This is the read to lead podcast episode 423.

Hi, I'm Brad Lomenek, author of H3 leadership. Be humble, stay hungry, always hustle.

I listened to a few episodes, Anne didn't die. You probably won't either.

It's the read-delead podcast with my friend, Jeff Brown.

Helping people develop their potential, enabling them to articulate and become the self they

want to be, are capable of being and that best serves them and others in the short and long term,

is what we as individuals and leaders strive

toward.

But how do we grow?

It turns out it happens in a predictable way, which means we can understand where we are

in our growth and chart a way forward.

Hi.

I'm Jeff Browd, and this is the Read to Lead podcast, the podcast dedicated to your

personal and professional growth, where I believe that if you want to achieve

true success in business and in life, then intentional and consistent reading is a must.

My guest today is Whitney Johnson.

Her new book, which came out in January on my birthday, happy birthday to me, is called

Smart Growth, How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company.

I'll be asking Whitney to share about the S-curve of learning what it means to be a collector

in this context and why it's important to collect the way a child does, how competence,

autonomy, and relatedness play a role in motivating us to grow and building confidence

that we can, and much more. I mentioned last

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