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Jeff D. Standridge is a dynamic innovator, growth strategist, and three-time best-selling author with over 30 years of experience driving transformation across industries In this episode, KJ and Jeff discuss the observable behaviors that differentiate high performers, the pitfalls of prioritizing technical skills over leadership capabilities, and the significant impact of culture on employee retention, satisfaction, and company growth. Jeff also emphasizes the importance of understanding the gap between espoused culture and culture in use within organizations. Key Takeaways: 05:27 The Status Quo in Leadership 09:27 Observable Behaviors and Competencies 18:18 The Importance of Culture 21:27 Culture of Excellence 31:30 The War for Talent Quote of the Show (21:00): “Leadership and culture are absolutely drivers of business performance.” – Jeff D. Standridge Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Jeff D. Standridge: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffstandridge/ Company Website: Innovation Junkie How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day 5: The 3/5 Innovative Leader – The Pioneer The Pioneer: Leading Through Innovation and Discovery Want to learn more? Register for my next free masterclass, Designed to Lead and you will get the chance to download your own Her Profit Map™  & start binging the updated 20 Clients by Design™ private podcast! REGISTER HERE! We start on Jan 13th!   

We hosted Hisham Salama, Head of Bank Digital, Payments, and Transformation at USAA, an organisation established over a century ago and dedicated to serving the military community. Together, we explore the unique nature of USAA, Hisham's journey to his current role, and the hobbies, perspectives and passions that shape his approach to innovation. Tune in to discover how USAA is driving digital transformation, merging military values, tradition and technology to serve military members and their families across the US.  For more podcasts from Endava, visit our website. 

Anthony Schembri is a distinguished former police commissioner with a background in homicide and forensic evidence. He has held several leadership positions in law enforcement. Schembri's dynamic career and accolades include an Innovations in Government award from Harvard. He is a Fulbright scholar and the author of several books on criminal law and leadership. His first novel, In Russia: A Brooklyn Solution, follows Lieutenant Anthony Migali of the NYPD on an international web of deceit and murder as he is tasked with solving Moscow's first-ever serial killer case. The book is full of Schembri's real life adventures. A Few More Interesting Facts Anthony Schembri was a NYC police commissioner for almost 15 years. ABC's 1990s crime drama “The Commish” is based on his life. He wrote several episodes for the series. (The first season of the TV show is available through Amazon.) He took a professorship at the University of Florida to teach courses on serial crime. Governor Bush asked him to take the job of Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (the juvenile prison system) where at that time they admitted 128,000 juveniles a year. His responsibilities also included 26 detention centers, 1,400 probation officers, and 164 prevention programs.

Today's guest is Ted Theodoropoulos, CEO of Infodash, a cloud-first legal intranet and extranet platform. Ted has over two decades of experience in the legal tech industry, having led the development and delivery of innovative solutions for law firms. Over the course of his career, he has worked as a database engineer at Microsoft, senior vice president of Bank of America, and president of Acrowire—a technology consulting firm. At Infodash, he and his team help law firms leverage their Microsoft 365 investment in order to stay connected with their employees, their clients, and their work in the new age of remote and hybrid work. This year, Ted was named ILTA's 2024 Innovative Leader of the Year. In our conversation, Ted discusses his experience at ILTACON 2024, what new legal professionals should understand early in their careers, how he has been using generative AI in his personal and professional life, and his vision for the future of Infodash.

In this episode of the Partnering Leadership podcast, Mahan Tavakoli engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Stephen Wunker, the renowned author of The Innovative Leader: Step-By-Step Lessons from Top Innovators For You and Your Organization. Drawing from his extensive experience in innovation consulting and his collaboration with thought leaders like Clay Christensen, Steve shares practical insights on how organizations can cultivate a culture of innovation, build frameworks that support creative thinking, and navigate the complexities of today's business environment.Stephen Wuncker challenges the conventional myth of the 'lone genius' and emphasizes that true innovation is not about individual brilliance but about fostering a culture where ideas can thrive collectively. He explains how leaders can encourage this by adopting a systematic approach, asking the right questions, and creating an environment that values curiosity, empathy, and experimentation.Throughout the conversation, Steve highlights powerful examples of innovative leadership from top companies like Microsoft, Princess Cruises, and Procter & Gamble, showing how these organizations have successfully integrated empathy, agile thinking, and strategic experimentation to stay ahead of market changes and disruptions. He also goes into the transformative potential of AI, arguing that businesses must maintain a balance between leveraging cutting-edge technology and preserving their human touch to remain competitive.Actionable Takeaways:Hear how to challenge the myth of the 'lone genius' and instead build a culture where every team member can contribute to innovation.Learn why empathy is the cornerstone of innovation and how leaders like Satya Nadella used it to transform Microsoft.Discover the two powerful questions you should be asking to drive innovation in your organization.Find out how successful companies build an innovative culture brick by brick, starting with practical steps you can take right now.Explore how to balance risk and reward in innovation, using lessons from venture capitalists and top corporate leaders.Uncover the secrets of integrating AI in a way that leverages technology while maintaining the human touch in your organization.Understand the importance of staying connected to your customers beyond just reading market research, with real-life examples from top executives.Learn how to build systems that support continuous innovation, from clear decision rights to effective resource allocation.Hear an inspiring story of crisis management and leadership from Princess Cruises during the COVID-19 pandemic.Find out how to cultivate an innovative mindset by consistently asking 'why' and 'what if,' just like the greatest innovators in history.Connect with Stephen WunkerThe Innovative Leader Stephen Wunker LinkedIn Connect with Mahan Tavakoli: Mahan Tavakoli Website Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn Partnering Leadership Website

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In this episode of Leveraging Thought Leadership, host Bill Sherman engages with Steve Wunker, Managing Director of New Market Advisors and co-author of the groundbreaking book The Innovative Leader: Step-By-Step Lessons from Top Innovators For You and Your Organization. Join them as they delve into the intricacies of fostering innovation within organizations and cultivating innovative leadership. Steve Wunker shares the core essence of The Innovative Leader, emphasizing its focus on the practical "how" of innovation. Drawing from interviews with 50 top innovative leaders and two decades of professional experience, the book provides actionable insights for individuals and organizations aiming to embrace innovation effectively. Delving into the genesis of the book, Wunker explains the  rationale behind merging leadership and innovation, bridging a crucial gap in existing literature. He recounts his journey collaborating with luminaries like Clayton Christensen and Fred Reichheld, emphasizing the transformative power of distilling complex concepts into compelling narratives. The Innovative Leader isn't just another book; it's a culmination of rigorous research and inductive conversations aimed at  demystifying innovation. Wunker sheds light on the book's data-driven approach, underscored by the belief that innovation is fundamentally about systems rather than sporadic bursts of inspiration. As they explore the strategies for book promotion, Wunker emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between broad outreach and deep engagement. From social media blitzes to keynote speeches and immersive articles, the book's marketing campaign is meticulously crafted to resonate with diverse audiences. Looking ahead, Wunker envisions The Innovative Leader as a seminal work shaping the landscape of innovative leadership for years to come. With aspirations for it to become a staple on the shelves of aspiring and seasoned leaders alike, Wunker  underscores the importance of continuous engagement and dissemination across various platforms. Tune in to this episode for invaluable insights into building a culture of innovation and unlocking the potential of leadership in driving meaningful change within organizations. Three Key Takeaways: • Innovation is Systematic: The episode emphasizes that innovation isn't merely a stroke of luck or genius but a systematic process. By understanding and implementing effective systems, individuals and organizations can foster a culture of innovation and sustain it over time. • Practical Actionability: The Innovative Leader stands out for its emphasis on practicality and actionability. It fills the gap in existing literature by providing step-by-step guidance for leaders and managers who aspire to drive innovation within their organizations, offering tangible strategies derived from real-world experiences. • Comprehensive Marketing Strategy: Wunker highlights the significance of a comprehensive marketing strategy for launching a book successfully. By combining broad outreach through platforms like social media with deep engagement via keynote speeches, articles, and podcasts, authors can maximize their book's impact and ensure its longevity in the market. If you want to learn more about balancing Innovation and Integration be sure to check out this article by Thought Leadership Leverage founder and CEO Peter Winick.

It's time to welcome author, Natalie Born, to Linch with a Leader. In this episode, Mike and Natalie discuss her background, and the contents of her new book 'Set it on Fire.' Welcome to the Linch with a Leader Podcast, where you're invited to join the spiritual principles behind big success, with host Mike Linch.Subscribe to the channel so you never miss an episode:Watch: @linchwithaleaderPrefer just listening? SUBSCRIBE to the podcast here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dJfeLb...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcastFind show notes and more information at: www.mikelinch.comFollow for EVERYDAY leadership content and interaction:Follow on X:  https://x.com/mikelinch?s=20Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikelinch?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==https://www.instagram.com/mikelinch/?...Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.phpJOIN Mike for a Sunday at NorthStar Church:www.northstarchurch.orgWatch: @nsckennesawWant More Leadership Content from Natalie Born:Follow on X: https://x.com/nataliembornVisit the Website: https://innovationmeetsleadership.com/Read 'Set it on Fire': https://www.amazon.com/Set-Fire-Innovation-Natalie-Born/dp/1960678221

Where does creativity fit into compliance? In more places than you think. Problem-solving, accountability, communication, and connection—they all take creativity. Join Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman on Creativity and Compliance, part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. Ronnie's company, Learnings and Entertainment, utilizes the entertainment devices that people use to consume information in their everyday, non-work lives and applies them to important topics around compliance and ethics. It is not only about being funny. It is about changing the tone of your compliance communications and messaging to make your compliance program, policies, and resources more accessible. Today, Ronnie and Tom consider the role of leadership in fostering a culture of compliance. The pivotal role of leadership engagement in fostering a culture of compliance within an organization cannot be overstated. In this context, thought leaders like Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman provide insightful perspectives on the importance of involving and engaging leadership in promoting ethical compliance. Fox emphasizes the necessity of personalizing leaders to their employees through open communication, thereby improving corporate culture. He suggests that leaders should share their personal experiences, including ethical dilemmas and decisions they have made in the interest of ethics. Feldman brings attention to the importance of leaders actively participating in compliance efforts, especially in large multinational companies. He stresses the need for leaders to be personable and relatable and for integrating ethical leadership training into existing leadership programs. Both Fox and Feldman underscore the need for authentic, engaging, and impactful communication strategies to effectively drive the message of compliance and ethical behavior amongst leaders. Key Highlights: Ethical Message Engagement for Leadership Success Innovative Leader Engagement through Creative Communication Entertaining Brand-Driven Zoom Talk Shows Resources: Ronnie Ronnie Feldman (LinkedIn) Learnings & Entertainments (LinkedIn)  Ronnie Feldman (Twitter) Learnings & Entertainments (Website) Compliance Confessions – inspired by “Mean Tweets,” these 90-second commercials address misconceptions and excuses to promote speak-up culture and the E&C team as positive and helpful. E&C Training Jams – a soulful singer who banters with ethics & compliance explaining policies, sharing examples and debunking excuses.  Tales from the Hotline – Real speak-up-themed stories about workplace behavior gone wrong. Workplace Tonight Show! – E&C meets SNL Weekend Update, explaining corporate risk topics and why employees should care. 60-Second Communication & Awareness Shorts – A variety of short, customizable, music and multimedia, quick-hitter “commercials” promoting integrity, compliance, speaking up and the E&C team as helpful advisors and coaches. Custom Live & Digital Programing – Custom creative programming that balances the seriousness of the subject matter with a more engaging delivery. After all, you can't bore people into learning. Tom Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White Paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest is Stephen Wunker. He is the founder of New Markets Advisors, a firm that specializes in new product introductions. He is also the author of 4 books on innovation and disruption. In our conversation we discussed his career, from consulting to successful global tech entrepreneur and back to consulting, and how he developed his vision of leadership.Stephen worked closely with Clay Christensen for a number of years, and he shared an episode that taught him a lot about what authentic leadership was for Clay. Finally, we discussed Stephen's upcoming book, The Innovative Leader.Key Spots:(00:00) Show intro(3:08) Stephen introduces himself(12:30) Lessons in Professional Services and Growth(18:37) Strategies for Innovative Leadership(25:16) Creating Innovative Leaders and Organizations(35:06) Culture of Innovation and TravelContact Dino at: dino@al4ep.comWebsites:al4ep.comnewmarketsadvisors.com/Additional Guest Links:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenwunker/New Market Advisor Company Links:Twitter: twitter.com/newmktsadvisorsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/new-markets-advisors/Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicHonest Mechanik: MaybeSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.comBooksThe Innovative Leader: innovativeleaderbook.comPreorder: Amazon or B&NOther books by Stephen WunkerJobs to be DoneCapturing New Markets

In this episode of GT Podcast's Logistically Speaking, we will talk with Yuriy Ostapyak, Chief Operating Officer of Logistics Plus.  We will learn how Logistics Plus has grown from a logistics company to a supply chain management company that offers highly specialized solutions for Fortune 50 companies in the realm of IT, IT infrastructure, and business intelligence.  You won't want to miss this one! For more information on Logistics Plus, visit https://www.logisticsplus.com/ Check out more of our GT Podcast - Logistically Speaking Series and more here!

