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Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisSandrine Dixson-Decleve on Reality Proves PossibilityThe Power of Systemic Change and Hope: Insights from Sandrine Dixson-DeclèveIn this episode, Sandrine Dixson-Declève shares her extensive experience at the forefront of climate action, system change, and global cooperation. She offers clarity on how diverse sectors—policy, business, civil society—can work together toward a sustainable and equitable future. Her journey exemplifies how relentless systemic innovation, coalitions, and resilience can transform despair into collective action.In this episode:How reality often proves the possibility of transformative change if we harness collective effortThe importance of breaking down silos across scienc...
2026-03-1246 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisZeina Sahyoun- Why Humanistic Management Outperforms Traditional Business Models in HealthcareMost healthcare organizations still treat diagnostics like transactions—Med Labs proves you can build trust and loyalty through genuine human care. Zeina Sayoun, Head of Growth and Innovation at Med Labs in Jordan, reveals how their humanistic management practices have transformed a regional lab into a community-centered powerhouse operating across five countries. From personalized home visits to internal Care Circles that deepen connection among staff, Med Labs demonstrates that caring for people isn’t just ethical—it's smarter business.You'll discover how Med Labs integrates values like dignity, community building, and sustainability into daily operations, creating a resili...
2026-03-0647 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisHenry Mintzberg on Reality Proves PossibilityIn this engaging conversation, Michael Pirson speaks with renowned management thinker Henry Mintzberg about the realities of management and leadership. They explore the importance of community over traditional leadership, the flaws in management education, and the need for authenticity in business practices. Mintzberg emphasizes the significance of cherishing anomalies in management, debunking myths, and creating alternative models that prioritize social learning and community engagement. He warns against the destructive nature of the stock market and advocates for a rebalancing of society to ensure survival and thriving. The discussion culminates in a call for a new paradigm in management that...
2026-02-2651 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisMarcello Palazzi on Reality Proves PossibilityIn this conversation, Michael Pirson and Marcello Palazzi explore the intersection of economics, civic leadership, and the role of businesses in creating a better society. Marcello shares his journey from studying economics to becoming a leader in the civic economy movement, emphasizing the need for a holistic understanding of economic systems. They discuss the significance of B Corps in promoting social responsibility and the importance of developing future leaders who can navigate complex societal challenges. The conversation also highlights the role of cities in sustainable development and the inspiration drawn from contemporary leaders who are making a difference....
2026-02-1837 min
Flourishing Leaders PodcastEpisode 41: “Humanistic Leadership, Dignity, and the Courage to Reimagine Business Education” with Professor Michael PirsonWhat if leadership isn’t about control, status, or “winning”—but about protecting dignity and promoting well-being?In this episode of The Flourishing Leaders Podcast, Dr. Scott Parsons and Jason Viyar sit down with Professor Michael Pirson, a global voice in humanistic management and humanistic leadership. Michael is the James F. Stoner Endowed Chair in Global Sustainability at Fordham University, Editor-in-Chief of the Humanistic Management Journal, and a leader in global efforts to transform leadership and business education toward human flourishing. Together, they explore why modern sy...
2026-02-1747 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisAndrew Winston on Reality Proves PossibilityIn this conversation, Michael Pirson and Andrew Winston, recently named #1 Management Thinker, explore the duality of reality and possibility in the context of current global challenges. They discuss the pressing issues humanity faces, including climate change, inequality, and the rise of anti-science sentiments, while also highlighting the advancements in clean technology and the potential for positive change. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of leadership, the interconnectedness of society, and the role of business in fostering sustainability. They also delve into the implications of AI and the clean economy, ultimately expressing hope for a better future despite the uncertainties ahead.
