Today we speak with Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, author of Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams. Dr. Johnson is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business, a member of the MG 100 Coaches, and was selected for the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List.

Today we speak with David McNeff, author of The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success. (McGraw-Hill) McNeff founded Peak Consulting Group in 1995 to develop executive talent and bolster the performance of executive team dynamics for companies all over the world.

According to a national survey by Keystone Partners, “nearly one third of American workers feel senior management is out of touch with the impact of COVID-19 on employees’ daily lives. Similarly, about one-quarter of the American workforce feels that senior management lacks compassion and affinity and approximately one-third of workers feel disrespected or treated unfairly.”

Today we speak with Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time. Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations, governments, and start-up ventures.

Today we continue our conversation with Margaret Heffernan (Read Part 1 here), author of Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future. Dr. Heffernan is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath, Lead Faculty for the Forward Institute’s Responsible Leadership Programme, and through Merryck & Co., a mentor for CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations.

Today we speak with Margaret Heffernan, author of Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future. Dr. Heffernan is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath, Lead Faculty for the Forward Institute’s Responsible Leadership Programme, and through Merryck & Co., a mentor for CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations.

Today we speak with BJ Fogg, author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Fogg is the founder of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University.

As we head into 2021, stop thinking about the “new normal,” because there is nothing normal about what’s ahead. 2021 is when we will realize that we’re standing in the metaphorical rubble of the old civilization - our beloved institutions a mess, our time-worn processes and procedures obsolete, our belief systems proven wrong, and our people overmatched by too much change.

Today, we talk with David Cote, author of Winning Now, Winning Later: How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term.

Today we talk with John Banovetz, 3M’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Stewardship, and Chief Technology Officer.

Today we have a second conversation with corporate real estate veteran Chris Kane, author of Where is My Office? Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century.

Today, we talk with Pia MacDonald, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist at RTI International, a non-profit research institute. Dr. MacDonald has 25 years of experience in domestic and international epidemiological research and public health.

Today, part 2 of our conversation (Read part 1 here) with Linda Scott, author of The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women’s Empowerment, and professor emeritus of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Oxford.

Today, we talk with Linda Scott, author of The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women’s Empowerment, and professor emeritus of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Oxford.

Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and spring back into shape. Experts like Roger Martin have been speaking out for years about how we’ve sacrificed resilience at the altar of efficiency, and it seems like only now, as a result of Covid-19, people are listening. The last few months have proven the importance of resilience, as it has meant and will mean the difference between success and failure for individuals, teams, organizations, leaders, business models, supply chains, communities, regions, and countries.

Whether you believe it takes 30 days, 66 days or 254 days, it’s been longer than that since the pandemic descended on us back in March. That means that you and your people have formed new habits since then - breaking some old ones like commuting to work and working in an office, and adding some new ones like coping with each new day by focusing efforts on a list of urgent tasks.

Today, part 2 of our interview with Gary Hamel, faculty-member of the London Business School, cofounder of the Management Lab, and co-author of HUMANOCRACY: Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them.

Today, we talk with Gary Hamel, faculty-member of the London Business School, cofounder of the Management Lab, and co-author of HUMANOCRACY: Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the world's most influential business thinker, Professor Hamel’s landmark books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

Today, we talk with, Mauro F. Guillén, author of 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything. Guillén is one of the most original thinkers at the Wharton School, where he holds the Zandman Professorship in International Management and teaches in its flagship Advanced Management Program and many other courses for executives, MBAs, and undergraduates. An expert on global market trends, he is a sought-after speaker and consultant.

Speaking at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit in early October, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that “video meetings tend to be transactional,” and that finding new ways to replicate how workers interact during in-person groups is essential for today’s remote work environment.