Kristine Sloan is the CEO at StartingBloc, an institute that believes there’s a better way to develop leadership, and there’s a better way to help people find their passion and meaning in life. Since 2003, their programs have reached over 3000 change leaders in 56 countries! Kristine shares how StartingBloc is building a culture of maturity, self-awareness, and connection among their leaders on today’s episode! 

Key Takeaways:

[2:25] Who is Kristine and how did StartingBloc get started? 

[5:55] How does Kristine keep the community at StartingBloc thriving?

[10:55] Kristine shares why self-awareness is so important for their organization. 

[14:45] Asking good questions is a great sign of quality leadership.

[19:40] Kristine and her team have worked really hard to include a diverse set of people into StartingBloc.

[25:35] What are some goals and objectives for StartingBloc?

[31:05] Are the organizations that Kristine works with also onboard about the importance of self-awareness? 

[38:05] StartingBloc’s goals for 2022 are autonomy and agency. What do they mean by that? 

[40:50] When fellows first start working with StartingBloc, what kind of skills do they learn? 

[48:05] There are so many possibilities to choose from to create a meaningful and purposeful life, so how do you just take one step?

[51:40] On Kristine’s LinkedIn, it says, “Plus one for destroying the patriarchy.” Kristine describes what that means to her. 

[55:25] What message does Kristine have for her fellows? 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Giving Back Podcast

StartingBloc

Kristine Sloan on LinkedIn