DISCovering You

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. Episode Timestamps00:00 – 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 If you're interested in learning more about team building, coaching, strategic hiring and onboarding, let's connect! discoverwhatworks@gmail.com a...