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The ET projectWhy the Boldest Leaders Take Moral Risks — And How It Sets Them ApartToday, we’ve traveled to New York, New York, and catching up with management consultant Charles Spinosa. Charles is a group director in VISION Consulting and leads work on strategic innovation, programs to correct cross boundary coordination problems, and leadership coaching. He has developed and deployed value conflict resolution methodology for innovation, enriched and deployed commitment management methodology, and new methodology for leading knowledge workers. Before management consulting, Charles taught English literature, as well as philosophy, publishing widely in both fields, and he has earned his PhD from Berkeley. During the last several decades, Charles has co-authored numerous books, wr...2025-08-0551 min
Unpacked with Ron HarveyFrom Shakespeare to C-Suite: The Humanities Approach to LeadershipCharles Spinoza shares his journey from Shakespearean professor to leadership consultant, exploring how leaders can transform their organizations into moral masterpieces that reflect their deepest values and vision.• Former humanities professor turned leadership consultant with 27 years of experience• Author of "Leadership as Masterpiece Creation" focusing on morally distinctive leadership• Contrarian view that leadership has evolved beyond humility to moral artistry• Leaders have strong moral intuitions about treatment of customers, employees, suppliers, and owners• Business leaders are today's moral artists more than political leaders• Three key questions: What always goes wrong? What would you love ins...2025-07-2833 min
Positive Talk Radio1,128 | Leadership as Art: Charles Spinosa on Culture & Creating Organizational Masterpieces2025-07-211h 00
One of OneBuilding a Masterpiece: Charles Spinosa and Chris Davis, authors of Leadership as Masterpiece CreationWhat does it take to turn your business into a masterpiece? In this episode of One of One, Darren speaks with Charles Spinosa and Christopher Davis, a co-author and contributor, respectively, to the incredible book, Leadership as Masterpiece Creation. The book invites leaders to think about themselves and the companies they are building as masterpieces: works of art, worthy of admiration. The book boldly and courageously advocates for a contrarian model of leadership and business building. This isn’t your typical business conversation. How often do you hear St. Augustine, Milton, Shakespeare, Nietzsche and Heidegger referenced as gui...2025-06-261h 04
The Daniel Stih PodcastLeadership as Art: Building Business Masterpieces with Charles SpinosaWhat if leadership wasn’t just about efficiency and execution—rather about moral courage, creativity, and cultural impact? In this episode, I speak with Charles Spinosa, a management consultant and author with a doctorate in English literature, whose work lives at the intersection of philosophy, innovation, and leadership. We explore how the humanities offer powerful insights into business leadership, the role of moral risk-taking, and what it means to create not just successful companies— masterpieces. Whether you're an executive, founder, or deep thinker, this conversation will challenge and inspire how you lead. Show notes + MORE Watch...2025-06-1052 min
The Inspired ChoiceLeadership and Moral Artistry: Charles Spinosa on Business Ethics and Virtuous Decision-MakingCaroline Biesalski welcomes Charles Spinosa to discuss leadership and moral artistry, using examples from two hardware stores. They explore contrasting moral visions in business, business recipes, and narrow moral pluralism. Charles shares key leadership questions and a gas distribution company case study, addressing profit pressures and moral challenges. They emphasize financial stability and teamwork in ethical decision-making, drawing on literary and philosophical insights. The episode examines virtues and the hero's journey in business. Charles concludes with resources, goals, upcoming projects, and a special offer.
