We are told that human beings make decisions on the basis of data and facts. Not so fast, suggests my Friday Fireside Chat guest, author, speaker and Columbia faculty member Frank Rose. We are instead hard-wired to respond to stories. His new book, "The Sea We Swim In" is a masterful exposition on storytelling, including […]
The dopamine hit - that delicious feeling your brain delivers to you as a reward, and part of our evolutionary programming - is addictive. And that's a problem, observes Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and author of the New York Times best-selling book "Dopamine Nation." We have as a […]
Michael Sikorsky is an entrepreneurs' entrepreneur! He's been named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year, has started and sold several businesses (one of which grew 2,300% in one year!) and is going to be joining me by the fireside! We're going to talk about his new venture, Copia Wealth Studios, which uses beautiful software to […]
Roger Martin has been many things - a top-ranked management thinker, author of best-selling books, advisor to business leaders and the Dean of a Business school. I'm delighted that he will be joining me by the fireside to share insights from his latest fascinating book (created in partnership with our mutual friend David Champion over […]
Sure, we're all Olympic athletes and Nobel prize winners in our own minds, but have you ever wondered what makes them different than you and I? My Fireside chat guest has a great new book out that encapsulates the answer, synthesized from hundreds of hours of interviews with hugely successful people. "The Success Factor," Ruth […]
Women’s Health Tech Wednesdays are designed to engage and inspire innovation within the healthcare community. All are welcome to participate in the weekly event, which will consist of a brief interview, followed by a live Q&A. We aim to facilitate connections and inspire change within the women's healthcare industry.
Big capital projects - hydroelectric facilities, subway systems, massive ERP installations - have in common that they are often built in a monolithic and customized way. Huge upfront investment, and no benefit until the thing is complete. It doesn't have to be that way, according to research conducted by my guest Bent Flyvbjerg. Even with […]
Michael Bungay Stanier (or "MBS" as those who know him affectionately call him has written books that have sold over a million copies, rebelled against a traditional path that would have been his fate after his Rhodes scholarship and developed an approach to coaching that "un-weirds" it. His latest book is "The Advice Trap: Be […]
Sharon Price John, the CEO of Build-a-Bear workshop, has had a fabled career that includes losing (even though you won), taking big risks and having them pay off, the mom thing and more recently the turnaround and transformation of the beloved brand. She's written about her experiences in a great book called "Stories & Heart" […]
Everyone knows that agile ways of working depend on effective teamwork. What is less obvious is how effective teamwork fits into the capability creation process. In this talk, we will explore the four elements that signal that a team is working effectively, debunk pervasive myths (for instance that satisfaction on a team is highly correlated […]
Dick Rumelt has often been described as a strategists' strategist, someone who can reduce the most complex problems to their essence and use strategic choices to make the most significant difference in the outcome. He has a new book out, "The Crux" in which he debunks a lot of the activity that unfortunately takes the […]
Keith Ferrazzi is a consummate networker, an iconic influencer, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. His new book "Competing in the New World of Work" is an eye-opening tour of the new skills that are going to separate winners from losers in the post-pandemic competitive environment. He'll be joining me by the fireside […]
