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Business Bookshelf"Fair Pay" by David BuckmasterEpisode 153 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - David Buckmaster - Author of "Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses".
David is an expert on pay. He has led corporate compensation teams at companies like Nike, Starbucks, and Yum! Brands, and worked with business leaders on pay projects all over the world.
David is the author of the book “Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses”. The book takes on the crisis of income inequality, addressing the problems with our curre...
2021-07-1845 min
Business Bookshelf"The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes: And How To Avoid Them" by Patrick BurkeEpisode 152 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Patrick Burke - Author of "The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes: And How To Avoid Them".
Patrick is the managing partner of Burke & Schindler, CPAs, a firm he founded in 1984. Burke is a respected expert in business acquisitions and sales, deal structuring, value building, and succession planning.
Currently, he is Chairman of the board of directors of a closely held $70 million medical consulting company and board member (including chairman of the audit and compensation committees) of a closely held $500 million real estate services business and holds Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.
2021-07-1132 min
Business Bookshelf"Ascend Your Start-Up" by Helen YuEpisode 151 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Helen Yu - Author of "Ascend Your Start-Up: Conquer the 5 Disconnects to Accelerate Growth".
Helen is passionate about the voice of the customer to deliver game-changing digital transformations. As a customer success executive, $100M plus P&L owner, board member and advisor, she drives profitable growth for global players in the tech, eCommerce, telecom, manufacturing, insurance, FinTech and healthcare markets.
Helen is the author of the book “Ascend Your Start-Up: Conquer the 5 Disconnects to Accelerate Growth”. The book is an industry-defining panacea for start-ups who have stalled out on thei...
2021-07-0428 min
Business Bookshelf"Manage to Engage" by Pamela HackettEpisode 150 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Pamela Hackett - Author of "Manage to Engage: How Great Managers Create Remarkable Results"
Pamela Hackett is on a quest to help companies and their teams build businesses that are both fit and healthy - productive and engaged. Leaders can make their numbers and have people who love coming to work. It starts with them. How they manage to engage.
Manage to Engage: How Great Managers Create Remarkable Results is a compendium of ideas and resources that will fill the engagement gap, allowing us to focus on what m...
2021-06-2735 min
Business Bookshelf"The Career Toolkit" - Mark HerschbergEpisode 149 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Mark Herschberg - Author of "The Career Toolkit" The podcast can be found here.
Mark is a seasoned executive and cybersecurity expert who can bridge the divide between business and technology. He has started, grown, and fixed startup companies spanning 10 different verticals as well as helped two Fortune 500 companies with their internal startup initiatives. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT's "career success accelerator," where he teaches annually
Mark is the author of the book “The Career Toolkit”. Networking, negotiating, communicating, leading, career planning—all skill...
2021-06-2034 min
Business Bookshelf"Do What Matters Most" by Steve ShallenbergerEpisode 148 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Steve Shallenberger - Co-author of "Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your Time".
Steve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Becoming Your Best produces transformational leadership, which in turn builds cultures of excellence, which produce high performance individuals and organizations that are at the top of what they do.
Steve is the co-author of “Do What Matters Most: Lead wit...
2021-06-1337 min
Business Bookshelf"You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence" by Jon LevyEpisode 147 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Jon Levy - Author of "You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence".
Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, networking, and adventure. He does research in collaboration with C-Lab, affiliated with Kellogg School of Management. Levy specializes in applying the latest scientific research on human behavior, ranging from neuroscience and psychology to economics and biology, to transform the ways companies approach marketing, sales, consumer engagement, product design, and influencer program development.
Jon is the author of the book “You're Invited: The...
2021-06-0644 min
Business BookshelfColin Bryar - Author of "Working Backwards"Episode 135 of the Business Bookshelf - Colin Bryar - Author of "Working Backwards"
Today our guest is Colin Bryar.
Colin joined Amazon in 1998 -- four years after its founding -- and spent the next 12 years as part of Amazon's senior leadership team as Amazon grew from a domestic (US-only) seller of books to a global, multi-dimensional powerhouse and innovator. Colin served as a Vice President at Amazon, and for two of his years he was "Chief of Staff" to Jeff Bezos, AKA "Jeff's shadow", during which he spent each day attending meetings, traveling with, and d...
2021-04-1843 min
Business BookshelfDouglas Kruger - Author of "How to Grow Rich"Episode 134 of the Business Bookshelf - Douglas Kruger - Author of "How to Grow Rich: 50 Ways to Debunk Money Myths and Master Wealth"
Today our guest is Douglas Kruger.
Douglas is a member of the 'Speakers Hall of Fame,' an internationally renowned presenter and the author of 8 business books with Penguin. He speaks globally on how businesses and brands can compete through innovation, and position themselves as industry experts.
I speak to Douglas today about his new book “How to Grow Rich: 50 Ways to Debunk Money Myths and Master Wealth”. Over a billio...
2021-04-1439 min
Business BookshelfDavid Horsager - Author of "Trusted Leader: 8 Pillars That Drive Results"Episode 133 of the Business Bookshelf - David Horsager - Author of “Trusted Leader: 8 Pillars That Drive Results"
Today our guest is David Horsager.
David is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, national bestselling author of The Trust Edge and The Daily Edge, inventor of the Enterprise Trust Index™, and director of one of the nation's foremost trust studies: The Trust Outlook™.
David is the author of the book “Trusted Leader: 8 Pillars That Drive Results”. Without trust, people and businesses fail. Trusted Leader provides a framework for building trust so that you and your organi...
2021-04-1134 min
Business BookshelfDr David White - Author of “Disrupting Corporate Culture" - ExpressEpisode 132 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr David White - Author of “Disrupting Corporate Culture" - (This contains only the questions about the book)
Today our guest is Dr David White.
David is a partner and co-founder of Ontos Global, and a cognitive anthropologist focusing on new approaches to organizational culture and change based on the emerging science of the cultural mind. At Ontos Global he helps organizations manage and sustain transformation.
David is the author of “Disrupting Corporate Culture: How Cognitive Science Alters Accepted Beliefs About Culture and Culture Change and Its Impa...
2021-04-0735 min
Business BookshelfDr David White - Author of "Disrupting Corporate Culture"Episode 132 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr David White - Author of "Disrupting Corporate Culture"
Today our guest is Dr David White.
David is a partner and co-founder of Ontos Global, and a cognitive anthropologist focusing on new approaches to organizational culture and change based on the emerging science of the cultural mind. At Ontos Global he helps organizations manage and sustain transformation.
David is the author of “Disrupting Corporate Culture: How Cognitive Science Alters Accepted Beliefs About Culture and Culture Change and Its Impact on Leaders and Change Agents”. This book bridges the ga...
2021-04-0738 min
Business BookshelfLisa Koss - Author of “Leading for Learning" - ExpressEpisode 131 of the Business Bookshelf - Lisa Koss - Author of “Leading for Learning" (This contains only the questions about the book).
Today our guest is Lisa Koss.
For more than 25 years, Lisa has been working at the intersection of individual, team and organizational transformation. As partner and co-founder of ONTOS Global, her passion is to support executive clients to dramatically increase their impact through increased self-awareness, resiliency, agility, and the capacity to act wisely and decisively through complex and uncertain times.
She is the author of the book “Leading for Learning”. People...
