Sarita Chawla is a wise woman. Wise enough to realize that when it comes to developing people, deeper isn’t always better.
It’s important to meet people where they are.
In this episode, we discuss vertical development–how it differs from most approaches to leadership development and why it matters for mastery. Sarita walks us through two stages of development where most people experience challenges. New Ventures West calls them Immediate Concerns and Balance. One describes an inner life of constant firefighting with little capacity for self-reflection. The other deals with life as a proud juggler of “necessary” responsibilities.
Think these sound like you? Think they don’t? Either way, Sarita has a message worth hearing.
Highlights
- 3:00 What is vertical development?
- 14:30 The challenge of letting go
- 16:00 A near death experience of the ego
- 22:00 After the “aha” moment is…disorientation
- 30:00 Immediate Concerns–a life of constant firefighting–and beyond
- 37:30 Balance–a self-important juggler of many things–and beyond
- 40:00 Reinterpreting the networking lunch
- 48:30 What Sarita is personally practicing in her life
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