Power, Self-Reflection, Growth, and Drive with Sacha Luthi

 

Power comes with responsibility, and leading others requires a great amount of self-reflection. In this episode, we stray from our typical format and tackle the intangible, yet vitally important topics of personal growth and drive. Joining us over the airwaves all the way from Geneva is Sacha Luthi, Global Head of Talent and Learning at Cartier and former Global Head of Talent at Gucci! In our conversation with Sacha, he candidly shares his views on power, learning, unique talent propositions, and so much more. We discuss the importance of leveraging on strength and measuring the impact of your deficiencies, as well as how we can motivate ourselves to learn and grow. Sasha fills us in on how he personally measures his success through self-reflection and evaluating his relevance in the respective field, and how he finds that placing himself in challenging situations allows for personal growth. Tune in today for some profound insights and advice from one of the world’s finest Talent Leaders, and discover why learning should be convenient, but never easy.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

 

• Sacha Luthi’s nationality and polylingualism (and which languages he uses in different contexts.)
• He shares his background and his current role and interests.
• How to measure success both practically and self-critically.
• The importance of self-reflection and considering what you bring to the table.
• Sacha’s view on power and his relationship with it.
• His approach to directing people and why he feels it’s important to leverage on strength.
• How to measure the impact of your deficiencies.
• How to identify your unique talent proposition and why you should be assertive about your strengths.
• Sasha shares his belief in putting oneself in difficult situations in order to grow.
• Why learning should be convenient, not easy. 
• The value of public commitments when learning a new skill.
• The importance of recognizing and valuing the elements that made you who you are.

 

Tweetables:

 

“In terms of career, I have a sweet spot for organizational change leadership and learning but I have a broad interest in everything that is happening in HR and beyond.” — Sacha Luthi [0:05:23]

 

“I like power and I have no shame in saying that. The question is, “How do I use power?” because power comes in many shapes and forms and you have a responsibility.” — Sacha Luthi [0:09:14]

 

“My practice is more having good conversations, good dialogue, asking good questions to people in my team so that they come to a conclusion about what they need or what they think they need most.” — Sacha Luthi [0:11:56]

 

“You’re looking at the wrong end of the growth tree if you are focusing on the things that you are deficient in. You are better off trying to get 1% better at the thing you’re already an expert at.” — Rob Stevenson [0:13:27] 

 

“Learning can be convenient but it shouldn’t be easy because if it is easy, you’re not learning.” — Rob Stevenson [0:21:48] 

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Sacha Luthi on LinkedIn

Cartier

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