2021-04-0333 min
Business BookshelfLisa Koss - Author of “Leading for Learning"Episode 131 of the Business Bookshelf - Lisa Koss - Author of “Leading for Learning".
Today our guest is Lisa Koss.
For more than 25 years, Lisa has been working at the intersection of individual, team and organizational transformation. As partner and co-founder of ONTOS Global, her passion is to support executive clients to dramatically increase their impact through increased self-awareness, resiliency, agility, and the capacity to act wisely and decisively through complex and uncertain times.
She is the author of the book “Leading for Learning”. People do their best work when they are motivated. This may...
2021-04-0344 min
Business BookshelfRon Coury - Author of “Tenacity"Episode 130 of the Business Bookshelf - Ron Coury - Author of “Tenacity"
Today our guest is Ron Coury.
Ron is the author of Tenacity which tells the gripping true story of how Ron Coury, a Las Vegas businessman, Marine and former Brooklynite survived corruption and cancer to achieve the American Dream. The aptly-titled memoir focuses on the determination necessary to overcome any and all unjust obstacles that may stand in the way of one’s dreams.
Tenacity chronicles the evolution of the natural-born entrepreneur, a major business figure in Las Vegas for decades. As C...
2021-03-3032 min
Business BookshelfDr Garth Japhet - Author of "Like Water is for Fish: The Power of Story in our Lives"Episode 129 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr Garth Japhet - Author of "Like Water is for Fish: The Power of Story in our Lives"
Today our guest is Dr Garth Japhet
As a young boy, Garth found his life radically shaped by the Jungle Doctor series of books. The stories so enthralled him that, against all advice, he set his heart on medicine. He could see his future – with a backdrop of savannas, golden sunsets, adventure and accolades – as a romantic figure, a healer, a hero.
This fantasy sustained Garth through the challenges of m...
2021-03-2835 min
Business BookshelfJon Isaacson - Co-author of "Be Intentional Culture"Episode 128 of the Business Bookshelf - Jon Isaacson - Co-author of "Be Intentional Culture"
Today our guest is Jon Isaacson.
Jon, The Intentional Restorer, is an author and host of The DYOJO Podcast.
Jon speaks, writes, and coaches through his organization The DYOJO helping the skilled trades to shorten their DANG learning curve for personal and professional development.
Jon is the co-author of the book “Be Intentional Culture: How the Small Things Enhance or Undermine Your Culture”. In business, the question with regards to culture is not whether your organization has a cult...
2021-03-2330 min
Business BookshelfArt Johnson - Author of "The Art of Alignment"Episode 127 of the Business Bookshelf - Art Johnson - Author of "The Art of Alignment: A Data-Driven Approach to Lead Aligned Organizations"
Art Johnson is CEO of Infinity Systems, Inc., a management consulting firm where he helps leaders identify and rectify organizational misalignment. Previously, he implemented a strategic plan to improve alignment at Medtronic, the world’s largest medical technology company, enabling it to grow top-line revenue by 13 percent year-over-year in a flat market.
Art is the author of the book “The Art of Alignment: A Data-Driven Approach to Lead Aligned Organizations”. Leading organizations worldwide are evolv...
2021-03-2134 min
Business BookshelfNicky Rowbotham - Author of “7 Steps to Finding Flow"Episode 126 of the Business Bookshelf - Nicky Rowbotham - Author of “7 Steps to Finding Flow"
Today our guest is Nicky Rowbotham.
Nicky is a leader who has worked with many highly motivated and driven entrepreneurs and professionals, who are looking to fulfil their potential and live their best life across the board (not just at work)
Nicky is the author of the book “7 Steps to Finding Flow”. Seventy percent of us spend most of our days in a state of stress, with our nervous systems in a state of fight, flight or freeze. Modern d...
2021-03-1634 min
Business BookshelfAdii Pienaar - Author of “Life Profitability"Episode 125 of the Business Bookshelf - Adii Pienaar - Author of “Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success"
Today our guest is Adii Pienaar.
Adii is an entrepreneur and founder of two global multimillion-dollar companies and prides himself on the commercial and life profitability of his businesses.
Adii's personal journey enabled him to discover a rich, fulfilling life that coincides with a sustainable strategy for success in the workplace. His concept of life profitability is now gaining momentum in the business world.
Adii is the author of “Life Profitability: The New...
2021-03-1432 min
Business BookshelfCarice Anderson - Author of “Intelligence isn’t enough"Episode 124 of the Business Bookshelf - Carice Anderson - Author of “Intelligence isn’t enough"
Today our guest is Carice Anderson.
Carice is a seasoned professional who is passionate about entrepreneurship, empowering people, growing leaders and helping people identify and operate in their strengths. Carice believes that leadership of self, others, and organisation is the answer to all of the challenges and opportunities in the world today.
Carice is the author of the book “Intelligence isn’t enough”. The book includes advice and anecdotes from 30 successful Black leaders who have worked across Africa, Europe, an...
2021-03-0936 min
Business BookshelfDr Roland Rust - Author of “The Feeling Economy"Episode 123 of the Business Bookshelf - “The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Empathy”.
Today our guest is Dr Roland Rust.
Roland is Distinguished University Professor and holds the David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, the first business professor to be named a Distinguished University Professor at Maryland. He is one of two people who have been named a Fellow of both the American Marketing Association and the European Marketing Academy.
He founded the annual Frontiers in Service Conf...
2021-03-0726 min
Business BookshelfChris Kane - Author of "Where is My Office?"Episode 122 of the Business Bookshelf - Chris Kane - Author of "Where is My Office?: Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century"
Chris is the co-founder of Six Ideas is a distinctive community which brings together the very best strategists, researchers and thinkers to solve complex and seemingly impossible challenges arising from the nexus between technology, people, culture and place. They are change catalysts and work to inspire organisational, educational, cultural and workplace innovation.
He is the author of the book “Where is My Office? Reimagining the 21st Workplace”, The book presents a game-changing challenge to th...
2021-03-0234 min
Business BookshelfJim Irving - Author of "B2B Selling Guide Book"Episode 121 of the Business Bookshelf - Jim Irving - Author of "B2B Selling Guide Book"
Today our guest is Jim Irving.
Jim is an incredibly successful sales person with over 43 years in the IT industry in various sales and marketing roles. Several senior sales and marketing directorships. EMEA Channels Director at SGI (Silicon Graphics). UK Managing Director at Information Builders.
He is author of the book “B2B Selling Guide Book”, This is a light and simple guide to the most important tools, techniques and approaches to ensure success in B2B selli...
2021-02-2841 min
Business BookshelfClaire Wasserman - Author of "Ladies Get Paid"Episode 120 of the Business Bookshelf - Claire Wasserman - Author of "Ladies Get Paid"
Today our guest is Claire Wasserman.
Claire has been named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Claire Wasserman is the founder of Ladies Get Paid, a platform that champions the professional and financial advancement of women. In less than three years, Claire grew the community to 70,000 from all 50 states and more than 100 countries in fewer than three years.
She is also the Host of John Hancock's podcast, Friend Who Talk About Money.
Claire been featured in...
2021-02-2338 min
Business BookshelfCyrus Rogers - Author of "Competitive Edge"Episode 119 of the Business Bookshelf - Cyrus Rogers - Author of "Competitive Edge: Lessons from the sporting world for sustained success in life".
