“We’re All A Work In Progress”
Join me and my guest Andre W. Thornton, Founder & CEO of Whitman Consulting (consultwhitman.com). Above the bathroom sink in his home is a phrase that reads, “Change lives by helping people reach their full potential”. This desire has evolved into a purpose statement for Whitman Consulting that serves its clients by accelerating the development of their leaders. Andre has lived his life as an example of how someone can pursue their purpose while in the corporate world. The results he has created are rooted in the competencies that advanced his career and are now transferred to others through Whitman Consulting’s leadership development services.
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Summary
Join Blaine and Andre Thornton in a candid conversation about reconnecting with your “founding fount,” navigating disruptions, and leading with purpose and authenticity. We unbundle how chaos and disruption are essential drivers for growth, both personally and professionally and the profound connection between the soul of business, leadership, and personal growth. Discover how disruption, self-awareness, and purpose drive sustainable success and authentic leadership.
Key Topics
In this episode:
- The concept of the “soul of business” as a source of life and purpose
- How businesses and individuals lose connection to their original source as they grow
- The importance of self awareness and self management in leadership
- Andre’s personal journey from Lockheed engineer to leadership coach and author of Disrupted
- The role of chaos and disruption as catalysts for growth and Innovation
- The stabilizers and accelerators of growth through chaos
- The metaphor of knowing how to return to one’s center during disruptions
- The influence of metaphysics, frequency, and manifestation in leadership and life
- Practical insights on fostering resilience and resourcefulness in turbulent times
Sound Bites
- “I know where my center is and I can come back to it quickly.”
- “When you’re off balance, you’re overcompensating.”
- “Disruption gives us an opportunity to reimagine who we are.”
Guest Links
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewthornton
Website – https://www.andrewthornton.com
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Blaine Bartlett consults, advises and coaches globally with leaders, executives, companies, and governments. He is internationally recognized as a leadership development master and through his work has personally delivered programs to and worked with more than 300,00 individuals, directly impacting more than one million people worldwide.
As CEO of Avatar Resources, a global leadership consultancy he founded in 1987, he’s worked with entrepreneurs and leaders of many of the largest (and smallest) companies and organizations on the planet to change the way leadership is used to foster thriving through Compassionate Capitalism.
Blaine is a co-host of Office Hours on AppleTV as well as being featured in the TV series World’s Greatest Motivators and the movie and book Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Beijing University, Managing Director of the Global Coaching Alliance, a Chancellor at Napoleon Hill Institute, a longtime member of the Transformational Leadership Council and serves as a member of the teaching faculty of the American Association for Physician Leadership. Blaine sits on numerous Boards including the Board of Directors of the World Business Academy and the Unstoppable Foundation. In 2012, he was formally invested as a Knight of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta, the world’s oldest humanitarian organization.
Blaine is the author of five books including the #1 international best-seller Compassionate Capitalism: A Journey to the Soul of Business. His newest book is The Leadership Mindset Weekly.