Meet Charles Spinosa
New York, New York, US
Book: https://amzn.to/43dWSYm2025-05-2138 min
KAJ Business & Money LIVELeading with Purpose: Turning Businesses into Masterpieces with Charles SpinosaWhat does it take to create a business that reflects your values and purpose? Leadership expert Charles Spinosa shares insights on moral risk-taking, trust, and turning businesses into masterpieces. Learn how great leaders balance ethics, profitability, and bold decision-making!===============================================👤 *FEATURED GUEST*As a management consultant for 27 years, Charles Spinosa has helped develop leaders, change organizational cultures, and develop customer propositions. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in Europe, the US, Canada, and Latin America. Before consulting, he taught Shakespeare at Miami University and philosophy at U. C. Berkeley. With Fernando Flores and Hubert L. Dreyfus, Charles published Disclosing New...2025-04-1846 min
The KAJ Masterclass LIVELeading with Purpose: Turning Businesses into Masterpieces with Charles SpinosaWhat does it take to create a business that reflects your values and purpose? Leadership expert Charles Spinosa shares insights on moral risk-taking, trust, and turning businesses into masterpieces. Learn how great leaders balance ethics, profitability, and bold decision-making!===============================================👤 *FEATURED GUEST*As a management consultant for 27 years, Charles Spinosa has helped develop leaders, change organizational cultures, and develop customer propositions. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in Europe, the US, Canada, and Latin America. Before consulting, he taught Shakespeare at Miami University and philosophy at U. C. Berkeley. With Fernando Flores and Hubert L. Dreyfus, Charles published Dis...2025-04-1846 min
Book 101 ReviewBook 101 Review in its Fifth season, featuring Charles Spinosa as my guest.Leadership as Masterpiece Creation: What Business Leaders Can Learn from the Humanities about Moral Risk-TakingHow leaders can take the moral risks necessary to create “masterpieces”—admirable, distinctive, and high-achieving businesses that create meaningful lives for customers, employees, and themselves.In Leadership as Masterpiece Creation, Charles Spinosa, Matthew Hancocks, and Haridimos Tsoukas show how the humanities can help leaders create profitable, masterpiece organizations. Such organizations, they assert, are ones that possess the emotional and moral sensibilities of an artist, the wisdom of a statesperson, and the technical know-how of commerce. The authors draw on the wor...2025-03-1727 min
The Lead Machine Growth Show with Paul GuyonLeadership as Masterpiece Creation: How to Build a Business That Stands the Test of TimeTrue leadership isn’t just about following best practices—it’s about setting new ones. In this episode, Charles Spinosa breaks down how successful leaders create masterpiece businesses by recognizing and addressing moral anomalies in their industries.
From Jeff Bezos to Anita Roddick, Charles shares real-world examples of leaders who have reshaped industries by standing for something bigger than just profit. If you’re ready to elevate your leadership and build a business that lasts, this episode is for you.
Tune In Now! Learn How To:
✔ Recognize the moral anomalies in your industry—and why they...2025-03-0558 min
The Uncommon Leader PodcastLeadership Revolution: From Purpose-Driven Business to AI Ethics with Charles SpinosaDiscover how Charles Spinosa, a visionary in leadership and business growth, navigated a challenging start in rural New Jersey to earn recognition as a thought leader. Marked by an early mislabeling in school, Charles shares his compelling personal story of triumph over adversity, fueled by a passion for literature and a knack for math and science. His journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and intellectual curiosity, inspiring leaders to challenge the status quo and embrace a more humanistic approach to business.Join our conversation as we unpack the shift from profit-centric to purpose-driven business...2024-12-3141 min
The Deep DiveEpisode 203: Leadership & Making a Masterpiece w/ Charles SpinosaPhilip welcome Charles Spinosa, author Leadership As Masterpiece Creation to The Deep Dive. In their conversation, they discuss what it means to be a leader, how we organize ourselves and what it looks like when masterpiece language and thinking applies itself to our work.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
SupaCell (Netflix)
Charles’s Drop:
Eve of St. Crispin’s Day (Speech – Youtube) Special Guest: Charles Spinosa.2024-10-3153 min
Choose Africa14: Your Business is Your Masterpiece with Charles, Nancy, and Adam SpinosaHave you ever looked at your business as art? Today is a super special episode, because I get to sit down with one of my favorite authors, Charles Spinosa, along with his wife, Nancy, and son, Adam. With nearly three decades of experience as an acclaimed author and management consultant, Charles specializes in the dynamic intersection of leadership, culture, and innovation. He sees artistry in business where others don't. In this episode, Charles dives into creating good lives, moral pluralism, and crafting your masterpiece.
