273: Essentials of Adult Development, with Mindy Danna
Mindy Danna: Adult Development Mindy Danna has over 20 years experience helping individuals and organizations achieve their goals through coaching, organization development, and strategic facilitation. She specializes in workplace communication, influencing skills, sales management, team building, strategic facilitation, and conflict resolution. Key Points The stages of development from Robert Kegan: Impulsive mind (early childhood) Imperial mind (adolescence) Socialized mind (46% of the adult population) Self-Authoring mind (41% of the adult population) Self-Transforming mind There are only modest correlations with age and the adult developmental stages. We can absolutely regress backward into prior stages depending on context and situation. Knowing more about what stage(s) you identify with will help you have more compassion for yourself and for others. Your most practical development plan: Do one thing every day that scares you. Resources Mentioned Invictus movie Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert Kegan Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World by Jennifer Garvey Berger Cultivating Leadership website Related Episodes CFL32: The Best Way to Do On-the-Job Training CFL36: What Every Leader Ought to Know About Sending People to Training CFL135: How To Get The Most Out Of Training Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.