The Emerging World of Work

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The Emerging World of Work

A podcast for leaders who want to ensure their business is keeping pace with change and in a strong position to grow, with insights from the world’s top thinkers on the transformative enterprise. From Emergn, the leading expert in transformation, with a mission to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. To learn more, visit http://www.emergn.com/

03/09/2020

13 - Cracking the Code: Working With Americans

What drives American informality, schedules and the desire to combine fun with business? We interview Allyson Stewart-Allen – a renowned advisor, speaker, non-executive director, educator and author of the best-selling book ‘Working with Americans’ - who offers a deeper understanding of America’s business mindset, diversity and regions so you can confidently navigate this large, complex and profit-making economy. Whether new to working with Americans or an experienced internationalist, her top tips for connecting with US colleagues, clients, customers or consultants reveal what drives American informality, schedules and the desire to combine fun with business. Guest: Allyson Stewart-Allen, author of Working with Americans: How to Build Profitable Business Relationships

1h 11m
02/25/2020

12 - Scaling Transformative Businesses

Business growth and scale are undeniably interconnected but differ in a few fundamental ways. The latter can’t be realized without the former, but they are also wholly different measures of a business’s development. To explore this topic further, we posed three questions to our panelists – April Seggebruch (COO, Movista), Michal Alter (CEO Visit.org) and Rick Webb (Director, Grit Studios) – each bringing a different perspective based on their industry, experience and stage of business maturity. Guest: ● April Seggebruch – Co-Founder & COO, Movista ● Michal Altar - CEO, Visit.org ● Rick Webb - Grit Studios, Founder and Director

50 min
06/11/2019

11 - How Great Leaders Win Support for Innovative Ideas

It’s one thing to come up with ideas and test them in the market. How do you find a way to win the resources and support to bring ideas to life? To find out, we interview Jeff Dyer and Nathan Furr, co-authors of the new book “Innovation Capital: How to Compete--and Win--Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders.” They share insights from their research and conversations with some of the top leaders of our time, like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Marc Benioff, explaining how they compete for and obtain, the resources they need to bring ideas to life. Guests: Jeff Dyer is a professor of strategy at both Wharton and Brigham Young University Nathan Furr is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, where he teaches innovation and technology strategy. Get their book: https://hbr.org/product/innovation-capital-how-to-compete-and-win-like-the-world-s-most-innovative-leaders/10222E-KND-ENG

32 min
05/14/2019

10 - Unlocking Innovation with the Power of Play

Creativity is in high demand in the workplace, both among front-line workers and leadership. But do our current ways of working support innovative, imaginative ideas? Johan Roos believes play nurtures the imagination, so you can put it to more productive use. Johan is the co-inventor of LEGO Serious Play, a methodology designed to enhance innovation and business performance through playtime. We ask him how he created the concept, how play helps leaders unlock their capacity to innovate, and why he feels it’s more useful than ever in our current business climate. Guest: Johan Roos – Professor and Chief Academic Officer at the HULT International Business School

23 min
04/16/2019

9 - Lessons From China’s Innovators

Chinese innovators are making their mark globally. What can leaders and entrepreneurs around the world learn from the innovation happening in this country? Authors Mark Greeven, George Yip and Wei Wei join us to discuss their new book, "Pioneers, Hidden Champions, Changemakers, and Underdogs: Lessons from China’s Innovators." They explain the four different type of innovators in China, the successes of Western companies that have tried to move into this market, and the lessons the rest of us can learn from China’s startup culture. Buy "Pioneers, Hidden Champions, Changemakers, and Underdogs" https://bit.ly/2USAoqe Guest: ● Mark J. Greeven Professor of Innovation and Strategy at IMD Business School in Lausanne ● George S. Yip Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Imperial College Business School in London ● Wei Wei Founder and CEO of the Shanghai-based consulting firm GSL Innovation

32 min
03/14/2019

8 - The New Science of Radical Innovation

What can science teach us about the qualities of great, innovative leaders? In her new book The New Science of Radical Innovation: The Six Competencies Leaders Need to Win in a Complex World, Dr. Sunnie Giles explains how concepts like neuroscience and quantum mechanics apply to everyday work. She tells us how leaders can leverage these concepts to create the right environment for “radical” innovation within their business. Buy The New Science of Radical Innovation at book.sunniegiles.com. Learn more about Dr. Sunnie’s work at sunniegiles.com Guest: Dr. Sunnie Giles, author of The New Science of Radical innovation

24 min
02/20/2019

7 - The Productive Creatives

Is it possible to be both constantly creative and constantly productive? In her new book “Hustle and Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work,” Rahaf Harfoush suggests that society’s preoccupation with life hacks, hyper-efficiency and “Inbox Zero” directly harms our creative best interests. She shares advice for leaders who want to help the “Productive Creatives” in their workforce find a healthier balance. Buy “Hustle and Float” at HustleandFloat.com. Learn more about Rahaf’s work at rahafharfoush.com. Guest: Rahaf Harfoush, author of Hustle and Float

27 min
01/16/2019

6 - The Power of Market-Creating Innovation

What can leaders and entrepreneurs learn from the effort to solve global poverty? Along with Clayton Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon are co-authors of The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty. In this interview, Efosa and Karen reveal the paradox at the heart of existing approaches to solving poverty, and propose a better way forward based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation. To learn more about their work, visit https://www.christenseninstitute.org/ Get the book: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062851826/the-prosperity-paradox/ Guest: Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon, co-authors of The Prosperity Paradox

43 min

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A podcast for leaders who want to ensure their business is keeping pace with change and in a strong position to grow, with insights from the world’s top thinkers on the transformative enterprise. From Emergn, the leading expert in transformation, with a mission to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. To learn more, visit http://www.emergn.com/

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Emergn
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2018 - 2020
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13
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Clean
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