In this episode Victoria continues the exploration of leadership through the lens of the High Potential Trait Indicator (HPTI), building on the foundation laid in Part One.

The conversation focuses on three critical leadership traits: Risk Approach, Ambiguity Acceptance, and Competitiveness — how they show up in individuals, teams, and organizations, and what happens when these strengths are overplayed. Through real-world examples, candid self-reflection, and DISC personality parallels, Victoria and Heather unpack how leaders navigate uncertainty, make decisions, manage conflict, and balance ambition with collaboration.

The episode also introduces the concept of leadership derailers — the ways our greatest strengths can turn into liabilities when taken too far. By walking through common derailment patterns like perfectionism, aloofness, excessive caution, and passive resistance, listeners are invited into a practical and compassionate discussion about self-awareness and growth.

This episode reinforces that leadership isn’t about perfection or titles — it’s about learning how to adapt, evolve, and lead effectively in everyday moments, both professionally and personally.

00:00 – Facilitating opposing viewpoints: why more than one thing can be true

00:00:32 – Welcome to Discovering You: Where Personality Meets Possibility

00:01:00 – Mood check-in and DISC color conversation

00:02:15 – Personal context and emotional awareness in leadership

00:03:00 – DISC explained through a football analogy

00:03:30 – Recap of HPTI and leadership traits from Part One

00:04:00 – Trait #4: Risk Approach explained

00:04:30 – High vs. low risk approach and DISC connections

00:05:00 – Why risk approach matters in leadership

00:05:30 – When high risk becomes a liability

00:06:00 – How risk approach shows up in teams and groups

00:07:00 – Personal reflections on risk tolerance and decision-making

00:08:30 – Trait #5: Ambiguity Acceptance defined

00:09:00 – Organizational culture and ambiguity tolerance

00:09:30 – Leadership performance under uncertainty

00:10:00 – The dangers of excessive ambiguity acceptance

00:10:45 – Real-world facilitation examples and collaboration

00:12:00 – Overplaying strengths and adaptability in business

00:13:30 – Trait #6: Competitiveness explained

00:14:15 – Healthy vs. unhealthy competitiveness in leadership

00:15:00 – Individual and team dynamics around competition

00:16:00 – Competing with others vs. competing with yourself

00:18:45 – When competitiveness influences participation and motivation

00:19:00 – Leadership derailment: when strengths become risks

00:19:30 – Overview of the 10 common leadership derailers

00:21:00 – Self-reflection: identifying personal derailment patterns

00:22:30 – Perfectionism, excessive caution, and leadership awareness

00:23:00 – Growth, coaching, and leadership beyond titles

00:24:00 – Closing thoughts and how to learn more

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