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The Culture GapNew Podcast: Imagine What's NextJoin Daniel for a new podcast: Imagine What's Next. IWN launches on March 30th, and you can find it wherever you listen to podcasts. IWN explores the mindsets, methods, and skills that leaders and product managers must employ to think long-term--also known as vision and strategic foresight. Ignoring the future and the confluence of trends, risks, opportunities, technologies, and systemic challenges coming at your organization produces blind spots that force reactive thinking and strategies. Join host Daniel Forrester, an author, entrepreneur, trusted advisor to CEOs, and massive open online course instructor through the University of Maryland, as...
2023-03-1707 minThe Culture GapDaniel Coyle, Author and Culture ExpertDaniel Coyle is a contributing editor for Outside magazine and the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller, Lance Armstrong’s War. His book, The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, has defined for many what the world of high-performing cultures and teams looks like. His new book, The Culture Playbook, is his next chapter in helping organizations and leaders to think through how to effectively drive a high-performance culture into your organization. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Daniel talks about the intersection of high-performing companies and healthy culture, whether com...
2022-05-1047 min
Take The LeadOptimizing Success With Dr. Ruth Gotian And Mobster Business Practices With Daniel P. ForresterThere probably is no person in the world who dreams of being average. In one way or another, we all want to be successful. The problem is we don’t know how to do that. Dr. Ruth Gotian, the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, is an expert in optimizing success. In this episode, she joins Dr. Diane Hamilton to share with us a blueprint to achieving success. She talks about its four pillars and the way curiosity plays a huge part in one’s success. Dr. Ruth then taps into the importance of having a me...
2021-05-1056 min
The Transformative Leader Podcast: Culture Transformation | Corporate CoachingTTLP 151 : "Leadership Lessons from Mobsters" - An Interview with Jerold Zimmerman, Daniel ForresterIn this episode, Amir talks with Jerold Zimmerman and Daniel Forrester about how the Sinaloa Cartel, the American Mafia, the Hells Angels, the Crips, and the Bloods survive—and even thrive—whereas legal companies that play by the rules falter and often fail, and what leaders can learn from them. For more: theghannadgroup.com/blog/ttlpodcast-151Guest LinksWebsite: jeroldzimmerman.com, danielforrester.com, thruue.com/Book: Relentless: The Forensics of Mobsters’ Business PracticesLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jerold-zimmerman-b4057a10/, linkedin.com/in/daniel-patrick-forrester-3705633b/Twitter: twitter.com/DPForrester, twitter.com/JeroldZimmerma3Facebook: facebo...
2021-03-1146 min
The Impactors PodcastCulture, strategy & creating a shared vision (Daniel Forrester)Episode #86 of The Impactors Podcast features #Impactor Daniel Forrester, Founder & CEO of THRUUE and co-author of top seller Relentless: The Forensics of Mobsters' Business Practices.
THRUUE is an expert consultancy advising CEOs, boards, and their leadership teams on the intersection of North Star ideas, strategy, and culture. Our firm exists to close the gap between the aspiration expressed in your mission, vision, and values and the execution implied in your culture. A great strategy can fall into and fail in that gap. THRUUE helps you measure, understand, and move your culture to align with your values an...
2021-02-2421 min
Innovation and Leadership w/ Jess LarsenCulture Lessons from Top Criminals with Daniel Forrester CEO of Thruue Interview by Jess LarsenCulture Lessons from Top Criminals with Daniel Forrester CEO of Thruue Interview by Jess Larsen
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2020-12-3054 minThe Culture GapDee Ann Turner, Veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. (Part 2 of 2)Dee Ann Turner is a retired veteran of Chick-fil-A who spent 33 years rising to be one of the first female officers of this iconic company. Dee Ann started in HR before eventually leading the talent and franchisee selection and the sustainability division, in the last part of her career at Chick-fil-A. She also helped to design the talent systems and processes of the culture of Chick-fil-A, and in July 2018, Dee Ann ventured out on her own to start her own company. Today, she is an author, speaker, consultant and coach at helping organizations globally strengthen their organizational culture and...