Connect with Charles:
Website: vision.com
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Trailblazing for Success: Inspiring LeadersE24 | Leadership as a Masterpiece Creation: Unveiling the Power of Moral Risk and Courage with Charles SpinosaSummary
In this conversation, Bruce and Gail interview Charles Spinosa, author of Leadership as Masterpiece Creation. They discuss the importance of taking moral risks and being courageous as leaders. Charles shares examples of leaders who have taken moral risks and created distinctive organizations. He also emphasizes the need for truth-seeking and crafting messages that resonate with the audience. The conversation highlights the value of improv in fostering collaboration and innovation. The key takeaways include the importance of courage, truth-seeking, and loving the audience when it comes to leadership.
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leadership...2024-08-2030 min
Ci vuole una scienzaGli integratori per “potenziare le difese immunitarie” servono davvero a qualcosa?Questo e gli altri podcast gratuiti del Post sono possibili grazie a chi si abbona al Post e ne sostiene il lavoro. Se vuoi fare la tua parte, abbonati al Post. Gli integratori per “potenziare le difese immunitarie” servono davvero a qualcosa? Le pubblicità di vitamine, probiotici e altri prodotti promettono più o meno esplicitamente di aumentare le nostre difese, farci vivere meglio e più sani. Il mercato italiano degli integratori è tra i più ricchi e floridi in Europa, ma al di là degli slogan e del marketing, cosa sono queste sostanze e cosa fanno (o non fanno) alla nostra salute. Pa...2023-12-0839 min
Ci vuole una scienzaGli integratori per “potenziare le difese immunitarie” servono davvero a qualcosa?Questo e gli altri podcast gratuiti del Post sono possibili grazie a chi si abbona al Post e ne sostiene il lavoro. Se vuoi fare la tua parte, abbonati al Post.Gli integratori per “potenziare le difese immunitarie” servono davvero a qualcosa?Le pubblicità di vitamine, probiotici e altri prodotti promettono più o meno esplicitamente di aumentare le nostre difese, farci vivere meglio e più sani. Il mercato italiano degli integratori è tra i più ricchi e floridi in Europa, ma al di là degli slogan e del marketing, cosa sono queste sostanze e cosa fan...2023-12-0840 min
Rastapuls Reggae VidéosA CAVALÒT / MASSILIA SOUND SYSTEMDeuxième clip extrait de l'album "Sale Caractère"
A CAVALÒT
Massilia Sound System
Stéphane ATTARD, Dominique DANGER, Laurent GARIBALDI, Gilbert KAYALIK, René MAZZARINO, François RIDEL © 2021 Les Editions du Gabian
Une production MANIVETTE RECORDS et LES FILMS D'ICI MÉDITERRANÉE
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Scénario, réalisation et dessins : Aurel
Images : Sylvère Petit
Assistanat à la réalisation : Élodie Dombre
Montage : Thomas Belair
Compositing et effets spéciaux : Julien Delwaulle
Ingénieure R&D : Mina Pêcheux
Massilia Sound System : Papet J, Moussu T, Gari Grèu, Jan...2021-09-2500 min
Rastapuls Reggae VidéosA CAVALÒT / MASSILIA SOUND SYSTEMDeuxième clip extrait de l'album "Sale Caractère"
A CAVALÒT
Massilia Sound System
Stéphane ATTARD, Dominique DANGER, Laurent GARIBALDI, Gilbert KAYALIK, René MAZZARINO, François RIDEL © 2021 Les Editions du Gabian
Une production MANIVETTE RECORDS et LES FILMS D'ICI MÉDITERRANÉE
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Scénario, réalisation et dessins : Aurel
Images : Sylvère Petit
Assistanat à la réalisation : Élodie Dombre
