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In this conversation, Thomas Eisenmann discussed the complicated world of startup failures. Tom discussed various failures and what are some ways businesses could have done right. This is a great conversation for anyone seeking to understand failures and how to avoid them. Bio: Tom Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS) and the faculty co-chair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Since joining the HBS faculty in 1997, he’s led The Entrepreneurial Manager, an introductory course taught to all first-year MBAs, and launched fourteen electives on all aspects of entrepreneurship, including one on startup failure. Eisenmann has authored more than one hundred HBS case studies and his writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes. He is the author of the new book Why Startups Fail. Thomas's Book: Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success https://amzn.to/2SeCCEa Discussion Timeli

Sabrina Horn(@SabrinaHorn) on Leading with authenticity for real results! #FutureofWork #Work2dot0 #Podcast In this podcast, Sabrina Horn discussed his book Ruthless Consistency, the insights it carries and shared how his journey has helped him craft a strategy that could work on the testing times. He sheds light on the importance of ruthless consistency and how any leader could adopt it in their day to day activities and succeed in leading. Sabrina's Recommended Read: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't https://amzn.to/3aRbr8p Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers https://amzn.to/3eKuLVU The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers https://amzn.to/3nAgNu8 Sabrina's Book: Make It, Don't Fake It: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success https://amzn.to/3gPft5a Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Sabrina Horn is a tech ind

Discussing AI-First Company and AI First mentality with Ash Fontana. He sheds light on how organizations could embrace analytics, data, and AI to retain a competitive edge. Bio: Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing Director of Zetta, the first investment fund that focused on AI. The firm was the lead investor in category-defining AI companies such as Kaggle, Domino, Tractable, Lilt, and Invenia. He has appeared in Fast Company, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, and at the UN. This is his first book. Ash's Book: The AI-First Company: How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence by Ash Fontana https://amzn.to/33C2OL5 Ash's Recommendations: On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines by Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee https://amzn.to/3vZhksk Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain by Patricia S. Churchland https://am

In this podcast, Ben Pring co-founded and leads the Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant discussed the challenges of technology and transformation as we go through the future of work. Ben shared some challenges of not doing technology transformation properly. He also talked about his book Monster sharing similar insights as it relates to technology and its adoption. Introduction: Ben Pring co-founded and leads the Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant, a $16+ billion American multinational technology company that provides consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services and has over 289,500 employees. Ben sits on the advisory board of the Labor and Work-Life program at Harvard Law School. In 2018 Ben was a Bilderberg Meeting participant. Ben was named as one of 30 management thinkers to watch in 2020 by Thinkers 50. He was recently named a leading influencer on the future of work by Onalytica. In 2007, Ben won Gartner's prestigious Thought Leader Award. His work has been featured in th

Join us on an interesting conversation on learning the #FutureOfWork panel series. This session 2 leaders, sat together and shared their journey leading their organization through #Futureofwork and sharing their best practices and insights with us 1 Guest Leader : Jenn Congdon, Chief Human Resources Officer at Ecobat Technologies Bio: As a Human Resources executive for more than 15 years, I understand the perception that HR is all about people. But in my mind, it’s much more than that—it’s about every aspect of the business, about how we solve problems every day for our customers, employees, and shareholders and create an environment where people can do their best work. 2 Guest Leader: Regina Johnson, CHRO at MarketCast Bio: As the Chief Human Resources Officer, Regina leads all MarketCast human resources and people initiatives, including shaping our employee experience, driving talent management, and building our diversity and inclusion strategy with our teams around the globe.

