Episode Summary: Today I'm joined by Jonathan Hinton Westover, Professor Utah Valley University, consultant, and host of The Human Capital Innovations Podcast. We discuss several topics like one of the first great leadership lessons he learned. He also shares one of the lowest moments of his career and what it taught him. We discuss the Silicon Slopes here in Utah and how this tech hotbed has developed. We also discuss Utah Valley University and it's unique position and contribution to the Silicon Slopes and to Utah, and where that likely comes from - hint: UVU produces "shovel ready" students! We also discuss the Future of Work, the shifting mindset of workers and organizations, the tech disruptions, and the incredible rate of change that will continue getting steeper, the importance and significance of the flattening of organizational structures and how successful leaders will need to build foundations of trust and mutual accountability and a safe space for all to contribute.
Episode Notes:
Jonathan Hinton Westover is a 3X #1 best-selling and award-winning author and is the #1 ranked HR, Innovation, and Future of Work Global Thought Leader & Influencer by Thinkers360. Global Gurus has ranked Jon #22 in "Organizational Culture" and #24 in "Management" globally, and LeadersHum's put him on their Power List of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership to watch for in 2022. Jon is also the host/producer of the Human Capital Innovations (HCI) Podcast and Chief Academic and Learning Officer of the HCI Academy.
As well, he is the Chair and Professor of Organizational Leadership and Change in the Woodbury School of Business (UVU), Academic Director of the Center for Social Impact and the SIMLab, Senior Director of Academic Service-Learning, and Faculty Fellow for Ethics in Public Life (previously the Associate Director) in the Center for the Study of Ethics. He is also an experienced OD/HR/Leadership consultant (Human Capital Innovations, LLC) with experience transforming organizations across the globe.
Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn. Listen to his The Human Capital Innovations Podcast