ILI Class Content

S3-Ep21: Tools for Avoiding Disastrous Decisions

Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Effective decision-making is one of the key skills for great leaders. Learning how to balance science-based approaches to decision-making and also leveraging experience and intuition form a strong foundation for leaders to improve how they make decisions and how they improve their decision-making process. During the discussion Gleb shares several key points from his research. He will share tips and an underlying foundation to enable you to improve your decision-making skills. • How do you use science-based strategies for avoiding disasters in business environments? • How do you appeal to the emotions of internal and external stakeholders in your business to maximize success? • How do you manage your own emotions to make wise decisions—neither taking undue risks nor failing to seize promising opportunities? • How do you combine intuitive and analytical thinking to make the best possible decisions in an environment of uncertainty?

S2-Ep35: How Do We Successfully Implement Large-Scale Change?

Guest: Kathy Starkoff
A key element of successful leadership in this dynamic time is successfully implementing large-scale change. Kathy Starkoff has extensive experience successfully transforming large IT organizations as well as advising others on their implementations. She is an expert in all facets of IT including cyber security and risk management. This show will give you a better understanding of how leaders and their organizations successfully implement large-scale change. This interview includes the following questions:
• How does an organization achieve sustainable large-scale change?
• What are the critical components of large-scale change?
• Why does it always take so long?
• How do you recognize issues along the way?
• How do you address issues along the way?
• What is the probability of a typical project’s “success”?
• What are the most common mistakes made?

Recession Prep 101: Planning is Everything

Whether it’s official or not, the signs of a looming recession surround us. But that doesn’t necessarily mean doom and gloom. During the Great Recession of 2008, for example, while GM needed a huge government bailout to survive, Ford made it through without a Federal dime. Both are large automakers, both based in Detroit, so what made the difference? Planning! Ford started preparing for a downturn nearly two years before. Greg Moran – Ford’s Chief Strategy Officer at the time – shares that history and what we can learn from it to ride our organizations through the current economic shifts.

Jet Fuel of Talent Development Feeds Success

Featured Guest: Doug McCollough
Building a talented workforce is a key element in growing our community. For Doug, being named in the TOP 20 for Amazon HQ2 is a wake-up call for the community. The question to us as a community – are we prepared to grow and compete with other communities that have other natural advantages? This ability to compete comes down to access to talent. As IT Leaders, who do we presume will come in to address this. We need to engage in this conversation and develop a new skill set for ourselves. It is up to us to build the community that builds sustainable talent flow. Doug discusses: 1. What do we want our community to look like in the future? 2. What gaps do we see? 3. What does the technology leader of the future look like? Who exemplifies that leader now? 4. What do we have in place now that can help provide the "jet fuel of talent"? 5. What do we still need to build? This discussion will be informative for leaders trying to build their talent pipeline anywhere in the world!

A Senior Consultants View - What Drives Successful Transformations?

Featured Guest: Kathleen Bergen
Many organizations are facing complex large scale change initiatives. We have talked about innovation, agile organizations, the future of the organization and future trends. Kathleen shares her experience leading large projects and give practical insight. She will answer the question – what do I need to know before I start a project that will increase my likelihood of success during the project and sustaining the progress we made after implementation. Here are the main conversation topics: 1) What are the top 5 drivers of successful implantation 2) What causes failure - explain the top 5 barriers to success 3) What do you wish clients knew and understood at the outset? 4) If you could hand out a magic pill that made sure they understood two key points – what would those be? 5) What needs to happen to support value realization after project completion? 6) If you were to share 1 success and 1 failure – what would you want others to learn from your successes and struggles?

S6-Ep50: Success Mindsets: Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life

Guest: Ryan Gottfredson
Mindsets are the most foundational element for why leaders do what they do. Unfortunately, most leaders are not conscious of their mindsets, and their negative mindsets wreak havoc on their effectiveness. Ryan Gottfredson joins the show to discuss his new book “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work and Leadership” and what leaders can do to awaken to their mindsets and develop Success Mindsets, so they can unlock much more effective leadership.

THE MIND OF THE LEADER: Driving Extraordinary Results

Featured Guest: Jacqueline Carter
$46 billion a year is spent on leadership training, but a recent Gallup survey showed that 82 percent of employees find their leaders “uninspiring.” Why the gap? Because most leadership development focuses on outward skills like strategy, people management and finance. Instead, new research shows that leadership should start inward with the mind. THE MIND OF THE LEADER: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results (Harvard Business Review Press; March 2018) by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter reveals how leaders can lead themselves, their people, and their organizations by training their minds. The authors found that three mental qualities are essential to becoming effective leaders. Leaders must be mindful (being present and attentive to their people’s needs), selfless (to model cultures based on growth and learning instead of ego) and compassionate (show their people they have their back).

Success Begins with Trust

Featured Guest: Mark Given
“Our world and our businesses revolve on the level of Trust people have in us. Success begins with Trust and ends when Trust dissolves.” This quote by Mark Given is the basis for this show. Mark joins Maureen to discuss the topic of trust and the importance of trust to help leaders succeed.

Can Your Business Survive the Rapid Advance of Technology?

Featured Guest: Terry Jones
The burning question many businesses should be asking is “Can our business survive and thrive the rapid advance of technology?” Today Terry Jones, the founder of Travelocity.com and founding chairman of Kayak.com, joins the show to discuss with Maureen how existing corporations can change and adapt to new products, as sometimes it's forgotten how to discover new things. His advice: “You better take a risk, if you don’t, you’ll be gone.”

Leveraging Technology to Deepen Human Performance

The greatest story of the 21st century is not technology, but how technology will be used as a tool for deepening the levels of human potential. Brian talks about his work leveraging the most proven performers, time-honored principles and cutting-edge technology to develop unique performance solutions for a wide range of “arenas” – from medicine to agriculture. He will discuss the following questions? 1. Why has "innovation" become such a buzzword in recent years? 2. What trends are you focusing on and how do they impact organizations and leaders? 3. What is the archetype of a leader who is effective in a world of dramatic change and dynamism? 4. Why is "human potential" such a powerful concept in today's global environment? 5. What challenges do all modern leaders face? 6. What is the most important trait of today's leaders? 7. What are "The First Principles of High Performance" 8. How does technology serve leaders and make for more high performing teams? What is singularity?