Shameen Prashantham, "Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups" (Wiley, 2021)
Today I talked to Shameen Prashantham about his book Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups (Wiley, 2021). In a nutshell, the distrust that must ...
17 Feb 202232min
Martin Wells, "No One Playing: The Essence of Mindfulness in Golf and in Life" (John Hunt, 2022)
Today I talked to Martin Wells about his new book No One Playing: The Essence of Mindfulness in Golf and in Life (John Hunt, 2022). As Martin Wells explains, to imagine you’re in control, on a golf c...
10 Feb 202236min
Leonard Mlodinow, "Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking" (Pantheon, 2022)
Today I talked to Leonard Mdlodinow about his new book Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking (Pantheon, 2022). "On or around December 1910, human character changed,” Virginia Woolf memorably wrot...
3 Feb 202246min
Ben M. Bensaou, "Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA" (McGraw Hill, 2021)
Today I talked to Ben M. Bensaou about his new Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA (McGraw Hill, 2021). This episode could have just as easily been called...
27 Jan 202235min
Minal Bopaiah, "Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives" (Berrett-Koehler, 2021)
Today I talked to Minal Bopaiah about her new book Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives (Berrett-Koehler, 2021). Remember the Marlboro Man? Of course you do, as he symbolizes the...
20 Jan 202234min
Coleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg, "Glass Half Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work" (HBR Press, 2021)
Today I talked to Colleen Ammerman about her new book (co-authored with Boris Groysberg) Glass Half Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work (HBR Press, 2021). The statistics...
13 Jan 202234min
Pamela Slim, "The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You" (McGraw Hill, 2021)
Today I talked to Pamela Slim about her new book The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You (McGraw Hill, 2021). Almost all the new jobs created in Americ...
6 Jan 202233min
Nathalie Nahai, "Business Unusual: Values, Uncertainty and the Psychology of Brand Resilience" (Kogan Page, 2022)
Today I talked to Nathalie Nahai new book Values, Uncertainty and the Psychology of Brand Resilience (Kogan Page, 2022) David Brooks once joked that in the end the “revolution” promised us by the Baby...
30 Dec 202134min
