{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6026e0e59c119342f0d027c1/66387a5ba31c8b00123fedbb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Turns Potential Into Ability? - Brainz Magazine Exclusive Interview With Pam August","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6026e0e59c119342f0d027c1/1714977320886-031991a0a52f3a846d45e39a96e4501f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Pam is an insight activator, curious co-creator, culture whisperer, and, according to her 4th-grade teacher, \"the spice that every classroom needs\" always learning and learning all ways. She knows a lot about the power of potential in work and life and, more importantly, how to connect it. Her expertise stands on a solid foundation, including certification in fitness and nutrition, a Bachelor of Adult Education, a Master of Arts in Leadership, and numerous facilitation and coaching certifications. It springs to life through her diverse experience of fitness teaching and nutrition counseling, award-winning learning facilitation in higher education, being a people and culture developer, and being the Director of Culture Activation at WestJet Airlines, one of Canada´s most admired corporate cultures.</p><p><br></p><p>Today, she is a trusted partner for high-performance organizations worldwide through her firm, Connecting Potential. Pam expertly guides them and fiercely champions the potential already there in three dimensions of organizational performance: within us as individuals, between us in relationships and teams, and around us in this thing called \"culture\". Her range and depth of experience in each dimension give her a unique trifecta of expertise in the people and culture development space as she fluidly facilitates connections between them for exponential impact. Pam is also a sought-after speaker, known for her infectious energy and experiential, activational messages. Her first book, Potential – How to Connect What´s Already There for Exponential Impact, synthesizes her rich, lifelong learning into a simple yet powerful mindset shift, operating system, and core practice for individuals, teams, and organizations to navigate today`s uncertainty with greater energy, ease, and effectiveness.</p><p><br></p><p>Daily movement and delicious food fuel Pam; yoga and contemplative practices ground her; a wonderful husband and adult sons burst her heart with gratitude, and she loves to laugh – a lot!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, we discover the following:</strong></p><p><br></p><ol><li>What turns potential into ability?</li><li>How we can go deeper in our learning and development.</li><li>Why organizational development is important in the workplace.</li><li>How we can become more insightful.</li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>With podcast host: Mark Sephton</strong></p><p><strong>Hope you'll enjoy the episode!</strong></p>","author_name":"Brainz Magazine"}