Ted Santos Reveals How Chaos Fuels Breakthrough Growth in Leadership - 1

In this episode, Sharmin and Mitzy Dadoun welcome Ted Santos, a renowned leadership disruptor and the mastermind behind the disruptive leadership model. Ted shares his unconventional approach to leadership, which involves teaching leaders to create problems rather than just solving them. This episode dives deep into the necessity of chaos for breakthrough growth and how disruption can lead to new possibilities.

**Key Topics Discussed:**

1. **Introduction and Breathing Exercise:**
   - Charmaine and Mitzi start the episode with a grounding breathing exercise to help listeners center themselves.

2. **Meet Ted Santos:**
   - Ted is introduced as a leadership disruptor who helps businesses achieve breakthrough growth by breaking the rules.
   - His book, "Here's Why You Can't Find Love," explores how broken relationships impact businesses financially.

3. **Creating Problems for Growth:**
   - Ted explains why leaders should intentionally create problems to foster growth and innovation.
   - The concept of neuroplasticity and how it relates to changing perspectives and creating new neural pathways.

4. **Historical Examples of Disruption:**
   - Ted shares examples like Robert Goddard and Copernicus to illustrate how new ideas often seem impossible until society adapts.

5. **Reframing Leadership Thinking:**
   - Discussion on the challenges of helping leaders shift from conventional thinking to embracing uncertainty and new possibilities.

6. **The Difference Between Thinking and Having Thoughts:**
   - Ted distinguishes between having thoughts based on existing knowledge and truly thinking to navigate uncertainty.

7. **Case Study: Overcoming Personal Barriers:**
   - Ted shares a client success story, highlighting how identifying and addressing deep-rooted personal patterns can lead to significant professional growth.

8. **The Importance of Distinctions:**
   - Ted emphasizes the difference between awareness and having distinctions, using the metaphor of navigating a minefield.

9. **Closing Thoughts:**
   - Ted reflects on the insightful questions posed by Charmaine and Mitzi and expresses his willingness to return for future discussions.

**Key Takeaways:**
- Breakthrough growth often requires creating and navigating chaos.
- Leaders should focus on developing new neural pathways to embrace innovative ideas.
- Understanding personal patterns and making distinctions can lead to both personal and professional success.

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