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Clayton Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

Professor Clayton Christensen is a business world heavyweight. He’s an academic, author, entrepreneur, missionary, husband and father. He’s best known for his book, The Innovator’s Dilemma named one of the best business books ever written by The Economist. Prof. Christensen has created … Continue reading

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Paul Wilkes, The Art of Confession

It’s always a delight to talk with a fellow Workman author. Today, I’m chatting with Paul Wilkes a freelance writer for 40 years with a slew of books under his belt including The Art of Confession: Renewing Yourself Through the … Continue reading

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Anders Dahlvig, The IKEA Edge

Today, as I sit on an IKEA chair at an IKEA desk, we’re talking to Anders Dahlvig, former CEO of IKEA. Anders is the author of  The IKEA Edge: Building Global Growth and Social Good at the World’s Most Iconic … Continue reading

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Craig Ross, Degrees of Strength

Craig Ross is a CEO, executive facilitator, a coach, and co-author with Steve Vannoy of  Degrees of Strength: The Innovative Technique to Accelerate Greatness.  Today’s conversation is about the new book and how you can accelerate greatness: Craig shares about … Continue reading

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Dov Seidman, How We Do Anything is Everything

Dov Seidman is the author of a heavy, meaty book called How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything. Dov is the founder and CEO of LRN, which is focused on helping people build ethical corporate cultures and inspiring principled … Continue reading

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Andreas Forsberg, Nokia

Fun, failure and looking like a fool. What do these have to do with Great Work? Andreas Forsberg, Head of Management and Leadership Development at Nokia, will tell you all about it. I met Andreas at the Organizational Development Network … Continue reading

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Supercorp

Professor Kanter is a colossus in the world of change and thinking about what it takes for organizations to thrive and flourish. She is the Ernest L. Arbuckle professor for Business Administration at Harvard Business School, a former editor of … Continue reading

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Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save

Given that so many people in the world are living in poverty, what is your responsibility to do something about it? This is the question Australian philosopher, Peter Singer tackles in his book The Life You Can Save. Peter is … Continue reading

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Scott Wallace, Cirque du Soleil

Ten years ago, one company cropped up in all the business books – SouthWest Airlines. They’re still a brilliant company of course, but their story is well known. The new story is Cirque du Soleil, a 25 year old overnight … Continue reading

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