11: Overcoming Obstacles: Adapting to Protect the Heart of Your Idea

01/01/19 • 64 min

New ideas are often met with criticism and concern. In this episode, Kirsten and I review a number of strategies individuals and leaders can employ to overcome obstacles to change. Midway through this episode, we talk to author and leadership expert Lyle Kirtman who has worked extensively with business, government, and educational leaders. In this far ranging interview, Lyle explains why change initiatives often fail and explains how leaders can increase the likelihood of change success.

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10: Reinventing Yourself. Again.

Our lives are rarely linear. Most of us start out “here” and then make a series of twists and turns. In this series we’re calling “Transformation Stories,” we interview one individual about how they came to be where they are now – aligned with who they really are and where they want to be in life. In this episode, we talk with Mike Johnson. Mike's work life began in the corporate world, but he exited that highway for a series of careers without which, he says, wouldn’t have allowed him to retire at age 52.

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12: Experimenting to Find the Sweet Spot of Action

How can organizations and individuals experiment with change in a way that reduces risk and prevents the “fixedness” monster from keeping them stuck? In this episode, we focus on the experimentation phase of change for both organizations and individuals. Midway through, we’ll hear from master experimenter, Alyssa Boehm. She describes the various methods she and her team use to prototype, test, and adapt new product concepts so as to increase the likelihood that the customer will like and benefit from them.