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Lars Sudmann on his new book, Innovation That Sticks Feb 17, 2020

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Margaret Murphy, our webcast & podcast Programme Manager at the Conference Board Europe, interviews Lars Sudmann on his new book, Innovation That Sticks.

How do you innovate, how do you structure your organization, your team, your personal life? You need a detailed plan and everything laid out for the future! Really? Well, maybe not always. Maybe you need to operate also with the Spaghetti Principle.

Discover how you can embrace this special principle and really make innovation stick.

You can purchase this book at:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innovation-that-sticks-Lars-Sudmann/dp/2874034878/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1581958993&refinements=p_27%3ALars+Sudmann&s=books&sr=1-1

Veronika Hucke on her new book, Fair Leadership Jan 22, 2020

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Sarah Bond, Council Director for The Diversity&Inclusion in Business Council at The Conference Board, interviews Veronika Hucke on her new book, Fair Leadership. The book is aimed at business leaders who are curious to know how they can lead fairly and inclusively. Grounded in well-researched data and theories, it is a much needed 'how-to' guide, full of recognizable challenges, practical examples and top tips for busy executives.

Alexia Michiels on her book, The Resilience Drive Jan 22, 2020

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Marion Devine, Senior Human Capital Researcher, Europe at The Conference Board interviews Alexia Michiels on her book, The Resilience Drive.

How do you honor your responsibilities without wearing yourself out? How do you achieve high objectives and still radiate? How do you live consistently abiding by your core values? Commonly asked questions to which this book suggests answers and 100 practical keys to reinforce your personal resilience, not only to bounce back faster when facing life challenges, but also to thrive and flourish.

Allen Adamson on his book, Shift Ahead Jan 15, 2020

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Allen is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Metaforce, a marketing and product consultancy which, takes a multi-disciplinary and channel-agnostic approach to marketing challenges.

Prior to this Allen was Chairman of Landor Associates, a Global communications and brand strategy consultancy. But Allen has worked across agencies as well as on the "client side" of the industry, including at Ogilvy & Mather and DMB&B as well as Packaged Goods giant Unilever. He is also an Adjunct at NYU's Stern School of Business.

The book talks about how organizations can avoid to become paralyzed by the accelerating pace of change in markets, customer needs, technologies and the business models they power. Or, as the sub-title says: "How the best companies stay relevant in a fast-changing world."

Together with his co-author professor Joel Steckel, Allen uses first-hand accounts and detailed case studies to explain how these organizations recognize when it's time to change direction, and how they pull off the feat of leaping forward while holding firm to a company's reputation, credibility, and trustworthiness.

The authors present a simple framework for maintaining the balance and flexibility essential to thriving in a marketplace where change is the only constant.

Joseph Jaffe on his new book, Built to Suck Jan 08, 2020

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Joseph Jaffe is a thought-leader, speaker, author and 'Admiral' (= founder) of the "HMS Beagle" a consultancy that helps large corporations fight inertia and decay.

Joseph argues in "Built To Suck" that the Big Corp Era is rapidly coming to an end driven by Size and Scale no longer being growth enablers but rather inhibitors. He recommends companies "embrace their Heresy" and deliver on 4 key pillars outlined in the book: Digital Disruption, Talent Resurrection, Customer Obsession and Corporate Citizenship.

Lindsey Pollak on her book, The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multi-Generational Workplace. Dec 18, 2019

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Lindsey Pollak, a leading expert on the multigenerational workplace, speaks with us about her book The Remix and what leaders and organizations can do to move past stereotypes of different age groups and toward working together more effectively. Learn practical insights on the multigenerational workforce on topics such as leadership, communication, and mentoring.

https://www.lindseypollak.com/

Michael Beer on his latest book, Fit to Compete Dec 11, 2019

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Join Harvard Business School professor, Michael Beer, as he sits down with The Conference Board VP of US Councils and former VP of HR, Russell Morris, to explain why organizational silence has become the killer of many organizations. Learn how to build a culture where employees can freely speak truth to power, and senior leaders hear what they need to hear about their company's fitness to compete. Discover a time-tested innovative process that has been used by hundreds of corporations across the globe for holding these honest conversations, critical to the future success of your business.

David Ulrich and Arthur Yeung on their new book, Reinventing the Organization Dec 04, 2019

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Hear from co-authors David Ulrich and Arthur Yeung as they describe why the traditional organizational hierarchy is dead and what replaces it. Discover a much-needed blueprint for reinventing your organization and learn how business leaders can build a new type of corporate structure that is much more responsive to fast-changing markets – and how they should lead it.

Bob Hoffman, "Laughing at Advertising" Nov 27, 2019

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"Ad Contrarian" Bob Hoffman joins host JP Kuehlwein to discuss Laughing@Advertising, a collection of his most irresponsible and inappropriate blog posts, essays, and cave drawings.

In a world overrun with "influencers," "disruption," and analytic mumbo-jumbo, Bob offers a hilarious, serious critique of modern advertising that touches on privacy, ageism, social media, and much more.

Prof. Michael Hüther on his new book, Exhausted Globalization Nov 20, 2019

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Join Prof. Michael Hüther, director of the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, as he sits down with The Conference Board Senior Economist for Europe, Ilaria Maselli, to discuss his latest book, Exhausted Globalization: Between the Transatlantic Orientation and the Chinese Way. The book is a thorough reflection about the downturn globalization is going through. It investigates the reasons why globalization is losing energy and appeal, and sketches possible ways to make it more inclusive. This is not only about economics: the authors looks at globalization not only as a process of economic integration, but also in terms of ideas and power structures.

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