David Ackert is the Founder and CEO of PipelinePlus, a sales acceleration company that enhances the BD performance of professional services firms through coaching and technology. In this episode David and KJ discuss why traditional CRMs are failing to meet the business needs of the service industry and the importance of developing loyal relationships over focusing on transactions.  Key Takeaways: How to cultivate loyal relationships in the digital age Common challenges of businesses taking on new CRMs How to create a shortlist of meaningful relationships Why solopreneurs can benefit from CRM tools Quote of the Show (34:00): "We have to get away from being transactions with each other. Having a short list of relationships that matter is going to be even more valuable than more transactional relationships that you would have on the periphery." – David Ackert   Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we're keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome.   Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval   Ways to connect with David Ackert: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidackert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidAckert Company Website: http://www.pipelineplus.com Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pipelineplus-poweredbyackert/   How to get more Disruption/Interruption:  Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvODE5NjRmY2EtYTQ5OC00NTAyLThjZjktYWI3YzAwMmRiZTM2LzNiZTZiNzJhLWEzODItNDhhNS04MDc5LWFmYTAwMTI2M2FiNi9kZDYzMGE4Mi04ZGI4LTQyMGUtOGNmYi1hZmEwMDEyNjNhZDkvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M= Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chaitra Vedullapalli is the Co-Founder and CMO of Meylah a Go-To-Market solution provider for mid to enterprise brands to accelerate their co-sell GTM engagement and implementation. In this episode Chaitra and KJ discuss go-to-market strategies, greenfield customer acquisition, and the visibility dilemma. Chaitra also shares examples of successful partnerships and emphasizes the need for patience and long-term strategies.   Key Takeaways: Common challenges companies face in the digital marketplace The importance of a visibility mindset for CEOs How to create demand in a noisy market Why partnerships are the key to long term success Quote of the Show (37:00): "Always have a litmus test when you are going through a dilemma. You'll find the answer that you need is often something you already know.” - Chaitra Vedullapalli   Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we're keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome.   Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval   Ways to connect with Chaitra Vedullapalli: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaitrav/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cvedull Company Website: http://meylah.com Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meylah/   How to get more Disruption/Interruption:  Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvODE5NjRmY2EtYTQ5OC00NTAyLThjZjktYWI3YzAwMmRiZTM2LzNiZTZiNzJhLWEzODItNDhhNS04MDc5LWFmYTAwMTI2M2FiNi9kZDYzMGE4Mi04ZGI4LTQyMGUtOGNmYi1hZmEwMDEyNjNhZDkvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M= Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unlock the power of lateral thinking with our insightful conversation with Paul Sloane,  a distinguished authority on innovation and creative thinking. This episode will guide you through the fascinating concept of lateral thinking, exploring its roots and its applications in diverse fields like business, public service, and the arts as well as our personal lives. We delve into real-world instances where lateral thinking has been employed, from innovative giants such as Uber and Airbnb, to more relatable everyday examples. Get ready to transform your thinking style and approach to problem-solving.Venturing further, we switch our focus to fostering creativity and lateral thinking. Hear about how the most ordinary situations, like Londoners adapting to a tube strike, can inspire unique solutions and new approaches to work and our private lives. Unearth the challenges and shortcomings in our education system's approach to creative thinking, and discover the immense potential of fostering creativity from a young age. As we draw on Paul's extensive experience with lateral thinking projects, we discuss the obstacles to innovation in the workplace and how to overcome them. Get set to spark fresh thinking and kindle innovation in your life and work.Paul is an experienced speaker, course leader and facilitator. A recognised authority on innovation and creative thinking, he speaks and gives workshops to leading corporations around the world. He is also the best-selling author of How to Be a Brilliant Thinker, The Innovative Leader, The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills and he has just brought out his latest book, Lateral Thinking For Every Day- Extraordinary Solutions to Everday Problems.Paul's links:https://www.destination-innovation.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulsloane/https://twitter.com/PaulSloanePaul's latest book:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lateral-Thinking-Every-Day-Extraordinary/dp/1398607940www.undercurrentstories.com

The Making Magic Creativity Podcast: Special Episode "How to be an Innovation Leader" with Gaia Grant. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shaun-jay/support Learn More About Gaia Grant: https://the-innovation-race.com/about/gaia-grant/ Dr Gaia Grant (Ph.D) has conducted breakthrough research looking at “What it means to be an ambidextrous innovation leader: Developing greater agility for sustainability in a rapidly changing world”, is the creator of ‘The Innovator's Profile' (iCLi) and ‘Polar Positioning' (PoP) profiling tools designed for navigating innovation leadership and culture.author of a number of books including: ‘The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game', along with international bestseller ‘Who Killed Creativity?... And How Can We Get it Back? Researches how to create a culture that supports sustainable innovation and draws on data she's collected from multiple survey responses and interviews with global leaders. Corporate clients have included many market leading fortune 500 companiescurrently works at University of Sydney Business School, where she is a course designer & lecturer at the Work Integrated Learning Hub / Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and is an executive director of Tirian Consulting. She's also created a number of helpful books and courses for those wanting to go deeper... 7 books: including ‘The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game', AND ‘Who Killed Creativity?... And How Can We Get it Back?‘ Profile measures ‘The Innovator's Profile' (iCLi) and ‘Polar Positioning' (PoP) model Coaching accreditation course for Ambidexter leadership / innovation Strategic Planning Collaborator Canvases – for leaders to self-lead Strategic planning, coaching, sustainable innovation within team. Over 20 corporate leadership programs based on gamified simulations and interactive experiences. K-12 schools total health curriculum for more than 25 million teachers and students in India. The core of her research and teaching tools – is about managing the tension a senior leadership team has when trying to innovate. (Sustainable innovation) . “What it means to be an ambidextrous innovation leader: Developing greater agility for sustainability in a rapidly changing world” How is it possible to deal with the challenges of constant change in order to innovate and thrive? SPONSORS: Interested in sponsoring the next episode? Email us at makingmagicpodcast@gmail.com and let's make it happen LISTEN TO THE SHOW ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST APP Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/makingmagiconapple Spotify: http://bit.ly/makingmagicspotify Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/makingmagicgoogle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shaun-jay/support

Well, have I got a belter for you this week (I mean, they're all belters of course).I got some time with superstar that is Alexander Schneider, President of Nikki Beach Global's Hotel division (https://nikkibeach.com/)And this chat does not disappoint and whatever stage you are at in your career, there is gold for you here.We get through:-Building a brand according to the marketCustomisation v StandardisationBeing authenticThe McDonald's effectThe changing face of travelStarting in the kitchenStarting a company at 17Moving to studiesJoining HyattTraveling with the jobThe Emirates PalaceThe Comfort ZoneUnderstanding culturesAll inclusiveNikki BeachBrand legacyTeam empowermentLeaving an impression (Good and bad)True LuxuryMicro Stress pointsAnti-cyclical behaviourNew opening dramasAnd a whole lot more. Alex's journey is incredible and what an exciting time it is for Nikki Beach.Enjoy!This week's episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Apprenticeships are popular, but they don't always work for jobs that require many skills. That is why Linc Kroeger, the President of Knight Moves, is looking for ways to solve this problem and create economic success for underserved communities. Linc and Raul are discussing the difficulty of finding skilled tech talent in the US. Linc has seen many people try to include diverse talent in the workforce but without success. This motivated him to find a solution to the problem. He realized that companies were not willing to spend money on apprenticeships and that senior talent was needed to oversee them. He also noted that the competition for offshore talent was strong, with a shortage of tech talent in the US. To address this, he suggested that more should be done to bring people into tech. Who's The Guest? Linc Kroeger served on the Technology Association of Iowa board for three years. He was assigned by Governor Kim Reynolds to her Empower Rural Iowa Task Force and has been identified as “the most innovative leader in bringing tech jobs to rural areas in the nation” by U.S. Congressmember Ro Khanna representing Silicon Valley. He has also been recognized as “Top National Rural Influencer'' by The Ruralist and was the USDA Rural Prosperity Tour keynote speaker. Episode Highlights What got Linc Kroeger started Benefits of code camps Connecting the dots in the technology industry Uplifting talent through internal development programs Success rates in private enterprises versus the public sector education Exploring the benefits of social benefiting models in the technology industry Leveraging dynamics to train people for new jobs in the economy Teaching people to learn and develop emotional intelligence in technology Episode Resources Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork/ https://twitter.com/rherochoa https://dogoodwork.io/ Connect with Linc Kroeger https://www.knightmoves.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/linc-kroeger-19674b https://twitter.com/linckroeger  Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here

Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome Shivani Gupta- Managing Partner, Culture and Brand Reputation, Health Asia- SPAG – A FINN Partners Company, in the 'Stellar Entrepreneur Show' at Womenlines! Shivani Gupta holds a dynamic and multidimensional work profile across different avenues of the communications industry and her role as co-founder and managing director at SPAG encapsulates that experience to form the founding pillars of strength behind the success of the firm. Her inspiration lies in the belief that teamwork and a positive work community play a pivotal role in achieving targets and successful results. Building a healthy culture within lies at the core of SPAG's philosophy and while instilling and sustaining a people-centric and people-friendly approach at the workplace, Shivani drives this culture and the workforce. That's one of the positive forces behind a creatively charged, multidisciplinary, yet integrated communications entity. Focusing on people management and brand management at SPAG and DYE helps leverage her expertise in unique ways. She also leads the overall brand management at Asia Pacific level. Ensuring that brand SPAG gets it's top of the mind positioning has been an important aspect of her role. She has worked with some of the leading PR firms and corporates and her journey across different roles in media relations, training, marketing, community relations, crisis management and internal communications has contributed immensely towards providing strategic and business direction to SPAG. An artist at heart, Shivani believes creativity is the ability to bring into existence something new when you have the willingness to play with ideas and possibilities. This approach of hers has been the catalyst for growth in terms of SPAG's brand management. This has reflected largely during these challenging times amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Shivani's outlook in terms of building a community of professionals tightly knit by core values of teamwork, equality and respect has driven the transition of work culture amidst crises. It is this approach that has continuously led SPAG now a to new heights with it becoming the preferred communications partner for clients. Shivani Gupta most recently was recognised as the Women Entrepreneur 2022 by Adgully Women Disruptors Awards, Innovative Leader 2021 by e4m, Social Samosa – Class of 2021 Superwoman while also receiving the e4m PR & Corp Comm Top 100 Influential Game Changer in 2020 and 2021 and Reputation Today 100 Most Important Professionals - 2021. She also won the Innovative Leader of the Year Award in 2021 and Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2020 at e4m's Women Achievers Awards. Shivani also represents as a country Chair of -Public Relations wing at G-100.

