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Whitney Johnson was named one of the world's fifty most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2017.

She is the author of the forthcoming Build an A Team (Harvard Business Press, 2018) and the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). Publisher's Weekly described it as "savvy...often counter-intuitive...superb" while the Boston Globe called it the "'What Color is Your Parachute?' career guide for the entrepreneurial age."

Through writing, speaking, consulting and coaching, Whitney works with leaders to retain their top talent, to build an A team, and to help them earn the gold star–be a boss people love.

She formerly was the co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Ha ...more

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I told myself it was preparation — that I needed more time to get ready for my keynote. But if I’m honest, I was shrinking back. Avoiding something uncomfortable.

The invitation was from BYU’s Executive MBA program — a Learning Adventure designed to help their leaders practice navigating the Launch Point. Outside, in the dirt and on the cliffs of Moab, doing things most of them h

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	Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work 3.73 avg rating — 1,078 ratings — published 2015 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve 3.90 avg rating — 379 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream 3.48 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2011 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company 3.81 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go Forth and Forage: A Guide to Foraging Over 50 of the Most Common Edible & Medicinal North American Mushrooms 4.61 avg rating — 69 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kỹ Năng Quản Lý Nhân Sự Chuyên Nghiệp by Whitney Johnson (Goodreads Author), Đỗ Hoàng Lan (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“When you make the decision to start something new, first figure out the jobs you want to do. Then position yourself to play where no one else is playing.”
― Whitney Johnson, Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work

tags: career-change, job-search, personal-development, personal-growth, trying-new-things

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“Be in beta. Do things badly. Abandon perfectionism. Following this advice can seem nearly impossible when pitted against our identity. But when we allow ourselves to go into the rapid iteration of trial and error, like a child learning to walk, the feel-good neurological response just may charm away the snake of a strangling ego.”
― Whitney Johnson

tags: education, learning-from-mistakes, risks

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“When you disrupt yourself, you are looking for growth, so if you want to muscle up a curve, you have to push and pull against objects and barriers that would constrain and constrict you. That is how you get stronger.”
― Whitney Johnson, Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work

tags: barriers, career-development, career-direction, personal-growth, strong-women

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“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

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