In this podcast, Michelle Seiler Tucker talked about the challenges of business around mergers and acquisitions. She suggested critical ways businesses could position themselves to find aspirational growth and exit at the maximum value by doing certain things right. A great conversation for anyone seeking to deliver more value from their outcome. Introduction: Michelle Seiler Tucker is the author of EXIT RICH: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit and the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated. She has sold hundreds of businesses to date and currently owns and operates several successful businesses. She is a leading authority on buying, selling, and improving businesses, as well as increasing business revenue streams. A formidable force in her industry, Michelle closes 98% of all offers she writes and, on average, obtains a 20 to 40% higher selling price for her clients. Her remarkable track record proves her persistence and dedication to creating win-win situations for both her buyers

In this podcast, Teresa Roche, CHRO @ City Of Fort Collins discussed running a diverse organization and some challenges that go with running a diversified workforce. She also shared some challenges and opportunities of running a public sector organization. A must watch/listen for leaders seeking ideas/challenges/opportunities running a diverse organization. Introduction: Teresa Roche is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer for the City of Fort Collins a position she thought about long before being asked to serve in this role. After being in Leadership Fort Collins in 2008 Teresa reflected on how working to create and sustain healthy inclusive and economically viable communities can change the world and she hoped someday she would be more directly involved and not just through her volunteering efforts. The City uses the Triple Bottom Line framework which includes social environmental and economic factors to guide their work which aligns deeply with Teresa’s values. Here's the GPS for the questions (T

Join us on an interesting conversation on learning the #FutureOfWork panel series. This session 2 leaders, sat together and shared their journey leading their organization through #Futureofwork and sharing their best practices and insights with us Event Info: Mark Avnet, VP, People at Simulmedia Bio: Mark Avnet is VP, People at Simulmedia. Previously, he co-led the global Learning & Development team at Wayfair, built the people strategy for SFO airport, and served as a leadership development consultant with McKinsey. Mark began his career as a software engineer, and he holds an S.B. in Physics from MIT, an M.A. in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from GWU, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from MIT. https://www.linkedin.com/in/avnet/ Kathy Jeffery, Chief People Officer, Pear Therapeutics Bio: Kathy has 15+ years of experience in start-ups and complex environments. Strengths in using data to drive decisions for positive Employee Experiences through Talent Management, Culture, and Communication In

Discussing #FutureOfWork & Work2.0 with Jeff Kavanaugh. Jeff discussed the importance and tenets of a live evolving organizations. He shared some tips and tricks that businesses could do to ensure they are evolving for faster and agile growth through the age of transformation. Jeff Kavanaugh is global head for the Infosys Knowledge Institute, the research and thought leadership arm of Infosys, a leader in digital services and consulting. Jeff is also an adjunct professor at the business school at the University of Texas at Dallas. He authored the best-selling book Consulting Essentials, and serves on boards of the Institute of Business Analytics at Indiana University, and the Marketing Analytics Advisory Board at the University of Texas at Dallas. Jeff earned an MBA from the University of North Texas. Jeff's Book: The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Evolving and Learning Organization https://amzn.to/3pYJFMd Jeff's Recommendations: Contact https://amzn.to/37LvGmB The Nature of Nature: Why We Need

Discussing #FutureOfWork & Work2.0 with Kent. He discussed some of the ways business model success could be achieved by minor changes to the process. Learn how a focus on revenue will get many failing businesses to journey of success. KENT BILLINGSLEY is the founder and president of the Revenue Growth® Company, LLC. He has become America's Revenue Growth® Architect by helping thousands of entrepreneurs, and small businesses (representing hundreds of thousands of employees) generate billions in new sales and revenue. He has personally designed, built, transformed, or turbocharged over 1,000 organizations in 36 countries. Billingsley has served in executive and leadership positions in several billion-dollar firms. Over nearly three decades, he has developed thought-leading content and trademarked programs helping thousands of entrepreneurs and their employees become millionaires and multimillionaires from their businesses. Kent's Book: Entrepreneur to Millionaire: How to Build a Highly Profitable, Fast-Growt

Discussing #FutureOfWork & Work2.0 with Josh Linkner talks about using little creativity spurts to use for disruption. He sheds light on how organizations could embrace creativity and use little creative innovation to help stir for big breakthroughs. She shared lots of examples of big little breakthroughs. Bio: He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming, and The Road to Reinvention. This guy just loves starting and building companies. He’s the founding partner of Detroit Venture Partners and has been involved in the launch of over 100 startups. Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award. Josh is also a passionate Detroiter, the father

