Dr. Marianne Lewis is renowned for her research on the paradoxes of leadership and is coauthor, with Wendy Smith, of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Greatest Problems. The conversation covers how we can learn to think about paradoxes, and why tension is necessary for balance – and to achieve innovation. Key Takeaways…
TLP293: How to make yourself more RAD – Resilient, Aware & Dynamic
Brant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Lean Entrepreneur,” and the CEO of Moves the Needle. With over two decades of expertise helping companies bring innovative products to market, he blends agile, design thinking, and lean methodologies to ignite entrepreneurial action. Brant’s new book, “Disruption Proof,” explores the three drivers of…
TLP273: Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws
In Provoke: How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws, renowned strategy consultant and best-selling author Geoff Tuff explains how people tend to act tentatively in the face of uncertainty, and shares the tools we need to do things differently. Key Takeaways [3:50] Geoff loves being in ironic situations and exploring the concept…
TLP271: The Great Resignation
res·ig·na·tion /ˌrezəɡˈnāSH(ə)n/ noun an act of retiring or giving up a position.“he announced his resignation” the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.“a shrug of resignation” Join Jim and Jan in a unique episode as they share their latest thoughts about talent – acquisition, retention and meaning. We are seeing a huge reshuffle taking place, and…
TLP243: Great is No Longer Good Enough
Jim Hemerling is a leader in Boston Consulting Group’s People & Organization and Transformation practices. He has co-authored numerous publications on transformation, organization effectiveness, and culture including, TRANSFORMATION: Delivering and Sustaining Breakthrough Performance, and Globality: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything. Jim is also a coauthor of BCG’s book, “Beyond Great,” which describes how…
TLP230: Lean Out
Tina Chang is the Founder and CEO of Pioneering Collective, a personal PR firm. Tina’s passion is to amplify leaders’ voices, and she shares how leaders can build genuine connections internally and externally. There isn’t one right way to be authentic, so it comes down to a process of experimenting and adapting to what feels…
TLP227: Hard Stuff – The Case for Reskilling
Deanna Mulligan is the former CEO and current Board Chair of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, and the author of Hire Purpose; How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap. Deanna shares why investing in reskilling is the key to success. Employers of all sizes can and should reskill to attract, retain and…
TLP220: Trust Your Instincts to Bring your WHY to Life
Jen Waldman is the Founder of JWS, New York City’s premier training studio for Broadway actors. Jen also works as an “Optimist” with Simon Sinek, where she helps leaders across different industries become better storytellers and communicate with more purpose. Jen believes every single person on the planet is capable of tapping into their creativity….
TLP214: What Preserves the Status Quo and the One Thing That Knocks it Down
Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist and a bestselling, award-winning author. She is a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business and the Founder of the Future Today Institute. Amy discusses what leaders need to be doing today to gain valuable foresight into their industry when faced with regular uncertainty. She…
TLP206: Prisoners of Our Own Perspective
John Rogers is the author of The Renaissance Campaign – a mindset that has put him at the helm of a billion-dollar transportation company, working alongside Michael J Fox promoting the advancement of stem cell research, and testifying in front of the U.S. Senate. His core worldview posits that most all challenges can be solved…
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