Show notes
Desen Lu (Vice President and Head of Sourcing) challenges us in taking a different approach to the ways we typically look at things. 00:00 - Intro 00:35 – Talent development and the awareness of others in growing your organizations 01:18 – Desen Lu introduction 02:01 – Let’s talk Talent. The confusion between Performance & Talent. Talent comes first – Performance is a byproduct of Talent 04:22 – Focusing on the upside of having great talent – not the cost of its absence 05:34 – What separates great talent from average talent - Ownership 08:21 – Ownership and daring to admit that you made a mistake 10:02 – What it looks like to admit mistakes – and the effect 12:00 – The team’s response 13:11 – The night and day difference in an organization’s culture where it’s o.k. to admit mistakes 14:56 – The ripple effect of ownership in talent development 18:15 – Failing your way to success 19:46 – Staying grounded 21:36 – Every day is a battle 22:53 – Diversify with experience opportunities on the ‘opposite side of the table’ 24:50 – Mindset focus on what you gain on the backside of the storm 27:23 – Gratitude to check your mindset for the rest of the day 29:10 – “We grew a person” – the best news of all in a day! 30:47 – “Performance is a function of human equity” – Desen Lu 31:09 - Closure