The Next Management: Reframing Management for the 21st Century
Tune in for the announcement of the theme of the 15th Global Peter Drucker Forum.
Tune in for the announcement of the theme of the 15th Global Peter Drucker Forum.
Leading Strategic Growth and Change is a one-week program that covers the topics that are critical to any successful leader's role today. Led by Rita McGrath, who will be there all week, participants have the opportunity to work on a personal case, get feedback on thorny challenges and learn from some of the most sought-after […]
The phrase "innovate or die" has never been more relevant, yet the track record of most companies for organic innovation is dismal. But, there are leaders who demonstrate that making innovation an actual proficiency can be accomplished. Steve Wunker, together with his co-authors Jennifer Luo Law and Hari Nair, de-mystify the process. Examples include Microsoft's […]
Barron Witherspoon enjoyed tremendous success in a 38-year career with major leadership responsibilities at Procter & Gamble (as well as in a second career as an ordained minister!). Nonetheless, the journey wasn't always easy as a Black man making his way in corporate America. He's now distilled his wisdom into a new book, "The Black […]
As you aim to enhance your leadership skills, you face the challenge of fewer development opportunities in today's flatter organizational structures and the need for rapid adaptation in roles with shorter tenures. The Impact peer-to-peer network offers you a solution: access to a trusted group of peers for decision support, feedback, and shared experiences. Additionally, […]
As you aim to enhance your leadership skills, you face the challenge of fewer development opportunities in today's flatter organizational structures and the need for rapid adaptation in roles with shorter tenures. The Impact peer-to-peer network offers you a solution: access to a trusted group of peers for decision support, feedback, and shared experiences. Additionally, […]
According to the 2023 Disruption Index, 98% of CEOs say that they know their business models must change, but 85% say that they don’t know where to start. My fireside guest Steve Dennis argues that a big reason why leaders fail to make the changes necessary to avoid failure is because they can’t overcome their […]
Paul J. LeBlanc is one of my personal heroes. As President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) he did what many said was impossible - he took back on-line education from predatory for-profit schools and made it possible for tens of thousands of students to graduate and seize opportunities. He's also the author of a […]
John Addison, a self-described "real guy" from Covington, Georgia, has had a roller-coaster of a career, encompassing leading Primerica, a significant financial institution through the Great Recession and subsequent highly successful IPO. In 2015, he didn't "retire" from his co-CEO role, but rather took the opportunity to "rewire" and write a book on the leadership […]
This Fireside Chat will be rescheduled from July 12, stay tuned for a new date and time! Just when you are ready to despair of human systems in general and healthcare in particular making any sense at all, something comes along that represents a shining point of light. Susannah Fox's wonderful MIT Press book "Rebel […]
This Friday Fireside Chat is being rescheduled – stay tuned for updates on Rita's LinkedIn profile! Emma Seppälä is a psychologist and research scientist by training, and boy could we all benefit from her work in these often dark times. She studies the science of happiness, emotional intelligence and social connection and has brought her […]
Traditional models of leadership have been under fire for some time. Command and Control, the chattering classes say, should be relegated to the dustbins of history and in its place should emerge a new kind of leadership, one which is inspiring, empathetic and adaptive. It isn't a coincidence, argues my Friday Fireside Chat guest, CNBC's […]
Guest Lecturer on September 26
Frederick Pferdt was Google's Chief Innovation Evangelist, building a world-class organization that trained tens of thousands to face the world in a future-ready way. He is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, where he teaches courses called things like "Hacking Your Innovation Mindset." His brand-new book, "Next is Now: How […]
Steven Brill is a veteran journalist and author whose previous books include "The Teamsters," "America's Bitter Pill," and "Tailspin." His new book is exactly as terrifying as it sounds. It's called "The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and […]
"Don't do it!" many of his friends and colleagues told H. R. McMaster upon learning that he had been tapped as President Trump's National Security Advisor. But, well, everybody likes a challenge and out of a sense of duty and commitment to serve, he took the job. His new book "At War With Ourselves: My […]
A special iteration of my course Leading Strategic Growth and Change, at Columbia Business School Executive Education, for business leaders from the Gulf region
Just when you are ready to despair of human systems in general and healthcare in particular making any sense at all, something comes along that represents a shining point of light. Susannah Fox's wonderful MIT Press book "Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care" is a case in point. Fox […]
Guest Lecturer on December 12
Attend the live-streamed discussion on LinkedIn or YouTube! Join me by the fireside with Matt Beane as we dive into one of today’s biggest workforce challenges: upskilling at scale. In a rapidly evolving world, the skills our teams need are constantly changing, and leaders everywhere are asking: How do we equip people to adapt and […]