Discussing #FutureOfWork & Work2.0 with Federico Demarin, SVP HR, 3SixtyDutyFree. In this session, Federico discussed some of the critical ways leaders could prepare their organization to stay on the course of development through the pandemic. He sheds light on some of the critical tenets of HR leadership required to take the organization to the future of work. Guest: Federico Demarin SVP HR, 3SixtyDutyFree Federico Demarin, Human Resources executive with +20 years of HR experience in renowned global companies such as Thomson-Reuters and Swarovski, where he occupied local, regional, and global roles. Currently, the Senior Vice President Human Resources for 3Sixty Duty-Free, Travel Retail company specialized in helping consumers and businesses access the enticing world of Duty-Free and travel retail. He is the global HR leader reporting to the company’s Vice-Chairman, and accountable for HR strategy, execution, and employee experience. Professional Coach and Certified EQ Practitioner, providing professional c

In this podcast with Robbie, we discussed various topics of increasing importance on the changing landscape of business models and what all it entails. Lots of businesses are struggling to get their business model right. Robbie went into details on some pitfalls and some challenges. In this book, she lays out a clear and actionable summary with stories and playbooks that are easy to follow for the readers. It's a great watch for anyone who cares to learn about forever transactions. 1:50 Robbie's journey. 6:25 Consumer experience with the subscription economy. 10:55 Businesses that aren't suitable for membership. 12:23 Evolution of the membership space. 15:23 Maturity level of businesses in the adoption of membership model. 18:03 Misunderstanding on membership. 22:45 Being business ready for subscription. 26:22 Changing business culture to adopt subscription. 31:22 Business transformation into subscription. 35:52 Coming up with the title "Forever Transaction". 41:00 The ideal reader for "Forever Transaction".

In this podcast, Michael Canic discussed his book Ruthless Consistency, the insights it carries, and shared how his journey has helped him craft a strategy that could work on the testing times. He sheds light on the importance of ruthless consistency and how any leader could adopt it in their day to day activities and succeed in leading. Timeline: 1:47 Michael's journey. 3:33 Defining "Making strategy happen". 5:20 Training leadership in various fields. 7:15 Forming an ideal team. 14:15 Misconceptions of "ruthless consistency". 16:10 Being consistent and having a strong culture. 17:57 Being consistent and still failing. 19:22 Litmus test for leaders today to be accountable. 24:20 Being a manager and being a coach. 26:44 Managing a failing organization. 29:19 Innovation and ruthless consistency. 30:54 The right amount of change in an organization. 33:16 Success indicators purpose alignment. 34:23 Being consistent in times of disruption. 35:45 Implementing ruthless consistency in a startup. 37:59 Role model c

In this podcast, Walt Rakowich discussed his book Tranfluence, the insights it carries, and shared how his journey has helped him save his company that took a nosedive from $70 share to $3 share. He shared how the art of transfluence has helped him and could help many other businesses stay afloat and thriving through transformative times. Timeline: 2:09 Walt's journey. 8:30 Getting a company back from failure. 13:57 When the tide goes out, everybody is exposed. 20:30 Tips for navigating into unchartered waters. 26:07 Empathtic leadership. 30:41 CFO and CEO. 37:37 Resolving issues in larger companies. 43:30 Reasons for companies to be a transparent company. 48:19 The real people behind numbers. 50:35 Changing culture of companies and leadership. 53:50 Seeing your company as a girlfriend or a kid? 56:20 Ideal reader of Transfluence. 57:57 Walt's success mantra. 1:01:15 Walt's favorite read. 1:03:50 Closing remark. Walt's Book: Transfluence: How to Lead with Transformative Influence in Today's Climates of Cha

