Grow Your People to Grow Your Company with Whitney Johnson

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Our lives are a portfolio of S-curves. We have periods of starting, learning, and mastery. Whitney Johnson joins Kevin to talk about the S-curve of Learning to measure growth; personally, professionally, and organizationally. It is hard to start something new because growth is hard. By keeping rituals (or known things), we can create calm and stability in our brains to allow for more growth.

Key Points

In this episode, Whitney Johnson defines the S-curve of Learning and shares the stages of growth and learning.
She discusses using the S-curve of Learning for assessment.
She shares examples of how we can build a culture around the S-curve of Learning.

Meet Whitney

Name: Whitney Johnson
Her Story: Whitney Johnson is the author of several top-selling books including, Disrupt Yourself and Build an A Team. Her latest book is Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company. She is CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America.
Worth Mentioning: In 2021, Whitney was named #8 on the Thinkers50 list, made up of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world. She is an award-winning author, a regular keynote speaker, and a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Corporate Learning. She is also the host of the popular Disrupt Yourself podcast, with guests including Brené Brown, Simon Sinek, Susan Cain, and General Stanley McChrystal.

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Book Recommendations

Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney Johnson
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown

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