2020-05-2131 minThe Culture GapDee Ann Turner, Veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. (Part 1 of 2)Dee Ann Turner is a retired veteran of Chick-fil-A who spent 33 years rising to be one of the first female officers of this iconic company. Dee Ann started in HR before eventually leading the talent and franchisee selection and the sustainability division, in the last part of her career at Chick-fil-A. She also helped to design the talent systems and processes of the culture of Chick-fil-A, and in July 2018, Dee Ann ventured out on her own to start her own company. Today, she is an author, speaker, consultant and coach at helping organizations globally strengthen their organizational culture and...
2020-05-0729 minThe Culture GapSusan Bratton, Founder and CEO of Savor HealthSusan Bratton is the Founder and CEO of Savor Health, a start-up that harnesses the power of data and algorithms to provide an unprecedented service of personalization of nutrition for those dealing with multiple types of cancer. By leveraging data science, expert knowledge, and scientific literature, Savor Health delivers prescriptive nutrition interventions to cancer patients, helping them on their road to recovery. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Susan talks about her upbringing and past life in Corporate America that led her down the path of starting Savor Health. She shares more about the c...
2020-04-0242 minThe Culture GapTracey Brown, CEO of the American Diabetes Association (Part 2 of 2)Tracey Brown is the CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and a dynamic and transformative leader. As the sixth CEO in five years for the ADA, Tracey had to deal with an organization in decline and one that had endured a lot of disruption caused by the frequent changes in leadership. She has risen to the challenge in an incredible way and is changing lives and impacting others with her work at the ADA. In the second of this two-part episode of The Culture Gap, Tracey gives us an inside look into the transformation o...
2020-03-0543 minThe Culture GapTracey Brown, CEO of the American Diabetes Association (Part 1 of 2)Tracey Brown is the CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and a dynamic and transformative leader. Prior to her current role at the ADA, Tracey was working with Sam’s Club and Walmart and made some significant strides during her tenure there. Today, she is changing lives and impacting others with her work at the ADA. In the first of this two-part episode of The Culture Gap, Tracey shares a little about her childhood and how her parents shaped her value system from a young age, including her thoughts around what it means to be a le...
2020-02-2733 minThe Culture GapHeather McGowan, Leader, Thinker & Future-of-Work Strategist (Part 2 of 2)Heather McGowan is an extraordinary leader, thinker, and future-of-work strategist. She is an author and speaker who has a lot of insight about the future of work, the future of our relationships with one another, and the skills it will take to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. Heather is not one to tout a dystopian future but believes that humans need to think differently about how we prepare for work and how we work in order to thrive in the future of it. In the second of this two-part episode of The Culture Gap, H...
2020-02-1323 minThe Culture GapHeather McGowan, Leader, Thinker & Future-of-Work Strategist (Part 1 of 2)Heather McGowan is an extraordinary leader, thinker, and future-of-work strategist. She is an author and speaker who has a lot of insight about the future of work, the future of our relationships with one another, and the skills it will take to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. Heather is not one to tout a dystopian future but believes that humans need to think differently about how we prepare for work and how we work in order to thrive in the future of it. In the first of this two-part episode of The Culture Gap, H...
2020-01-3029 minThe Culture GapAdrienne Penta, Executive Director at Brown Brothers HarrimanAdrienne Penta is the Executive Director for the 200-year-old company and oldest private bank on Wall Street, Brown Brothers Harriman and their Center for Women and Wealth. A lawyer by training, Adrienne joined Brown Brothers in 2008, and in 2014, spearheaded the launch of the Center for Women & Wealth, dedicated to serving women and the wealth that they control. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Adrienne and Daniel dive deep into the topic of values, values-based investing, and why this is becoming more and more important as more women enter the industry of wealth management as c...
2019-07-3135 min
The Inc. TankDaniel Forrester: Culture-Building and Organizational Success On this edition of The Inc. Tank, Christina Elson talks with Daniel Forrester about the intersection of culture and technology and what it means for business strategy. Daniel Forrester is the founder and CEO of THRUUE, Inc., a consultancy with a unique expertise in blending culture and strategy.
2019-03-2549 minThe Culture GapDavid Mead, Igniter at Start With Why (Part 2 of 2)David Mead is an Igniter with and is tied to one of the great minds of our time in the world of culture, purpose, mission — Simon Sinek and his company. David is globally recognized as the How guy to Simon’s Why, and co-authored Find Your Why. He also has years of practical experience working with organizations in different roles and uses this expertise in his current position to help other companies discover and articulate their ‘why.’ In the second of this two-part episode of The Culture Gap, David and Daniel expand the conversation beyond just the...