Today our guest is Cyrus Rogers.
Cyrus Rogers is a television producer, business owner and motivational speaker who has combined his passion for sport with his keen interest in leadership, success and greatness.
His obsession for sport has led to years of study, and research, of the very best sports stars and how they progressed to the top of their games. Having worked as a sports journalist for near on...
2021-02-2130 min
Business BookshelfScott Greenberg - Author of "The Wealthy Franchisee"Episode 118 of the Business Bookshelf - Scott Greenberg - Author of "The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar"
Today our guest is Scott Greenberg.
Scott Greenberg designs game-changing steps to grow businesses, build high-performing teams and create unforgettable customer experiences. For ten years Scott was a multi-unit, award-winning franchise owner with Edible Arrangements. His operation won international recognition: "Best Customer Service" and "Manager of the Year," out of more than 1000 locations worldwide. Today he's a sought-after international speaker, consultant and franchise coach.
Scott is the author of “The Wealthy Fra...
2021-02-1632 min
Business BookshelfMinter Dial - Author of "You Lead"Episode 117 of the Business Bookshelf - Minter Dial - Author of "You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader"
Today our guest is Minter Dial.
Minter is a storyteller, filmmaker, three-time author and an international professional speaker. After a 16-year international career at L'Oreal, he set off on his own and speaks and consults on Leadership, Branding and Transformation.
Minter is the author of “You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader”. There is a need for a new kind of leadership; one that bleeds personality and rings true to em...
2021-02-1440 min
Business BookshelfHoward Tiersky - Author of "Winning Digital Customers"Episode 116 of the Business Bookshelf - Howard Tiersky - Author of "Winning Digital Customer"
Today our guest is Howard Tiersky.
For over 20 years, Howard has been helping leaders at dozens of the world's largest brands navigate digital transformation. He has helped companies grow revenue across digital channels by supporting the customer journey resonating with today's hyper-connected audience.
Today we are talking to Howard about his new book “Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance”. The book lays out a simple but detailed five step methodology that any company can follow to align their teams...
2021-02-0927 min
Business BookshelfBrent Lowe - Co-author of "Lead Together"Episode 115 of the Business Bookshelf - Brent Lowe - Co-author of "Lead Together: The Bold, Brave, Intentional Path to Scaling Your Business"
Today our guest is Brent Lowe.
Brent is a performance coach helping leaders show up as their best selves within thriving, purpose-driven teams. As the Scale Coach for Founder CEOs, Brent works with entrepreneurs and leaders who are growing the size and impact of their businesses to tackle local and global challenges.
Brent is the co-author of “Lead Together: The Bold, Brave, Intentional Path to Scaling Your Business”. Lead Together offers found...
2021-02-0733 min
Business BookshelfKate Lanz - Co-author of "All the Brains in the Business"Episode 114 of the Business Bookshelf - Kate Lanz - Co-author of "All the Brains in the Business"
Today our guest is Kate Lanz.
Kate has over thirty years’ business experience – nearly twenty years’ in leadership coaching combined with an outstanding track record of success as a senior executive. Kate was the first female – and youngest – International General Manager at Diageo, the world’s leading spirits producer.
She is the CEO Mindbridge, works to push the boundaries of the Neurosmart™ method and specialises in consulting and coaching at senior levels including the Board.
Kate is the...
2021-02-0234 min
Business BookshelfDavid Espindola - Co-author of "The Exponential Era"Episode 113 of the Business Bookshelf - David Espindola - Co-author of "The Exponential Era".
Today our guest is David Espindola.
David is the co-founder of Intercepting Horizons. Intercepting Horizons provides strategic advisory services for the Exponential Era. They prepare leadership teams to intercept new trends and converging technology vectors impacting their future.
David is also the co-author of a book called “The Exponential Era - Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Curve in an Era of Chaotic Changes and Disruptive Forces” The book can be purchased here.
The website for David's company...
2021-02-0131 min
Business BookshelfAaron Bare - Author of "Reimagining Innovation"Episode 112 of the Business Bookshelf - Aaron Bare - Author of "Reimagining Innovation".
Today our guest is Aaron Bare.
Aaron is the founder of Namaste Republic and author of Reimagining Innovation. He has held leadership roles in Strategy, Innovation, Technology, Marketing, and Sales. He is a results-focused exponential leader that understands how to create a high-performing culture.
He has been a lecturer/adjunct professor on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for 10+ years. He is also a global speaker and facilitator that has facilitated many strategic discussions on innovation and leadership at organizations in 90+ Countries and...
2021-01-2642 min
Business BookshelfMohammad Ali Shalan - "Innovative and Agile Contracting for Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0"Episode 111 of the Business Bookshelf - "Innovative and Agile Contracting for Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0".
Today our guest is Mohammad Shalan.
Mohammad is a practitioner, author, guest speaker and researcher with published chapters, articles and presentations. Willing to distilling complex problems into simple solutions, add value and volunteer.
He is currently the Head of Technology at Aqarat Real Estate Development Company, and Director for Digital Transformation at Project Management Institute (PMI)
He is an editor of an upcoming book called “Innovative and Agile Contracting for Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0”. Digital transformation is re...
2021-01-2424 min
Business BookshelfEpisode 110 - "Problem Prospecting - Completely Eradicate your Prospecting Troubles By Leading with Problems".Episode 110 of the Business Bookshelf - "Problem Prospecting - Completely Eradicate your Prospecting Troubles By Leading with Problems".
Today our guests are Mark Ackers, Richard Smith and Stuart Taylor.
Mark, Richard and Stuart all work for a company called Refract. The aim of Refract is to make sales coaching simple, more time-efficient and to amplify the benefits.
I talk to them about their book “Problem Prospecting - Completely Eradicate your Prospecting Troubles By Leading with Problems.”. Prospecting is tough and is a skill that isn’t truly mastered. The book has actionable condensed insights...
2021-01-2030 min
Business BookshelfTheresa Sigillito Hollema - Author of "Virtual Teams Across Cultures"Episode 109 of the Business Bookshelf - Theresa Sigillito Hollema - Author of "Virtual Teams Across Cultures".
Today our guest is Theresa Sigillito Hollema
Theresa has worked in and with global teams for over 25 years. As a cultural consultant and team facilitator, she has helped hundreds of leaders around the world learn how to excel when working with virtual and culturally diverse teams.
Theresa is the contact point for Interact Global - whose purpose is to help people connect with others at work so they can collaborate and thrive.
She is the...
2021-01-1734 min
Business BookshelfKaren Tobiasen - Author of "The Heart Revolution"Episode 108 of the Business Bookshelf - Karen Tobiasen - Author of "The Heart Revolution®: Transform Your Life, Transform Your Business".
Today our guest is Karen Tobiasen
Karen is a designer and facilitator of integrated transformations. Standing at the intersection between human and business transformation, she founded BreathingBusiness out of her passion for helping people and organizations go beyond their comfort zone to find enrichment and to come fully alive!
I talk to Karen about her new book “The Heart Revolution”. The Heart Revolution invites you into the world of possibilities – in your life, and your...
2021-01-1227 min
Business BookshelfTamara Lechner - Author of "The Happiness Reset"Episode 107 of the Business Bookshelf - Tamara Lechner - Author of "The Happiness Reset: What to do When Nothing Makes You Happy".
