May 20, 2022
Evert Bleijenberg joins John Metselaar from The Conference Board exploring a novel way to organize work in the future. Evert talks enthusiastically from his “Swarm Organization: Designing Work for a Resilient Future". Listen to this podcast as we cover three main aspects: the concept of swarms, how to generate...
Nov 3, 2021
In this episode of Off the Shelf, our guest Gabor George Burt introduces in his Slingshot book. An integrated, three-pronged approach to make the Blue Ocean principles more actionable: 1) Stretch the definition of the business you’re in and want to extract value from, 2) take consumer satisfaction...
Jan 15, 2021
Curiosity has profound implications for organizations, leaders and individuals inhabiting today’s digital reality. Pointing to practical tools and case examples, Simon Brown, one of the authors of The Curious Advantage and Chief Learning Officer at Novartis, makes the case for how curiosity can be the greatest driver...
Mar 15, 2019
Based on his legendary Yale seminar on strategic thinking (co-taught by Paul Kennedy and Charles Hill), John Lewis Gaddis discusses his latest book, On Grand Strategy, which offers readers leadership insights by surveying great historical figures spanning from Herodotus to Franklin Roosevelt – exploring the wisdom and...
Mar 15, 2019
Want to build a challenging – and lucrative – career without the pressure to “climb the corporate ladder?” Join Kathryn Sollmann for this edition of Off the Shelf as she discusses her latest book, Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn't Work for Every Woman & What to Do Instead, which provides readers...