Montage : Thomas Belair
Compositing et effets spéciaux : Julien Delwaulle
Ingénieure R&D : Mina Pêcheux
Massilia Sound System : Papet J, Moussu T, Gari Grèu, Jan...2021-09-2500 min
Rastapuls Reggae VidéosA CAVALÒT / MASSILIA SOUND SYSTEMDeuxième clip extrait de l'album "Sale Caractère"
A CAVALÒT
Massilia Sound System
Stéphane ATTARD, Dominique DANGER, Laurent GARIBALDI, Gilbert KAYALIK, René MAZZARINO, François RIDEL © 2021 Les Editions du Gabian
Une production MANIVETTE RECORDS et LES FILMS D'ICI MÉDITERRANÉE
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Scénario, réalisation et dessins : Aurel
Images : Sylvère Petit
Assistanat à la réalisation : Élodie Dombre
Montage : Thomas Belair
Compositing et effets spéciaux : Julien Delwaulle
Ingénieure R&D : Mina Pêcheux
Massilia Sound System : Papet J, Moussu T, Gari Grèu, Jan...2021-09-2500 min
Rastapuls Reggae VidéosA CAVALÒT / MASSILIA SOUND SYSTEMDeuxième clip extrait de l'album "Sale Caractère"
A CAVALÒT
Massilia Sound System
Stéphane ATTARD, Dominique DANGER, Laurent GARIBALDI, Gilbert KAYALIK, René MAZZARINO, François RIDEL © 2021 Les Editions du Gabian
Une production MANIVETTE RECORDS et LES FILMS D'ICI MÉDITERRANÉE
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Scénario, réalisation et dessins : Aurel
Images : Sylvère Petit
Assistanat à la réalisation : Élodie Dombre
Montage : Thomas Belair
Compositing et effets spéciaux : Julien Delwaulle
Ingénieure R&D : Mina Pêcheux
Massilia Sound System : Papet J, Moussu T, Gari Grèu, Jan...2021-09-2500 min
VISION WorksMegaprojects 5: The secret sauce of improvisationIn episode five of VISION Works, our expert panel continues to challenge the assumptions that undermine megaprojects.Listen in to discover what Dr Charles Spinosa intriguingly calls ‘the secret sauce of improvisation’, which he believes is essential to transforming megaprojects for the better.We also explore the rare skill of listening to the people around you in such a way that you hear what everyone else is missing. And in a philosophical denouement, we discuss the need for bold adventurers to explore the vast geographies of what we don’t yet know.As well as Charles, who is Gro...2021-05-2531 minVISION WorksMegaprojects 1: Why do 99% of them fail?What is a megaproject? And why do they so often fail to deliver their promised benefits on time and on budget. From the Pyramids to the Parthenon, and from Willie Brown's Transbay Terminal to Intel 'fabs' and Heathrow Terminal 5, our experts from VISION and Relevate unravel the mysteries. Featuring Billy Glennon, Connor Butler and Charles Spinosa, interviewed by Fraser Allen.2021-01-2827 min
Scientificast, la scienza come non l'hai mai sentitaCorriere Marine e RetrovirusIn apertura di puntata, Kuna risponde alle domande del pubblico sull’aberrazione stellare come prova della rivoluzione terrestre. Dopodiché, Valeria intervista il Professor Enzo Tramontano dell’Università di Cagliari parliamo di retrovirus endogeni. L’8% del nostro DNA infatti è composto da sequenze originate da questi retrovirus che si sono integrati nel nostro genoma negli oociti in diversi periodi della nostra storia. Questi virus non sono più in grado di replicarsi e infettarci ma possono avere funzioni positive e negative sulla nostra salute. Per approfondire:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/7/162https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02039/fullhttps://www.frontiersi...2019-07-1548 min