Today our guest is Tamara Lechner.
Tamara’s commitment to improving proactive wellbeing on a global scale and has led to her involvement with world leaders in contextual wellbeing measurement, Positive Psychology and Positive Education. She opened the Institute of Positive Education from Geelong Grammar School’s first international office and in 2019 she was appointed the inaugural Director of The Center for Positive Education and has moved on to a technology startup Creative Posi...
2021-01-1038 min
Business BookshelfJason Redman - Author of "Overcome"Episode 106 of the Business Bookshelf - Jason Redman - Author of "Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Toughest Warriors".
Jason is a former Lieutenant Jason Redman spent 11 years as an enlisted Navy SEAL. For his bravery in battle, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, the Purple Heart, the Navy Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (five awards), and the Combat Action Ribbon (two awards). After being severely wounded in Iraq while acting as Assault Force Commander, Redman returned to active duty with the Navy SEALs, retiring in 2013. He...
2021-01-0542 min
Business BookshelfPepe Marais - Author of "20 Habits That Break Habits: Growing Greatness"Episode 105 of the Business Bookshelf - Pepe Marais - Author of "20 Habits That Break Habits: Growing Greatness"
Today our guest is Pepe Marais.
Pepe is the founding partner of Joe Public United. Chairman of One School At A Time. Author. Humanitarian at heart and his core interest is the growth of people. After hitting a brick wall in both his business and personal life in 2006, Pepe Marais discovered his purpose on which he rebuilt all aspects of his life over the course of the next fourteen years
Today I talk to Pepe about...
2021-01-0331 min
Business BookshelfJoseph Michelli - Author of "Stronger Through Adversity"Episode 104 of the Business Bookshelf - Joseph Michelli - Author of "Stronger Through Adversity".
Today our guest is Joseph Michelli.
Joseph is a professional In-Person and Virtual Speaker on Leadership, Employee Engagement, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, and Consumer Advocacy. He is a New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of Books including The Airbnb Way, Driven to Delight, Leading the Starbucks Way, The Zappos Experience, The Starbucks Experience, Prescription for Excellence, The New Gold Standard, and When Fish Fly.
Today we are talking to Joseph about his new book “Stronger Through Adversity: World-Class Leaders Share Pan...
2020-12-2625 min
Business BookshelfFrancis Cholle - Author of "Squircle - A new way to think for a new world"Episode 103 of the Business Bookshelf - Francis Cholle - Author of "Squircle - A new way to think for a new world".
Today our guest is Francis Cholle.
Francis is an international business consultant, best-selling author, engaging speaker, as well as CEO and founder of The Human Company (www.thehumancompany.com). He seeks to help companies rethink business in ways that conventional strategic management cannot. His clients are major, mid-size, emerging firms, including global powerhouses across a wide variety of industries such as beauty, luxury, pharmaceuticals, communications, media, and information technology..
Francis is...
2020-12-2347 min
Business BookshelfScott D. Anthony - Co-author of "Eat, Sleep, Innovate"Episode 102 of the Business Bookshelf - Scott D. Anthony - Co-author of "Eat, Sleep, Innovate".
Scott is a strategic advisor, writer and speaker on topics of growth and innovation. He has been based in Singapore since 2010, and currently serves at the Managing Director of Innosight’s Asia-Pacific operations. Between 2009 and 2015 Scott served as the chair of the investment committee for IDEAS Ventures, a S$10 million venture fund co-managed by Innosight and the Singapore government. In 2017, he won the Thinkers50 Innovation Award, which recognizes the thinker who has contributed the most to the understanding of innovation over the last...
2020-12-2030 min
Business BookshelfAbdullah Verachia - Author of "Disruption Amplified - Reset. Rewire. Reimagine Everything."Episode 101 of the Business Bookshelf: Abdullah Verachia - Author of "Disruption Amplified - Reset. Rewire. Reimagine Everything".
Abdullah Verachia is globally recognised for his talks on strategy, competitiveness, change and global trends and for his ability to design and facilitate strategy discussion amongst teams, executives and boards. Currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Strategists and also a faculty member and head of the India Africa Business Network at the Gordon Institute of Business Science
Today we are talking to Abdullah about his book “Disruption Amplified - Reset. Rewire. Reimagine Everything.”. Unlock key insigh...
2020-12-1630 min
Business BookshelfDavid Marquet - Author of "Leadership is Language"Episode 100 of the Business Bookshelf - David Marquet - Author of "Leadership is Language"
David Marquet is an expert on Leadership and Innovation. He imagines a workplace where everyone engages and contributes their full intellectual capacity, a place where people are healthier and happier because they have more control over their work–a place where everyone is a leader.
David is the author of “Turn the Ship Around!” and also the book we will be speaking to him about today - “Leadership is Language”. Most of us use the language we inherited from a time when workers...
2020-12-1344 min
Business BookshelfDouglas Kruger - Author of "Political Correctness Does More Harm Than Good"Episode 99 of the Business Bookshelf - Douglas Kruger - Author of "Political Correctness Does More Harm Than Good"
Today our guest is Douglas Kruger.
Douglas is a member of the 'Speakers Hall of Fame,' an internationally renowned presenter and the author of 8 business books with Penguin. He speaks globally on how businesses and brands can compete through innovation, and position themselves as industry experts.
I speak to Douglas today about his new book “Political Correctness Does More Harm Than Good: How to Identify, Debunk, and Dismantle Dangerous Ideas”. Isn’t Political Correctness culture...
2020-12-0832 min
Business BookshelfKara Goldin - Author of "Undaunted"Episode 98 of the Business Bookshelf - Kara Goldin - Author of "Undaunted"
Today our guest is Kara Goldin.
Kara is a disruptor, builder, thought leader and a successful entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, Fortune's Most Innovative Women in Food & Drink and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. The Huffington Post listed her as one of...
2020-12-0644 min
Business BookshelfSiphiwe Moyo - Author of "Your Next Move"Episode 97 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Siphiwe Moyo - Author of "Your Next Move"
Today our guest is Siphiwe Moyo.
Siphiwe is a Chief People Officer, Global Speaker & Business School Faculty Member, specialising in Organisational Behaviour.
He is the founder and CEO of Paradigm People Solutions that helps organisations improve performance through their people.
I talk to Siphiwe about his new book “Your Next Move: Career strategies to survive and thrive during COVID-19 and beyond”. With a mix of sound scholarship, practical HR experience, humour and storytelling, Siphiwe presents 50 career strat...
2020-12-0126 min
Business BookshelfKristina Zumpolle - Author of "Finding Flow"Episode 96 of the Business Bookshelf - Kristina Zumpolle - Author of "Finding Flow"
Today our guest is Kristina Zumpolle.
Kristina is a workshop leader and facilitator and has worked successfully with Executives and teams across a variety of industries and countries.
I talk to Kristina about her new book “Finding Flow - Connect with yourself, others and the planet. The book highlights some of the most effective activities and routines that can be used to connect with yourself and others. The book can be purchased here.
Kristina is founder and CEO of t...
2020-11-2927 min
Business BookshelfDr Andrew Brough - Author of "Leadership - The Exponential Effect"Episode 95 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr Andrew Brough - Author of "Leadership - The Exponential Effect"
Today our guest is Dr Andrew Brough.