More Than 3 out of 4 Workers Prefer Diverse Companies According to a 2020 Glassdoor survey, 76 percent of job seekers and employees polled said a diverse workforce was an important factor for them when evaluating job opportunities and companies From 1986 to 2020 we operated as Robarts Clinical Trials and built a strong foundation in the medical research community. In 2020, we became Alimentiv but retained our commitment to clinical trials, medical imaging, and precision medicine for GI-related ailments. Robert Pitman is the Manager, Human Resources at Alimentiv and he joined me this week to talk innovation in healthcare, hiring inclusively, developing an inclusive culture, and how Alimentiv has become a leader in the space. For more information https://alimentiv.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alimentiv/ Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/Working-at-Alimentiv-EI_IE1272830.11,20.htm LinkedIn @RobertPittman Email: robert.pitman@alimentiv.com

Everything Susie deVille makes serves her ultimate mission: To empower entrepreneurs to access their inspiration and creativity.  By developing workshops, offering coaching programs and writing her book, Susie is working to make the world of business a more joyous and innovative place! In this episode, Susie deVille uses her own story to teach us the importance of casting aside perfectionism and taking confident action. Susie is the founder and CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. An author, coach, and business owner who built and sold a highly profitable real estate firm, she has been researching innovation and creativity since 2005. Her first book, Buoyant: The Entrepreneurs Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free, has been called The Artist's Way for entrepreneurs. The secret to getting unstuck: Take bold action! Susie teaches business owners to build small daily habits that free us up for more creative thinking-actions like journaling, sketching, and moving our bodies. Ultimately, these bold and messy exercises have a proven impact on our work. By removing ourselves from details and the anxious trap of our thoughts, we free ourselves from limitation and see solutions that were previously unseen. Work, relationships, aspirations and ideas flow easily to us and we approach them with excitement and inspiration! Think you don't have time to play around? This is for you… Susie faces a popular objection from her clients: “I don't have time for these things! I have a job!” But studies about innovation paint an important picture about the value of play. By carving out a few moments to mindlessly create, we unlock parts of our creative brain that will help us solve difficult challenges in our businesses. Small daily actions like Susie's journaling and sketching prompts will send us down a path to becoming more inspired and innovative entrepreneurs. Quotes “My book is written for entrepreneurs who are painfully stuck and crave creativity and inspiration. They believe they have to be more, do more, have more discipline to achieve that. But the book shows us that it's by tapping into that your unbridled creativity that you can access that flow that you're seeking.” “I help people have a whole-brain approach to life and work.” “Once we get clear on our own instincts and strengths, we can leverage that in how we build business partnerships, how we work with our clients, and how we lead strategically.” “When our imagination and intuition come online, something happens in our work that is robust and intoxicating.” “I was experiencing self-doubt, writing a book about self-doubt. I was deep in the details and my perfectionist tendencies took the wheel. It shut off the lights in my brain. But I remembered the way out…I went to my sketchbook and did a 5-minute piece of art. I wasn't thinking about design, I just went wild. I went for it! And I chiseled out the concrete of my self-doubt. I was back in the saddle of my true self.” “There's a reason you're so attracted to entrepreneurship. You have a great idea! You have a desire to create, to serve, and put a positive dent into the universe. You can shape and create a business that serves the kind of life that you want to lead, not the other way around. Design your ultimate life and then shape your business to serve it.” “When we get back into rhythm with our values and our joy, we realize that the magical marketing elixir is us.” “Establish your healthy habits and rituals. Make them non-negotiable.” “Our artistry and creativity give us the ability to get through any challenge.” “Everything in my life was a disaster. But I started with very simple healthy habits and it fed my creativity.” “We have everything we need for the journey already. Once you start moving, the universe sees that you're in the game!” Links mentioned in this episode: Check out the website for the Innovation and Creativity Institute: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com Purchase Susie deVille's NEW book and hone your own creativity and inspiration: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/book/  Become a coaching client of Susie deVille or purchase a course on her website: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/work-with-susie/  Follow the Creativity and Innovation Institute on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/innovationandcreativityinstitute   Connect with Susie deVille on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiedeville/  You can follow Susie on Twitter at @susiedeVille Susie recommends the work of Lynda Barry in uncovering your own creativity. You can find her beloved book What it is here: https://www.amazon.com/What-Lynda-Barry/dp/1897299354

Creativity and inspiration cannot be bought, but they can be learned. Susie deVille is in the business of teaching entrepreneurs how to be more creative, innovative and inspired! Her methods have freed hundreds of business owners from perfectionism and turned them into unique, inventive leaders. Susie is the founder and CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. An author, coach, and business owner who built and sold a highly profitable real estate firm, she has been researching innovation and creativity since 2005. Her first book, Buoyant: The Entrepreneurs Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free, has been called The Artist's Way for entrepreneurs. Why is creativity important for business? Susie's clients want to have better ideas, solve problems with ease and become exceptional leaders.  All the skills that make up a great leader-The ability to think quickly when challenges arise, inventing new products and services, and ultimately serving clients more effectively-begin with our ability to be creative!  By uncovering our own profound sense of inspiration and intuition, we become magnetic: People want to hire, invest in or work for us. Creativity is a skill that anyone can develop! If inspiration doesn't strike, how do you find it? Susie has built her career around teaching solutions.  Whether you feel like you're not a creative person or you're just feeling stuck lately, Susie has great advice for you: Stop trying to make “good” things and just focus on the act of making!  In this episode, Susie deVille gives quality exercises for how you can become unstuck by embracing the messy, imperfect and exciting parts of the creative process. Quotes “Once we remember who we truly are, we become insanely attractive to the marketplace. People can feel us even before we speak.” “This is a process of the archeology of the self. As we move through life, things accumulate which are not our true selves. They are the expectations of others, cultural messages and things told to us by parents, teachers and family members. Through my work with clients, we reconnect them with their innermost playful, joyful self. We then direct and shape how they build their businesses.” “We have to tap into our inspired creativity. We need to breathe in what fills us. It can be absorbing or creating beautiful art, resting, or spending time in the park. Through these practices, we anchor ourselves in rituals that bring us back to ourselves.” “When we begin focusing on inspiration instead of more productivity, we come home to ourselves. We begin to profoundly trust our own decision-making. It's the direct result of making things.” “Making something is the bridge across the river of self-doubt. It gives a sense of possibility.” “Once we have our sacred inspirational energy back, we have to protect it and continue to fuel it. We set boundaries and become more mindful about scheduling things.” “There is an addiction to the adrenaline of overdoing. We get a charge out of opening our planner and seeing all the stuff. It's a socially-sanctioned way to hide out. Especially if we're carrying some trauma, we load up that schedule.” “My clients are often overachievers who believe that they can achieve their way to a sense of self and intrinsic value. But it's a fool's errand. You cannot give yourself intrinsic value by doing. You have to know that you have ‘value' without achieving anything.” “My clients push back on the joyful, easy path because it sounds frivolous! They think it's for crafty people with time to kill, retired people or children. This is the hardest part of the process - we have to shift and undo this cultural training.” “People believe that what you make has to be quote-on-quote ‘good'. We tend to believe that the product is what has value. But I'm more interested in what's happening inside of my soul.” Links mentioned in this episode: Check out the website for the Innovation and Creativity Institute: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/ Purchase Susie deVille's NEW book and hone your own creativity and inspiration: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/book/  Become a coaching client of Susie deVille or purchase a course on her website: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/work-with-susie/  Follow the Creativity and Innovation Institute on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/innovationandcreativityinstitute   Connect with Susie deVille on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiedeville/  You can follow Susie on Twitter at @susiedeVille Susie recommends the work of Lynda Barry in uncovering your own creativity. You can find her beloved book What it is here: https://www.amazon.com/What-Lynda-Barry/dp/1897299354  

Leading Innovation can feel like one of the biggest challenges in business today. We know it's important but we can't always see the day-to-day clearly or know how to make innovation work inside our organizations. The truth is leading innovation takes a distinct kind of leadership with specific qualities. Today on the podcast we're discussing those 9 qualities and how you might implement them today. 

Today's guest is Nikki Shaver, a high-achieving legal technology executive specializing in legal business transformation and enterprisewide change management. Her experience in the legal industry includes 10 years of legal practice with top-tier law firms and Fortune 500 companies and close to a decade of experience as a global innovation leader in large law firms. Most recently, she left her role as lead of innovation and KM lead at Paul Hastings to devote herself full-time to Legal Technology Hub, an insights and analysis platform bringing transparency to the procurement and adoption of legal technology by commercial legal organizations. Her recognition includes ILTA as Innovative Leader of the Year, Fastcase 50, and ABA Distinguished Women of Legal Tech. Listen in to today's conversation to learn how she founded Legal Technology Hub, how it works, and what's next for the platform; how she dealt with change management in her roles; and what law firms can do to make KM and innovation programs a success.

When people reach out with their voice, it makes a real connection. Neurons to Nirvana podcast is a great way to capture a conversation between the guests and myself, but today's guest offers a digital platform to bring people together in conversation across the globe. Sudha KV is the co-founder of the social media platform Swell. Swell is a voice-to-voice platform that provides a place for conversations and to connect with people. It's that simple.  Our podcast recording is being done in part as a cross over between Swell and Neurons to Nirvana. If you're hearing this intro on Swell, click on the link in my profile for the full podcast episode, and if you are listening in your typical podcast platform, please consider downloading the Swell app and joining for an easy way to make real connections through a digital platform. I'm on the platform as @TomHartridge and I'd love to have a chance to hear your thoughts on this episode and the podcast overall.   This episode talks about the unique approach to social media that Swell provides, technology advancements and innovations, and Sudha's excellent story of respect and capability that fuels her entrepreneurial leadership style.     Follow Sudah on Swell.

Join us in this episode as we share Rich Robinson's talk on 'The Pioneer Innovative Leader' from the 2022 Online Pioneer Gathering.

Innovation isn't about playing it safe, some of the rules will be broken sometimes. As a leader, you're going to get it wrong 50% of the time and that's the price to pay to be a leader. Join us with Nicky Davies as she shares the path to becoming an innovative leader.

When you think of the term, leadership, what do you think of? Do you think of administrators or do you think of those people who influence change? George Couros starts this podcast with a definition of leadership: “Those who can influence change in a positive manner forward.” In this introduction, Couros shares some thoughts about leadership and expanding leadership across districts. Leadership is also about learning when to sit back and let other people lead. This conversation with Amy Cordes and Eric Haines focuses on expanding innovation through people instead of programs and tech! Cordes and Haines share how their roles in innovative learning support the learners - all this and more in this episode of The Innovator's Mindset Podcast: Developing the Innovative Leader - A Convo with Amy Cordes and Eric Haines! Links: Amy Cordes Twitter - https://twitter.com/amyfcpsachieve Eric Haines Twitter - https://twitter.com/ehainesfcps FCPS Vanguard Website - https://vanguard.fcps.org/ The Innovator's Mindset (book on Amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity-ebook/dp/B016YTBZKO Quotes: "We like to leverage technology intentionally." - Amy Cordes "Does it minimize managerial tasks? Does it maximize instructional time with students so teachers can spend time doing what they were hired to do?" - Amy Cordes "Those who can influence change in a positive manner forward." - George Couros "Leadership is about influencing everyone around you and making others better..." -Eric Haines Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset. More at georgecouros.ca George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/ George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519 For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/

Victor Shoenfeld is a born native in California who moved to Israel after a 3-year stint became a lifetime career. Winning awards after awards for his wines and winery, he is shaping the Israeli wine industry for the future generations to come. He has been described as the "Golan Heights Winery personified, but also an Israeli treasure". Victor shares his wine career journey with us in this episode.

In a world wherein change is constant, products and services are continuously improved every year. Amidst the pandemic and other times of crisis, how does your organization keep up with the competition? Does your organization have the right strategies, tools and resources ? Does your organization have what it takes to keep your competitive edge alive in ever-changing market conditions?On today's podcast episode, we interview Elvin Turner who is the author of Be Less Zombie: How Great Organizations Create Dynamic Innovation, Fearless Leadership and Passionate People. Today's topic is locked-in on realistic and strategic methodologies on innovation–an important and essential characteristic of many successful organizations who are making a mark in this fast-paced world.Read FULL summary here

Hild found her education influenced by her parents, both educators. “My dad was a U.S. history teacher, and he really instilled values of learning,” Hild said. And through her experiences and travels early in life, she recognized the importance of empowering people and giving them a platform to make a difference. Hild believes that people don't always recognize their talents, so it is essential to recognize those abilities in others and then empower them to use their gifts to make a difference. “That's to me what my position is,” Hild said. “I get to do that every day as a job. We've created a culture here of coaching and empowering people to unleash potential.” One way to become an innovative leader is to seek out people outside one's circle and learn from them. Learning from each other is the best way to gain new perspectives and find new approaches. “And don't be shy; ask questions,” Hild said. “Find results that you admire, and then ask questions and partner.” Another important key to becoming an innovative leader is continual learning. Hild fosters multiple programs in her district to keep ideas flowing and teachers learning new methods. “We have built this system of coaches who help invest in our teachers so they can understand ways to personalize proficiency scales and a pacing guide and using technology, and also developing the social, emotional, leadership skills of our youth,” Hild said.

Hild found her education influenced by her parents, both educators. “My dad was a U.S. history teacher, and he really instilled values of learning,” Hild said. And through her experiences and travels early in life, she recognized the importance of empowering people and giving them a platform to make a difference. Hild believes that people don't always recognize their talents, so it is essential to recognize those abilities in others and then empower them to use their gifts to make a difference. “That's to me what my position is,” Hild said. “I get to do that every day as a job. We've created a culture here of coaching and empowering people to unleash potential.” One way to become an innovative leader is to seek out people outside one's circle and learn from them. Learning from each other is the best way to gain new perspectives and find new approaches. “And don't be shy; ask questions,” Hild said. “Find results that you admire, and then ask questions and partner.” Another important key to becoming an innovative leader is continual learning. Hild fosters multiple programs in her district to keep ideas flowing and teachers learning new methods. “We have built this system of coaches who help invest in our teachers so they can understand ways to personalize proficiency scales and a pacing guide and using technology, and also developing the social, emotional, leadership skills of our youth,” Hild said.

