Faces of the Future-Ready

BlackLine
Faces of the Future-Ready

The path to future-ready financial operations is paved with inspiration from unexpected places. Innovations in one industry can come crashing into another and wreak positive havoc. In each episode, we’re joined by disruptive thinkers, doers, and makers championing change in their industry to explore what the finance sector can learn from them. Our series covers everything from technical innovation, people and culture innovation, business model innovation, and more.

Episodes

  1. 11/28/2024

    Russ Laraway: Is your Leadership Future-Ready?

    “The world doesn’t need another podcast about opinions on leadership.” The words from our pull-no-punches guest Russ Laraway show this isn’t your average leadership puff piece.   Russ Laraway, is the author of the critically acclaimed “When You Win, They Win”, a former Marine Corps Company Commander, and the co-founder of Candor, Inc., alongside Kim Scott.  In this first episode of Faces of The Future-Ready, Russ destroys some big leadership myths. For Russ, a key reason that leadership standards are dropping—in spite of the wealth of content on the subject—is that no one holds any of those opinions to account in any meaningful way.  But there is a structure at the heart of great leadership, something simple, measurable, coherent, and a whole lot less opinion-based. That’s what we explore in this scintillating 45-min piece.  In this episode you’ll learn: Russ’ two measurable pillars future-ready leadership How get the most from leadership training The importance of employee engagement and how to increase it How to create relationships that improve retention  What leaders can learn from the Marine Corp How to face your fears as a leader Top tips for up and coming leaders Follow our host, Joseph Voss ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmfvoss/⁠ Use Russ’ “Quick and Dirty Management Effectiveness Index” ⁠https://www.whentheywinyouwin.com/tools⁠ Find out more about BlackLine’s future-ready approach ⁠https://www.blackline.com/

    45 min

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The path to future-ready financial operations is paved with inspiration from unexpected places. Innovations in one industry can come crashing into another and wreak positive havoc. In each episode, we’re joined by disruptive thinkers, doers, and makers championing change in their industry to explore what the finance sector can learn from them. Our series covers everything from technical innovation, people and culture innovation, business model innovation, and more.

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