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Potentia Assessments returns to the Culture Camp Podcast to talk about adaptability.

Culture Camp

July 15, 2026  |  56m

In this episode of Culture Camp: Host Jason is joined by David Spader and Leigh Quinn of Potentia Assessments to talk about adaptability, the trait that separates the leaders and teams who thrive through change from the ones who stall. Here’s what you’ll hear about:

  • What adaptability really is: the two parts, flexibility (willingness to change) and versatility (ability to change)
  • No best style: why the most adaptable leader wins, not any single personality style
  • Start at the top: why the highest-performing organizations have unusually adaptable leaders who model it
  • The self-awareness gap: why almost all of us think we are more adaptable than our teams say we are
  • Adaptability in the age of AI: why resilience without foresight just means sticking with the wrong thing longer
  • Can you be too adaptable: why being taken advantage of is a sign you are not adaptable, not that you are too flexible
  • Favorable vs. unfavorable: why your adaptability shifts under stress, and what that gap is telling you
  • Success and satisfaction: how flexibility tends to drive satisfaction and versatility tends to drive success
  • Team dynamics: how one or two low-adaptability members can grind a whole leadership team to a halt
David Spader

David Spader

Leigh Quinn

Leigh Quinn

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The more adaptable you become, the less people know what your core personality is.

– David Spader

It’s the most adaptable leader, not the style.

– Leigh Quinn

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