After getting advice from a mentor, spending a week at a personal growth retreat, and taking some time off work, I started a new chapter. I entered a new role at Lyft with more self awareness, agency, and intention. After COVID turned the business, and the world, upside down, I had to confront a hard truth: leaders aren’t prepared for what’s to come. In an experiment of surrender, I discovered my true calling: empowering others to lead from their heart.

Theme song: “Breaking Out” by Nick Deutsch

Produced + edited: Rikki Gunton

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(0:00) A Good Change

(2:02) Life Felt Different After The Hoffman Process

(3:07) Jon – Let Love In

(6:32) Newfound Intentionality and Trust in Self

(7:28) Elevating The Ride at Lyft

(8:06) Leadership Turnover and Constant Swirl

(9:55) Bex – The Importance of Having a Best Friend at Work

(14:24) Working on The Future of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicles

(15:56) Jody – Trust Is An Enabler to Speed

(22:07) Bex – The Power of a High Performing Team

(24:01) COVID Hit – Autonomous Vehicles No Longer a Priority

(25:38) Jody – Put Your Best People on the Hardest Problems

(29:03) The Entire Company in Crisis Management Mode

(31:21) Jon – Frustrated by Lack of Urgency Around COVID

(33:45) Jody – You Didn't Always Play Well With Others

(36:58) The Lightbulb Moment: Leaders Aren't Ready

(37:49) I Learned to Watch, Not Ride, the Rollercoaster

(41:18) Leaving Lyft – This Time I Listened to the Whisper

(42:06) The Surrender Experiment Begins

(43:24) Discovering My Calling to Help Other Leaders

(46:31) Jon – It Takes Courage to Follow Your Calling

(48:15) Teresa – Reframing Failure as a Trial Run

(50:10) Indy – How Do You Recruit for Heart?

(51:42) Vulnerability Is Your Superpower

(53:21) Life is Speaking to You Now

(54:33) Who We Are Is How We Lead

(55:07) An Invitation to Use This Story