017 - Janis Yadiny

Janis Yadiny worked at the WHO, the Royal Society, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and much more. She specialized in Leadership Development and Change Management in the later part of her career, emphasizing how to develop both individuals and teams in the fast paced medical field.

In this episode, you can expect to learn:

- What working at storied institutions like the Royal Society and WHO is like

- The importance of ownership in personal growth

- How a "big vision" can actually be completed

- How to build resilience

- The nuance of having high standards

and much, much more!

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00:00 Intro - The Curiosity of Change in Life

00:53 Two Drives - Travelling and Learning French

01:31 Growing Up, My Family, and WWII

04:48 A Leader is a Reader

06:03 What is Library Science?

07:57 Working in Montreal, London, Geneva, Tunisia, and Houston

08:43 Stories from the Royal Society Library

11:37 Getting a Job at the WHO

13:06 Political Education from Working at WHO

16:31 Why Americans Were Unique at the WHO (from a Canadian)

17:42 Eradicating Smallpox!

19:42 What "Expert-Consulting" is and Why It Doesn't Work

21:52 What to do Instead of "Expert-Consulting"

24:41 The Importance of Ownership in Enacting Change

26:57 How Janis Ended up in Houston (and why she was never going to come)

30:00 Why Does America Breed the Kind of Work Ethic it Has?

33:52 How the Institute of Cultural Affairs Changed Janis's Life

38:19 The Criticality of Involving Women in Change

41:16 Giving People Resources vs Ownership of a Process

44:38 Change Management and Knowing Your Strengths

45:46 Potential Cultural Change in China?

50:31 Institute of Cultural Affairs continued

53:42 Examples of Global Vision in Motion

1:02:35 How do You Keep it Going?

1:04:38 The Importance of Specificity in Leadership Training

1:05:56 The Sociological Side - Why it All Works

1:12:09 Diving Deeper

1:14:55 What is Change All About?

1:15:58 Book Recommendations

1:18:54 What Does "Knowing Yourself" Actually Do?

1:20:51 Learning from Stanley McChrystal

1:26:17 How Do We Discern Where we Have Room to Grow? (Core Values)

1:30:17 How to Actually Figure out Your Core Values

1:24:04 The Tension of our Differences in Personal Relationships

1:36:08 Some Guidance on Experiences and Gaining Wisdom

1:37:59 How to Deal with a Fear of Failure

1:39:28 Combatting Fear at All Levels

1:40:36 Why Does Being Vulnerable Create Strong Leadership?

1:42:51 Bouncing Back, Building Resilience, and High Standards

1:50:19 Journaling and Landing the Plane