Long-time executive leader, community leader, and entrepreneur - as well as bouncer, initial attack firefigther and someone who climbed Mt. Everest... Steve Whittington is a force of change.   In this episode, you will learn: What is the mindset of an innovative leader. How to enrol employees, boards, and stakeholders in your vision. How to handle setbacks and overcome hesitation. Doing business the third way - thinking about business beyond profits. As always, there is much more to explore in the show. I hope you enjoy it.   — Hello, I'm Ernest. I'm an executive coach, and I work with impact-driven CEOs, Founders, and Investors. The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change. We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way.  Sounds interesting? Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail to set up an introduction.

The world is in a constant state of change and uncertainty. How you choose to look at that reality makes all the difference in your leadership. Jacob Malthouse is a VP of Commercialization at Foresight (Cleantech accelerator in Canada), and the founder of the .eco domain.  In this show, we discuss: How to accept and embrace chaos and uncertainty. How to achieve a 100% success rate by reframing risk and failure. How to win against much larger and better-funded competitors. As always, there is much more to explore in the show. I hope you enjoy it.   — Hello, I'm Ernest. I'm an executive coach, and I work with innovative leaders. The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change. We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way.  Sounds interesting? Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail to set up an introduction.

Shownotes + resources: https://fellow.app/supermanagers/paul-sloane-are-you-a-lateral-or-vertical-thinker/ How do you think outside of the box and why is it a leadership superpower? Paul Sloane is a leading Innovation Consultant and author of over 20 books (including The Innovative Leader). In this episode, Paul tells us about being an open-minded leader and how open-mindedness can break thinking patterns in order to become more innovative. Paul shares how leaders can think laterally, rather than vertically, in order to keep up with a world that is constantly changing. And he even gives us some tips on how to run a successful brainstorming session with your team. Tune in to learn what the difference between a manager and a leader is and how transformative thinking will help problem-solving.

Bari Schorr has 30 years in the industry starting at Bloomingdales, and most recently as SVP GMM at Rue Gilt Groupe. She's known for her performance excellence in high volume businesses through strategic planning and implementation, an extensive background in online marketing and user experience. She's also a strategic and data driven decision maker, an expert at selling a sales and marketing platform for brands and a skilled leader of large high performance teams through mentoring, as well as peer to peer relationships in highly matrixed organizations. Listen as Bari speaks with Beryl Solomon about how she becmae, in her words, "the luckiest girl in retail."

Dr. Anika Davis is an experienced organizational leadership and development professional with a successful career in strategic planning and execution and organizational development practices. She joins today's podcast as CEO of Winning Results, LLC, a full-service strategic curation, implementation, and execution firm. She has a doctorate (Ed, D) in Leadership and Learning in Organizations and is Accredited by Kirton's Adaption Innovation Inventory the Virginia Tech as a KAI Practitioner.  Anika Davis Ed, D is participating in a three-part podcast series on Innovation. In Part 1 we zoom in on the credit union leader and assess their levels of innovation. To find out more about how Anika helps others, shoot her an email at: anika@getwinningresults.com At the end of the podcast we teased the 2022 Vertex Live Nationwide registration: Click HERE to be included in that class and bring be sure to bring a friend along for the ride.    ServiStar (servistarconsulting.com)

Welcome to the launch of the much-anticipated podcast, 'What Color Is Your Tractor?'. Hosted by North American Ag's Chrissy Wozniak, this show is here to give you insight on the stories behind the ag brands you love, and the ag brands you love to hate.Today, Chrissy is diving into the story behind Landoll with founder, owner and president Don Landoll. Chrissy Wozniak has always been fascinated by brand loyalty in agriculture, she has had the opportunity to travel the US and Canada throughout her career and has been blessed to build relationships with the people who run the companies that help keep farmers farming. She wants to tell the stories of these great companies, and help you get to know them for who they really are.Learn more about 'What Color Is Your Tractor' and stay updated at https://www.whatcolorisyourtractor.com/ President of Landoll Company LLC, Don Landoll, has provided a vision for the company focusing on the “Customer Comes First” philosophy. Since 1963, founder, owner, and president has been an entrepreneurial inspiration.  Chrissy Wozniak talks with Don about how the company started, what their first products were, and why they are a great company to work for in Marysville, Kansas.Landoll has been providing proven solutions to our customers for over 55 years. With a worldwide consumer base, they continue to supply their customers with products of the highest quality materials and workmanship. Don's commitment to customer satisfaction is still very much in effect 55 years later. This approach has helped build the long-standing, stable relationships that Landoll Company, LLC shares with it's customers.From the very first line of farm equipment to the very latest lines of products, Landoll continues to develop products that exceed their customers' expectations. Whether you need a tillage machine to handle today's high residues, a grain drill, or a machine to address your compaction concerns, Landoll has a machine to fit your needs. They also manufacture outside of the ag industry with their lines of trailers, forklifts and construction equipment.Learn more about Landoll at https://landoll.comThe Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit annually convenes over 800 of the country's female agribusiness decision-makers. The 2022 WIA Summit, September 26-28 in Dallas, TX includes presentations from Cargill's Corporate Senior Vice President, Animal Health & Nutrition, Ruth Kimmelshue; Marco Orioli, VP of Global Grain & Processing for EMEA, CHS; and Brooke Appleton of the NCGA. Learn more at https://agr.fyi/wia_register. FIRA USA 18-20 OCT. 2022 (FRESNO-CA): The only 3-day event dedicated to the California and North America market for autonomous agriculture and agricultural robotics solutions.Learn More at https://agr.fyi/fira

President of Landoll Company LLC, Don Landoll, has provided a vision for the company focusing on the “Customer Comes First” philosophy. Since 1963, founder, owner, and president has been an entrepreneurial inspiration.  Chrissy Wozniak talks with Don about how the company started, what their first products were, and why they are a great company to work for in Marysville, Kansas.Landoll has been providing proven solutions to our customers for over 55 years. With a worldwide consumer base, they continue to supply their customers with products of the highest quality materials and workmanship. Don's commitment to customer satisfaction is still very much in effect 55 years later. This approach has helped build the long-standing, stable relationships that Landoll Company, LLC shares with it's customers.From the very first line of farm equipment to the very latest lines of products, Landoll continues to develop products that exceed their customers' expectations. Whether you need a tillage machine to handle today's high residues, a grain drill, or a machine to address your compaction concerns, Landoll has a machine to fit your needs. They also manufacture outside of the ag industry with their lines of trailers, forklifts and construction equipment.Learn more about Landoll at https://landoll.comCrop status alerts sent to growers or trusted agronomists. Artificial intelligence screens for trouble areas and crop stages so that you can make your own assessment of crop production risks. Hi-Res, ground-based imagery available on platforms of your choice.Contact TECC Ag for a field up for free remote crop scouting at TECC Agriculture

Kevin Akeroyd is the CEO of PROUnlimited, a workforce management solution that leverages AI, machine learning, data visualizations, and analytics. The company is the first vendor-neutral managed services program (MSP), employing the most innovative vendor management software.    Kevin began his career at R.R. Donnelley, eventually rising to VP of Sales and leading the company's first software division. He later took on sales leadership roles at several marketing, technology, and e-commerce companies. Kevin would go on to become the CEO and GM of Data.com at Salesforce, the GM and SVP of the Oracle Marketing Cloud, and the CEO of Cision, a $780 million SaaS company which he eventually sold back into private equity for $2.8 billion.    In this episode… How can leaders embrace change and guide their teams through challenges? What goes into successfully implementing new systems and programs? Kevin Akeroyd, who became the CEO of PROUnlimited in the midst of the pandemic, knows how to lead effectively and help a company evolve. Before making any changes as the new CEO, Kevin spent two months listening and learning from the team. Within a year, he's been able to develop a five-year plan, foster growth, and implement innovative systems. How did he do it? By declaring his objectives, communicating clearly, investing in his ideas, and measuring success.  In this episode of the Talent Wins Podcast, Chris Mursau is joined by Kevin Akeroyd, CEO of PROUnlimited, to talk about powerful leadership techniques. Kevin shares how his company has been successful in the COVID era, the four key tactics leaders need to follow for effective innovation, and tips for improving company culture and welcoming change. Stay tuned!  Resources Mentioned in this episode Chris Mursau on LinkedIn  Topgrading on LinkedIn Topgrading Kevin Akeroyd on LinkedIn PROUnlimited

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Scottsdale Library from its director, Kira Peters. The library is an innovative and creative resource, using technology in ways that will be a surprise to many people. Find out how the city's library is setting a new pace in the digital era, ensuring it has a bright future ahead as an important community asset for Scottsdale citizens.

On this episode I chat with one of the Atlantic Education Institutes keynote speakers: Patricia Gartland CEO/Superintendent of School District No. 43 located in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada. We discuss what it means to be an Innovative Leader and how Patricia worked closely with her team to build a vision for her district that all members can feel a part of. Join us as we walk through how her district adapted to the Global Pandemic and how she plans to continue moving forward in innovation.

In this Innovative Leader conversation with Steven Fitzgerald - the founder and president of Habanero Group - you will learn: * How to build a strengths-based organizational culture * Innovative approach to work/life balance * How to attract top talent, and eliminate hiring bias * Creating cultural artifacts * How a serious accident helped Steven mature as a leader   -- You can find Habanero at: https://www.habaneroconsulting.com/ You can connect with me on LinkedIn, and head over to the website to explore our executive coaching work.  

Co-hosts Lisa Greenwood and Casper ter Kuile talk with Emmanuel Andre, 2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner. Emmanuel prefers to be known as a “Community Defender” instead of a “Defense Attorney,” which says a lot about his approach to his work both inside and outside the courtroom. Restorative justice is more than a program. It is a way of being to Emmanuel, who believes transformation is possible if love is offered unconditionally while walking alongside another. Emmanuel's non-profit organization Circles and Ciphers walks alongside young people impacted by violence through hip-hop and art-based peace circles that provide space for conversations and community support to promote healing from trauma. Emmanuel's story of how the church has walked alongside him from his childhood until now is a testimony to the church's power to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities. This conversation is simply inspirational from beginning to end and invites us all to consider our responsibility to create spaces where hope and healing can flourish and those who feel unseen can find friends.   QUOTES “It's about relationships, not transactions.” -Emmanuel Andre [18:42] “There is something that happens when you're willing to be uncomfortable and stay in relationship with. It's that idea of walking with that continues to happen.” -Emmanuel Andre [30:58]   TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [00:39] Final observation about these conversations [01:31] Meet Emmanuel Andre [04:47] Significant events in Emmanuel's life [08:36] The power of the community [15:28] What is justice and how it pairs with healing [23:56] Leaning into the pain [28:11] Circles and Ciphers [33:04] His partnership with the Church [38:10] Three rapid fire questions [43:49] A blessing [45:26] Outro   RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes? For information about our co-host Casper ter Kuile, visit his website: caspertk.com and check out the work of Sacred Design Lab at sacred.design. Find and follow the Northside Transformative Law Center on their website: northsidetlc.com, on Facebook @ Northside-Transformative-Law-Center and Twitter @LawNorthside Find and Follow Circles and Ciphers on their website: circlesandciphers.org, on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter @CirclesAndCiphers This season features Wesleyan Investive's 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Award winners. The award honors spiritual entrepreneurs who have envisioned a broader mission field and have taken risks to make their God-sized dreams a reality. For more information about the award and the recipients, visit award.wesleyaninvestive.org. “God Has Work for Us To Do” music and lyrics by Mark Miller. Visit Mark's website at markamillermusic.com or find him on YouTube at youtube.com/c/markismusic67. This podcast is brought to you by the Leadership Ministry team at TMF and Wesleyan Investive. Leadership Ministry connects diverse, high capacity leaders in conversations and environments that create a network of courage, learning, and innovation in order to help the church lean into its God-appointed mission. For more information and to support Leadership Ministry, visit tmf-fdn.org/leadership-ministry.

