Episode 024: Aligning Purpose and Passion with Scott Span

<p align="justify">Welcome to another episode of <em>The Authentic Change Podcast</em>, I am Mike Horne, your host and I am joined today by <span style="color: #1155cc;"><u><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottspan/">Scott</a> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottspan/">Span</a></u></span>, who is a people strategist, leadership coach, change and transformation consultant, and CEO of Tolero Solutions. Scott’s work focuses on people whom he considers to be the greatest asset of any organization.</p> <p align="justify">In today’s episode, Scott shares his perspective on the core of the most successful leaders and how to promote a healthy and real environment in an organization.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong>:</p> <p>[3:48] Scott talks about his contribution to the new book: <span style="color: #1155cc;"><em><u><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Spirit-Performers-Secrets-Winning-ebook/dp/B097YW923Q"> The</a> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Spirit-Performers-Secrets-Winning-ebook/dp/B097YW923Q"> Successful</a> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Spirit-Performers-Secrets-Winning-ebook/dp/B097YW923Q"> Spirit</a></u></em></span><em>.</em></p> <p>[5:40] Scott talks about authenticity as the common feature of most successful leaders.</p> <p>[6:27] What is behind an authentic leader? Vulnerability and trust.</p> <p>[7:27] Scott talks about the importance of the alignment between purpose and passion.</p> <p>[9:05] Who does Scott “keep it real” in his work?</p> <p>[10:08] Scott talks about trust and integrity being aligned.</p> <p>[13:42] Are integrity and authenticity different sides of the same coin?</p> <p>[14:50] What is the problem we are trying to solve in organizations?</p> <p>[16:39] Is our challenge to create alignment to ease the flow in organizations?</p> <p>[18:30] The purpose of coaching is to promote happiness.</p> <p>[18:45] Coaching is maximizing people’s potential or promoting their ability to maximize their potential.</p> <p>[19:55] Scott explains ho