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Unlocking Human Potential in Organizations with Mark Vandeneijnde

listening SUPERPOWER podcast

Release Date: 06/19/2023

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As humans, we have an immense potential within us waiting to be unlocked. However, often we find ourselves stuck in a fixed way of being, limiting our growth and potential. It's time to break free from this mindset and embrace curiosity as a way of life.

Mark Vandeneijnde’s keen sense of insight and market understanding was the source of many breakthrough initiatives during his 10-year corporate career with a large FMCG company. As co-founder of BEING at Full Potential, he now uses these same skills to help access the incredible potential that lies within individuals and their organizations. He is the co-architect of the HUMAN POTENTIAL Assessment Tool and an adventurous filmmaker in the area of Business Transformation.

Let’s join Mark in this episode as we explore n innovative and powerful tool that can help individuals unlock their full potential. This tool is designed to probe and challenge individuals in a way that leads to self-discovery and ultimately, solutions.

“What I discovered is that it's not what you're doing that is necessarily related to your purpose, but it's the essence of what you're doing." - Mark Vandeneijnde

Listening SUPERPOWER Notes:

01:52 - That moment he first noticed the power of listening: Stepping out of my corporate job and discovering something inside of me that I wanted to express more of.

04:45 - The turning point of that decision 10 years ago: I know what I need to do and I need to move on.

08:11 - How he got clarity in his purpose: Simply going back to those hobbies where you just lose yourself in the process.

13:56 - Tapping into the human potential: Let go of that fixed state of being and enter into a place of curiosity.

25:24 - What is The Human Potential Assessment tool: Listen to potential and to a certain extent even measure potential.

36:08 - What is the tool used for: To probe, to ask questions so that they can eventually come to the conclusion themselves.

41:30 - Entrepreneurship from a place of being: Meeting a need that is coming from within and bridging it to market needs.

47:31 - Advice to leaders on how to do things differently: Look at these young people as a fountain of creativity and ideas to survive long-term.

52:07 - How to support this creativity from younger generations:  It's a cultural shift; a fundamental change at how organizations look at the potential of their people.

56:31 - Digging deep into the idea of an intrapreneur more than just being an entrepreneur

Key Takeaways:

"If we pay attention and delve beneath the surface of the things we love doing, we discover their essence, the profound quality that truly matters, and that's where the real power lies." - Mark Vandeneijnde

"Organizations must adapt and prioritize how to tap into the natural creativity and ideas present among the younger generation." - Mark Vandeneijnde

 "We assume that senior leaders are the visionaries. However, it is often the junior members who possess the strongest connection to what the future holds." - Mark Vandeneijnde

 

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