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Many leaders view disruption as something they have to manage or preferably avoid altogether so they can focus on what they believe is the âreal workâ of leadership.
But in todayâs increasingly complex and uncertain world, perhaps the real work leaders should be focusing on is rethinking how and why their organizations operate the way they do. Thatâs the argument my guest Terence Mauri makes in this episode of my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast.
Terence is a world-leading expert on the future of leadership, AI, and disruption, and the founder of the future trends think tank, Hack Future Lab. Terenceâs writings and insights have appeared in The Economist, Forbes, Inc, BBC, Reuters, and Business Insider.
In his latest book, âThe Upside of Disruptionâ, Terence presents his DARE model â a framework that challenges leaders to build adaptive, resilient, and human-centric organizations that due away with the current approach towards a more command-and-control style of leading.
Just like his book, my conversation with Terence will disrupt how you think about AI, agility, and failure, and why the most successful organizations in the years ahead will not be those who learn to survive disruption, but who understand how to thrive because of it.
Noteworthy links:
Buy Terenceâs book âThe Upside of Disruptionâ on AmazonLearn more about Terenceâs work: terencemauri.comHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this edition of my âLeadership Espresso Shotâ series, I explore the dynamic between authority and influence, and some important findings from the field of neuroscience that reveal how quickly leaders can lose trust and with it, the ability to successfully drive peak performance in their organization.
Considering how easily this can happen, this is an episode youâll want to check out if you want to ensure youâre able to bring out the best in those you lead.
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In a world where misinformation spreads at lightning speed, how can leaders protect themselves â and their organizations â from making crucial decisions based on flawed thinking?
In this episode of my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast, Iâve invited Dr. Alex Edmans to join me to help tackle this timely and critical question facing leaders today.
Alex is a Professor of Finance at London Business School. He has a PhD from MIT as a Fulbright Scholar, and was previously a tenured professor at Wharton and an investment banker at Morgan Stanley.
Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, and given 3 TED talks, including âWhat to Trust in a Post-Truth Worldâ, which has been viewed over two million times.
Alex joins me to talk about his latest book, âMay Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases â And What We Can Do About Itâ.
Over the course of this episode, Alex and I discuss:
Why confirmation bias affects everyone (even those who think they're immune)How black-and-white thinking limits our understanding of complex issuesThe crucial differences between statements, facts, data, evidence, and proofPractical strategies to strengthen critical thinking at both individual and organizational levelsThis is both a fascinating and challenging conversation, and one that will help you strengthen your critical thinking skills that youâll need to help your organization navigate this age of misinformation.
Noteworthy links:
Buy Alex Edmanâs book âMay Contain Liesâ on AmazonLearn more about Alexâs work: alexedmans.comHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Over the past couple of months, there have been several high-profile CEOs across different industries whose actions and words demonstrate a firm belief in the command-and-control approach to leadership.
That leaders can simply issue declarations of 'how things work around here' without so much as an explanation or giving space for employees to share their concerns.
But is this really the most effective and successful way to lead organizations in todayâs uncertain and increasingly fragmented world? Is this truly the best way for our organizationâs long-term prosperity? Or is that longevity being cast aside in favour of short term gains and âshiny objectâ wins?
In this edition of my âLeadership Espresso Shotâ series, I wanted to address this growing perception around what it means to lead because the acceptance of such outdated attitudes around leadership will adversely impact the competitiveness of many organizations who choose this easy path over doing what's necessary to evolve and grow.
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Are you caught in the relentless cycle of âeat, work, sleep, repeatâ?
According to my guest for this episode of my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast, the problem we face with this cycle of busyness is not a lack of time management, but a lack of clarity over what our personal values are and how to live a more intentional life.
Peggy Sullivan is a corporate performance expert, researcher, speaker, and founder of SheCAN!, a national womenâs nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women professionally and personally. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Bloomberg Businessweek, and numerous other media outlets.
Iâve invited Peggy to join me on my podcast so we can talk about her book âBeyond Busyness: How to Achieve MORE by Doing LESS.â
Over the course of our conversation, Peggy shares a simple, but powerful three-step strategy that can help any leader get off the busyness hamster wheel and instead spend their days doing work that aligns with their personal values and aspirations.
Noteworthy links:
Buy Peggyâs book âBeyond Busynessâ on AmazonLearn more about Peggyâs work: peggysullivanspeaker.comHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In times of uncertainty, the most important thing leaders need to do is make sure their teamâs goals are directly tied to their organizationâs noble purpose.
But how do we do that? How do we make sure we connect the âwhatââ of our days to the âwhyâ that defines our future?
In this edition of my âLeadership Espresso Shotâ series, I share three questions leaders should be asking themselves to ensure theyâre staying on track to achieving their shared purpose, and not drifting off-course towards employee disengagement and dissatisfaction.
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In the face of rapid change and disruption, organizations everywhere find themselves in a race to not only preserve their market share, but discover the next big opportunity that will given them the keys to future growth and innovation.
And according to my guest in this episode, that opportunity can be attained when leaders understand how to plan for and implement Big Bets.