Co-hosts Lisa Greenwood and Casper ter Kuile talk with DeAmon Harges, 2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner. DeAmon is the original “Roving Listener” who defined the role by his posture of curiosity and his passion for discovering the gifts and talents of the people in his community. He is also the founder of The Learning Tree, a non-profit that uses the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach with city governments and organizations to improve the quality of lives of people, communities, schools and businesses. His approach has greatly influenced how congregations, non-profits, and local governments view their work. Instead of seeing people and communities as lacking in resources, DeAmon sees their wealth of “intangible currencies'' such as imagination, relationships, and stories that bring people together in a fellowship of “mutual delight.” This conversation may well inspire you to be a “Social Banker” like DeAmon, who extends the metaphor: when you invest in the intangible currencies in your neighborhood, you will find the riches of love, hope, and joy in abundance!   QUOTES “Having a team to work through to have other gifts besides yourself is super important. If you don't ever feel like you need people, then you're way too tired. When you need people, you can guarantee you're going to get some rest.” -DeAmon Harges [27:38] “I think the fact that we've been schooled in scarcity so much that we need proof of God's abundance. And yet, we are God's abundance.” -DeAmon Harges [30:46]   TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [01:08] Meet DeAmon Harges [04:46] Significant events in DeAmon's life [06:09] How we got to here [09:17] The Learning Tree [13:58] Working with the state and governor's office [16:21] What it means to become a roving listener [22:20] Being a social banker [25:48] Navigating the challenges of being a social banker [28:03] A mixed spiritual ecology [31:04] Three rapid fire questions [32:20] A blessing [33:27] Outro   RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes? For information about our co-host Casper ter Kuile, visit his website: caspertk.com and check out the work of Sacred Design Lab at sacred.design. Find and follow DeAmon on Twitter @rovinglistener For information about The Learning Tree, visit: thelearningtrees.com This season features Wesleyan Investive's 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Award winners. The award honors spiritual entrepreneurs who have envisioned a broader mission field and have taken risks to make their God-sized dreams a reality. For more information about the award and the recipients, visit award.wesleyaninvestive.org. “God Has Work for Us To Do” music and lyrics by Mark Miller. Visit Mark's website at markamillermusic.com or find him on YouTube at youtube.com/c/markismusic67. This podcast is brought to you by the Leadership Ministry team at TMF and Wesleyan Investive. Leadership Ministry connects diverse, high capacity leaders in conversations and environments that create a network of courage, learning, and innovation in order to help the church lean into its God-appointed mission. For more information and to support Leadership Ministry, visit tmf-fdn.org/leadership-ministry.

Co-hosts Lisa Greenwood and Casper ter Kuile talk with Rev. Leroy Barber, 2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner. Leroy has dedicated 30 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, healing racism, and living what Dr. King called “the beloved community.” Leroy is the Co-Founder of the Voices Project, which gathers leaders of color across fields, who pursue and work for change, for important conversations about the current challenges and triumphs within communities of color and their role as cultural influencers. Leroy is a seasoned innovator who has spent decades as a spiritual entrepreneur starting new ministries and organizations. He is the definition of an ‘edge leader' and yet, Leroy now serves deep in the center of the institution of the church as Director for Innovation for an Engaged Church in the Greater Northwest Area of the United Methodist Church. So how does an edge leader thrive when working in the heart of the center? Relationships. Leroy recognizes the value of relationship building between the center and the edge and brings people together to take the next faithful step in making God's dreams reality. Whether you are in ministry in the center or the edge, this episode will encourage you to see the gifts and graces of the other and consider the ways the center and edge can work together to make a positive difference in congregations and communities.   QUOTES “I came up with this saying that I think is mine. Innovation happens at the intersection of difference. Meaning, you can't really innovate if you don't bring something different in.” -Leroy Barber [21:41] “I manage relationships in the middle and I lead on the edge.” -Leroy Barber [27:37]   TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [01:36] Meet Leroy Barber [03:56] Significant event that have shaped Leroy [06:07] The Voices Project [12:04] The resistance Leroy meets today [15:32] Building collaborations [19:32] His role at the United Methodist Church [22:23] What gives him that confidence to try something new [26:04] Staying grounded and energized [29:11] Three rapid fire questions [32:25] A blessing [33:36] Outro   RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes? For information about our co-host Casper ter Kuile, visit his website: caspertk.com and check out the work of Sacred Design Lab at sacred.design Find and follow Leroy Barber on Facebook @leroy.barber.71, Instagram and Twitter @leroybarber For information about The Voices Project, visit their website: voices-project.org Leroy Barber's most recent book is “Embrace: God's Radical Shalom for a Divided World.” This season features Wesleyan Investive's 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Award winners. The award honors spiritual entrepreneurs who have envisioned a broader mission field and have taken risks to make their God-sized dreams a reality. For more information about the award and the recipients, visit award.wesleyaninvestive.org. “God Has Work for Us To Do” music and lyrics by Mark Miller. Visit Mark's website at markamillermusic.com or find him on YouTube at youtube.com/c/markismusic67. This podcast is brought to you by the Leadership Ministry team at TMF and Wesleyan Investive. Leadership Ministry connects diverse, high capacity leaders in conversations and environments that create a network of courage, learning, and innovation in order to help the church lean into its God-appointed mission. For more information and to support Leadership Ministry, visit tmf-fdn.org/leadership-ministry.

Co-hosts Lisa Greenwood and Casper ter Kuile talk with Dr. Matt Russell, 2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner, about what he calls the “improbable friendships'' that have enriched his life and influenced the direction of his ministry. From these improbable friendships emerged projectCURATE, a non-profit educational and social enterprise incubator that seeks to build bridges across cultural, economic, religious, and racial divides, and Iconoclast Artists, a creative writing and arts program that gives young creative minds a chance to speak through written, visual, and performance art. The two organizations are making a big difference in the city of Houston and beyond. Matt serves as Executive Pastor at Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. He shares how innovation is not a formula to replicate but a faithful response to relationships based in trust and mutuality where the Spirit can work. “How can I be faithful to this moment?” is a question he asks often. Hearing Matt describe his answers to that question throughout his ministry journey is inspiring and may well lead you to discern your next faithful step or the next improbable friendship you are being invited to cultivate.   QUOTES “I think faith early on has always been a verb for me.” -Matt Russell [06:40] “All improbable friendships move at the pace of guidance. It's not an agenda. It's a guidance of relationship that are moving together.” -Matt Russell [21:27]   TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [00:52] Meet Matt Russell [03:26] Significant encounters that have shaped Matt [07:01] How Project Curate came to be [15:06] Improbable friendships & what draws him to those relationships [20:17] How he navigates resistance [23:34] How he knows what's working [30:30] Working with the pressure of the institution of the church [34:54] Three rapid fire questions [39:36] A blessing [40:46] Outro   RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes? For information about our co-host Casper ter Kuile, visit his website: caspertk.com and check out the work of Sacred Design Lab at sacred.design For information about Project Curate, visit their website: projectcurate.org or follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: @projectcurate For more information about Iconoclast Artists, visit their website: iconoclastartists.org or follow them on Instagram or Facebook @iconoclastartists Find and follow Matt Russell on Facebook @matthew.russell.1048, Instagram @mhrussell1, and Twitter @Dudeabides67 This season features Wesleyan Investive's 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Award winners. The award honors spiritual entrepreneurs who have envisioned a broader mission field and have taken risks to make their God-sized dreams a reality. For more information about the award and the recipients, visit award.wesleyaninvestive.org. “God Has Work for Us To Do” music and lyrics by Mark Miller. Visit Mark's website at markamillermusic.com or find him on YouTube at youtube.com/c/markismusic67. This podcast is brought to you by the Leadership Ministry team at TMF and Wesleyan Investive. Leadership Ministry connects diverse, high capacity leaders in conversations and environments that create a network of courage, learning, and innovation in order to help the church lean into its God-appointed mission. For more information and to support Leadership Ministry, visit tmf-fdn.org/leadership-ministry.

Co-hosts Lisa Greenwood and Casper ter Kuile talk with Rev. Jen Bailey, 2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner, about her womanist-led Faith Matters Network, whose mission is to catalyze personal and social change by equipping community organizers, faith leaders, and activists with resources for connection, spiritual sustainability, and accompaniment. Jen, founder and executive director, discusses how the organization has focused on “healing the healers” of transformative social movements through a variety of programs. Jen discusses the role partnerships play in innovation. She also explains the term “composting religion” as taking the best of the old to create something new that meets the needs of today. This conversation is rich with insight about leading a start-up organization whose work at the intersection of spiritual tradition, social healing and social justice requires continual discernment and collaboration.    QUOTES “I think what unites us is the sense that what we're doing is a continuation of a story, not a brand new story we're starting ourselves.” -Jen Bailey [23:08] “But the reality is we exist in a space that is right there in the inbetween. My worldview is inherently influenced by what I would call the spiritual, even as I'm operating in ‘secular' spaces. And I think what is also true for me is that I am most impactful in some of those non-explicitly religious spaces when I'm authentic to who I am.” -Jen Bailey [29:26]   TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [01:35] Meet Jen Bailey [03:54] Significant moments that has shaped Jen [11:47] Her work with Faith Matters Network [15:57] People's Supper [22:27] The continuation of a story [27:16] When sacred and secular intersect [32:45] Three rapid fire questions [36:29] A blessing [37:31] Outro   RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes? For information about our co-host Casper ter Kuile, visit his website: caspertk.com and check out the work of Sacred Design Lab at sacred.design For information about Faith Matters Network, where Jen Bailey serves as Executive Director, click here. Find Faith Matters Network on Instagram and Facebook @faithmattersnetwork or follow them on Twitter @faithmattersnet Follow Jen Bailey on Instagram and Twitter @revjenbailey This season features Wesleyan Investive's 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Award winners. The award honors spiritual entrepreneurs who have envisioned a broader mission field and have taken risks to make their God-sized dreams a reality. For more information about the award and the recipients, visit award.wesleyaninvestive.org. “God Has Work for Us To Do” music and lyrics by Mark Miller. Visit Mark's website at markamillermusic.com or find him on YouTube at youtube.com/c/markismusic67. This podcast is brought to you by the Leadership Ministry team at TMF and Wesleyan Investive. Leadership Ministry connects diverse, high capacity leaders in conversations and environments that create a network of courage, learning, and innovation in order to help the church lean into its God-appointed mission. For more information and to support Leadership Ministry, visit tmf-fdn.org/leadership-ministry.

An Innovative Leader, United States Army Veteran, Director of Innovative Technology at America’s Warrior Partnership, Dannielle Pope, discusses her Pardot journey and lessons learned along the way.   Takeaways Dannielle’s favorite Pardot Life Hack: Utilizing the recycle bin for ultimate organization and evaluating relevant content. Approach your Pardot organization with your team from a conversational standpoint. This helps pinpoint what is working and what actions or tools are no longer applicable. As marketers we can often get distracted by the “Shiny Tool” syndrome. Before buying new technology , plan and discuss with your team their capacity and the end goals for using it. Using Pardot on the Salesforce platform, presents a single source of truth that gives your team a full view of the customer journey from the first click, to closed won, and renewal. Automating what you can in the buyer's journey frees up time for your team to focus on building those relationships and adding the human touch. Career Advice: Things will come into your life when it needs to.                                       Useful Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmpope/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_danni_pope America’s Warrior Partnership: https://www.americaswarriorpartnership.org   Shout Outs 46:34 Lauren Zolp 47:02 Kate & Hector Perez   Social #PardotRecycleBin #Veteran #MarketingAutomation #TrailblazerTalk #Salesforce #Pardot #SalesforceCertified #PardotLifeHackers #SalesforceOhana   Ways to Tune In iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardot-life-hacks/id1476702195 Spotify - https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/3gTNQj4WnIPN0awdA8Qpan Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cheshire-impact/pardot-life-hacks?refid=stpr iHeart Radio - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-pardot-life-hacks-48758528/ Google Play - https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Izjdvuefegnmrmlradp2l7rnqvm?t%3DPardot_Life_Hacks%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 YouTube - https://youtu.be/GN4y5DPFQH4

Welcome to a talk about becoming innovative, creative, and effective leaders. My guest is Kristin Berry, Partner, Inusual. We will discuss: - How could leaders become more innovative? - How team culture help companies grow? - What is your #1 tip for leaders? Thanks for watching Invincible innovation LIVE A Show About The Future Of People With Tech I'm Adi Mazor Kario, #1 Product Innovation & Value Creation Expert, Invincible Innovation. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts in the comments below! If you want to know more about me and my work: https://www.invincibleinnovation.com/​ Hope you'll enjoy the talk! #startup #startupnation #innovation #leadership #management #invincibleinnovation #openinnovation #cocreation #covid19 #opportunities #valuecreation

In another Andrew and Elisa special, the Association Transformation stars speak innovation on this week's episode. What is it to be innovative as an association leader? How can you build an innovative organisation and constantly be ahead of the curve? Is it even possible? What is the importance?These are all questions tackled in today's episode. Tune in to learn how to be an innovative leader of an innovative organisation.You won't want to miss this episode.For more information about Association Transformation, please see our website: https://associationtransformation.org/Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Please subscribe to our podcast on your favourite platform, so you never miss an episode

HOW YOUR TEAM CAN TURN NEW PROFIT CENTERS INTO THRIVING PROFIT ENGINES. This episode is one of the most highly requested trainings because it give you the exact model, framework and action items to get results. Make sure to share this with your team so they are also getting this impactful training!! In this DIB episode I dive into the roles of your profit center- how to identify skills and responsibilities and how you as the entrepreneur and Innovative Leader can focus your profit center into a full speed steam engine! 1. Learn what are the 4 roles you need in your profit center; and how no matter the size of your team this can be accomplished from solopreneur all the way up to a 8 figure+ business. 2. What is your role as the CEO. 3. What you and your profit center manager should focus on. 4. How to advise the operational needs of your profit center to keep it on track and focused on the end goal line.