2026-02-1256 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisSara Roversi on Reality Proves Possibility- We can do better than THISTitle: Transforming the Future of Food: Insights from Sara RoversiIntroduction: In a world where food sustainability is becoming increasingly critical, the conversation around innovative solutions is more important than ever. In this episode of "Reality Proves Possibility," host Michael Pirson speaks with Sara Roversi, a visionary leader in the food industry and founder of the Future Food Institute. Their engaging dialogue explores the transformative potential of food systems and the role of education in fostering change.Main Content: 1. **The Vision Behind the Future Food Institute** Sara Roversi introduces listeners to her missi...
2026-02-0644 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisRebecca Henderson on Reality Proves PossibilityIn this conversation, Michael Pirson and Rebecca Henderson explore the themes of possibility, change, and the role of values in business. They discuss the importance of long-term thinking, the distinction between high road and low road firms, and the challenges of addressing climate change. Rebecca shares her career journey, emphasizing the need for values-based leadership and the transformation of business education to foster a more sustainable and equitable future. The conversation highlights the intersection of love and power in leadership and the necessity of building community for collective action.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where...
2026-01-3048 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisJohn Fullerton on Reality Proves PossibilityIn this episode of Reality Proves Possibility, John Fullerton, the architect of regenerative economics, discusses the transformative potential of a regenerative approach to economics and society. He reflects on his journey from a traditional banking career to advocating for a system that aligns with the principles of life and nature. Fullerton emphasizes the importance of relationships, dynamic balance, and the need for a new governance structure that supports regenerative practices. He shares insights on the role of education, the commons, and the necessity for systemic change in both the private and public sectors.See for John's latest...
2026-01-2256 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Steve Gund, President The Gund CompanyIn this conversation, Michael Pirson and Steve Gund explore the principles of humanistic leadership and its transformative impact on organizations, particularly in manufacturing. Steve shares his journey of implementing humanistic leadership in his family business, emphasizing the importance of culture, employee empowerment, and operational excellence. They discuss the challenges of maintaining consistency in leadership practices and the need for a commitment to change from top leadership. The conversation highlights the business case for humanistic leadership, showcasing its potential for growth and profitability while fostering a culture of care and recognition.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets...
2026-01-1352 min
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility - Matthew LeeIn this conversation, Michael Pirson and Matt Lee explore the themes of flourishing, love, and community in the context of leadership and education. They discuss the concept of 'positive outliers' who exemplify flourishing in various systems and the importance of creating a 'beloved community' that fosters support and connection. The dialogue also touches on the challenges within educational systems that lead to disengagement and the transformative power of dialogue in fostering understanding and connection among individuals. Ultimately, they emphasize the need for a shift towards a more compassionate and human-centered approach in both personal and collective endeavors.
2026-01-081h 00
Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility - Conversations with Chris MarquisIn this episode of Reality Proves Possibility we explore human ingenuity with Chris Marquis, Professor at Cambridge University's Judge School of Business. Chris is the author of bestselling books on the B-Corp movement and an indictment of dominant forms of business "The Profiteers."The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Pod...
2025-11-2640 min
Human Energy PodcastThe Business of the Noosphere | Michael Pirson Presentation N2 2024Michael Pirson Presentation:The Business of the NoosphereWhat if the business of business wasn’t business but the Noosphere? What does that even mean? Business has been a driving force of the economy, politics, and society for better or worse. In this session we explore the paradigmatic foundations of business and organizations at large to become a lever of Noospheric progress. We also highlight the possibility and potential of leadership of business and organizations to create a world that works for everyone.N2 2024: The Noosphere & The Global South took place on December 16th...