John Rossman is the former Amazon executive who played a key role in the launching of Amazon Marketplace, and is a sought-after expert on digital transformation, leadership, and business reinvention. Iâve invited him to join me on my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast to talk about his latest book, âBig Bet Leadershipâ.
In this conversation, John shares an unexpected, but powerful model that will help leaders and their organizations move past the current tide of incrementalism and instead aim for that moonshot that will define their organization â much as Amazon Marketplace has done for Amazon â in the years and decades to come.
Noteworthy links:
Buy Johnâs book âBig Bet Leadershipâ on Amazon*Learn more about Johnâs work: johnrossman.comLink to Johnâs free ebook: Rossmanâs Business Manifesto for Competitive AdvantageHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What if your organization's most powerful leadership asset is something you see every day but never really notice? In this Leadership Espresso Shot, I share a personal story that reveals how simple traditions can be the drivers of organizational success.
Whether you're leading a small team or a large organization, this episode will change how you think about those simple traditions and the roles they play in helping your employees to achieve their goals.
Listen now to learn about three reasons why leaders should celebrate their organizationâs traditions so they can harness their hidden power to drive success.
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What would make a successful and profitable leader, who had a self-described âdictatorâ style of leadership, embrace love as a business strategy? What compelled this transformation and what lessons can we learn to drive organizational transformation that fuels growth and long-term success?
In this episode of my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast, I welcome president and CEO of Softway, Mohammad Anwar, so we can talk about his Wall Street Journal bestseller âLove as a Business Strategy â Resilience, Belonging & Successâ.
Through our conversation, Mohammad shares how attending a sporting event made him realize the key to driving organizational success is love, and helped him create a 6-step framework that he used at his company â and is now helping other companies deploy â to transform their toxic workplace cultures into ones where employees succeed and thrive.
As Mohammad points, itâs critical that we learn the difference between âbuilding a team of all-stars and an all-star team.â
Check out this episode to learn why love is a business strategy and how it can help your organization succeed in achieving its goals.
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Join me for this year-end retrospective episode featuring some of the most powerful insights shared by my guests on the Leadership Biz Cafe podcast in 2024.
From Robin Sharma's revelations about humility and success, to Marshall Goldsmith's transformative exercise on unlocking our potential, this episode provides valuable guidance and insights that will help you prepare for the challenges ahead:
Robin Sharma on the surprising connection between humility and lasting successShaara Roman on culture communication and talent retentionBob Sutton on the ripple effects of leadership actionsScott Mautz on fostering genuine risk-takingShelmina Abji on strategic prioritization for leadersMarshall Goldsmith on breaking through self-imposed limitationsSo listen to this episode to get inspiration and actionable insights to help you elevate your leadership effectiveness in 2025.
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Are you striving for the elusive âwork-life balanceâ and finding itâs not quite working?
In this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe, I welcome back my friend, and fellow leadership expert (and Canadian) Dan Pontefract to discuss his book, âWork-Life Bloom: How to Nurture a Team That Flourishesâ, where he argues work-life balance is a misleading and at times harmful concept.
As Dan puts it, work and life arenât opposing forces, but distinct entities that interact and influence one another.
Over the course of our conversation, Dan and I discuss:
Why the concept of work-life balance is flawed.The four work-life personas of his âWork-Life Bloomâ model.The importance of trust, belonging, and feeling valued at work to employees thriving at work.Why agency is crucial to empowering employees.Tune in to learn more about Danâs Work-Life Bloom model with its four different personas that shape our work and life selves, and why we need to let go of trying to find that work-life balance.
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Have you ever thought about your leadership values?
Understanding what your values are â of what matters to you and how you want your employees to view your leadership is critical to not only helping your employees understand your motivations, but to creating clarity during times of uncertainty and change.
Thatâs why for this Leadership Espresso Shot I want to share a three step process to help you identify what your leadership values are, how to put those leadership values into action, and how to communicate your leadership values to your team and solicit feedback.
Tune in to discover how defining your leadership values can empower you to lead with clarity and purpose.
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In this episode, I spoke with GiANT co-founder Jeremie Kubicek about his book âThe Communication Codeâ and the communication framework he developed with his business partner Steve Cochram to help people become more effective communicators.
The âCommunication Codeâ framework involves applying five key âcode wordsâ â care, celebrate, clarify, collaborate, and critique â that can help transform how we interact with others by helping us shift the focus from what weâre trying to say, to what those we lead need to hear from us.
Whatâs important for us to understand is that effective communication is about more than just transmitting information â itâs about understanding and meeting the expectations the other person has in that moment. As Jeremie pointed out during our conversation, we tend to make assumptions about what other people want, when we should be taking the time to understand their true expectations.
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One of the questions I get asked a lot by leaders after one of my keynotes is â how do drive growth and success when you have to work under a controlling boss? How do you get them on board with your initiatives when they only seem to like their ideas or those from their âinner circleâ?
So for this instalment of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share 3 measures Iâve shared with leaders who are grappling with how to move initiatives they want to get done while working for a controlling boss.
If youâre in such a situation, hopefully listening to this episode will help you understand how you can continue to succeed and grow, in spite of whatever obstacles and issues your controlling boss puts in your way.
