The idea that maximizing shareholder value takes legal and practical precedence above all else first came to prominence in the 1970s. The person who arguably did the most to advance the idea was the business school professor Michael Jensen, who wrote in Harvard Business Review and elsewhere that CEOs pursue their own interests at the expense of shareholders' ... Show More
Oct 7
The Trouble with Tech Companies (and Their Strategies)
Cory Doctorow, author and digital rights advocate, argues that big tech companies from Facebook to Google and beyond have evolved - or devolved - in a disappointing way. He says that many large tech companies begin with a good product, but that over time they prioritize first bus ... Show More
26m 30s
Sep 30
How to Lead with Courage in Chaotic Times
Courage involves taking bold action despite uncertainty and fear. In a volatile business environment, it's hard to be brave. But Ranjay Gulati, a professor at Harvard Business School, says that there are strategies any of us can use to get improve our ability to make smart bets o ... Show More
32m 9s
Sep 23
Steven Pinker on Speculation Bubbles, Super Bowl Ads, and What Leaders Need to Know About Group Psychology
As a leader, psychology is fundamental to your success - whether that means understanding consumer behavior, team dynamics, or even your own biases and blind spots. Harvard professor Steven Pinker says that an important phenomena to understand is that of common knowledge and its ... Show More
27m 29s
Jul 2023
Conscious Capitalism, learning and growth: how business needs to listen, reflect and repeat
Dev Patnaik, keynote speaker, CEO of Jump Associates, board member of Conscious Capitalism and author of Wired to Care on how empathy will drive business, why learning and growing are essential for its future, and how the next 10 years will determine the happiness of the human co ... Show More
42m 8s
Apr 2023
Servant Leaders, Social Change, and Shared Value
People often change faster than the organizations they work for, and when cultural shifts meet shareholder interests, the perception is more of a clash than a compromise. But what if those ideas could converge in a place of shared understanding and shared benefit?
Layli Miller-Mu ... Show More
27m 50s
Jan 2021
The four-day work week: Utopian ideal or secret weapon?
A trifecta of CEOs share why they introduced the four-day work week to their companies, how it has actually helped them navigate the economic downturn, and hard lessons learnt along the way.
GUESTS: Andrew Barnes, CEO Perpetual Guardian, Kath Blackham CEO Versa, Nikki Beaumont CE ... Show More
25m 44s
Oct 2023
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Welcome back to another exciting episode of "Accelerate Your Business Growth"! In today's episode, we have two incredible guests joining us: Shelly Lefkoe, the cofounder and CEO of the Lefkoe Institute, and Vaughn Yepremian, the founder of Yepremian Law Firm. We are diving deep i ... Show More
37m 36s
May 2021
The anti-ceo playbook | Hamdi Ulukaya
Profit, money, shareholders: these are the priorities of most companies today. But at what cost? In an appeal to corporate leaders worldwide, Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls for an end to the business playbook of the past – and shares his vision for a new, "anti-CEO playbook" ... Show More
19m 15s
Nov 2023
396. Magna CEO on Turning Five Thousand Dollars Into One Billion | Frank Stronach
Dr. Jordan B Peterson sits down with founder and CEO of Magna International, Frank Stronach. They discuss the keys to starting and maintaining a successful business, and the ideas contained within the Economic Charter Rights, which advocates for the input and autonomy of all work ... Show More
1h 28m