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Developing Leaders: from College Students to Professionals with Travis Wilson
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Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Travis Wilson:
On LinkedIn
Mentioned in this episode:
Co-Active Training Institute (formerly Coaches Training Institute or CTI)
Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business by Danny Meyer
An Introduction to Vertical Development
Nick Petrie on LinkedIn
Carl Sanders-Edwards on LinkedIn
Vertical Leadership Development: Developing Leaders for a Complex World – Part I by Nick Petrie (2013)
Nick Petrie’s Website: Vertical Leadership Development
A blog post about Action Logics
Torbert’s Action Logics - A leadership perspective
Bill Torbert’s Website
Listen to this episode and explore:
Travis' childhood: the importance of treating others with respect and kindness (2:19)
His journey through college: majoring in film production and getting in touch with his creativity (4:31)
Moving to Chicago: a short-lived career in the film industry (8:57)
Figuring out a new career after reaching out to people and learning about different paths (12:11)
Becoming a Residence Life Coordinator at Northwestern: what he learnt during this time (13:40)
Moving to Saint Louis to become a training and development specialist: what surprised him in this role (17:44)
Joining career services in a small career school in Minnesota (21:57)
Leaving higher education and joining Mayo Clinic (24:30)
How a coach development program led him to join the leadership and organization development at Mayo Clinic (26:05)
The importance of being a champion for people (29:58)
Using tension to create the next generation of leaders (34:24)
Starting his private career coaching practice (38:00)
The Marketing Seminar: Joining the Akimbo community and becoming a coach (39:09)
The difference between training and development in corporations and online learning programs: a sense of agency and freedom (42:06)
The importance of owning our learning journey independently of our environment (47:33)
Travis’ advice to a college student who hasn’t decided what they want to do after college (51:47)
What he would like to leave his mark on during his lifetime: leading us into a world where corporations are here to serve society, not the other way around (52:54)
The power of our attention (56:35)
The concept of vertical development (57:45)
Where to find more about Travis and his work (1:00:57)
Maria's takeaways related to Travis’ career journey and profound ability to connect with humans (1:02:02)
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