In this podcast, Alyssa Westring discussed the relation between parents and leaders. She deciphered how parenting and leadership development are related. She explained her book, "Parents who LEAD." In the age of work2.0, when work and life are not treated as two sides of the same coin, but they are integrated. Timeline: 1:48 Alyssa's journey. 6:38 Alyssa's typical day. 9:51 What lead her to write the Parents Who Lead. 11:18 Work, life balance. 13:36 Work from home. 15:37 Relation between a parent and a leader. 17:23 Running family and running a team. 19:28 Designing a research to figure out relations between being a parent and a leader. 22:09 Some misconception in parent/leadership research. 23:42 Surprises in the parent/leadership research. 26:16 Satisfaction levels in being a parent at work. 27:50 The changing landscape of leadership. 30:40 The right time for leader to incorporate parent values. 33:15 A model parent. 35:27 Being a parent leader before becoming a real parent. 38:16 The constant change of p

In this podcast Chester Elton from "The Culture Works" talked about his upcoming book: Leading with Gratitude. He shared why gratitude is central to the current leadership environment. He shared how, in the work2.0 environment, soft skills play an essential role in building an influential culture. This podcast is excellent for anyone seeking to learn about a fundamental trait for being a great leader. Timeline: 2:23 Chestor's journey. 5:00 Researching about the culture of works. 8:46 Mission behind "The culture works". 11:53 Coming up with "Leading with gratitude". 14:31 Embarking on the recognition journey. 17:18 The premise of "Leading with gratitude". 24:57 Gratitude attracts gratitude. 26:11 Gratitude and leadership. 29:00 A few memorable lines from the book. 34:00 Getting started with the culture of gratitude. 38:15 Role model leaders practicing gratitude. 43:22 Gratitude in the world of distributed workforce. 45:30 The role of soft skills in leadership. 51:26 Chestor's success mantra. 55:25 Gratitude

In this podcast, Rob Chestnut sheds light on creating an ethical organization and proclivity intentional integrity to help create an organization with strong values. She shared how organizations with sound moral values outperform organizations that don't. He also shared how any organization could transform into organizations with ethical values by practicing intentional integrity. The session is an excellent watch for aspiring leaders preparing a team that plays a significant role in defining ethical organization. Timeline: 1:50 Rob role in Airbnb. 4:06 The need for having a chief ethics officer. 8:23 About Intentional integrity. 10:05 Chief eithics officers aiding the leadership. 11:55 Ethics in the time of capitalism. 15:36 Who should be own ethics within the company. 19:04 Planning ethics in an organization. 25:25 How to deal with unethical practises in an organization? 31:25 Confronting unethical behavior. 34:42 Ethics in hyper growth companies. 45:20 Responsibility of a chief ethics officer. 47:55 Bein

In this podcast, Bob Greifeld discussed the importance of understanding the transformation and leading the companies. Bob shared his journey of growing Nasdaq through changing market times and taking the company through intense market pressure and product competition. The session is a great watch for aspiring leaders preparing a team that plays a significant role in defining the jobs of the future. Timelines: 2:45 What’s Bob’s journey? 4:10 How did Bob’s childhood shape him to be who he is? 5:00 How to prepare yourself for a leadership role? 7:34 How to set the right direction and pace for your company? 11:50 Tips for CEOs in implementing change? 14:34 How to find the right people to work for you? 16:25 How can you ensure that you’re transforming the company at the right place? 20:06 What ecosystem do you need to be successful? 25:00 How does NASDAQ bring the up and down of market fluctuations into a single index? 27:40 Are companies focussing more on employees or shareholders? 30:48 Bob’s perception of the

In this podcast, Rishad Tobaccowala discussed the importance of understanding the soul of the business. He emphasized how important it is to nurture creativity. He warned about not getting distracted with too much math but also keep an eye on the mission. This will help create a human-centric and human-powered organization. A session is a good watch for aspiring leaders tasked to build future organizations amidst the age of data and intelligence. Timeline: 1:31 Rishad's journey. 5:05 Rishad's current role. 8:42 On Publicis. 12:03 Transformational changes in the media industry. 20:26 Transforming a culture heavy company. 30:43 Math is good but don't forget the mission. 35:16 Staying human in the age of data. 46:50 The mental operating system. 53:12 Leading with the soul. 56:43 Striking a balance between data and creativity. 1:00:30 Rishad's success mantra. 1:06:25 Rishad's favorite reads. 1:13:08 Closing remarks. Rishad's Book: Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data by Rishad Tobac