Andrew is a lecturer, facilitator, keynote speaker & broadcaster and has over 25 years experience in writing, producing & presenting 3500+ leadership/marketing/team keynotes & programmes to audiences in more than 80 countries.
Andrew is the author of “Leadership- The Exponential Effect”. It is a well-researched, principle-based book that explores the relationship between self-leadership (leading me), leading others (leading them), leading teams (leading us) and leading for results (developing solutions). The book can be purcha...
2020-11-2424 min
Business BookshelfDebora Mackenzie - Author of "COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One"Episode 94 of the Business Bookshelf - Debora Mackenzie - Author of "COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One"
Today our guest is Debora Mackenzie.
Debora has been covering emerging diseases for more than 30 years as a science journalist for outlets like New Scientist magazine. From SARs to rabies and Ebola to AIDs, she’s been on the frontline in reporting on how pandemics form, why they spread, and how to stop them throughout her career. In addition to infectious disease, she also specializes in reporting on the sc...
2020-11-2244 min
Business BookshelfJohn Sanei - Author of "FutureNEXT: Re-imagining our world & conquering uncertainty"Episode 93 of the Business Bookshelf - John Sanei - Author of "FutureNEXT: Re-imagining our world & conquering uncertainty"
John has a fascination with human psychology and the future that has seen him become Africa’s first faculty member at Singularity University in San Francisco, a lecturer at Duke Corporate Education in Johannesburg, and an Associate Partner at the Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies in Denmark.
Author of best-sellers What’s Your Moonshot? Magnetiize and FOREsight, John is also the Co-founder and Chief Exponential Officer at Future Self Academy, an author-led, online platform that connects the curious to l...
2020-11-1735 min
Business BookshelfDr Johanna Pagonis - Author of "Choose to be a leader others would want to follow"Episode 92 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr Johanna Pagonis - Author of "Choose to be a leader others would want to follow"
Today our guest is Dr Johanna Pagonis.
Johanna’s goal is to transform workplaces that have a climate of command and control to one of possibility.
She is the owner of Sinogap Solutions Leadership Consulting which has a vision to Transform managers and employees into confident and capable leaders that achieve excellence and are a source of strategic value in the organization. You can find the website here.
She als...
2020-11-1534 min
Business BookshelfSean Fields - Author of "Quantum Lean"Episode 91 of the Business Bookshelf - Sean Fields - Author of "Quantum Lean"
Sean Fields is an industry practitioner with over 30 years of success at applying and implementing lean principles, inventory control, and production scheduling. With technical versatility, personal rapport, and intense practicality he is uniquely able to bridge theory and reality in the most challenging environments.
You can find his company Beehive Fund at https://www.beehivefund.org.
Sean is the co-author of “Quantum Lean”. Whereas traditional lean techniques suffer from less-than-inspiring results, Quantum Lean (QL) rethinks this subject and provides an over...
2020-11-1035 min
Business BookshelfFred Copestake - Author of "Selling Through Partnering Skills"Episode 90 of the Business Bookshelf - Fred Copestake - Author of "Selling Through Partnering Skills"
Fred is a consultant, trainer, coach and an expert in helping sales professionals around the world to improve their performance and unleash their full potential. He is the principal consultant at Brindis, the consultancy he founded in 2004.
You can find his company at www.brindis.co.uk.
I talk to him about his new book “Selling Through Partnering Skills” - which looks at the evolving world of sales and sets out what people need to do to refine their...
2020-11-0830 min
Business BookshelfPierre du Plessis - Author of "Train Naked"Episode 89 of the Business Bookshelf - Pierre du Plessis - Author of "Train Naked"
"To train naked is to show up just as you are. No pretenses, no masks, no BS."
Pierre helps people build meaningful lives and businesses do work that matters, in a chaotic world. He is a dissident preacher and has a habit of making the familiar strange and turning the world upside down.
He is currently the CEO of his passion project, HumanWrites, an organisation that gets storybooks to kids who need them.
You can find his...
2020-11-0335 min
Business BookshelfDr Nadya Zhexembayeva - Author of "The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook"Episode 88 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr Nadya Zhexembayeva - Author of "The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook"
Have you heard of the title "Chief Reinvention Officer"?
Nadya helps people & organizations turn change & disruptions into an opportunity - and a source of real competitive advantage - again and again.
Called ‘The Reinvention Guru’ (In Ventures magazine) & ‘The Queen of Reinvention’ (TEDx Navasink), Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is a business owner, educator, speaker & author -- specializing in reinvention.
As a consultant, Nadya has helped such organizations as The Coca-Cola Company, ERG, Kohler, L'Oreal, IBM, CISCO, E...
2020-11-0130 min
Business BookshelfDr Holly Woods - Author of "The Golden Thread"Episode 87 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr Holly Woods - Author of "The Golden Thread"
Do you have a golden thread that runs through your life?
Holly has guided leaders into purposeful lives for 35 years. She is also a serial intra- and entrepreneur, having built and scaled multiple businesses. She uses a proven 3-step Purpose to Impact Roadmap™ born in the science and practice of human development, transformational application with leaders and in business settings, and extensive background in product development, design and testing, and creating systems and infrastructure to align with their purpose.
...
2020-10-2727 min
Business BookshelfPromise Phelon - Author of "The Way of the Growth Warrior"Episode 85 of the Business Bookshelf - Promise Phelon - Author of "The Way of the Growth Warrior"
Promise is a serial entrepreneur who has a proven track record raising capital ($100 million), transforming, exiting and buying companies. She has helped large tech organizations leverage the voice of the customer to drive strategic change, architect and execute business model transformations, and drive value for startups. She seeks to be the Champion of Underdogs, to guide companies as a member of their Board of Directors and to manifest explosive growth for every deal that she touches.
She is...
2020-10-2032 min
Business BookshelfZoe Routh - Author of "People Stuff"Episode 84 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Zoe Routh - Author of "People Stuff"
Zoe is the owner of Inner Compass where she specialises in showing leaders who want to cut their time spent on people stuff issues by 75% while creating a team they love to lead. More time to get work done, with less stress.
I talk to her about her new book "People Stuff". People Stuff is your map to the complex territory of human behaviour and leadership strategies. You can buy the book by clicking here.
Zoe's website is www...
2020-10-1827 min
Business BookshelfAnnouncement - podcast name change to "Business Bookshelf"Hi everyone.
I just wanted to let everyone who listens to this podcast know that I have decided to change the name of the podcast from the Exponential Organisations podcast to “The Business Bookshelf” podcast. The reason for this is that for the last 2-3 months the podcasts have been almost exclusively me interviewing business authors and so the name change reflects this.
I will also find the occasional amazing person that I would like to showcase that hasn’t a written a book and so look out for these episodes as well.
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2020-10-1600 min
Business BookshelfDr Rowan van Dyk - Author of "The Fundamentals of Leadership”Episode 83 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Dr Rowan van Dyk - Author of "The Fundamentals of Leadership”.
For the past 30 years Rowan has been involved in Leadership and Management Training and operates in South Africa and Namibia.
In "Fundamentals of Leadership", you’ll read how confident, authentic, relational leaders handle team challenges and have the time of their lives in the process.