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A troublesome and persistent issue facing organizations today is their inability to develop and promote women to leadership positions where they can play a key role in the decision-making process.
But as my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast points out, this doesnât mean there arenât things women can do to make the case in their organization to promote them into leadership roles.
Shelmina Abji is a former IBM vice-president, philanthropist, angel investor, and active gender and racial equality advocate.
I invited Shelmina to join me on my show not only to share her inspiring story of growing up in a rural village in Tanzania to being one of the first visible minority women to hold the position of vice-president at IBM, but to talk about her book, âShow Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies For Women To Emerge As Leaders At Work."
Just as she does in her book, Shelmina shares a powerful, empowering, and honest message for how women â and in particular visible minority women â can address the current obstacles â both within the organizations and themselves â that impede their ability to, as Shelmina puts it, âcreate higher levels of value at your maximum capacity.â
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Have you ever had a workday where you were so busy that the time flew by, but you didnât really accomplish anything? The sad reality is that youâre not alone.
One study found that 42% of employees spend half of their workday on busywork.
Another study by Visier found 43% of employees spend more than 10 hours a week on âproductivity theatreâ work â essentially, tasks that make them appear to be busy, but which arenât critical to the organizationâs long term objectives.
So what can leaders do to put a stop to busywork and help employees focus on work that really matters?
A good place to start is to get clear about what tasks are critical to your ability to achieve your goals today and in the weeks ahead, and which tasks are as useful as watching paint dry.
So for this edition of my âLeadership Espresso Shotâ podcast series, I share a simple, but powerful strategy that will help you to not only identify and banish busywork, but develop a laser-like focus on those tasks that will drive value creation and growth for the organization.
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Iâve had the distinct pleasure of speaking to so many incredible and world-renowned experts on my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast, and Iâm elated to now include Dr. Marshall Goldsmith to that list.
Marshall has been recognized as the #1 executive coach in the world, two-time Thinkers50 #1 leadership thinker in the world, not to mention being a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold over 3 million copies and been translated into 32 languages.
All of which is to say that youâre in for a real treat with this episode as Marshall brings so much wisdom, insight, and thought-provoking ideas over the course of our conversation about his books, âThe Earned Life: Lose Regret, Choose Fulfillmentâ and âTriggers: Creating Behavior That Lastsâ.
In fact, Iâd encourage you to be ready to take notes as Marshall not only offers so many revealing ideas on how to reframe how we approach work and our lives, but he even gives a coaching session during our conversation directed to both you the listener and myself to help us do and be better.
Without question, this episode will be one of the highlights of my podcast as itâs filled with inspiration, laughs, and moments that challenge us to recognize how we can become that better version of who we can be.
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As team lifespans continue to shorten as a result of both layoffs and employee leaving for opportunities elsewhere, leaders are having to deal with another growing issue in todayâs evolving workplaces: specifically, how do you ensure team harmony when everything â including the make-up of your teams â is in flux?
In this Leadership Espresso Shot, I share three important strategies that leaders can use to foster team harmony through promoting collaboration, trust, and a sense of shared purpose within your team, no matter how often members of your team change.
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In the face of rising levels of workplace anxiety and burnout, thereâs a natural tendency to consider building resilience as being the key to keeping such mental health issues at bay.
But my guest for this episode of my âLeadership Biz Cafeâ podcast argues that resilience is not enough and whatâs needed instead is building our mental strength.
Scott Mautz is a former Procter & Gamble senior executive, faculty member at Indiana Universityâs Kelly School of Business for Executive Education, and the author of four books, including his latest âThe Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviorsâ.
(Heâs also a very good friend of mine who I enjoy spending time talking about leadership and the challenges leaders face leading todayâs organizations.)
As Scott points out during our discussion, mental strength is about your ability to regulate your emotions, thoughts and behaviours so you can successfully overcome whatever challenges you face, and help your team achieve its goals.
So how can we build our mental strength? In his book âThe Mentally Strong Leaderâ, Scott describes six habits that are key to building your mental strength and he shares several strategies for each on how you can do this.
And as if that wasnât enough, Scott was kind enough to offer listeners a free 60 page ebook that will help them begin the process of developing these habits of a mentally strong leader.
This is without question one of my favourite interviews of the year about one of my favourite books I read this year. So give this episode a listen and do yourself a favour and pick up a copy of Scottâs latest book.
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One situation every leader needs to be ready for is when a crisis hits your organization. Unfortunately, most leaders are ill-prepared and lack proper experience to know how to best address a crisis in such a way that allows the organization to pivot while still staying true to their long-term goals.
Fortunately, my guest in this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe has developed a pragmatic leadership model that leaders can employ to not only ride out the storm, but come out stronger on the other side.
Eric McNulty is the Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University, and Instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He also teaches graduate-level courses on leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution at Harvard, as well as several executive education programs at MIT and Harvard.
Eric joins me in this episode to talk about his latest book âYouâre It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Mostâ and the research-based, leadership framework that can not only help leaders be better prepared for any future crisis, but develop a mindset to transform crisis situations into opportunities to evolve and grow your organization.
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