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1 word= INVEST Monday Is MINDSET! Let's get into the specifics of the mindset to implement, and your mindset around results. Today we're going to be going to be discussing the mindset shifts you need to implement Episode 8. And how to match your mindset to your actions as an Entrepreneur and Innovative Leader! This is not your average Business development or "Guru" podcast! We're invested in your growth and development- Our Daily Innovation Briefings Podcast Bonus Episodes goes into implementing this weeks Main Episode #8: BUILD A ROCKSTAR TEAM!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits! This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization! www.results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...Were also giving you access to our Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business. It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Looking for additional resources on how to be an Innovative Leader and Entrepreneur? We have an in-depth guide that gives you the strategy, tactics, and implementation steps to leveraging the performance of your team to drive profits!This is normally given to our VIP Clients so they can see the blueprint to 1) Creating Innovative teams2) A culture that internally thrives and externally is a beacon for success3) The critical areas to drive profit as an organization!results.cadeabelard.com/leverage-performance-to-drive-profits BONUS!!! For a limited time...We're also giving you access to the Deep Dive Assessment we use with our Private Clients.So you can frame where you are currently... and then give you exact next steps to take to build an innovative team of leaders who also drive profit for your business.It's kind of like having us sit right next to you to strategically develop your plan of action and what indicators you are looking for to drive momentum and achieve results!

Lars Sudmann is the author of the Leadership book “Innovation that Sticks” and a keynote speaker with background in business leadership, finance and strategy, for instance as former CFO of Procter & Gamble Belgium. Lars is a board advisor and executive coach and has in-depth experience in engaging leadership in business environments and was featured on BBC Capital, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., the Chicago Tribune, the Economist Career network and many more. He is a lecturer at universities in Germany and Belgium. Lars' TEDx talks on leadership and innovation are top-ranked with 1.000.000+ views. In this episode we are talking with Lars about innovative approach to leadership, starting with self-leadership first and how to reach success as a leader using spaghetti principle. You can connect with Lars HERE Thank you for joining me on this episode of IDEAS+LEADERS. If you enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe and review so that more people can enjoy the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/ideas-leaders/id1531433083

Welcome to another episode conversation where we discuss what it means to become an innovative leader. In this episode, I reveal the process of creating my own self-designed major, taking innovative academic risks, self-advocacy, and how to “make things happen.” Join me as I feature a special guest, Hannah Pozzebon, Mount Holyoke College alumna ‘20 who shares part of her own trailblazing journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/madeleineolson/message

