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How Peripheral Thinking™ Can Fuel Innovation – with Paul Daniels Jr.

“You can find sparks of innovation by looking beyond your frame of reference”

Listen to episode 209. Scott and I speak with Paul Daniels Jr. about how insights from outside your focus can propel innovative thinking. Paul is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, board advisor, and author. He is also the Founder and CEO of Peripheral Thinkers™, a collaborative think-tank of leaders who want to propel their companies beyond obstacles and change the trajectory of industries worldwide.

Paul’s unique perspectives on challenging conventions and creating unlimited paths to success in any market condition have influenced companies of all sizes, including General Electric, UnitedHealthcare, Budweiser, WebMD, and AT&T. (read more about Paul below).

You’ll gain insights on:

How looking at unrelated ideas and putting them together in new ways can uniquely fuel innovation
How interacting with people from other walks of life can turbocharge innovative thinking
Immediately useful ideas for for applying peripheral thinking to propel innovation in your organization

Why Leaders Need the Language of Mystery, Ambiguity, and Artistry – with guest Libby Wagner

“New language can help leaders create high trust cultures that fulfill their purpose and mission”

Listen to episode 208. Scott and I speak with Libby Wagner, a poet, speaker, and trusted advisor about how leaders can find new language to connect more powerfully with stakeholders. She works with leaders of organizations large and small, across the globe, to create high trust cultures fulfilling their purpose and mission. She is the author of Amazon Best-Seller, The Influencing Option: The Art of Building a Profit Culture in Business, as well as five collections of poems.

Libby has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. Her work has shaped many organizational cultures, including Keurig-Dr Pepper, Philips, Boeing, and many others. She is one of the only poets working in organizations, and she inspires others to access and express their leadership voices to have courageous conversations where they balance truth-telling and compassion. (read more about Libby below).

You’ll gain insights on:

Why applying new language during major transformation and growth can lead to valuable outcomes
The art of going beyond jargon and cliche to lead your organization through ambiguity
Immediately useful ideas for for applying new language to leadership for creating trust and connection

The Next Big Wave for Business: Multi-Stakeholder Societal Benefit — with guest Andrew Hollo

More top leaders are prioritizing strategies that address society’s biggest needs

Listen to episode 207. Scott and I speak with Andrew Hollo, the director and principal consultant at Workwell Consulting. We discuss the growing trend for businesses of all sizes to collaborate with their diverse stakeholders on strategies that create a lasting positive impact for society and build financial value.

Andrew is one of Australia’s leading experts in realizing the potential of organizations and groups to develop big ideas and gain collective results. In over 20 years, Andrew has led almost 1000 projects for clients who deliver substantial public value: government and non-government, privately held and non-profit organizations.
(read Andrew Hollo’s bio below).

You’ll gain insights on:

Why multi-stakeholder societal benefit matters now more than ever
Top leadership implications for CEOs, C-Suites and Boards
Immediately useful ideas for leading an organization to create multi-stakeholder societal benefit

Our guest shares insights from his CEO journey and highlights from his new leadership book

Download and listen to episode 203. Scott and I speak with returning guest Tim Hebert, CEO of Trilix, a business and technology consulting firm. We discuss insights from his transformational leadership journey and what it means to become an “intentional leader.”

Tim is a visionary entrepreneur, innovator and adventurer. He is also a seasoned speaker and author of a new book The Intentional Leader: How inner authority can unleash strong leadership. (read more about Tim Hebert below).

You’ll gain insights on:

Why Tim believes intentional leadership especially matters in what he calls “today’s leadership crisis”
The keys to transitioning from what Tim call “Ghost Mode” to being an intentional leader
Immediately useful ideas for fostering personal insight and cultivating habits of intentional leadership

Rapidly evolving trends in the business environment means there’s no time to waste

Which trends are most impacting your business right now: Digitization? Sustainability? M&A? The ‘Great Reshuffle’? Strategic Partnering? All of the above? Something else? The one thing these trends have in common is that they’re happening all at once, faster than ever before. Successfully accelerating business innovation in this environment starts with aligned leadership by the CEO, C-Suite and Board. That’s why Scott and I are ringing in the New Year by re-releasing one of our most popular episodes.

Listen to Fan Favorite Episode 196: “Is Your C-Suite Ready for Business Innovation?” We discuss the reason behind the increasing push for C-suites to lead for “business innovation” and why C-Suite innovation is essential for meeting the rapidly changing needs of customers, employees, investors, suppliers and other stakeholders in the year ahead. (For your jump start, be sure to download a brief self-assessment “Five Questions To Ask When You Need to Move Even Faster”).

You’ll gain insights on:

How business innovation impacts every aspect of your company
The paradox of “readiness” for business innovation
Three immediately useful ideas for leading beyond the blockages and accelerating business innovation

How can you maintain what makes your company special in the hybrid and remote workplace?

Find out by listening again to episode 195. In this Fan-favorite episode, Scott and I tackle the tough issue of maintaining your company’s culture as your organization evolves over time – without losing what makes you stand out as you keep creating new value for customers, employees, partners, and other stakeholders.

