Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson

By Whitney Johnson

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Best-selling author Whitney Johnson (“Disrupt Yourself”) explores her passion for personal disruption through engaging conversations with disruptors. Each episode of this podcast reveals new insights about how we work, learn, and live.

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Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson episodes:

04.26.2024
370 Roger L. Martin: How To Turn Around A Failing Business School – Without Doing A Whole Lot Of Anything
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 School of Management into the powerhouse it is today, you have...
04.19.2024
369 Ruth McKeaney: To Make A House A Home, Tailor Your Family Systems With Intention
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 the interior decor – neighborhood pride, or a furry friend, maybe. ...
04.12.2024
368 Cal Newport: Why The Factory Model Of Work Doesn’t Work In The Modern Age
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 another with lightspeed, peering at the screen and making that face that...
04.05.2024
367 Chris Dixon: (Re)learning The Streets And Signs Of Our Virtual City
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 walked, remember that the E train runs express to Manhattan, if you see the...
03.29.2024
366 Brooke Romney: Falling Into The Comparison Trap (And How To Get Out)
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 Hill to move to a new community, new friend...
03.22.2024
365 Donald Miller: How To Write Your Own Story With Intention
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 where you’re up all night burning the midnight oil, because you’re...
03.15.2024
364 Jerry Colonna: It’s Not Enough To Be An Ally – You Have To Be A Co-Conspirator
“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 moment begins when something inside you breaks. When a force fundamental to you and your...
03.08.2024
363 Peter Sims: A Practical Guide To Sparking Your Humanity “In An Inhuman Time”
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 you just as easily in a boardroom meeting as when you’re out...
03.01.2024
362 Carol Fishman Cohen: Disrupting Yourself When You’ve Been Disrupted
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 didn’t see on the road up ahead. Your boat hits a reef at night....
02.23.2024
361 Paul Allen: How AI Can Supplement Our Humanity Instead Of Supplanting It
When we talk about robots, machines, artificial intelligence, it’s usually within the context of something theorists call the singularity. That’s the moment when AI figures out how to upgrade itself, and leaves us in the dust. After all, it can...
02.16.2024
360 Sam Cooprider: Leave Behind Your Ego And Pave Your Own Path
“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. Now, water can flow or it can crash....
02.09.2024
359 Dr. Michael Gervais: Why We Betray Ourselves For The Approval Of Others
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 desires. When we can’t have it, we feel an emptiness. But what if we...
01.30.2024
358 Robert Sutton: How To Spot Bad Friction And Create Good Friction In Your Workplace
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 other systems, but who’s doing the gardening and pruning – the upkeep? Our guest...
01.23.2024
357 Gov. Spencer Cox: Lessons On Inclusive Leadership, From The Farm To The Governor’s Mansion
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 balancing a thousand decisions, huge and small, every day. So what...
01.16.2024
356 Keith Allred: Meeting Folks Halfway Is A Virtue, Not A Weakness
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? Isn’t it this idea that solving the issue, whatever it is, is more...
01.09.2024
355 Ashley Smith: The Hidden River Of Energy Flowing Through All We Do
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 you pull back an arrow, the potential energy flows from your...
01.02.2024
354 Chip Conley: On Finding Your Love Of Life, Even In Midlife
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’s left is for you to spin your magic as a cook. In the kitchen, the...
12.26.2023
353 ENCORE Tara Swart: Your Neurons Are Much More Nimble Than You Realize
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 like clouds in the sky… but that’s the ideal, after all. It’s a hard...
12.19.2023
352 Ken Woolley: Saving Space In Your Career For Trust And Love
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 you project into the world. A friend is someone who...
12.12.2023
351 Jennifer McCollum: How Can Women In The Workplace Find Their Own Voice?
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 someone else entirely… And who do you want to be? Do...
12.05.2023
350 Scott K. Edinger: Ask Yourself, 'Would You Pay For Your Own Sales Call?'
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 from the other perspective – have you ever had such a pushy...
11.28.2023
349 Alex Osterwalder: Finding The Beauty In Your Company's Organizational Chart
Growing your people to grow your organization – it makes sense, right? But what about approaching the problem from the other direction – growing your organization, to grow your people? When’s the last time you looked at the state of...
11.21.2023
348 Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane: Learning To Make The Most Of The Hard Truths
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 way can feel like this indictment on being lost in the first place. But a...
11.14.2023
347 Austin Hillam: Lessons From A 22-Year-Old Garage Entrepreneur
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 leadership. It’s also another fact that our guests tend to be...
11.07.2023
346 Dr. Bill Kapp: So You Want To Become A Leader In Your Health. How Do You Start?
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, and the body comes second. But as leaders, we can’t do...
10.31.2023