Dr Simone Ahuja is a global expert on innovation strategy, a HBR columnist, author of Disrupt it Yourself and co-author of the bestselling book Jugaad Innovation. Dr Simone Ahuja will help you: Explore how to grow internal innovation even during a crisis Understand what Jugaad and Frugal Innovation is How to Innovate more with less Create Trust and a Permissionless society Why compassion in innovation is so key   Follow us and explore our social media tribe from our Website: https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Find out more about Dr Simone Ahuja and her work below: Jugaad Innovation – The Book Disrupt-It-Yourself – The Book Blood Orange Website Simone on LinkedIn Simone on Twitter FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW ----more----   Introduction Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker. Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you. On the show today, we have Dr. Simone Ahuja. She is the founder of Blood Orange and Innovation and Strategy Consulting Group. She is also a selling author and public speaker but before we get a chance to speak with Simone, it is The Leadership Hacker News.   The Leadership Hacker News   Steve Rush: The global pandemic has turned many of us into home teachers, filmmakers, entertainers and inventors. Making use of what we have and being innovative with our time and our resources. The times we now live in has never been more relevant for innovation and creativity. One innovative CEO of an Italian 3D printing start up learn that hospital, nearby the town he lived in. Her suffering dreadfully through the coronavirus outbreak was running short of a small but critical component that connect respirators to oxygen masks. Other supplies just could not keep up with demand, and doctors were in search of a solution. Christian Fracassi, who told Reuters recently when he heard about the shortage, they got in touch with the hospital immediately. They then printed some prototypes. The hospital tested the following day and they worked. They then printed 100 vowels and delivered them personally to the hospital and this is now created a new thriving business for the start up. Similar efforts have popped up around the world where firms are now printing 3D face shields and other items to help with the crisis.   3D printing is relatively new technology that most manufacturers are now aware of, and some indeed are using quite readily and you can build anything from tiny components right the way up to houses. What this does demonstrate, though, is that in a crisis, this disruptive situation we find is in can correct disruptive thinking and innovation in us all. There is a global hackathon-taking place right now online.   A hackathon is where a group of people get together, including developers, subject matter experts, where they come up with quick ideas, build and prototype products super quick. This new global initiative, or hackathon is called CoVent-19, ironically, and it is hosting an online moon-shot competition to develop and deploy a mechanical ventilator. The CoVent-19 challenge is fostering innovation of rapidly deployable minimum viable mechanical ventilators for patients with COVID-19, and the ventilator dependent requirements and injuries. Their goal and mission is to close the gap between the actual resources available and those that are in need around the world and distribute that product as quickly and as efficiently as possible and only four weeks in from start of the competition and the moon-shot thinking. There are already three prototypes that are being tested live with patients around the world. This just goes to show that if we throw away those assumptions, new thinking can flourish and new innovation and new ideas can be born and developed really quickly. That has been The Leadership Hacker News. If you have any insights, news or stories you like our listeners to hear, get in touch with us through our social media or our website.   Start of Interview   Steve Rush: Dr. Simone Ahuja is a bestselling author, speaker and founder of the innovation strategy firm Blood Orange, is our special guest on The Leadership Hacker Podcast today, Simone. Welcome to the show.   Simone Ahuja: Thanks, Steve. Great to be here.   Steve Rush: So innovation and strategy is not where it all started for you, isn't it? You start off in dentistry? If I am right.   Simone Ahuja: That is exactly right.   Steve Rush: So how did you end up going into dentistry then pivoting to doing what you are doing now?   Simone Ahuja: Yeah, People often ask me what is the connection between dentistry and innovation strategy, and I will tell you that one of the greatest skills I learned through dental trainings, I didn't practice dentistry for very long, but a long enough to understand how to manage anxiety. You know, there is obviously, there is a lot of that when folks come to the dentist. Ironically and interestingly, there is a ton of anxiety around innovation in some ways, because often when you are going into an organization, you are talking about innovation. It sounds like change and frankly, it is change and that change manifests as anxiety. So I think that, some of that training actually crossed over but it was actually a bout of Typhoid that left me pretty, pretty sick and hospitalized for 10 days. Some hallucinations, and high, high spiky fevers and maybe think that, you know, life is pretty short. This is not my path forward and I started to shift into a few other areas. I had been practicing improvisational comedy. I had been doing some filmmaking in addition to practicing dentistry very early on and I dove into those a little bit deeper. Ultimately, as I was making documentary films about emerging markets like India, I became kind of a market expert. We have a lot of Fortune 500 companies in Minneapolis, St. Paul, the area where I live and this was about the early mid-2000s.   Folks were saying, well, what can you tell us about these emerging economies? What is happening there? And as I became more of that market expert. I ended up making a documentary for PBS that was funded by Best Buy, the consumer electronics company. As they were thinking about not how to enter the market, but how do you look at a mind-set where if you don't have a ton of resources, like in an emerging market, but you still have to solve big problems, there's got to be a way to do that. What can we learn from that? So that really is where I first started diving into innovation, and that's where I realized that I love the anthropological piece of this, where I was diving in the market and talking to people, understanding what makes them tick and kind of putting different ideas together. Then that documentary led to a concept that I learned about called Jugaad. Jugaad Innovation I later called it with my co-authors and Jugaad is this way of doing more with less, so I don't have a ton of resources, but I've got to still solve these problems. How do I do it? And so, you know, we started writing about that in the Harvard Business Review and literary agent then pinged us and said, would you like to write a book about this concept? And that is it. That is how it all got started. Back when I did this, I think it was probably thought of as a little bit more atypical. I think now we just call it a multidisciplinary background of these experiences in your hat.   Steve Rush: Exactly, right.   Simone Ahuja: But that is how it all started.   Steve Rush: It is a really neat and interesting backstory and often what I find through working with lots of entrepreneurs is there is often a moment in their lives where something has happened. In your case, it was not being very well. Created that inner self-thought of, “I got to do something different” and that's really neat. And you know, I never made the parallel between going to the dentist and innovation but I can see it, I can experience it. I work with a lot of organizations and you go through that same nervous in-trepidation that comes through, of “I don't know if it's going to work and will I be safe?” All of these same emotions really that happen in dentistry. What a neat parallel to have.   Simone Ahuja: It is and sometimes anticipation is the worst of it. Right? So if you can help people navigate that and have some compassion and understanding the why, I think, you know, I would say even younger in my innovation career. Well, I think I understood the anxiety. I probably was not as compassionate about it as I should have been. It is something that I have learned as I have kind of matured in my innovation strategy practice is really understanding the why? Why the fear? Why the anxiety? Why the push back? And helping people work their way through that.   Steve Rush: Jugaad Innovation has often been referred to as frugal innovation and Jugaad is the Indian word for frugality, is that right?   Simone Ahuja: Yeah, Jugaad is a Hindi term. It actually originated in Punjab. A northern state in India, and what it originally was like a jury-rigged farm vehicle. So take any parts that you have available to you. Make a vehicle that will serve multiple purposes. It could be tilling soil. It could be hauling things. It could be transporting people and, you know, these were not always the safest vehicles, but they were vehicles that would get the job done and everybody unfortunately does not have the choice to have the safest, most luxurious vehicle. But the concept was one of taking things that were readily available to use, so not thinking about what I don't have, but rather what do I have that can help me get these jobs done, right. All of us are familiar with that phrase jobs to be done. That vehicle is what the original Jugaad was and it became more of a colloquial term, so if you say I am going to do some Jugaad, it means I am going to fix this in some kind of way. Maybe it is a quick way to do it. Maybe it is an improvised way to do it and a lot of times those solutions are not the end all be all solution but there's something that can get you to the next step.   And there's actually some controversy in India. People who really understand the meaning of this word about, well, is it really valuable or not? And what I will say is when I worked in India for eight months doing my on the ground research for the book Jugaad Innovation. I learned about that practice of leveraging ingenuity and leveraging improvisation and thinking about what you have rather than what you don't have. For me, having been trained as a scientist and the empirical approach, you know, which is actually a kind of a good discovery process, it's still much more linear and so I was managing two teams, one team in India, one team in the United States and it was very interesting. All of them were so bright and putting forward great ideas, but they were different, so we learned a lot from each other. Where in the US the teams were putting forward a great ideas in a more linear fashion that were really valuable. The teams in India were… I will give you an example. We were filming some case studies about what is Jugaad or Jugaad Innovation look like? And we went out to look at some micro small energy like windmills that salt farmers had created in this desert called the Rann of Katch and we were literally in the middle of nowhere.   I mean there was and is still no G.P.S. in that area. And our guide was a man with a very long white beard and if he went down, we may go down with them. There was nothing, nothing really in sight, and we were trying to capture some of this story. The ground became kind of craggy and it was interesting because my team, we didn't have a Steadicam. Right, so we were filming this and we needed a better picture as we were driving along and we could not go and rent something. But my team immediately said, well, we'll do some Jugaad and that's when I remember thinking, like, What is that? Whatever it is, let's do that. Because we are going to run out of time. We are going to run out of water. We are going to run out of fuel and that is it. Shows over and so what they do is they just sort of fashion something out of whatever we had in the van, so we had pillows. We had some pipes. We had some twine and they put something together that allowed us to capture a more steady image that was good enough for us to continue forward and that's when it kind of dawned on me that this is a different approach.   And I think, you know, this is where I started really thinking about striving for perfection, which is really a kind of a myth in many ways. It is not to say you don't want to have excellence or safety and thinking about how do we improvise solutions. And that's the thing that I wanted to really bring back and share here in the United States and Europe and the U.K. What does it look like to have more of that improvised mind-set? And to be sure, you know, we have a ton of that in our entrepreneurial communities and if we look back further, our farmers, if we look at the way that small farms used to operate, those are the ultimate Jugaad innovators.   Steve Rush: It is a super story and if you think about the principles of Jugaad and being frugal, probably the environment that we are in now has never needed Jugaad more. Global pandemic organizations having to be really thoughtful about how they use their money, their resources. How do you think that the environment that we have been forced into now is going to change the lens as to how we might approach innovation in the future?   Simone Ahuja: So I love this question. I have been thinking about this a lot and I think Jugaad Innovation has never been more relevant than it is right now. In the face of a pandemic, in the face of a crisis like the one that we're in and we're seeing this in real time. So the priorities are getting very crystal clear, the simplicity. There is a lot of complexity in terms of things like, well, who is doing what? But in organizations that I am working with right now, everybody's peeling back all the fat. Let's get really focused on what our problem is. Let's identify that and let's address that in the best way possible, so the simplicity is coming forward. The idea of leveraging ingenuity is happening in a way like I've never seen it in a lot of organizations, and you'll see that, too, right? We see that in a lot of digital platforms that are getting quickly created. The way that, you know, there are teams working from home where they did not before. Organizations are starting to have to flex that way.   Steve Rush: Right.   Simone Ahuja: Which is, you know, creating an environment where we need to trust more, which is something we could talk about a little more as well. But ventilators are being created in a way that they weren't before. By organizations who never created them before or maybe, two people have to use two ventilators. Maybe these are things; we have to start thinking about so it is really creating a time when we have to leverage a more flexible mind-set. And this idea, you know, it's interesting. I was working with one organization where, you know, the senior leader came to me and said, look, we want you to help us think about how do we fend off external disruption and when the COVID crisis struck, there was sort of this question mark of should we continue with this? And, you know, the answer is you have to continue with this, because this is the disruption. It is just taking a different shape than we thought it would. It is not a start-up or another large organization. It is taken the shape of a pandemic. This is disrupting your business. This is disrupting the way you work and now you have to respond to it using these different principles. You know, you have to do more with less. You have to leverage ingenuity. You have to make sure you are addressing your customer needs, whoever they are, whether they are internal or external. Now I think is the best time to apply the principles of Jugaad Innovation to fend off this external disrupt.   Steve Rush: Got it and also, I think mindset is something you talked about, quiet a lot and this is something that you write about quite a lot in terms of the mindset around innovation and having a pandemic forces people into doing things. Creates that disruption at discomfort. How much of a mindset though, as to what you then do next plays out here.   Simone Ahuja: This is a really important question, so what I'm observing in real time with clients right now. Is that this pandemic is demonstrating what is possible. You know, there is an Oliver Wendell Holmes quote that says, “A mind once shifted or changed shape, can never return to its original shape.” And I believe that's true, so now what we have to do is make sure that there isn't…you know, there might be another shape shift that occurs in mind-set.   The question I have for the leaders who have seen this shape change is, now that you've seen people operating in a different way, now that you see people, for example, a person in one area going to another area, because that's where they're needed, not because they're worried about their title, because that's how they have to address the problem, the real problem at hand. The question for the leader is now, now what are you going to do? How are you going to make sure the shape is maintained or even accelerated? What are you going to model? What are you going to reward? What are you going to support? What systems will you put in place so we don't go back to the way it was? Nobody wants to stay in a state of heightened fear forever. It is exhausting; people are getting tired at the same time. There is a ton of good that is coming out of this. Leaders have to think about, what are the systems we put in place to support this? And I think what's really interesting about what we're seeing in real time in almost every organization is, you know, it's extracting more value out of organizations, out of people and stretching their limits. Even if they were pushing back against changing, it is showing them what they can do. It is a way that had to happen, so I think that's the piece that's really interesting, is now you're seeing it. It is not that some leader is saying, well, this is part of an innovation initiative. You have to do it, It is actually happening.   Steve Rush: Having a leadership mindset of innovation also is not just about you dictating the pace and creating the environments, set to the strategy. This is about how you unlock the capacity for innovation within the teams you work with, right?   Simone Ahuja: Yeah, that is right.   Steve Rush: Internally, most leaders who have more of an innovative mind-set will start to think about how they develop intrapreneurship in their teams and how do we create that entrepreneurial spirit internally. In your latest book, Disrupt It Yourself. You take that to another level don't you? You call them DIY wires, disruptive it yourselves. Tell us a little bit about that.   Simone Ahuja: So intrepreneurship is gaining a lot of popularity right now. You know, as we see more and more start-ups that are potentially able to disrupt big established players. As we see that in only 14 percent of new graduates want to work in large organizations, large organizations are saying, well, hey, how can we embody some of that spirit and energy so that we can actually sustain ourselves? We know that the big companies are falling off the map, whether it's S&P 500 or other, you know, other indices, they're just not there as long as they used to be. So intrapreneurs were more higher ranking. They were really thinking more about the kind of existing products or enhancements or kind of related services, they were the lone wolf. They were kind of looking more at the past, whereas the deal DIY wires are more democratic. It is everyone.   You know, one of the first things that we do when we go into organizations is do kind of a check in on who is actually coming up with the ideas and if it's only people who are as senior leaders and corporate, we know that probably they don't have a really complete spectrum of ideas. Right, so it is about being democratized and being more inclusive. It is about altogether new ideas and to be very clear, it is not about chasing shiny objects. I think it is really important for organizations to think about how do we advance our existing business priorities using innovation as a tool, a leveller methodology. All right, so it is not that we are just going off on tangents here. We are still meeting needs. We are just doing it in a completely different way, and I think DIY wires are more collaborative.   You know, if the intrapreneur of, you know, 30 years ago, it's kind of the lone wolf in their garage, the DIY wire rather, is kind of someone who is more collaborative. They are able to enlist people. They understand that, you know, they are not going to have all this problem-solving prowess at their fingertips and not just the problem solving, but also how do you socialize and evangelize ideas? How do you keep ideas going? And then moreover, how do you keep the energy moving through the organization so it doesn't die out early? Those are some of the fundamental differences between an intrapreneur when the term was first coined 30 plus years ago and a DIY wire.   Steve Rush: Given, many folk listening to this will be leading organizations and teams. They will be used to processes and systems that helped create the outcomes for innovation and thinking, things like Six Sigma and agile transformation. How do you move away from the control as a leader in holding onto these processes and give control to the teams to really kind of allow that flare an innovative flair and entrepreneurship and DIY wire is to come to the fore?   Simone Ahuja: So if we think about what Six Sigma is, it is really all about optimization and that is kind of a code word for sameness. Right, but that is tough, especially in today's environment. Things are changing really fast and we've especially seen that now in the midst of the COVID crisis, and you can't really schedule creativity and ideas and say, well, I'm going to have, you know, eight creative ideas on Wednesday at 3 p.m. So that is a huge challenge of the linearity and the sameness that Six Sigma Drive, so, you know, my sense is that is a discipline of the past, not of the future. Whereas, of course, if we look at, you know, agile, not as a software development approach, but as a management or a business approach, it makes a ton of sense because it really is one that kind of inspires organizational fluidity. All right, so we are thinking about. What are our requirements and how do our solutions evolve over time? You know, through the collaboration that we do, how do we think about not only what we are doing, but what we're not doing? And I think that's the power of agile. Right. You are updating along the way and removing things that are no longer needed.   Now, the thing that is interesting about this from a leadership perspective is this requires rapid change and this requires trust and I think that trust is so fundamental to innovation, and we see this over and over again. You know, we have seen this out of Google when they looked at their teams that were the most effective.   They were not the teams with the best pedigrees or the most experienced. They were the teams that built the most psychological safety and I think we have to hammer that message home. I recently with my team did some deep dive research with a team of leadership about this idea of safety. You know, what is working innovation? What is not? And psychological safety came up as a top barrier. However, out of, you know a handful of leaders; 80-plus percent said that is not true for my team. But we had the data in front of us, so it's a disconnect because nobody wants to feel like they're not fostering that safety and that trust in their teams, but it's happening all the time. And when you don't have the trust, you're not setting up an environment for new ideas. You are setting up an environment that is going to only do something safe. Something that we done before. You know, Adam Grant had a great tweet that he put out recently. You know if you are having issues trusting your folks who are working from home right now. Right. As everyone is shifting to most people working from home, you either should not hire them in the first place. You are not doing a good job motivating them. You are protecting your own core work at home habits or all of the above and I think that is actually quite true. So, you know if we think about is the old management paradigm, the old management paradigm is how do we keep people on the rails? And that's why Six Sigma made a lot of sense. That is exactly what Six Sigma is. How do we keep people on the rails? How do we keep things the same? How do we optimize?    