2019-03-0825 minThe Culture GapDavid Mead, Igniter at Start With Why (Part 1 of 2)David Mead is an Igniter with and is tied to one of the great minds of our time in the world of culture, purpose, mission — Simon Sinek and his company. David is globally recognized as the How guy to Simon’s Why, and co-authored Find Your Why. He also has years of practical experience working with organizations in different roles and uses this expertise in his current position to help other companies discover and articulate their ‘why.’ In the first of this two-part episode of The Culture Gap, David and Daniel discuss David’s core values that...
2019-02-2220 minThe Culture GapGinger Hardage, Former Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications at Southwest Airlines (Part 2)Ginger Hardage is the just-retired Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications from an iconic American company with one of the most celebrated cultures of all time, Southwest Airlines. With her background in marketing, Ginger started her career in the oil industry, then moved to the insurance industry before serving for 25 years at Southwest. Her latest venture is Unstoppable Cultures, an organization dedicated to helping build and sustain brands that are truly unstoppable. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Ginger shares more about her time at Southwest Airlines and the mission, vision, values, and p...
2018-12-1426 minThe Culture GapGinger Hardage, Former Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications at Southwest Airlines (Part 1 of 2)Ginger Hardage is the just-retired Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications from an iconic American company with one of the most celebrated cultures of all time, Southwest Airlines. With her background in marketing, Ginger started her career in the oil industry, then moved to the insurance industry before serving for 25 years at Southwest. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Ginger shares more about the earliest days of her life that shaped her personal values, and how she thinks about corporate culture. She discusses her time and experiences at Southwest Airlines, giving some insights i...
2018-12-0719 minThe Culture GapGen. Stanley McChrystal, Retired Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (Part 2 of 2)Gen. Stanley McChrystal is best known for his command of Joint Special Operations in the mid-2000s, in the context of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker and thinker on the subject of leadership, with multiple best-selling books, including a new book, Leaders: Myth and Reality. In 2011, he founded McChrystal Group, a leadership advisory services firm that helps organizations navigate leadership challenges. Leadership, Vision, and the Role of Followers In this episode of The Culture Gap — the second of two episodes featuring Gen. McChrystal — he and D...
2018-11-3028 minThe Culture GapGen. Stanley McChrystal, Retired Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (Part 1 of 2)Gen. Stanley McChrystal is best known for his command of Joint Special Operations in the mid-2000s, in the context of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker and thinker on the subject of leadership, with multiple best-selling books, including a new book, Leaders: Myth and Reality. In 2011, he founded McChrystal Group, a leadership advisory services firm that helps organizations navigate leadership challenges. Leadership, Vision, and the Role of Followers In this episode of The Culture Gap — the first of two episodes featuring Gen. McChrystal — he share...
2018-11-1633 minThe Culture GapJillian Grennan, Assistant Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (Part 2 of 2)Jillian Grennan is an academic with a specialty in corporate finance and she teaches at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She has produced some incredible work about looking at and measuring corporate culture without even being inside the firm. She has done a lot of research on culture to try and understand the value added by culture for firms and also has a strong corporate background that lends itself to her areas of expertise. In this episode of The Culture Gap — the second of two episodes featuring Jillian — she explains more about some...
2018-09-2133 minThe Culture GapJillian Grennan, Assistant Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (Part 1 of 2)Jillian Grennan is an academic with a specialty in corporate finance and she teaches at the Fuqua School of Business at the Duke University. She has produced some incredible work about looking at and measuring corporate culture without even being inside the firm. She has done a lot of research on culture to try and understand the value added by culture for firms and also has a strong corporate background that lends itself to her areas of expertise. Economics, culture, culture measurement In this episode of The Culture Gap — the first of two epi...
2018-09-1422 minThe Culture GapKaren Wawrzaszek, Certified Financial Planner and Community Activist (Part 2 of 2)Karen Wawrzaszek is a Certified Financial Planner, a social entrepreneur, and a community activist. She has over 20 years of experience operating at the intersection of business, wealth management, commerce, and social impact and has dedicated her career to connecting the professional space with the community. In this episode of The Culture Gap — the second of two episodes featuring Karen — she shares more about millennials and how their mindset is driving culture change in organizations, as well as what millennials demand of the organizations they work for and how they impact other generations. Karen also gives her p...