345 Melissa Werneck: It's Not Just Strength In Numbers, It's Growth Too
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 stuck inside our own head, another person can make all the difference....
10.24.2023
344 Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove: How Do We Think About Top Thinkers?
We throw around this term a lot in the management profession, in the coaching profession, really everywhere in business – top thinker. But how often do we really interrogate that title? Because, really, wouldn’t we all like to think of...
10.17.2023
343 James E. Dixon: Finding 'Absolute Motivation' By Showing Your Scars
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 Superman’s ever broken down in a bathroom stall? When he’s flying...
10.10.2023
342 Lori Winkler: There Is No Work You Or Home You, Only The Real You
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 what you’ve built your life around? There’s this idea, of leaving home at home and only...
10.03.2023
341 Chris Rainey: What Do We Really Mean When We Say 'Human Resources?'
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? What about the resources to become a good person, not just a healthy person?...
09.26.2023
340 Diana Kander: The Magic In Going Big (And Refusing To Go Home)
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 books while they try to perch on top? There’s something to admire...
09.19.2023
339 Hal Hershfield: Learning To Love The Person You'll Become
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 feel if you passed that person on the street tomorrow? Would...
09.12.2023
338 Matt Abrahams: What To Say When You’re Put On The Spot
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 say, but you… just… can’t? It’s frustrating in part because it seems...
09.05.2023
337 Gail Miller: Phi·lan·thro·py, Noun
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 we talked with Alan Mulally, about how that kind of love isn’t wired...
08.29.2023
336 Chris Duffey: Augmented Intelligence
With ChatGPT now released in a usable format, the world’s been abuzz with the potentials – and pitfalls – of artificial intelligence. Our guest today says that the word – artificial intelligence – is misleading. Artificial anything, artificial turf, sweeteners,...
08.22.2023
335 Jayshree Seth: Active Advocacy, Or, Say Yes To The S!
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 does it mean to advocate for someONE? Specifically, yourself? Joining us today is...
08.15.2023
334 Alan Mulally: Love Them Up
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 on that plane. You might have a Ford sitting out in your driveway. He’s the...
08.08.2023
333 Sam Horn: Ask A Librarian
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 you at that moment. And then there’s the science of why exactly...
08.01.2023
332 Jaime Leverton: Cryptography in Action
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, one thing that can be traded for anything you want. And the...
07.25.2023
331 David Burkus: Trust, Risk and Respect
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 through traffic. There are the more formal teams, too, the ones we occupy at work...
07.18.2023
330 Shade Zahrai: Your Opinion Of Yourself
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 themselves were hatched? It's part of a field called evolutionary...
07.11.2023
329 Listener Roundtable: The Building Block Of That Growth Is You
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 philosophy, that change begins with the individual. Every question for our...
07.04.2023
328 Ed Catmull: Zen And The Art Of Making Movies
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 of renewable energy. The possibilities at Pixar are infinite. But how...
06.27.2023
327 Sudha Ranganathan: A True Practitioner
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, hitting the ground to get an idea of how all these theories...
06.20.2023
326 Zeynep Ton: Figure It Out
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 says that instinct is shortsighted. It’s outdated. More than just old, it’s a deadly cycle, because...
06.13.2023
325 HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar: Architects Should Be Forgotten
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 time. So we pick someone we trust. Have you ever represented someone else?...
06.06.2023
324 Kelly Richmond Pope: Predator, Prey and Whistleblowers
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. What do you do? Do you speak up? Try this...
05.30.2023
323 Shirzad Chamine: Look At The Palm Of Your Hand
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’s a reason it gets repeated. Everyone finds a moment...
05.23.2023
322 Vanessa Patrick: Marigolds and Black Walnuts
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 heart all you wanted to say was, no? Vanessa Patrick is an...
05.16.2023
321 Magdalena Mook: Don't Be Mediocre
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, compromising could even make the number on your paycheck bigger. Sometimes we have...

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Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson episodes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

336 Chris Duffey: Augmented Intelligence

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

334 Alan Mulally: Love Them Up

333 Sam Horn: Ask A Librarian

332 Jaime Leverton: Cryptography in Action

331 David Burkus: Trust, Risk and Respect

330 Shade Zahrai: Your Opinion Of Yourself

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

328 Ed Catmull: Zen And The Art Of Making Movies

327 Sudha Ranganathan: A True Practitioner

326 Zeynep Ton: Figure It Out

325 HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar: Architects Should Be Forgotten

324 Kelly Richmond Pope: Predator, Prey and Whistleblowers

323 Shirzad Chamine: Look At The Palm Of Your Hand

322 Vanessa Patrick: Marigolds and Black Walnuts

321 Magdalena Mook: Don't Be Mediocre