You’ll gain insights on:

The challenge as well as opportunities for preserving your company’s culture when everyone isn’t in one place
Debunking myths about what it takes to maintain your company’s unique culture over time
Three immediately useful ideas for transforming while preserving the most important aspects of your company’s culture

Celebrating the leadership of a relationship builder who helped others to “live their best life”

Download and listen to episode 201. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jack Killion, a highly successful entrepreneur, global business pro, consultant, educator, and author of the book NetWork: All The Time, Everywhere With Everybody.

Jack unexpectedly passed away on November 5, 2021 – just one month after we released our podcast conversation with him, titled: “The Future of C-Suite and Board Networking.” During this conversation and others, we bonded over shared values about the importance of continuous learning, and a belief that creating genuine relationships is the way to “live your best life.”

Even if you’ve listened to this episode before, please listen to this conversation again with “fresh ears,” and ask yourself, “what can I do to create a network of meaningful relationships that can make the world a better, kinder place?”

Transform networking from an activity to an essential strategy for developing business – and your best life

Download and listen to episode 198. Scott and I speak with world-class networker Jack Killion, who shares his stories and insights about the impact of continuously fostering business and personal relationships. He is a global entrepreneur and author of the book NetWork: All The Time, Everywhere With Everybody.

Jack earned degrees from Yale and MIT, and has provided strategic consulting to Fortune 500 organizations and a wide range of other businesses while with McKinsey and Company and during 40 entrepreneurial years of starting and selling a variety of companies. His latest enterprise is Street Smart Entrepreneurs, which provides an abundance of resources for founders and corporate leaders in all stages of growth. (read more about Jack Killion below).

You’ll gain insights on:

The biggest changes in C-Level and Board networking over the years
Debunking myths around networking at the top leadership level
Three immediately useful ideas about building strategic C-level and Board Networking for the future

Live a Life of Meaning – Every Day

Find out the secret of consistently creating a legacy of good in the world

In this ever-changing world, it’s more important than ever for all of us to focus on purpose and be mindful of our impacts on a daily basis. But what is the secret of doing this more consistently when we face so many demands in both our business and personal lives?

Find out by revisiting Episode 177 – a “fan favorite” episode featuring our conversation with “Dr. Jann” Freed, Ph.D. She shares what she has discovered about the secret to living a life of meaning using a concept she developed, called The Breadcrumb Legacy.™

Dr. Jann is a leadership development consultant, author, and speaker, and a Professor of Business Management Emerita at Central College, Pella, Iowa, an adjunct professor for the University of Iowa, and a Director for the Bank Iowa Board. She is the author or co-author of five books. In her most recent book, Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts, she interviews prominent leadership gurus such as Jim Autry, Marshall Goldsmith, Sally Helgeson, Dan Pink, and Margaret Wheatley. (read Dr. Jann Freed’s bio below)

You’ll find out:

The mindset that can help you consciously shape the words and actions that build the legacy you leave in the world, every day
The surprising truth about what creates real meaning in our lives and those around us, even when we’re not thinking about it
Three immediately actionable steps for living a life of meaning and creating a positive legacy

How can culture remain your company’s competitive edge when you’re growing rapidly?

Find out by listening to “fan favorite” Episode 124. Even when there’s no time and you don’t have all the right people in place, there is a way to shape company culture without putting your business on hold. Scott and I share what we’ve learned from our experiences guiding leaders on this critical issue.

You’ll gain insights on

A practical framework for shaping company culture that enables everyone to focus on their “real work”
How a rapidly growing company found unexpected ways to increase the speed and quality of decisions
Three pieces of immediately useful advice for getting the perspectives you need to keep shaping your company’s culture as a competitive edge

How Peripheral Thinking™ Can Fuel Innovation – with Paul Daniels Jr.

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Why Leaders Need the Language of Mystery, Ambiguity, and Artistry – with guest Libby Wagner

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The Next Big Wave for Business: Multi-Stakeholder Societal Benefit — with guest Andrew Hollo

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Becoming an “Intentional Leader” — with guest Tim Hebert

Our guest shares insights from his CEO journey and highlights from his new leadership book

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Get a Jump Start on Increasing C-Suite Innovation in 2022

Rapidly evolving trends in the business environment means there’s no time to waste

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Should You Preserve Culture as Your Company Evolves?

How can you maintain what makes your company special in the hybrid and remote workplace?

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In Memory of Jack Killion, a World-Class Networker

Celebrating the leadership of a relationship builder who helped others to “live their best life”

The Future of C-Level and Board Networking

Transform networking from an activity to an essential strategy for developing business – and your best life

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Live a Life of Meaning – Every Day

A More Powerful Way To Shape Your Company’s Culture For Growth

How can culture remain your company’s competitive edge when you’re growing rapidly?

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Our guest shares insights from his CEO journey and highlights from his new leadership book

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Rapidly evolving trends in the business environment means there’s no time to waste

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How can you maintain what makes your company special in the hybrid and remote workplace?

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Celebrating the leadership of a relationship builder who helped others to “live their best life”

Transform networking from an activity to an essential strategy for developing business – and your best life

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How can culture remain your company’s competitive edge when you’re growing rapidly?

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