His company he is founder of is DNL Training - https://dnltraining.com - and his personal website is https://rowanvandyk.com.
The host of the podcast is Lanc...
2020-10-1423 min
Business BookshelfDr Christian Busch - Author of "The Serendipity Mindset"Episode 82 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Dr Christian Busch - Author of "The Serendipity Mindset"
Dr. Christian Busch directs the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University (NYU) and teaches on purpose-driven business, entrepreneurship, emerging markets, and (social) innovation at NYU and at the London School of Economics (LSE). He served as Inaugural Deputy Director at the LSE's Innovation Centre and is the co-founder of Sandbox Network, a leading community of young innovators, as well as of Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening leading CEOs.
He has been named as 'top emerging management...
2020-10-1127 min
Business BookshelfMarcus Kirsch - Author of "The Wicked Company"Episode 80 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Marcus Kirsch - Author of "The Wicked Company"
Marcus Kirsch is the founder of The Wicked Company, an applied transformation and service design consultancy based in London. I’ll use the intro from his book - Marcus has the degree of a design practitioner, the eye and hand of an artist and designer and the sharp and challenging wit of a savant.
He is the author of the best selling book - “The Wicked Company: When Growth is Not Enough”. We live in an era of wicked problems. Can your...
2020-10-0438 min
Business BookshelfHow Purpose Drives Performance WebinarOn Wednesday September 30 I was privileged to speak on a webinar titled "How Purpose Drives Performance: Learn how Exponential Companies Grow 10x Bigger, 10x Faster".
The webinar also featured Brian Bacon and Malin Wallmon of Oxford Leadership and Salim Ismail of OpenExO. You can watch a recording of the webinar here.
If you have an interest in leadership then contact Malin from Oxford Leadership - malin.wallmon@oxfordleadership.com - or for OpenExO and to do the Exponential Course contact Lance Peppler - lance@ideastorm.co.za.
I hope that you enjoyed the we...
2020-10-021h 01
Business BookshelfRichard Wright - Author of "The Power of Purpose"Episode 78 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Richard Wright - Author of "The Power of Purpose"
Richard Wright is a successful businessman and two-time, stage four brain cancer survivor, who overcame all the odds of beating cancer, whilst at the same time competing in some of the world’s toughest endurance events.
He has recently published a book titled “The Power of Purpose: How to obliterate obstacles and triumph over impossible adversity”. The book tells Richard’s story, told with raw honesty, humility and humour, provides proof that discomfort sparks outrageous achievement, especially when linked to our se...
2020-09-2929 min
Business BookshelfNir Bashan - Author of "The Creator Mindset"Episode 77 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Nir Bashan - Author of "The Creator Mindset: 92 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth"
Nir Bashan is a world-renowned creativity expert. He has taught thousands of leaders and individuals across the globe how to harness the power of creativity to improve profitability, increase sales and ultimately create more meaning in their work.
In the podcast I talk to Nir about his new book “The Creator Mindset: 92 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability”. You can buy the book by click here.
This e...
2020-09-2729 min
Business BookshelfDr Marilyn Gist - Author of "The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility"Today our guest is Dr Marilyn Gist.
As an author, speaker, and educator, Marilyn held the Boeing Endowed Professorship of Business Management at the University of Washington. Later, as Associate Dean at Seattle University, she started the Center for Leadership Formation and led the EMBA degree from its inception to rank #11 in the nation by US News and World Report.
Building on her leadership and research experience, she is advancing knowledge on the power of leader humility - the tendency to feel and display a deep regard for others' dignity. Dr. Gist received the 2017 Distinguished...
2020-09-2227 min
Business BookshelfCarol Sanford - Author of "The Regenerative Life"Episode 75 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Carol Sanford - Author of "The Regenerative Life"
Carol is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, and human development work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite motivation everywhere.
Carol is a founder and leader of The Regenerative Business Development Community, with...
2020-09-2033 min
Business BookshelfBobbi Silten - Managing Director of the Shared Value InitiativeEpisode 74 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - Bobbi Silten - Managing Director of the Shared Value Initiative
Bobbi Silten works for FSG and has over three decades of business experience and as an early adopter of the idea of shared value. As the managing director of the Shared Value Initiative, Bobbi leads a global community of leaders who find business solutions for societal challenges and work to build smarter models to address the changing needs of our communities, the environment, and business.
Bobbi has been a long-time practitioner of leading social change through business and...
2020-09-1624 min
Business BookshelfChip Bell - Author of "Inside Your Customer's Imagination"Episode 73 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Chip Bell - Author of "Inside Your Customer's Imagination"
Chip is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and a prolific writer. He is a world-renowned authority on customer loyalty, partnership and service innovation, he has written over 700 articles and blogs for business journals and magazines.
His newest book, Inside Your Customer's Imagination, is the focus of today's podcast. To surprise and awe your customers, Chip advises developing co-creation partnerships with them. Co-creation partnerships are about fulfilling customers' hopes and aspirations, not just their needs and expectations. You can buy the...
2020-09-1331 min
Business BookshelfJohn Rossman - Author of "Think Like Amazon"Episode 72 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - John Rossman - Author of "Think Like Amazon"
John is an expert at digital business models, operations and organizing programs. He has led engagements on developing innovation processes, Internet of Things strategies, marketplace and API driven platform business models. He is a sought after speaker on creating a culture of operational excellence and innovation.
John’s notable assignments include The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Nordstrom and several of the world’s leading retail and insurance organizations.
He is the author of "Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Idea...
2020-09-0827 min
Business BookshelfKen Banks - Head of Social Purpose at YotiToday in episode 71 of the Exponential Organisation podcast I interview Ken Banks - Head of Social Purpose at Yoti.
Ken is a social innovator, technologist and anthropologist with 25+ years experience working in developing regions of the world - particularly Africa - with a focus on technology, conservation and humanitarian relief.
During his career he has had the honour of working with eminent leaders such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, moderated panels and taken part in expeditions for National Geographic, joined delegations to Africa with the UK Prime Minister, has been featured as a keynote speaker, panelist...
2020-09-0633 min
Business BookshelfOpenExO Update for September 2020 and Escalate GroupEpisode 70 of the Exponential Organisations Podcast - "OpenExO Update for September 2020 and Escalate Group"
I talk to Kevin Allen, the Chief Community Officer of OpenExO, about the Consultant certification run in the Philippians, the ongoing OpenExO Live and the upcoming Ask Salim Anything taking place on September 8th.
This episode also includes an interview I did with Olga Calvache of Escalate Group which was originally broadcast as part of OpenExO Live.
You can find OpenExO by visiting www.openexo.com and Escalate Group at escalategroup.com.
The host of the podcast i...
2020-09-0139 min
Business BookshelfDarrell Rigby - Co-author of “Doing Agile Right”This week I interview Darrell Rigby about his new book “Doing Agile Right”.
Darrell Rigby is a partner based in Bain’s Boston office. He leads the firm’s Global Innovation and Agile practices and is the former head of Bain’s Global Retail practice.
He is a frequent speaker and writer on innovation and retail issues including agile innovation, Both Brain innovation®, omnichannel retailing, winning in turbulence, brand positioning and change management. He regularly speaks at management conferences and has made media appearances on CNBC, CNN Moneyline and Bloomberg. His research is widely published in the busin...
