To thrive in complex and uncertain situations, we know that organizations do best when those at the ‘edges’ – who are close to customers and markets – can make decisions independently. A few organizations are figuring out how to do this by creating ‘permissionless’ structures, in which teams can self-manage, which speeds up responsiveness and […]
Richard Rumelt has been described by no less than McKinsey as a "giant in the field of strategy." He's also a dear friend and an enormously influential thought leader. We're going to chat about his latest book, "The Crux" in which he illustrates the principles of challenge-based strategy. The idea is that strategists need to […]
Established in 2006, CDT’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Roundtable is a knowledge sharing forum for the most senior technology executives. This partnership between technology leaders and UC Irvine is aimed at helping them lead their companies to success in a digitally-driven world. The forum provides members with access to leading thinkers and industry experts, facilitates […]
Will Sherlin produces a podcast on corporate innovation. Discussion will be about everything from design thinking and how to have more successful brainstorming sessions to how to employ improv comedy in the workplace and the importance of story-telling. Lots of really talented, really smart guests.
Designed for senior executives, the blended format of the Advanced Management Program offers participants curated coaching and an invitation to learn together. Over the course of 22 weeks, Columbia faculty and staff will support and challenge you to become a more agile, effective, and authentic leader through interactive online modules, in person immersion opportunities, executive […]
Bob Sutton is a rarity - a talented academic who knows how to translate serious research into practical use. He has more books to his name than we'll have time to talk about but some of my fave's are "The No A**hole Rule" and "The Knowing-Doing Gap." He's got a new one coming out with […]
Leading Strategic Growth and Change is focused on the process of finding opportunities, launching new ventures, and leading necessary organizational changes to revitalize and transform an organization in times of uncertainty. Participants will learn how to thrive in rapidly changing and highly uncertain environments and will be able to immediately apply their learning to make […]
Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You’d Rather Stay Home - Is this a great title, or what?? My Friday fireside chat guest is Morra Aarons-Mele, a globally recognized speaker, podcast host and author of the new book "The Anxious Achiever." She's on a mission to get people to understand that […]
Bent Flyvbjerg, a Professor at Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford and IT University of Copenhagen, is a leading world scholar on project and program management. His new book, How Big Things Get Done, was described by The Wall Street Journal as a "seminal work on big projects." Professor Flyvbjerg's research has led him to formulate an innovative approach to building […]
We all know about the big things that cause us to feel burned out. Toxic bosses. Obnoxious colleagues. Too much work. Impossible deadlines. The list goes on. But, did you know that sometimes your feeling of burnout isn't the result of one big thing - its the accumulation of tons of little things - Microstressors […]
It's easy to despair at high levels of inequality and lack of access to capital and resources that still face entrepreneurs who aren't white, male or well-connected. Freada Kapor Klein's career is a beacon of hope for those of us looking for real, practical solutions. The Fund, Kapor Capital, which she co-founded puts its money […]
Leading Strategic Growth and Change is focused on the process of finding opportunities, launching new ventures, and leading necessary organizational changes to revitalize and transform an organization in times of uncertainty. Participants will learn how to thrive in rapidly changing and highly uncertain environments and will be able to immediately apply their learning to make […]
Do you see employees as units of cost? Do you think that offering "market based" pay, few opportunities for advancement and obsolete tools is a solid path to business success? Then please join me and MIT professor Zeynep Ton for a session that could prove life-changing. Zeynep's research shows that well paid workers, trained, with […]
The statistics are in for business owners, and the story is anything but great. There's a good chance you're one of the 90% of business owners whose wealth is locked-up in the business. Your financial freedom hinges on a successful exit or liquidity event. But up to 90% of liquidity events fail. The high failure […]
What if you had one place where you can listen to the untold stories of some of the most accomplished and inspiring leaders in the world? In this podcast, productivity & performance coach, Stoyan Yankov, welcomes: ? Unicorn founders & entrepreneurs, ? Top-level executives from leading companies, ? Best-selling authors & experts, ? And many other extraordinary individuals! You […]
Tiffani Bova, author and Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce is herself a force of nature! While everybody sort of gets it that there is a relationship between the work experience of your people and the service experience received by your customers, they don't understand the real nature of the connection. In her forthcoming […]
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because […]
Jeremy Utley is a major presence at the Stanford Design School, author of the recent popular book "Ideaflow" and a serial entrepreneur to boot! In what will prove to be an exciting conversation, he and I will be talking about how you can train yourself to generate a continual flow of good ideas and how […]
Subscription models are crazy powerful. Savvy small companies can easily deploy them to knock huge Goliaths off kilter. We’ve seen it in entertainment, software, hardware, news, retail, hospitality—the list goes on. In her podcast series, Robbie Kellman Baxter interviews the leaders of this revolution about how they’re using subscription pricing and membership models to redefine […]
You have doubtless at some point been asked to fill in a "Mad Libs" style positioning statement. Product ___ offers ___ benefits to ___ target customer, allowing them to ____. Typical. My guest this week, April Dunford, thoroughly debunked this nonsensical approach to positioning in her previous book "Obviously awesome" which is an amazing guide […]
Medium Day will be a virtual conference of our community where you’ll learn directly from people who share their lives on Medium. You’ll see a wide variety of perspectives from various publications, editors, authors, and our staff, and be able to ask questions.
