Doug Conant breaks down how putting his employees first made him an internationally renowned business leader atop both the Nabisco Foods Company and the Campbell Soup Company. On this episode Doug discusses why you can’t win in the marketplace if you haven’t won in the workplace, his first 100 days as CEO of Campbell Soup, adjusting to shifting consumer pre ... Show More
Mar 24
[Outliers] Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose
Harrison McCain learned salesmanship by talking his way into a pharmaceutical job at 22, then spent five formative years under K.C. Irving, absorbing lessons in vertical integration, relentless deal-capture, and "management by suggestion." He quit with no plan, two newborn kids, ... Show More
39m 29s
Mar 17
Connor Teskey: The 90% Rule, AI Infrastructure, and the Future of Investing
Connor Teskey is the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s largest investors, managing about a trillion dollars across infrastructure, power, real estate, private equity, and credit. In this exclusive interview, his first as CEO, we explore his approach to capita ... Show More
1h 25m
Jan 2019
Kevin Kruse: Leadership Has No Rules | Leadership | E15
Everything you know about leadership is wrong! Well, not everything, but there are many popular leadership practices that science has proven is not the best approach. Tune into this episode to become a better leader with Kevin Kruse, the Founder & CEO of LEADx.org, a AI-powered l ... Show More
43m 33s
May 2023
What Top Performing CEOs Really Do
Popular stereotypes of successful CEOs as charismatic white men with Ivy League degrees, who never falter under pressure, are misleading. Elena Botelho, who co-leads the CEO Genome Project and advises top leaders, says actual success in the C-suite has more to do with being decis ... Show More
31m 23s
Jun 2024
685: How to Start a Top Job, with Ty Wiggins
Ty Wiggins: The New CEO Ty Wiggins is a leadership expert who is passionate about setting up new CEOs for success. As the global lead of Russell Reynolds Associates’ CEO & Executive Transition Practice, he helps world-leading CEOs successfully transition into their roles, guiding ... Show More
39m 35s
Nov 2021
164 Strauss Zelnick - America's Fittest CEO
<p class="p1">Leadership is tough. For that matter, just about every job today is tough; the hours, the effort, the competition, the people, the pandemic. Success today requires a certain level of mental and physical fitness. As a result, exercise is key. And while it's important ... Show More
19m 12s
Nov 2022
How New Leaders Can Succeed with Bill Treasurer
<p>In this HRchat we talk about ways to maximize the success of new leaders. Our returning guest is <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/courage/'>Bill Treasurer</a>, Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting. <br/><br/>Bill is an evangelist for courage, a writer, spea ... Show More
25m 9s
Jun 2024
TIP639: Buffett's Favorite Business Book w/ David Fagan
On today’s episode, Clay is joined by David Fagan to discuss Don Keough’s book, The Ten Commandments of Business Failure. Don Keough was the President and COO of Coca-Cola. During Keough’s and Roberto Goizueta’s leadership, Coca-Cola’s stock compounded at 27% per annum from 1981 ... Show More
1h 6m
<p><em><strong>The Growth Leader: Strategies to Drive the Top and Bottom Lines</strong></em> by Scott K. Edinger</p> <p>ABOUT THE BOOK:</p> <p>Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue.</p> <p>However you define business growth--total revenue, net income, margin expansion, ... Show More
