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What can it take for your company to be the disruptor and not the disrupted?  In this Fan-Favorite episode, we speak with Silicon Valley legend Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Technology, Inc., about his award-winning approach to human-centric leadership and what he calls his “leadership operating system.”

Feyzi is a technology visionary, inventor, innovator, and entrepreneur. He received the 2019 CODiE Lifetime Achievement Award, which has previously been bestowed on Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Bill Gates. This recognized his significant long-term contributions to the software industry as well as for his industry leadership, mentorship, and philanthropy. Feyzi has given talks at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, and UC Irvine. He was featured in Forbes as a disruptor in the software industry, and is author of the book “Democratizing SaaS,” on how Corent’s breakthrough technology is poised to transform the software industry.

You cannot scale your business any faster than you can scale yourself. | Feyzi Fatehi

This week on Growth Igniters® Radio, we discuss:



* The most profound influence on Feyzi’s approach to human-centric leadership

* Why Feyzi believes it’s important to “upgrade your leadership operating system” as the world keeps changing

* The principles of what Feyzi calls “leading from the inside out”

* Immediately useful ideas for applying Feyzi’s lessons for becoming a disruptor in your industry



Resources for This Episode



* Read more about Feyzi Fatehi and connect with him on LinkedIn

* Find out more about Feyzi Fatehi’s book, “Democratizing SaaS“

* Download Feyzi’s handouts for: “Upgrading Your Leadership Operating System : Five Principles To Lead From Inside Out”

* Download our resource “Pam Harper and Scott Harper’s 5 Questions to Ask When You Need to Move Even Faster”

* Visit PamHarperSpeaks.com to find out more about her new keynote “Break Orbit: Leading for Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”



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Are you like many of the savvy business leaders we speak with who value both in-the-moment decision-making for keeping up in the changing world and advanced planning as well? If so, you and your stakeholders probably recognize the many challenges of making high-quality decisions in the increasingly complex and ambiguous business environment. This applies whether you’re dealing with evolving technology, emerging competitors, workforce change, environmental issues, or almost anything else. So, what’s the key to making game-changing decisions when the signs point in all directions?

In this Fan-Favorite “Quick Take” episode, we share what we’ve learned about the keys of leading to make game-changing decisions in the face of ambiguity. We describe one of the components of what call the “Three Growth Igniters® Paradoxes.” We share the story of how this helped a visionary leadership team embrace ambiguity at a critical point in their growth journey. And we share three immediately useful ideas to help business leaders promote a culture that can foster open conversations under the toughest conditions



In the face of ambiguity, it’s important to embrace a variety of viewpoints

— Pam Harper



This week on Growth Igniters Radio:



* How a wide range of viewpoints can help you lead a bold vision in the face of ambiguity

* One of the fundamental elements of the “Three Growth Igniters® Paradoxes”

* A story of how a C-Suite successfully worked through an ambiguous situation and accelerated their business growth

* Three immediately useful ideas to positively reinforce open conversations as part of your company’s culture



Resources Mentioned:



* Take a closer look at our photo of the ambiguous “bus detour” sign

* Learn more about Pam’s keynote speech, “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World“



 

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What comes to your mind when you think of business coopetition?  While partnering with competitors can be valuable, it takes a different type of leadership to reach the full potential of these relationships. What are the keys to leading from transactional coopetition to profoundly transformational world-changing collaborations?

This week, we discuss this question with Nicole Mahoney. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and podcast host who is passionate about business. She’s also the CEO of Travel Alliance Partnership, a services and solutions agency working collaboratively with travel, tourism, and hospitality organizations to attract what they need to grow and thrive. In her weekly podcast, Destination on the Left, she interviews tourism professionals from all over the globe on creativity and collaboration. She is also the author of the book, “Stronger Together: Building World-Changing Business Collaborations,” which draws on her research, podcast conversations, and personal experience.



Approaching partnering with a collaborative mindset, versus one of protection, can help us solve some of our world’s biggest challenges. — Nicole Mahoney



This week on Growth Igniters Radio:



* A surprising truth that Nicole learned while leading a group of competitors to become truly collaborative

*  Nicole’s take on the biggest key to successfully leading from coopetition to collaboration

* Nicole’s perspectives on how three different collaborative styles can impact a successful outcome

* Three immediately useful ideas for leading from transactional coopetition to world-changing collaboration



Resources for This Episode:



* Connect with Nicole Mahoney on “LinkedIn“

* Learn more about Travel Alliance Partnership

* Read about Nicole’s book, Stronger Together: Building World-Changing Business Collaborations”

* Listen to Nicole’s “Destination on the Left” podcast

* Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”



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CEOs and other top leaders of successful mid-market and larger companies often ask us variations of this question: “How do we keep our company entrepreneurial as we continue to grow?”  Perhaps you’ve wondered the same thing.   The starting point to answering this question is clarifying what “being entrepreneurial’ means to you and other members of your leadership team.

