Episode #46: Building an Everyone Culture with Robert Kegan

Bob Kegan is a psychologist who teaches, researches, writes, and consults about adult development, adult learning, and professional development. He is co-founder of Minds at Work, a consulting group that works with senior leaders and teams in corporations, government and non-profits.  He is also the William and Miriam Meehan Professor of Adult Learning and Professional Development at Harvard University where he codirects the Change Leadership Group and the Harvard-Macy Institute for the Reform of Medical Education. He has contributed to many articles and books on psychological development and he has published seven books, including the critically acclaimed: An Everyone Culture - becoming a deliberately developmental organization (co written with Lisa Lahey) 2016 Immunity to Change - 2009 Change Leadership - A Practical Guide to Transforming our Schools (2005) How the Way we talk can change the world - 2002 The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development (1982) How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation (with Lisa Lahey, 2001) In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life (1994)   Topics Discussed: How to build an everyone culture The problem with brainstorming Why individual beliefs and collective mindsets hold back change How to become a deliberately developmental organisation (DDO) How to create a culture of experimentation that celebrates smart failures How to overcome ego in the workplace to foster stronger communication and innovation What some of the world’s most progressive companies are doing to transform their culture How self deatist beliefs siubsconsciously hold us back in our personal and professional lives   Show Notes: MindsAtWork.com Get their books: Immunity to Change: https://amzn.to/2xJJGKD An Everyone Culture: https://amzn.to/2xLJ5Z8 How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: https://amzn.to/2OJLtqx The Evolving Self: https://amzn.to/2QQsLPj Change Leadership: https://amzn.to/2xw0J3o --- I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you’d like to receive a weekly email from me, complete with reflections, books I’ve been reading, words of wisdom and access to blogs, ebooks and more that I’m publishing on a regular basis, just leave your details at www.futuresquared.xyz/subscribe and you’ll receive the very next one. Listen on Apple Podcasts @ goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.