Why Not Me? Leading With Confidence: Anna Kisting
“WHY NOT ME?”
Episode Description
In this episode of Leadership Matters, Anna Kisting, Director of Business and Clinical Intelligence at Revo Health, joins host Kaylee Thomsen to unpack what it means to lead with a growth mindset. Anna shares how coaching kids shaped her ability to spot potential in others, why “why not me?” can quickly shift confidence, and how leaders can create a safe space for learning through mistakes. They also explore her unconventional path from art major to data leader, why clean data matters before AI, and how the best organizations focus on a few of the right questions. A practical, human conversation on clarity, relationships, feedback, and building trust.
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro: Meet Anna Kisting
- 02:37 Where Her Growth Mindset Comes From
- 03:41 Not Caring About Being the Best
- 05:04 The Cheese Experiment
- 06:00 Being Seen: A Career-Changing Opportunity
- 09:11 Discovering Tableau
- 10:39 Building Hospital Reporting Software
- 12:13 Burnout, COVID, and a New Path
- 14:16 A Leadership-First Consulting Firm
- 16:58 Asking "Why" Until It Clicks
- 18:15 Why More Data Isn't the Answer
- 19:47 Creating Space for Mistakes
- 21:33 A-Team vs. B-Team Projects
- 22:47 Favorite Business Books
- 26:19 How Fiction Builds Empathy
- 28:28 A Leader Who Doubted Her
- 30:39 Why People Need More Confidence
- 33:01 Relationships Over Skills
- 37:41 Learning the Soft Skills
- 39:47 Bringing Clarity to Brand Standards
- 44:53 Building Project Clarity
- 47:16 What People Get Wrong About Data
- 52:03 How the Best Companies Use Data
- 55:47 Final Advice: "Why Not You?"
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