Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future - Archive

S1-Ep18: How Do Transformation and Leadership Connect?

Guest: Dan Mushalko
James Brenza interviews Maureen Metcalf and Dan Mushalko about the interplay between leadership and transformation. Dan will share his experience in leading the transformation of a public radio station. They will talk about:
1. How do you connect transformation and leadership to create successful results?
2. Qualities required to successfully implement transformation
3. How does leadership drive transformation success?
4. How do you develop leaders to meet transformation objectives? Maureen shares the concepts and Dan illustrates them with his experience.

S1-Ep17: A Senior Consultant’s View: What Drives Successful Transformations?

Guest: Kathleen Bergen
Many organizations are facing complex large scale change initiatives. We have talked about innovation, agile organizations, the future of the organization and future trends. Kathleen Bergen shares her experience leading large projects and give practical insight. She will answer the question – what do I need to know before I start a project that will increase my likelihood of success during the project and sustaining the progress we made after implementation. Here are the main conversation topics: 1) What are the top 5 drivers of successful implantation 2) What causes failure – explain the top 5 barriers to success 3) What do you wish clients knew and understood at the outset? 4) If you could hand out a magic pill that made sure they understood two key points – what would those be? 5) What needs to happen to support value realization after project completion? 6) If you were to share 1 success and 1 failure – what would you want others to learn from your successes and struggles?

S1-Ep16: ThriveAbility - A Deeper Dive Into What is Required to Thrive

Guest: Dr. Robin Lincoln Wood
The gap is widening between what needs to be done to enable 9 billion people to thrive on Earth by 2050, and the current business as usual outcomes we are generating. Closing this gap will make the difference between a thriving human civilisation on a thriving planet by the end of this century and the end of human civilisation as we know it. Business, governments and civil society all have a key role to play in closing this thrival/survival gap. During this conversation Robin discusses 1. The 6 capitals equation - this is the new normal for leading thinkers for governance. 2. How we are going to make this happen? 3. What does regenerative and inclusive look like to different people at different stages of development in different cultures? 4. How fast we are going to make this happen, and will that be in time? 5. What type of leadership is required to make it happen? Robin is a fast paced speaker whose show provides insight and thought provoking call to action!

S1-Ep15: What Constitutes A Successful Analytics Program

Guest: James Brenza
During this session we discuss key elements of successful initiatives. James talks about the key goals being: 1. increase revenue 2. decrease direct cost 3. decrease indirect cost We also talk about the leadership activities required to deliver these results. James draws from his extensive work experience to make this discussion very practical for executives shaping initiatives and leaders implementing them.

S1-Ep14: What Does the Leader of the Future Really Look Like?

Guests: Susan Cannon & Mike Morrow-Fox
During this episode we will discuss the specifics of the Strategist leadership competency model first discussed in the Leadership 2050 show. This model has seven specific competencies Mike and Susan will discuss. 1. Professional humility 2. Unwavering commitment to right action 3. 360 degree thinker 4. Intellectually versatile 5. Highly authentic and reflective 6. Able to inspire followership 7. Innately collaborative We will be presenting this information at the International Leadership Association conference in Barcelona on October 16, 2015 as part of the overall Leadership 2050 book panel.

S1-Ep13: How Can You Develop As A Highly Effective Global Leader?

Guest: Dr. Robin Lincoln Wood
In this show we cover a broad range of topics on leadership, defining strategy is certainly among the most important. It is the combination of creating a strong strategic plan and successfully implementing it that differentiates a company’s success. If either of these elements is missing, the strategy project is unsuccessful. Rattan differentiates himself in working with clients to define and ensure successful implementation of organization differentiating strategies. Today he will share what he does that allows his clients to thrive short and long term.

S1-Ep12: ThriveAbility - What Do We Need to Do to Transform?

Guest: Dr. Robin Lincoln Wood
Earth’s 7.3 billion citizens are currently consuming 1.6 planet’s worth of resources, thereby guaranteeing runaway global warming, climate change and suffering for billions in the next few decades. Such a wicked problem needs a whole new kind of leadership, capable of thinking and acting on a planetary scale while maintaining local viability. Now Imagine ... a world powered by renewable energy, where all human beings thrive in resilient habitats; where businesses operate in a circular economy that regenerates natural capital, without a particle of waste, and are led by enlightened leaders whose goal is to maximize the ThriveAbility of all their stakeholders. Robin and his organization have framed six desiderata by which we can measure the endpoint of the ThriveAbility Journey toward a regenerative, inclusive economy. Six desiderate will be on www.metcalf-associates.com/blog

S1-Ep11: Leadership Maturity - A Key Differentiator

Guest: Beena Sharma
Beena will talk about Leadership Maturity, what it means, and why it is important for leaders and managers to understand the different stages of maturity. 'Vertical Development’ or leadership maturity is becoming a hot topic. If you listened to our first show – Leadership 2050 – vertical development was a key theme underlying the concept of Strategist Leadership development. She talks about leadership development programs and gives practical guidelines for leaders looking to develop vertically. Listen to the conversation centered around these questions: 1.Many leaders have worked very effectively in the past so they aren’t really sure if vertical development is important for their long term success. Can you explain this framework a bit more? 2. What is the value in understanding and using the frameworks that underlie this work? 3. What can I do to develop vertically? Beena shares the framework and her stories to make this rich and valuable framework practical.

S1-Ep10: Running an Agile Company - Holacracy and the Zappos Story

Guests: Brian Robertson & Alexis Gonzales-Black
Today Brian and Alexis will talk about their experience with creating and implementing Holacracy in some of the most progressive organizations like Zappos. During this show we talk about the organization of the future and how Holacracy fills a major role in building thriving organizations of the future. Holacracy is one of the best organizational frameworks I have seen to create agile/nimble operations. Topics will include: 1) What is Holacracy? 2) Why Holacracy? 3) Why now? 4) Who have you worked with? I have read about companies like Zappos – can you share more about who choses Holacracy? 5) What are the pre-conditions to consider this approach? 6) Can you tell us more about the Zappos implementation?

S1-Ep9: Innovation - A Must to Deliver Great Outcomes in A Complex World

Guest: Julie Anixter
Innovation is much more than a buzz word - it is a critical capability for organizations and leaders to succeed in our dynamic environment! Julie is an expert in all facets of innovation. She has worked as an executive and a consultant to deliver great success. During this interview Julie will share her views on what drives successful innovation. 1. Many people are intimidated by innovation. Can you debunk some of the fear that only “special” people can/should be involved in innovation? 2. Share a bit about the process of innovation 3. What are the biggest enablers and pitfalls to success? 4. How might a leader prepare before launching a big innovation project? What are the absolute must do’s? Julie's engaging stories and deep experience make her interview a must listen for leaders interested in building their capacity!