2025-06-3023 minHuman Energy PodcastBusiness & Leadership in the Noosphere: Dee Frewert, Amine Belemlih, Giuseppe Orlando, Nawal Chraibi | N2 2024The N2 2024: The Noosphere & the Global South conference explored the intersection of technology, society, and the noosphere—the sphere of human thought and collective consciousness. Hosted by Human Energy and UM6P, this year’s event brought together leading thinkers, visionaries, and innovators to discuss solutions to the challenges posed by the techno-social era. Through engaging presentations and collaborative dialogue, N2 2024 aims to inspire actionable insights and transformative change.Business & Leadership in the NoosphereTopics: Change Management in the Noosphere, Business Models and Leadership,Panelists: Dee Frewert, Amine Belemlih, Giuseppe Orlando, Nawal Chraibi
2025-05-1233 minReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: Otto ScharmerIn this Episode of Reality proves Possibility Otto Scharmer is sharing his personal journey and the emergence of his insights, work and impact. We discuss multiple ways Humanity can do better than THIS.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
2025-05-0953 minReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: Raj SisodiaIn this Episode of Reality Proves Possibility, Raj Sisodia joins his journey from marketing professor to co-founder of Conscious Capitalism and transformer of business and business education.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
2025-05-0955 minReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: Stuart HartIn this Episode of Reality Proves Possibility Stuart Hart, pioneer of Sustainable Business Research and Education is sharing his life experiences and sources of hope. He shares pathways that help us see how we can do much better than THIS.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySu...
2025-04-2345 minReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: Sandra WaddockThis Episode of RPP explores the work of Sandra Waddock and her perspective on how Humanity can collectively do better than THIS.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
2025-04-1449 min
This View of LifeBarry-Wehmiller's Bold Experiment in Prosocial Cultural EvolutionWho is Barry-Wehmiller (BW)? Not a person, but a manufacturing corporation and star attraction of the Conscious Capitalism movement. If you are familiar with this movement, you might have read Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, by CEO Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia, co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement. Or perhaps a Harvard Business School case report titled Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller. But BW deserves to become known far beyond its current circle of fame. Not only has it created an extraordinary culture of caring for itself, but it has replic...
2025-04-011h 33Reality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: Donna Hicks and Michael PirsonIn this episode of Reality proves Possibility Michael Pirson hosts leading Dignity expert Donna Hicks of Harvard University. They explore the power and reality of dignity based conflict resolution and dignity based leadership and management.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
2025-03-1247 minReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: David Sloan WilsonThis show is about what humanity can do at its best. What we experience is part of a paradigmatic clash with reality and it is important to understand what humanity can do to survive and thrive..The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Support the show
2025-03-1231 minReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do Better than thisReality Proves Possibility- Humanity can do better than THIS: Hunter Lovins and Michael PirsonThis conversation with Hunter Lovins, a pioneer in Sustainability, Regeneration and Business with common sense, showcases how we can do better than what we experience currently.The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts The SafeWork Advantage PodcastMost workplaces react to violence—SafeWork Advantage shows employers how to prevent it.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
2025-03-1040 min
Leadership 2.019. Michael Pirson - 'Humanistic Management'‘Everyone who wins nowadays is challenging the Shareholder Value Maximization doctrine’This is just one of the powerful and thought-provoking statements Professor Michael Pirson (Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business) made when I interviewed him about 'Humanistic Management'. In the last decades, the shortcomings of the neo-liberal economic order in our society have become clearer than ever (e.g. the credit crunch, climate change, and wars). An increasing number of people want to move away from a system that commoditizes human beings, and the natural environment in which they live. They seek, amongst others, dign...
2024-10-1937 minHuman Energy PodcastBusiness of the Noosphere Roundtable with Bob Chapman, Jay Jakub, Gregory Stock, David Sloan Wilson, and Ben Kacyra, N2 Conference 2023In this roundtable discussion Bob Chapman, Jay Jakub, Gregory Stock, David Sloan Wilson, and Ben Kacyra discuss the possibility for business leaders to heal the noosphere. We examine the theory and reality learnings from foremost experts and CEOs of large business groups.Presented by Michael PirsonN2 Conference 2023University of California, BerkeleyLearn more at https://humanenergy.io
2024-07-231h 09
The Trusted Leadership PodcastS19 The Trusted Leader - Guest: Michael Pirson, PhDDr. Michael Pearson is the James F Stoner Endowment Chair in Global Sustainability at Fordham University and he's a full professor with a focus on global sustainability and social entrepreneurship.