2018-09-0725 minThe Culture GapKaren Wawrzaszek, Certified Financial Planner and Community Activist (Part 1 of 2)Karen Wawrzaszek is a Certified Financial Planner, a social entrepreneur, and a community activist. She has over 20 years of experience operating at the intersection of business, wealth management, commerce, and social impact and has dedicated her career to connecting the professional space with the community. In this episode of The Culture Gap — the first of two episodes featuring Karen — she shares more about her background in finance and what sparked her passion for community activism. She sheds light on the cultural norms in the finance industry, particularly with regard to wealth management, and how culture has c...
2018-08-3124 minThe Culture GapTim Kuppler, Director of Culture and Organization Development for Human Synergistics International (Part 2 of 2)Tim Kuppler is a world-renowned expert in culture management, with over 20 years of experience in the industry. After an illustrious business career, Tim now serves as the Director of Culture and Organization Development for Human Synergistics International (HSI), a pioneer in the culture space. In this episode of The Culture Gap — the second of two episodes featuring Tim — he dives into the measurement of culture as well as the impact of technology and digitization on culture. Tim shares some key insights he has gleaned from his career and experiences, and some surprising takeaways about the conne...
2018-08-2429 minThe Culture GapTim Kuppler, Director of Culture and Organization Development for Human Synergistics International (Part 1 of 2)Tim Kuppler is a world-renowned expert in culture management, with over 20 years of experience in the industry. After an illustrious business career, Tim now serves as the Director of Culture and Organization Development for Human Synergistics International (HSI), a pioneer in the culture space. In this episode of The Culture Gap — the first of two episodes featuring Tim — he shares his experiences and perspectives on corporate culture and the disconnect that sometimes exists in companies between beliefs and values and behavioral norms. Tim and Daniel also discuss what CEOs think about in the context of cultu...
2018-08-1725 minThe Culture GapNikki Barua, CEO of Beyond Curious (Part 2 of 2)Nikki Barua is a serial entrepreneur who runs Beyond Curious, a digital transformation consulting firm focused on helping big companies be more agile and adaptive. She is a speaker, an author, and a change agent with a really big mission to touch a billion lives — someone who is inspired by human potential and wants to be a catalyst to unlock it. In this episode of The Culture Gap, the second of two episodes featuring Nikki, she and Daniel discuss the role of communication in bringing people along as digitization and transformation wash over companies. They als...
2018-07-2724 minThe Culture GapNikki Barua, CEO of Beyond Curious (Part 1 of 2)Nikki Barua is a serial entrepreneur who runs Beyond Curious, a digital transformation consulting firm focused on helping big companies be more agile and adaptive. She is a speaker, an author, and a change agent with a really big mission to touch a billion lives — someone who is inspired by human potential and wants to be a catalyst to unlock it. In this episode of The Culture Gap, the first of two episodes featuring Nikki, she shares how her father was a key influence in her early years who inspired her to achieve the level of...
2018-07-1326 minThe Culture GapShalom “Shal” Jacobovitz, CEO of CiVi Biopharma and Former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (Part 2 of 2)Shalom “Shal” Jacobovitz is currently the CEO of CiVi Biopharma, a brand new start-up, in his 4th CEO position. Shal was born in Israel, raised in Montreal, has lived around the world, serving in various organizations. He started his career in sales and marketing and has largely been in the field of cardiology and the pharmaceutical industry, eventually becoming the CEO of the American College of Cardiology from 2013 to 2018. In this episode of The Culture Gap, the second of two episodes featuring Shal, he shares the lessons he has learned from his experience with governance refor...
2018-06-2929 minThe Culture GapShalom “Shal” Jacobovitz, CEO of CiVi Biopharma and Former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (Part 1 of 2)Shalom “Shal” Jacobovitz is currently the CEO of CiVi Biopharma, a brand new start-up, in his 4th CEO position. Shal was born in Israel, raised in Montreal, has lived around the world, serving in various organizations. He started his career in sales and marketing and has largely been in the field of cardiology and the pharmaceutical industry, eventually becoming the CEO of the American College of Cardiology from 2013 to 2018. In this episode of The Culture Gap, the first of two episodes featuring Shal, he reveals the strengths that have allowed him to become a “serial CEO,” a...
