Entrepreneurial Magic at Trader Joe's
Joe Coulombe is one of the most intelligent, creative, and thoughtful CEOs I've read about in the past ten to twenty years. He grew Trader Joe's into one of the most successful and iconic brands in th...
26 Mar 202244min
What is Agile Strategy?
Dan Montgomery is the founder of Agile Strategies, a boutique OKRs firm, and the author of Start Less Finish More. Dan states the old strategic planning model of predicting and then controlling needs...
19 Mar 202251min
What's the Book on Phantom Stock?
Good luck on finding a book about phantom stock plans that's simple to understand with practical examples. It does not exist. However, Paolo Pasicolan has created nearly a hundred such plans with the...
12 Mar 202236min
What is a Business Psychologist?
I've always been intrigued about the roles of business psychologists and certified business coaches and their ability to elevate the performances of the people and businesses they work with. In this ...
5 Mar 202255min
Captain Charlie Plumb on Grit, Honor, and Gratitude
I first heard Captain Charlie Plumb's POW story some twenty years ago, and I'm thrilled to share this conversation where we talk about Louis Zamperini, an unlikely parachute dialogue, culture, the lea...
26 Feb 202241min
Let's Talk KPIs
If you do an Amazon search on KPIs, the top result will be KPI Checklists by Bernie Smith. Bernie's newest book is entitled Gamed, our topic for this discussion. We'll find out why so many smart and ...
19 Feb 202257min
Financial Modeling Fundamentals
One of the rock stars of financial modeling is one of the founders and the Executive Director of the Financial Modeling Institute, Ian Schnoor. In this episode, we talk about the multi-disciplinary r...
12 Feb 202252min
Measures of Success With Mark Graban
My four favorite authors on performance measure with improvement as the primary aim is Don Wheeler, Stacey Barr, Dean Spitzer, and Mark Graban. In this conversation, we find out three of the most imp...
6 Feb 202256min