Aside from being one of my dearest colleagues at Columbia, and someone I love to casually say I last saw at Davos, Sheena Iyengar is one of the worlds' foremost authorities on choice and choosing. She has a wonderful new book out on how we can find great solutions to truly difficult problems, with lots […]
DPHARM® offers an unparalleled opportunity to hear senior clinical operations executives and innovative thought leaders unveil the latest innovations to modernize clinical trials.
We all know that competitive advantages often don’t last, and that means you need innovation skills to create new advantages and transformation skills to shift the center of gravity of your organization when an old advantage has eroded. But it is still a huge organizational struggle. In this webinar, Valize partners Rita McGrath and Ron […]
Kai D. Wright is many amazing things - a podcast host, an award-winning journalist, a historian, a novelist, and now (as if that wasn't enough) he's going to be joining me by the Fireside to talk about his new projects. I had the privilege of getting to know him as a guest on his podcast […]
he Curious Advantage by Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones is an exploration of the idea of curiosity and its increasing importance for thriving in the digital age. Taking the widest possible exploration of all things curious – historical, contemporary, neuro-scientific, anthropological, behavioural, semantic and business-focused.
THEME DESCRIPTION CREATIVE RESILIENCE LEADING IN AN AGE OF DISCONTINUITY It’s the word of the moment—resilience—and there’s little wonder why. In the past three years, a brutal pandemic and its economic fallout have knocked the world to its knees. Across many months, policymakers have responded in inconsistent, politicized ways as workplaces were shuttered, supply chains […]
What's next for Corporate Innovation? Whilst innovation remains a top priority for every CEO, we have again witnessed this year that when markets are uncertain and costs need to be cut, the innovation function is also amongst the first to be impacted. As a function, we’re still figuring out how we contribute to our organizations’ […]
Forensic accounting and filmmaking? How does that go together? Well, join Kelly Richmond-Pope, a Professor at DePaul University in Chicago as we delve in what she's learned from years of studying fraudsters, scammers and backroom operators of all kinds. Her new book is "Fool Me Once" and it uncovers what makes perps tick, why victims […]
Disruptive Innovators features conversations with CIOs and IT/Digital leaders from around the world - diving into their personal backstory/career, their current role, trends they've been seeing and their vision for the future. This podcast is made for people who recognize how quickly the digital business landscape is evolving - those who recognize that it takes […]
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Well, here's a great way to build some new, essential skills for 2024. Who doesn't want to rock their next informal meeting or be the one everyone remembers after some seemingly idle chit-chat? And who hasn't had the experience of flubbing an opportunity and wishing there was a chance for a do-over? My Friday Fireside […]
SparcHub is a software app designed to make it easy to implement Rita McGrath's famous discovery driven growth method. It allows you to track ideas and opportunities, estimate how much uncertainty you have across your portfolio, keep track of what teams are learning and find out quickly if projects are developing issues. It's easy to […]
Stanford's Bob Sutton is one of the smartest people on the planet with respect to what goes on in organizations and why (hint - he's the guy that helps you deal with organizational A**holes). He has a brand new book coming out, "The Friction Project" with Huggy Rao on the subtle ways in which leaders […]
SparcHub is a software app designed to make it easy to implement Rita McGrath's famous discovery driven growth method. It allows you to track ideas and opportunities, estimate how much uncertainty you have across your portfolio, keep track of what teams are learning and find out quickly if projects are developing issues. It's easy to […]
SparcHub is a software app designed to make it easy to implement Rita McGrath's famous discovery driven growth method. It allows you to track ideas and opportunities, estimate how much uncertainty you have across your portfolio, keep track of what teams are learning and find out quickly if projects are developing issues. It's easy to […]
The Brand Called You’ is a Media Tech global platform that brings you Leadership Lessons, Knowledge, Experience and Wisdom from leading personalities from diverse backgrounds across the World. These are individuals who have contributed significantly to make the World a better place. Converse with the brightest minds from the world of business, technology, professionals and […]
Chip Conley is on a mission to make mid-life a welcome and joyous part of life's journey! His new book "Learning to Love Mid-Life" is an invitation to explore the wisdom that comes with experience, to let go of baggage that doesn't serve you well and to transform toward a fulfilling future. He'll be joining […]
Anupam B. Jena has a day job as the Joseph P. Newhouse Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and a physician in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also a faculty research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His vantage point at the intersection of health […]
The Women in Leadership: Next Level Success program prepares women in leadership roles to expand their influence and advance their leadership. Participants gain confidence in their leadership identity, empowering them to effect change in their workplace. During this highly interactive leadership program for women, you will learn how to: Advocate for yourself, your team, and […]
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 […]
In constant disruption - economic, geopolitical, and technological - what are innovators to do? The Reinvention Summit will gather industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers in Dublin from April 29-30, with exclusive VIP events in the days surrounding, for a series of keynotes, panels, and 1:1 networking opportunities designed to spark the spirit of reinvention.
In constant disruption - economic, geopolitical, and technological - what are innovators to do? The Reinvention Summit will gather industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers in Dublin from April 29-30, with exclusive VIP events in the days surrounding, for a series of keynotes, panels, and 1:1 networking opportunities designed to spark the spirit of reinvention.
Seeing Around Corners: Navigating Strategic Inflection Points A strategic inflection point is a shift in the environment that creates a step-change in what is possible. When they happen, they feel as though they came out of the blue. But, if we consistently pay attention to weak signals and leading indicators we can avoid being taken […]