2018-06-1528 minThe Culture GapCarly Fiorina, American Businesswoman and Political Figure (Part 2 of 2)Carly Fiorina is an American businesswoman and political figure known most commonly for her time as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, and her presidential run in 2016. She started out as a secretary and during the course of her long and illustrious career, worked her way up to become a Chief Executive of the largest technology company in the world. She has run for President, has run charities, and is a mother, author, and leader on many different fronts. In this episode of The Culture Gap, the second of two episodes featuring Carly, she talks about the lessons she...
2018-06-0119 minThe Culture GapCarly Fiorina, American Businesswoman and Political Figure (Part 1 of 2)Carly Fiorina is an American businesswoman and political figure known most commonly for her time as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard and her presidential run in 2016. She started out as a secretary and during the course of her long and illustrious career, worked her way up to become a Chief Executive of the largest technology company in the world. She has run for President, has run charities, and is a mother, author, and leader on many different fronts. In this episode of The Culture Gap, the first of two episodes featuring Carly, she reflects on the lessons she...
2018-05-1827 minThe Culture GapDr. Cliff Hudis, CEO of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)Dr. Cliff Hudis is the CEO of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). A medical oncologist by profession, he spent three decades at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, one of the most iconic institutions in the world, and served as Chief of the Breast Medicine Service from 1998 to 2016. In June 2016, he took on the role of CEO at ASCO, where he gets to lead the conversation globally about where the profession is going. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Cliff talks about cancer, the gaps in knowledge that have been closed in cancer discovery...
2018-02-0252 minThe Culture GapMitchell Reiss, President and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg FoundationMitchell Reiss is the President and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He has a long and illustrious career in various areas – in the private sector practicing law, in the diplomatic space as the ambassador for the U.S.A. in Northern Ireland, in academia, in running Washington College, and for the past three years, in running one of the most iconic institutions in the U.S. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Mitchell shares the things he has learned as a new CEO, his thoughts on moral courage and its importance in an organization, as we...
2018-02-0248 minThe Culture GapKami Bond, Senior Vice President of People at UptakeKami Bond is the Senior Vice President of People at Uptake, a Chicago-based predictive analytics company that was recently valued at over $2 billion and was considered one of Forbes’ hottest startups in America. Prior to her role at Uptake, Kami has had a wonderful career in various companies such as Cielo Talent, Aon Hewitt, GE Healthcare and Sapient. She has been in the human capital space for about 20 years in technology or technology-enabled professional services organizations and is now a dedicated career-mom. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Kami talks about the importance of being authentic an...
2018-02-0244 minThe Culture GapColonel David Sutherland, Former Military Leader and Founder of Sutherland PartnershipColonel David Sutherland served 30 years in the U.S. Army and retired in 2012. He is passionate about the veterans, military families, and families of the fallen. He is also the President and Founder of the Sutherland Partnership, an organization dedicated to developing leaders, values, and culture within other corporations and organizations. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Col. Sutherland reflects on over 30 years of either preparing for or being at war, in some of the most difficult circumstances. He shares his insights about the gaps that he has seen closed in strategy and culture from his...
2018-02-0243 minThe Culture GapTom Lynch, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, TE ConnectivityTom Lynch is the current Executive Chairman of the Board of TE Connectivity, a publicly-traded technology company that designs and manufactures electronic and connectivity products used in a variety of industries. Tom has spent many years in business, serving as CEO of TE Connectivity from 2006 to 2017, and subsequently took on the role as Chairman of the Board at TE as well. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Tom reflects on an incredible career as CEO, from building leadership teams to his time as chairman of the board and the future of governance. He discusses the role...
2018-02-0245 min
Work and Life with Stew FriedmanEp 28. Jonelle Lesniak: Embrace Failure to Curb Unhealthy CompetitionJonelle Lesniak is a senior analyst at the management consulting firm THRUUE, seeking to create change in organizations culture. She also coaches young professionals by helping them to consider important questions that lead to self-knowledge they can put into action. Jonelle is a graduate of the Wharton School, after which she became a fellow at the Trinity Fellows Academy, where she conducted research on elite college culture. This formative experience ultimately led her to pursue a career in coaching and company culture. In this conversation, Jonelle and Stew discuss overly competitive college cultures and Jonelle’s consulting work at THRUUE. Jo...
2017-07-0535 min