The Other Side Of Potential
Welcome to The Other Side of Potential podcast, hosted by Dr. Sharon Spano. Each episode explores the many complexities of our world that often disrupt our ability to effectively lead ourselves and others.
Join Sharon in provocative conversations with cutting-edge trailblazers as they navigate The Art of High-Impact Leadership and how to move beyond the daily pressures of success to a place of radical abundance.
The Other Side Of Potential
Episode 296: An Unexpected Route to Transformation with Paul Glover
You never know what life is going to send your way or where your transformation is going to come from. Today’s guest, Paul Glover, is a Federal Trial Lawyer whose unexpected seven-year incarceration left him with a renewed sense of purpose in life.
Drawing on over four decades of experience, Paul guides Executives on their leadership journeys as they navigate the unique demands of the post-pandemic landscape. During this conversation, we also talk about Paul’s book, Work Quake: Making the Seismic Shift to a Knowledge Economy. He is a TedX speaker, and shares the premise of his talk, titled, Everyone Needs A Fool In Their Life.
Paul has worked with organizations generating up to a billion dollars in annual revenue. Join us as Paul shares his philosophy of leadership and growth, which includes self-reflection and allowing others to illuminate difficult truths we may be blind to, and talks about his unique and compelling journey.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- The unexpected story of Paul Glover’s incarceration and what you can learn from it.
- Characteristics Paul held that predispositioned him to get sucked into the world of his client.
- His journey from ego to taking responsibility for his own transformation.
- The effect of creating an echo chamber in his life and assimilating to become more like the five closest people in his life.
- What it was like to experience being in prison and how it changed Paul’s perspective.
- The premise of his TedTalk: Why everyone needs a fool in their life.
- How his wife illuminated the hard truths he needed to accept.
- Leaving prison and reinventing his life.
- The beginning of his Leadership Development journey and becoming a coach.
- What his book is all about, and why it includes a focus on self-care for leaders.
- Why he believes that leaders need to fail sometimes.
- The importance of self-reflection in the transformation process.
- Parting advice for listeners from Paul: the hardest struggle is with ourselves.
Transcript: Here
Paul Glover:
Website: https://paulgloverspeaks.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulglovercoaching/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulglovercoaching/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulglovercoach/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Work-Quake-Seismic-Knowledge-Economy/dp/1610660323
Contact: paul@paulglovercoacfhing.com
Sharon Spano:
Website: sharonspano.com
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sharonspano/
Book: thetimemoneybook.com
Contact: sharon@sharonspano.com
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