It’s natural to assume we all mean the same thing when we communicate, and we don’t. “Entrepreneurial” is one of those words. It represents strategic and cultural values that can have a huge impact on everyone’s decisions, expectations, actions, and outcomes. In turn, this can impact attracting and retaining talent, productivity, reputation, and top and bottom-line results.

In this Fan Favorite “Quick Take” episode, We share the story of a top leadership team that ran into a costly and time-consuming challenge when everyone had different definitions for foundational strategic and cultural references related to “being entrepreneurial.”  We discuss the critical importance of creating a shared understanding with employees, customers, partners, and other stakeholders about what “being entrepreneurial” really means in your company. Having these conversations regularly can create the focus and energy that can enable your company to continue to maintain the “entrepreneurial spirit” at all stages of the growth journey.

Even if you are clear about what you mean by “being entrepreneurial,” you also need to create a shared understanding with your many stakeholders about what it means. – Pam Harper

This week on Growth Igniters® Radio we discuss:



* The different ways we’ve heard CEOs define the term “entrepreneurial”

* A story about revealing and resolving a disconnect of understanding about “entrepreneurial” in a company’s leadership team

* The strategic importance of seeking alignment around expectations of what “entrepreneurial” means in terms of outcomes



Resources Mentioned:



* How many of your “Conventional” & “Unconventional” Stakeholders do you know? Download Pam Harper & Scott Harper’s Expanding Your Company’s Stakeholder Perspectives Checklist

* Learn more about Pam’s keynote address at Pam Harper Speaks





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What does it mean to be a transformational leader as the world keeps changing?  This is not just a philosophical question. It has very real top-line and bottom-line implications regarding your decisions, actions and outcomes.

This week we discuss the surprising truth about transformational leadership with Dr. Gloria Burgess. She’s the CEO of Jazz Inc. and executive director of the Lift Every Voice Foundation. Gloria inspires and equips leaders to integrate the arts with leadership. She enjoys collaborating with Fortune 50 companies, small businesses, NGOs, and nations. Her clients include Microsoft, Boeing, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Maxwell Leadership Team, the South African Embassy, and Panama’s office of the President. Gloria’s books include Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside and Pass It On.



Every single person has the ability to be transformative and to be a leader. — Dr. Gloria Burgess



This week on Growth Igniters Radio:



* How Gloria’s philosophy of “wearing your soul on the outside“ has evolved over time

* Gloria’s perspective on the surprising truth about being a transformational leader in a changing world

* A story from Gloria’s experience illustrating the artistry of transformational leadership in a major corporation

* Three immediately useful ideas for fostering transformational  leadership



Resources for This Episode:



* Find out more about Dr. Gloria Burgess and connect with her on “LinkedIn“

* Read about Gloria’s award-winning book, Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside: Live Your Legacy Now”

* Learn about Gloria’s “Pass It On! Book Project“

* Download PDF: “Gloria Burgess’ Thoughts on Transformational Leadership“

* Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”



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Are you taking full advantage of all your opportunities for life-long learning? One of the most challenging aspects of being a successful visionary CEO is tapping into unique learning opportunities. Media, books, podcasts, conferences, and continuing executive education are just the starting points.

This week we revisit our Fan-Favorite ‘Quick Take’ conversation about how CEOs we know have created unique learning opportunities for themselves and others in their various communities. We share examples of how shifting their mindsets about the value of going beyond the usual approaches has sparked new insights and modeled a critical leadership value for others in their organization.

We also share immediately useful ideas you can take that go beyond the usual approaches of community involvement to exemplify the value of lifelong learning.

Finding new opportunities for life-long learning requires a different mindset – Pam Harper

This week on Growth Igniters Radio:



* The value of going beyond the usual approaches of life-long learning  by actively participating in your communities

* Examples of CEOs who shifted their mindsets to create unique learning opportunities with a variety of stakeholders

* Practical ideas for tapping into the power of your communities to foster your own lifelong learning and model this value for your organization



Resources Mentioned:



* Learn more about Pam’s keynote address at Pam Harper Speaks





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