2020-08-3031 min
Business BookshelfEve Simon - Curator of 'Purpose: How Decisions in Life are Shaping Leadership Journeys'Episode 68 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Eve Simon - Curator of “Purpose: How Decisions in Life are Shaping Leadership Journeys”
Eve Simon is an international career & leadership coach, organizational development strategist and communications specialist. She is known for her creative system mindset, learning journey's as well as solid (interim-)management.
Her passion is to create a new work environment where people can thrive & organizations profitably succeed in an ever evolving world. Her focus today is Innovation, Leadership & Women Empowerment combined with a savvy and progressive internal communication.
Eve is the curator of a bo...
2020-08-2533 min
Business BookshelfScott Davis - Co-author of “Lessons from the Titans”Episode 67 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Scott Davis - Co-author of “Lessons from the Titans”
Scott serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melius Research (https://www.meliusresearch.com), where he is also the lead research analyst covering the multi-industry sector. He brings 25 years of industrial equity research experience to Melius and has covered over 30 multi-industry names with an aggregated market capitalization of approximately $1 trillion.
Scott is the co-author of “Lessons from the Titans”. The book is filled with illuminating case studies and brilliant in-depth analysis, this invaluable book provides a multitude of insights...
2020-08-2325 min
Business BookshelfHerman Singh - author of "Di-volution"Herman Singh is an innovative business thinker and a high impact player having delivered significant business value in the executive roles that he has operated in. He has an unusual mix of Business, Technology, Leadership and Creative skills that positions him uniquely for roles to lead the march to the new Digital Economy.
I talk to Herman about his new book “Di-Volution : An essential guide to winning in a digitally transformed post-pandemic environment”. This book is written to help everyone make sense of the crazy and tumultuous world around us as the digital tsunami rolls across the plan...
2020-08-1822 min
Business BookshelfKarin Hurt - Author of "Courageous Cultures"Episode 65 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Karin Hurt - Author of "Courageous Cultures"
Karin has over two decades of experience in customer service, sales, and human resources. She’s the award-winning author of 4 books: Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results-Without Losing Your Soul, Overcoming an Imperfect Boss, and Glowstone Peak (a leadership storybook for readers of all ages) and her new book “Courageous Cultures”
She was recently named on Inc’s list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers and American Management Association’s 50 Leaders to Watch and helps leaders from around the world achieve brea...
2020-08-1627 min
Business BookshelfMarek Zmyslowski - Author of "Chasing Black Unicorns"Episode 64 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Marek Zmyslowski - Author of "Chasing Black Unicorns"
Marek is a Polish-born entrepreneur and executive, focused on online businesses in Frontier and Emerging Markets.
He co-founded Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE as part of Jumia Group and HotelOnline.co – a Travel Technology Company. In 2014, he was chosen as one of the Ten Most Important People in Tech by IT News Africa Magazine. He is a Lead Mentor at Google’s Launchpad and World Bank’s XL Africa Program
Marek is the author...
2020-08-1235 min
Business BookshelfDr Rita McGrath - Author of "Seeing Around Corners"Episode 63 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Dr Rita McGrath - Author of "Seeing Around Corners"
Rita is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and a longtime professor at Columbia Business School. She is widely recognized as a premier expert on leading innovation and growth during times of uncertainty. Rita has received the #1 achievement award for strategy from the prestigious Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world’s Top 10 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking. As a consultant to CEOs, her work has had a lasting impact on the strategy and growth programs of Fo...
2020-08-0928 min
Business BookshelfOpenExO Update for August 2020 and Exo ExecuteIn this episode I talk to Kevin Allen about the activities of OpenExO in July 2020 which includes the ExO World:Small Business Summit, OpenExO Live and the OpenExO Partner Program. We then talk about the activities planned for August 2020. OpenExO can be found at www.openexo.com.
Also on the podcast tomorrow I talk to Ken Merkel from ExO Execute which is a leading OpenExO partner from Canada. The website for ExO Execute is https://exoexecute.com.
The host of the podcast is Lance Peppler. You can email him at lance@ideastorm.co.za or vis...
2020-08-0432 min
Business BookshelfDr Frans Cronje - Author of "The Rise or Fall of South Africa: Latest scenarios"Dr Frans Cronje is an analyst and holds a PhD in scenario planning. He has published three books on South Africa's future and authored scores of policy assessments, briefings, reports, and forecasts on the country.
He directs the Centre for Risk Analysis - a Johannesburg based strategic intelligence think-tank that has advised a great number of corporations and government agencies around the world on South Africa's long term economic, social, political, and policy.
His third book is The Rise or Fall of South Africa, released in April of 2020.
"What awaits us in the 2020...
2020-08-0242 min
Business BookshelfThierry Malleret - Co-author of "COVID-19: The Great Reset”Thierry Malleret is the co-founder and principal author of the Monthly Barometer, an analytical and predictive newsletter on macro issues for high-level decision makers.
He has written several business and academic books, and has published four novels (two under a pen name). He also sits on several advisory boards.
He has just co-authored a book with Klaus Schwab titled “COVID-19: The Great Reset”. "COVID-19: The Great Reset" is a guide for anyone who wants to understand how COVID-19 disrupted our social and economic systems, and what changes will be needed to create a more inclusive, resil...
2020-07-2931 min
Business BookshelfJohn O’Leary - Author of In AweThank you for listening to the Exponential Organisations podcast. If you like what you have listened to then please share it, subscribe, leave a review, contact me etc.
Today our guest is John O’Leary. John is a #1 Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, Adept Virtual Speaker and Live Inspired Podcast Host. In 1987, John O’Leary was a curious nine-year-old boy. Playing with fire and gasoline, John created a massive explosion in his home and was burned on 100% of his body. He was given less than a 1% chance to live.
John’s story of survival has never felt mor...
2020-07-2626 min
Business BookshelfMaria Ross - Author of The Empathy EdgeMaria is the founder of Red Slice, a brand strategy consultancy. She's also a keynote speaker and author.
Specializing in entrepreneurs, start-ups and fast-growth businesses, she works with clients to craft an irresistible brand strategy and story. Her clients stand out, attract the right customers, and accelerate sales.
Maria is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business and her most recent book, “The Empathy Edge: Harnessing the Value of Compassion as an Engine for Success.". She's been featured in many media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR Forbes.com and she writes a column for Entrepreneur.com.
The Empathy Edge has be...
2020-07-1937 min
Business BookshelfSteve Anderson - Author of The Bezos LettersToday our guest is Steve Anderson.
Steve is the president of The Anderson Network. Steve has spent his 35+ year career helping the insurance industry understand, integrate, and leverage current and emerging technologies. From business management systems to social platforms, Steve can analyze what’s happening now and explain its implications for the future.
Steve is also the writer of the “Bezos Letters”. The Bezos Letters lays out the fourteen growth principles that Amazon uses every day by examining Jeff Bezos’ personal letters to shareholders.
You can find Steve at https://steveanderson.com and The Bezos Letters at https://thebezosletters.com.
The host...
2020-07-1233 min
Business BookshelfAlex Kantrowitz - author of Always Day OneThis week my guest is Alex Kantrowitz.
Alex is a journalist with a sales and marketing background. He started his career buying digital ads for New York City's Economic Development Corporation and selling ad-tech software.