Not only that, he's a research associate at Harvard University's Human Flourishing Program. He co-founded the Humanistic Management Network and is founder and president of the International Humanistic Management Association. He's also the editor in chief of the Humanistic Management Journal.
2023-02-0443 min
Truly Human LeadershipMichael Pirson and the Effort to Humanize Business EducationMichael Pirson is an Associate Professor of Management, Global Sustainability, and Social Entrepreneurship at Fordham University and Research Fellow at Harvard University. Michael is also part of a group comprised of business leaders and professors from around the world that wants to transform business education into institutions that foster human-centric leaders who honor individual dignity and demonstrate the courage to care for others. Brian Wellinghoff, Barry-Wehmiller's Director of Strategy, Improvement and Culture, has led Barry-Wehmiller's support of this group. On this podcast, he talks with Michael about humanistic management, what it is and how they...
2022-05-1138 minTruly Human LeadershipMichael Pirson and the Effort to Humanize Business EducationMichael Pirson is an Associate Professor of Management, Global Sustainability, and Social Entrepreneurship at Fordham University and Research Fellow at Harvard University. Michael is also part of a group comprised of business leaders and professors from around the world that wants to transform business education into institutions that foster human-centric leaders who honor individual dignity and demonstrate the courage to care for others. Brian Wellinghoff, Barry-Wehmiller's Director of Strategy, Improvement and Culture, has led Barry-Wehmiller's support of this group. On this podcast, he talks with Michael about humanistic management, what it is and how they...
2022-05-1138 min
Lets Talk About ClimateHumanistic Change, Sustainability, and Business with Dr. Michael PirsonIn this episode, Dr. Micael Pirson, president of the International Humanistic Management Association and current professor at Fordham University, talks with us about climate change, lobbying, economics, and more. Dr. Pirson has been cited over 3,000 times, has researched as a fellow at Harvard University, and traveled the world learning about the disconnect between management and a contemporary understanding of human value. We discuss how his research connects to the battle for climate action, exploring how we got here and what the next steps should be.
More from Dr. Michael Pirson:
Recent Publication: https://www.amazon...
2021-03-0126 min
Fordham ConversationsFaith, Pope & LoveIn his last two and a half years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, the popularity of Pope Francis has continued to grow among Catholics and non-Catholics. The 78-year old embraces social issues like immigration, poverty and the environment. Now he’s bringing his message to the United States. Fordham Conversations host Robin Shannon discusses the Pope's visit, and his popularity, with Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, Msgr. Joseph Quinn, Fordham Associate Professor Michael Pirson, and Fordham University senior Nicholas Sawicki, who has interned at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See.
2015-09-1800 min
Fordham ConversationsFaith, Pope & LoveIn his last two and a half years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, the popularity of Pope Francis has continued to grow among Catholics and non-Catholics. The 78-year old embraces social issues like immigration, poverty and the environment. Now he’s bringing his message to the United States. Fordham Conversations host Robin Shannon discusses the Pope's visit, and his popularity, with Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, Msgr. Joseph Quinn, Fordham Associate Professor Michael Pirson, and Fordham University senior Nicholas Sawicki, who has interned at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See.
2015-09-1830 minFordham ConversationsI Speak for the StakeholdersMichael Pirson is a fugitive of the business world and a founding member of the Humanistic Management Network. Put profits before human well-being at your own peril, he warns. But try making that case to CEOs – or an undergraduate finance student.
2011-03-2229 minFordham ConversationsI Speak for the StakeholdersMichael Pirson is a fugitive of the business world and a founding member of the Humanistic Management Network. Put profits before human well-being at your own peril, he warns. But try making that case to CEOs – or an undergraduate finance student.
2011-03-2200 min