Today if we think about what the new management paradigm is in the 21st century, it is about creating space. It is about creating a permissionless environment and disrupt it yourself. I talk about the value of .What does it mean to be a permissionless environment? How do we build trust? How do we provide air cover and remove barriers for intrapreneurs rather than trying to keep them really kind of fine? So I think that that concept of trust. What I have realized is sometimes it is about the systems in place. Right, so if people come up with big new ideas or try something different, forget about not even rewards or incentives. They are actually penalties that is actually really true but what I've come to realize as I work with innovation teams, mostly in Fortune 500, is that it also can be a leadership issue. It also comes down to your own ability to lead and trust, which is connected to the broader culture but it's also connected to self. I would encourage any managers and leaders who are listening to podcasts to really look internally about why they may not be as trusting as they want to be.   Steve Rush: And to create a permissionless society you absolutely need trust, so for the folks listening to this, where would they start? What would be the kind of one place you would encourage them to think about or to take some action first to start the journey towards the permission less society?   Simone Ahuja: When we think about being permissionless, there are a couple of things that leaders can do. The first thing we talked about, the most important thing is how do I create air cover for my intrapreneurs? And I do that if I trust them, if I trust that they're working towards the greater good. Let's say we come to an agreement or they've identified a pain point for whoever our end user is and they're trying to solve it in a new way. How do I create space and how do I remove barriers that are coming up for them? And, you know, this is connected to having a more sort of decentralized approach to innovation. This means that even if somebody does not have innovation in their title, you are still supporting them and you are still allowing them and giving them that permission. Right. To be permissionless, and this is something that I see leaders butting up against very often where they, you know, the word permissionless. This is actually a title of one of the principles in my book. Make it permissionless; I got to tell you, if I've ever seen hackles go up. Permissionless is a big one.   Steve Rush: I bet.   Simone Ahuja: You can imagine. You have seen this in so many of the organizations you have worked with. Right, Steve?   Steve Rush: Right, I have for sure. It is a control thing, isn't it, really?   Simone Ahuja: It is.     Steve Rush: I am now having to give away control to something I had control of when I was a leader. I am now giving it to you and I am saying you have the ability and the permission to go ahead and you do not have to ask.   Simone Ahuja: That is right. That is exactly right and, you know, I think there is so much inside of it. It is about ourselves. It is about trust. It is about our mob. It is about the various metrics that we have. It is about not knowing necessarily what is that path look like? So if we think about, you know, how do we quickly and easily create a more permissionless, environment? There some simple things that you can do. The first thing is you have to start signalling this, so when people act in a permissionless way, you have to hold it up and say, look, this isn't exactly how all always did it. Here is someone who tried a different approach. Here is what we learned from it and I think it is important that it is not always, quote, “success”. Share the learning so that people understand…permissionless environment is also one where learning is valued as a currency. And it's not just the so-called wins are value. Right. By the way, you know, there is so much talk about failure. That is the other problem, so much risk aversion and there is a concern about failure. From childhood, there is a lot of shame around this word of failure and in our practice; we just don't use that word anymore. I know a lot of people like to, and I think it works for some organizations but what we've found is that if we prove a hypothesis out, it's learning and then if we disprove a hypothesis that's also learning and it helps people reframe their path forward.   And if you're experimenting and trying new things, invariably a lot of things aren't going to work out. What leaders can do is talk about it, signal that it is okay. Reward people who are acting in this way. You know, for some organizations, we have had to establish baby steps and that looks exactly like this. Instead of being broadly permissionless, you go to your manager. You agree on the problem that you are going to solve. You agree that there is a need for that. You kind of make your case about here's this pain point. I want to solve this problem. I don't know exactly how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to check in with you every so often. And maybe you establish a cadence of when you check in and hopefully that check in is more about updating idea sharing and barrier removal than it is about you shouldn't do that. You are off the rails and you are not going to hit your mark and, you know, this is going to affect our P&L. Right, so there are two different ways you can go. So the idea is, you know, create that kind of a system between individual contributors and managers, because sometimes you have to get that granular and it has to be a little bit more permission in the permissionless. To be realistic in some organizations.   Steve Rush: And you are so right about the whole principle of failure verse learning, and the reason that is so important for people to get their heads round. Is that failure goes to a different part of the brain than learning does. Failing goes to a part of a brain in the limbic system, and it can create responsiveness that is really unhelpful, whereas learning is a positive outcome and it triggers the right thinking but more importantly, keeps the front of our brain working, which is where we make executive decisions. It is absolutely important that people reframe in that way, isn't it?   Simone Ahuja: That is so true; Steve and I think this kind of winds back to what we were talking about earlier about the psychology and the neuroscience and so in a way, it is sort of like how are we compassionate around this? You know, why are people risk averse? Why is their perfectionism? Why are we not interested in failing? And a feeling is way too hard. Let's just call it learning because it literally….   Steve Rush: Right.   Simone Ahuja: Creates a different chemical response in our bodies.   Steve Rush: So true. If people are thinking now of a permission less society, got people running in different directions or doing crazy things. They have a wrong view wouldn't they?   Simone Ahuja: Right.   Steve Rush: Because that is not really what that means.   Simone Ahuja: That is right. It is not about, you know, I am going to intentionally run into walls over and over again. I have carte blanche to do whatever I think without really being thoughtful about the, best way forward or enlisting others or making sure I stay really connected to my customer or we're mitigating risk by, making the steps that I take or the experiments that I do really small. It is not at all about that. It is very much about, you know, testing your way forward and, and learning and in small steps and frankly, it is actually quite the opposite, right? And you know this from your practice. If we experiment our way forward and we take these tiny little bets over and over again, we'll get to a better outcome than if we make a couple of massive bets and one of them goes wrong or it doesn't work out in the way we want to.   Steve Rush: It de-risks the situation, doesn't it?   Simone Ahuja: It sure does. It de-risks the situation. That is exactly right.   Steve Rush: So if we have created more DIY wires as and they are running around now with this mind-set that says I have permission to be innovative and we're creating more disruption in our organizations. In your experience, is this ultimately going to lead to more disruptive behaviour and a lack of discipline? Simone Ahuja: No. it isn't, I think what it leads to is it leads to more engagement. Now, while I don't think that, you know, we should hold up innovation only as an engagement tool. I think if that happens, that might be a little dangerous. We know that innovation is really imperative to sustain in today's environment. But what I've seen very clearly is that operating in this way and giving people…Dan Pink, you know, phrases and the research he has done that mastery and giving them the autonomy and often a sense of purpose that comes with, you know, solving problems about something that you care about. You identified that need is you create a tremendous amount of engagement. You provide more creative outlets, you get better ideas and it's not that everybody goes rogue. It is again comes back to this idea of trust.   And so it's about putting those people together in a way that you still have a system. You are still systematically connecting the intrapreneur. The DIY wire with their colleagues and the resources they need internally and externally. You might put formal functions in place, you might have something like a chief innovation officer, you might not, you might have more cells of innovation across your company but what you do have. As you have systems that work hand in hand with these creative outlets, so I would say the biggest thing that this approach leads to and very clearly is engagement. And I think the beauty of this for large corporations is they have a lot of talent in their ranks that's under-utilized. You can bring this out; you can retain the people who have this kind of entrepreneurial sense in them. You can retain them and then they talk to their friends and in a way, they become kind of a recruiting tool and I think that is really crucial as we know that, you know, a lot of Grads don't want to work with these big organizations.   Steve Rush: I love that principle. I think the whole kind of mindset around it differentiates some organizations in some teams and therefore, you become a walking advert. Because you are allowed to perform. You are allowed to be innovative. You can demonstrate flair and creativity.   Simone Ahuja: That is exactly right and what we know is that a lot of these folks talk to each other, right? It is so easy to do that, you know, nationally and internationally. So it really does become a network. Well, this organization is actually embracing you know, being a DIY wire an intrapreneur. Okay, let me check that out, you know, because I think there is a lot of lip service to this kind of approach, but the companies that are actually enjoying it are attracting some really strong talent from the outside. Steve Rush: So as a leader, in order to create disruption but also maintain discipline, that is part of the system, isn't it? So how do I go about doing that?   Simone Ahuja: I think that is an important question because we have to understand that creativity and driving disruption and having discipline are not at odds, in fact, that they are complimentary, right. When we put systems in place, systems that have flexibility. Systems that have guardrails and not sharp delineations, they are actually highly, highly complementary. So one of the most important things that people can do. If you want to start off really small, have an ideation session, have something like a hackathon, ask people to add in. That is a very simple starting place, you know, but just make sure you don't have an idea box where nothing gets executed on. That's the probably the biggest thing I would say the biggest don't have innovation. That is all way to create a kind of a structure. You know, companies like Intuit, if you read and, disrupt yourself. Do a great job of, of having things like hackathons and having places for people to add an idea.   But then they also have places for intrapreneur to connect to each other outside of there. They also have coaches, so these are people inside the organization who've been there. They have been the intrapreneur, they understand the passion behind the idea, they understand the challenges and the barriers that might come up. So you have these internal support system and then of course, if you have incentives and other metrics that support entrepreneurship, you have this discipline but you still get the creativity. So I was just talking to someone yesterday, in fact at a manufacturing organization where they have incentives that change every four months because the things that they're doing are changing very quickly and the incentives have to be changed a month in advance. Because if you are having incentives based on what you do over the course of a year, they may not be relevant over the course of year, so rapidly changing metrics I think are a part of that.   And that's where, you know, I think that this is where smaller teams can be really useful or again, that trust of asking a team, well, what do you think your metrics should be? You would help define the new KPIs. You are embedded in this more than we are. How many of these things should bring forward? How many of these ideas are going to come to fruition? How many of them are going to go to market and so on. So let the teams become involved in that and that co-design even of the metrics, KPIs, etc. Is a part of how you fostered the disruptive shifts without disruption in the system, it's a really beautiful marriage of creativity plus some structure because if you don't have any structure, what we find is then things just go off the rails. It is not going to really be effective.   Steve Rush: And it is a myth, isn't it? That, you know if you are creative and innovative, that it is mutually exclusive from execution. And of course it's not and that's where that leadership discipline comes in. Right?   Simone Ahuja: I think that is exactly right. So what I will say is, you know, after writing Jugaad Innovation and bringing these ideas back, what we've seen over the course of the last, let's say 10, 15 years, is that ideation has really changed. There will always be smart people in these organizations. But the ideas are getting broader, you know, these methodologies like lean and design thinking very parallel to Jugaad Innovation. Being divergent before your convergent, that is starting to become much, much more common. What is challenging is to bring the new ideas forward if you have to put them through a sieve of the existing system. Think about it this way, it is sort of like, are you building an executing for your end user or are you not doing that because of your existing business model? Right? So that is the trap that organizations get into and that is why, you know, we write about, you know, organizational agility and fluidity in addition to the mind-set of the innovators. If your organization has no space to shift in its structure, if you have no shift in metrics, you have no shift in the ability of teams to move around to some extent. You know, the ability to drive big innovation starts to become more limited.   Steve Rush: It is fascinating and I could spend all day talking about this with you, but our guests are also going to want to extract some extra top tips and ideas. I would like to ask you what your top leadership or innovation hacks would be?   Simone Ahuja: Yeah, I love giving people a quick starting points because sometimes it is just hard to get started. In terms of seeding an idea, one is just keeping the user at the centre. Who is your end user? And what is their real problem? Are you solving the right problem? And for an innovation crowd, that's old news, but what I'm here to say is it's still a massive problem. I see it every day in almost every organization. The user is not at the centre. We are still operating on a ton of assumptions. You know, another thing that folks can do is if there is pushback, you know, if people are trying to think about new ways to bring ideas forward, there is pushback. Enlist those people, those very people into your process. That is something I learned pretty early on. So, for example, we would often get pushback from legal and we learned as we sort of ate our own cooking and did our research is legal would be irritated and frustrated because they would always be brought in on the back end, not the front end.   And to be clear, it can't be anybody from legal, just anyone. It has to be the right person with the right mind-set but there are folks in legal out there who love helping you navigate the grid and they will finely do it. If you bring them in early, they can become an internal champion and advocate rather than sort of an adversary or someone who is pushing back on you on the backend. I think innovation is happening organically in every organization. Hold it up put it out there. Simple things like a leader, putting out an email saying. I think now's a great time to do this, to start cataloguing the innovation that is happening in your organization right now. Probably directly as a result of the COVID crisis. Sharing that, holding it up. And asking people what else is happening?   What have you seen? Send me a note let me know about it, and then asking the question, well, how do we make sure this really continues? That is really powerful to people, for people to see what's already happening in their organization and understanding shift is occurring, that we can do this here, and then finally I would say do more with less. You know, there is a chapter in my book Disrupt it Yourself that is a nod to Jugaad Innovation. It is called keep it approval, so this is really about how do we deliver high value at low cost? How do we do more with less? So I think that is a part of it is thinking about, well not what don't I have? Like I need a giant room with whiteboards and a lot of posted notes or I can get started right now. If I have a lunch and learn with a couple of people who have some big ideas and we just kick some things around. Doing more with less also means do less talking and get into action.   Steve Rush: Right.   Simone Ahuja: I think I will, end up there. I mean, if there is one thing that people should do is just, get into action, take a tiny little step, something that a third grader could understand. Your phrase starts with a verb; you know, research something for 15 minutes or call this person to ask them about how I might solve this problem. It start very small and get into action.   Steve Rush: I love those and they are super hacks. Thank you for sharing those with us today. Simone.   Simone Ahuja: My pleasure.     Steve Rush: This part of the show also, we want to think about how you've used something that may not have worked well for you in the past or a time in your work or your life where things have not planned out in any way, shape or form. We call this Hack to Attack. So what would be your Hack to Attack?   Simone Ahuja: I will go back to this piece about compassion. So I've learned that if you try to push innovation on people because it's the right thing to do, even if it really, you know, no matter, what you feel or think, if someone's not ready for it and you use a stick approach, it's not going to work in any meaningful and long-term way. And so I have become much, much more conscious and much more compassionate in my approach to innovation and teaching innovation in guiding leaders to have compassion. So for example, even if we think about the metrics, we might say, you know, it is important for everyone to bring ideas forward. Everybody has to bring five new ideas forward to this meeting. Which is a great way to start some meetings; by the way, that is another hack, but what happens is the people who are introverted. The people who are not comfortable speaking in a group environment get left out, and so an example of that kind of compassion is maybe those people are identified and, you talk to them separately and you make sure that they are not excluded because they don't fit a certain mould of what innovation looks like. So I would say that is one of my biggest learnings of the last several years. Push does not work. It is not effective for anyone. It does not lead to lasting impact. I think a compassionate approach to innovation is the way forward.   Steve Rush: I could not agree with you more, and the last thing I wanted to unpick with you is we do a little bit of time travel. At this part of the show is where we take you back to bump into Simone at 21. Now, if you could speak to Simone when she was 21 and give her some words of wisdom and some advice, what would that be?   Simone Ahuja: Follow your heart. Follow your heart. You know, as you get older, hopefully you come into your own. You start, you know, we talked about trust a lot today, and as you get older, hopefully you trust yourself more and more. You know, there is a kind of a balance in a way of what you learn. You know, there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom and part of that wisdom is understanding what intuition is and why there is intuition. So I would say those feelings that you have where you know something is or isn't the right thing, follow those earlier on and don't worry about what others say is, I think that's a very common thing we hear entrepreneurs say is there are lots of naysayers. That does not mean you don't take anyone else's opinion into consideration, but I would say follow your heart.   Steve Rush: It is clear that over the last 15 years. Having followed your heart, you've now driven not only something that helps others get into the principles of frugal innovation and Jugaad, but actually you can see in everything that you do Simone, and having watched some of your talks and having read Disrupt It Yourself, you know, compassion is a key theme that runs through that. So thank you for sharing that. As folks have been listening to you today, I am pretty certain that they'll want to know a little bit more about you. Where would you like my daily to go to find out a bit more about the work that you do and how they might want to connect with you?   Simone Ahuja: Thanks Steve. I am glad the compassion piece comes through. It is definitely something that is a high priority for me and for Blood Orange right now. If folks want to reach out or learn more about us. They can to blood-orange.com and if they want a tool that they can use, they can go onto contact and just drop in their email and write innovation action plan in the title and we will drop them out. A very simple plan that they can use to get started. We talked about getting into action so we can send them something like that. We've also got an innovations kind of StrengthsFinder assessment that folks can check in about as well.   Steve Rush: Great stuff and really practical help and advice through your website too, and it's just goes without saying Simone. I have really enjoyed chatting with you; I have studied your work for the last few years and had a ball having the opportunity to speak with you today. Thank you ever so much for joining us on The Leadership Hacker Podcast today.   Simone Ahuja: Thanks, Steve. This is a great podcast and I have enjoyed listening and being a part of this. 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