has never been more top-of-mind than in recent years, and Emma McAdam has built an extraordinary therapeutic resource in an unlikely pla...

315 Kute Blackson: Yes, Surrender!

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We tend to associate the word surrender with quitting or giving up. Something less than honorable. In his book, The Magic of Surrender: Finding the C...

ENCORE-Ozan Varol: Think Like a Rocket Scientist

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leaping to a new S-Curve of learning can be an overwhelming experience. As we transition from being at the top of our field into a new and less experi...

314 Morra Aarons-Mele: Leading with Anxiety

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety isn't bad….it's just data. For some it can even serve as a catalyst, driving them to achieve. Morra Aarons-Mele is the founder of the commun...

313 Tony O'Driscoll: Be The Change

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting with Tony O'Driscoll, professor at Duke University's School of Business. Tony is co-author of the graphic novel,  Everyday ...

312 Tim Harrison: The Enjoyable Pain of Growth

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Harrison knows a thing or two about growth. At a young age, doctors said Tim would be physically behind all his peers. He outgrew every single one...

311 Mauro Porcini: Love ≠ Profit

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mauro Porcini was the first Chief Design Officer at both 3M and PepsiCo. He's also  author of the book, The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of P...

310 Angela Ahrendts: What Breaks Your Heart?

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stewardship. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Servant leadership. Not the first things that come to mind when thinking about leaders...

309 Tina Opie: Don't Talk About it. Be About It

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us this week is Tina Opie, author of "Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work". My conversation ...

308 Carol Kauffman: The Coaching Spirit

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Victor Frankl once said, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In that response lies our...

307 Andre Menezes: There's Something We Can Do About It

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andre Menezes is the CEO of Next Gen Foods. On this week's episode, Andre will share insights from his  journey of becoming a visionary in the world ...

306 Jennifer Smith: Working Smarter, Harder and Faster

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is special about you and what you know how to do, and how  do you scale yourself ? How do you make sure you spend most of your time doing that t...

305 Jon Clifton: How Do You Rate Your life?

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happiness...at work. A novel concept? An oxymoron? Far from it. Jon Clifton is the CEO of Gallup, and author of Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappi...

304 Mbali Maseko: I'm A Product of My Home Environment

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Whitney this week is Mbali Maseko, Head of Well Being at Sasol South Africa, a global chemical and energy company. Mbali has a Masters in Publ...

303 Seth Godin: You're an Imposter, and So am I!

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Whitney shares a portion of one of her recent LinkedIn Live sessions.  Joining Whitney this week is  NY Times best-selling author, Seth G...

302 Year-End Review

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

301 Garry Turner: Give Yourself Permission to Disrupt the Status Quo

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Innovation doesn't have to be world-changing. In fact, Garry Turner says it's crucial, even if you've been doing the same job at the same company for ...

300 Tom Peters: Listening Is….

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A wise man once said, " Listening is the ultimate mark of respect, Listening is the heart and soul of engagement." On the commemoration of our 300th e...

ENCORE-General Stanley McChrystal: The Biggest Risk to You Is Yourself

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the business landscape can be a battlefield, but this week's guest puts all that in perspective. General Stanley McChrystal is a highly deco...

299 Jennifer Moss: The Cure For Burnout Isn't Self-Care

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A healthy amount of stress is so important for personal growth, but chronic stress that demands our attention 24/7 can disconnect us from our work, co...

298 Steve Arntz: Your True Purpose May Not Be Revealed Yet

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Even when our best laid plans are rock-solid, life (and the marketplace) has other ideas. Some surveys suggest that 70% of successful businesses end u...

297 Will Ahmed: What You Measure Matters

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Will Ahmed and this podcast have a mission in common: To maximize human potential. For Will, it's all about the data of health. He's the founder and C...

296 Brad Feld & Matt Blumberg: How to Get the Most From Your Board of Directors

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is a board of directors? What is its purpose, and what makes for a good board member? And how can you get value from a board, especially if you'r...

295 Jesse Iwuji: Never Let Someone's Opinion of You Become Your Reality

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Iwuji is a first-generation Nigerian-American, U.S. Navy reserve officer, college football star, and if that's not enough: an accomplished and b...

294 Arthur Brooks: Are You Investing in Your "Happiness 401k?"

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Many successful people at the top of their field hit a certain age, and the excitement of work starts to diminish. It may seem counterintuitive: Would...