Harvard Leadership Professor: When Something's Bothering You And It's Not Changing | Soul Toll S1E1

In the season one premiere, Anusia Gillespie talks with Scott Westfahl, Harvard Law School Faculty Director of Executive Education, about conviction, courage, and the cost of ignoring what you see wrong.DROP ANCHORThere's something important bothering you. Something you feel strongly about and want to change. But something is in your way. This episode is about what happens when you stop waiting and drop anchor in what you actually believe.If you've been carrying something you want to fix, this is the conversation that gives you permission to start.ABOUT THE EPISODEIn the season one premiere of Soul Toll, host Anusia Gillespie sits down with her longtime mentor and friend Scott Westfahl, a Harvard expert in leadership development and Faculty Director of Harvard Law School Executive Education, for a conversation about conviction, courage, and the cost of ignoring what you see wrong.Scott has spent his career closing the leadership gap in law, training the most influential leaders in the profession. In this episode, he walks Anusia through the inflection points of a career — what someone is really thinking at the start, in the middle, and as a seasoned executive — and what universally separates the people who follow their conviction from the ones who keep it on the periphery.ABOUT THE GUESTScott Westfahl is a world-renowned expert in leadership development. He is a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and Faculty Director of Harvard Law School Executive Education, where he designs and leads programs for senior leaders across law firms, in-house legal departments, and government. His work has shaped how the legal profession thinks about leadership, talent, and the long arc of a career.Scott's Book RecommendationFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkemanhttps://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/dp/0374159122In this episode, you'll learn:What conviction looks likeHow we lose our own compassThe cost of maximizing productivityThe achieving brain vs. the awakened brainWhen extrinsic success swallows the intrinsicWhy the change you keep trying to make at work isn't landingWhat we're really avoiding when we stop reflectingConviction at the start, the middle, and the senior arc of a careerWhat success looks like when you finally stop to lookWhat to start, what to stopFollow Soul Toll on your favorite podcast app for new episodes weekly.CONNECTWebsite: https://soul-toll.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/anusiagillespieLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anusiagillespieFacebook: https://facebook.com/anusia.gillespie.5Business inquiries: [email protected]: Michael DyniceWriters and Producers: Anusia Gillespie, Lady UnicornExecutive Producers: Johnny Ray, Richard MessingerLighting and Scenic Design: We Roadie and Grip Inc.Post Production and Editing: StreamographyProduced for Warwick TV at Johnny Ray's Music EmporiumWITH SPECIAL THANKSJohnny Ray's Music EmporiumWe Roadie and Grip Inc.Chic StreetsEat Well KitchenMabel of MarbleheadThe Yoga Loft MarbleheadCreative Publishing Book DesignREAD THE BOOKSoul Toll by Anusia Gillespie: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Toll-Anusia-Gillespie/dp/B0FN9PSS2NTags: Soul Toll, Scott Westfahl, leadership, Harvard Law, executive education, mentorship, career, personal leadership