Since then, he has interviewed some of the world's top CEOs, including Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, and Jack Dorsey.
Alex is the writer of the “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Stay on Top”. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irre...
2020-07-0529 min
Business BookshelfOpenExO update for July and BostonExOThis episode is our monthly OpenExO update with Kevin Allen - Chief Community Officer of OpenExO.
I talk to Kevin about the successful ExO World:Open House! event in June and the upcoming ExO World:Small Business Summit taking place on 14 July and the new OpenExO Partner Program. OpenExO can be found at www.openexo.com.
I am also joined by Eric Patel and Luisa Mandoza from BostonExO. BostonExO is the first ExO consultancy in the greater Boston area. They help companies achieve exponential growth – in the order of 10x – by leveraging exponential technologies. They show how to abandon scarcity thin...
2020-07-0141 min
Business BookshelfYuri van Geest - co-author of Exponential OrganizationsAs co-author of the highly acclaimed best selling (one of the top 10 most sold business books of all times) business book “Exponential Organizations” (2014), he impacts corporates, agencies, startups, governments, communities and purpose driven organizations through events, keynotes, workshops, training, transformation programs and executive coaching.
Yuri is the initiator of Singularity University Benelux, the first spin-out globally outside HQ in the USA (since 2010).
Yuri is a member of the Future Council for the World Economic Forum (Davos) since 2018. Key topics: Quantum Technologies and its implications.
Yuri can be found on Linkedin here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurivangeest and also have...
2020-06-2832 min
Business BookshelfDr Christine McDougall - Founder of Syntropic EnterpriseSyntropic Enterprise is creating a world with a future. A world where integrity, values and human connection are driven through considered positive productivity for the Earth. It’s this mindset that leads to success and leaves a lasting legacy.
A world with the future of the Universe considered. And not smirked at.
For over 20 years, Christine has been committed to working with leaders and enterprises globally to invoke change. She experiences a deeper level of truth by questioning the basic assumptions that drive us as humans. At the core of her work is the mantra…leave everything you touch, better.
The...
2020-06-2132 min
Business BookshelfMark W. Johnson - "Lead from the Future"My guest this week is Mark W. Johnson.
Mark Johnson is a business advisor with over 20 years experience helping companies to create new growth strategies, navigate disruptive innovation, build innovation capabilities, and manage corporate transformation. He has consulted to Global 1000 and start-up companies in a wide range of industries including healthcare, aerospace & defense, energy, automotive, and consumer packaged goods.
He is co-founder and senior partner of Innosight, a strategy and innovation consulting firm and the leading authority on disruptive innovation and corporate transformation, co-founded with Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen.
In Lead from the Future Mark W. Johnson and...
2020-06-1432 min
Business BookshelfDr Michael Friebe - Healthcare delivery and educationThis week I interview Dr Michael Friebe.
Michael has been involved in diagnostic imaging and image guided therapeutic products and services as well as other related Medical Technology ventures, as founder / innovator / CEO and investor.
He is a Board Member of three startup R&D companies, a shareholder of several other startups, as well as investment partner of a medical technology startup-fund.
He is a regular speaker, listed inventor in 100+ patent applications, and has written over 250 articles and conference papers. From 2014 to 2019 he was a Professor for Image Guided Therapies / Catheter Technologies at the Medical Engineering Institute of the Otto-von-Guericke...
2020-06-0738 min
Business BookshelfOpenExO Update for June 2020Today is our monthly OpenExO update for the month of June with Kevin Allen - Chief Community Officer of OpenExO.
I talk to Kevin about the success of ExO World:Now - 12 May 2020, the upcoming ExO World:Open House on 15 June 2020 and the expanding certification program options offered by OpenExO. Also in the podcast I have included three short discussions Salim Ismail had with Nicole Dreiske, Raymond McCauley and Dr Divya Chander.
You can visit OpenExO by visiting www.openexo.com. ExO World:Open House can be found here - https://www.exoworld.live/Open-House.
If you would like to...
2020-06-0332 min
Business BookshelfNikhil Bumb - FSG - The Purpose PlaybookThis week I interview Nikhil Bumb - from FSG - and talk to him about their recently released excellent Purpose Playbook.
From www.purposeplaybook.org:
"Companies are falling in love with the idea of purpose, and what’s not to love? Done well, a corporate purpose is energizing, inspiring, and creates a shared reason for being. But is simply declaring a purpose beyond profits enough? We think not.
The Purpose Playbook is here to help companies better understand what it means to have a purpose-led organization, what makes a purpose worth having, and how to deliver on the promise of th...
2020-05-3130 min
Business BookshelfJeff Booth - Author of "The Price of Tomorrow"Today we interview Jeff Booth author of "The Price of Tomorrow".
"Technological advances are happening at a rate faster than our ability to understand them, and in a world that moves faster than we can imagine, we cannot afford to stand still.
We need to build a new framework for our local and global economies, and soon. Otherwise, the same technology that has the power to bring abundance to us and our world will instead destroy it.
In this extraordinary contrarian book, Jeff Booth, a leading mind and CEO in eCommerce and technology, details the technological and economic realities shaping...
2020-05-2439 min
Business BookshelfPascal Finette, Dr Tiffany Vora and Rens ter WeijdeI often wonder how our previous guests are doing and so today we revisit three of them. Pascal Finette talks to us about how his company Be Radical is doing during the COVID-19 crisis and then shares some of his current thinking. Next Dr Tiffany Vora tells us how she is doing during lockdown, gives a COVID-19 update and what’s next and then how the development of the vaccine is going. Last, but not least, I talk to Rens ter Weijde about his company KIMO and also his involvement with the G20.
Pascal Finette - Co-Founder @ be radical. Singularity Un...
2020-05-1731 min
Business BookshelfOpenExO update - May 2020Welcome to our monthly OpenExO update for May. The reason I have this update each month is because I am a very active OpenExO member and believe in the purpose which is “Transforming the world for a better future”
I again talk to Kevin Allen - the chief community officer of OpenExO - about ExO World, the Jono Bacon session on building communities and then the upcoming ExO World:Now summit that takes place on May 12.
We will then end with an interview between Salim Ismail and Steve Kotler as they talk about ExO World and Exo World:Now.
If you...
2020-05-0520 min
Business BookshelfAugusto Fazioli - Preparing for and running an ExOSprintAugusto Fazioli is a partner of Business Integration Partners, an angel investor with Italian Angels for Growth and a certified ExO consultant with ExO Works.
Augusto has worked on over 10 ExO Sprints as a coach and 2 as a head coach.
I discuss with Augusto the process of preparing for an ExO Sprint as well as successes he has seen resulting from ExO Sprints.
The best way to contact Augusto is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustofazioli/.
The host, Lance Peppler, can be contacted at lance@ideastorm.co.za, www.ideastorm.co.za or booked on Calendly https...
2020-01-1239 min
Business BookshelfLance Peppler - Founder of Idea StormThis is the 25th episode of the Exponential Organisations podcast and I thought I would use the opportunity by telling you my story, giving you an overview of Idea Storm and then my plans for the podcast for 2020.
Please remember you can always email me at lance@ideastorm.co.za. or visit my website at www.ideastorm.co.za.
2020-01-0537 min