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What does it take to boldly lead beyond success?
Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 77. Scott and I share what it takes to navigate the paradoxical challenge of taking bold risks while protecting hard-won success. As an example, we refer to the rivalry of Walt Disney Animation vs. Pixar, described in the July / August 2016 issue of Fast Company.
You’ll gain insights on:
- Why entrepreneurial spirit is especially vulnerable when your company is successful
- Often overlooked and underestimated ways to reinforce entrepreneurial spirit in your culture
- Three immediately useful ideas for keeping entrepreneurship alive and well as your success grows
About Us

Pamela S. Harper is the Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., a strategic growth advisory firm based in Glen Rock, NJ. For more than 20 years, Pam has applied her gift for finding the hidden opportunities in every situation to helping clients in entrepreneurial, mid-market, and Fortune 500 companies across 30 industries create hundreds of millions of dollars of value in both top and bottom line growth.
Prior to founding BAI, Pam skyrocketed into the ranks of management by taking a progressive series of newly created organizational development positions in companies ranging from mid-market to Fortune 500 across multiple industries, all undergoing dramatic change and growth.
Pam has been quoted in, featured in, or written articles for prominent business media including Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, Chiefexecutive.net, CEO.com and other major media. Her book, Preventing Strategic Gridlock, has been used as a text in universities around the world.

D. Scott Harper, Ph.D., is Sr. Partner with Business Advancement Inc. Throughout his career Scott has devoted himself to understanding why things work the way they do, and how to apply those insights to create new value. Scott helps clients sift through complexity and take full advantage of opportunities by discovering the hidden side of everything.
Before joining BAI in 2010, Scott held a succession of increasingly accountable innovation positions in the consumer healthcare industry. Since then, he has been published and quoted in prominent business media outlets including Chief Executive Magazine, CEO.com, CEO World Magazine, and the IndUS Business Journal.
Resources for This Episode
- Download “5 Questions To Ask When You Need to Move Even Faster”
- Download the list of 8 Aspects of Corporate Culture Impacting Business Performance, from Pamela Harper’s book, Preventing Strategic Gridlock
- Find out about senior executive’s surprising expectations and experiences of strategic alliances. Download the complementary report from our study on Building POWERFUL Strategic Alliances: How Companies of All Sizes Can Increase Their ROI
- Listen to our conversations with other CEOs changing the face of business:
- Shari Spiro, President and Founder of Ad Magic and Breaking Games (Episode 22)
- Julie Sue Auslander, President and Chief Cultural Officer of cSubs (Episode 39)
- Brian Scudamore, Founder & CEO of O2E Brands, including 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (Episode 52)
- Link to DIsney / Pixar article in July / August issue of Fast Company: The New Rivalries 2016