Quantum Business Insights With Olivia Parr-rud

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Sinopsis

In todays fast-paced, high-tech, global economy, the business landscape is constantly changing. The confluence of big data, emerging technologies, and global connectivity puts unprecedented pressure on companies to become more innovative and agile. To maintain a competitive edge, companies must constantly adapt while continuing to identify and exploit new opportunities. Interestingly, new models are emerging from science and nature that offer a unique perspective one that sees our global economy as a highly interconnected, continually evolving complex adaptive system. These models unveil powerful insights for optimizing our business strategies and processes. Each week on Quantum Business Insights, Olivia explores these concepts with thought leaders from around the globe. We look for ways to leverage their insights to ignite innovation, inspire our workforce, and create positive outcomes for our companies, our communities, and the planet.

Episodios

  • HOW TO BE HAPPY AT WORK: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship

    09/02/2018 Duración: 30min

    Nearly two-thirds of all employees are either actively disengaged or ambivalent about their jobs, as Gallup consistently reports. And while organizations and their leaders are increasingly aware of the importance of workplace engagement and happiness, these goals remain elusive to many. Tune in to learn how Dr. Annie McKee answers the question “HOW TO BE HAPPY AT WORK: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship” with a resounding yes, detailing how happiness—and the full engagement that comes with it —is attainable if we can identify the causes of stress, as well as the solutions to turn it around. Now more than ever, happiness and engagement are critical to the success of organizations, teams and each of us as individuals. Leveraging powerful research, insights and work with numerous leaders and organizations around the world, Dr. McKee uncovers 3 essential elements people must have in order to be happy at work, much of which lie within each one of us. http://www.anniemckee.com/books

  • Top-Line Economics: Shifting Frequencies for Prosperity with Andrew Cameron Baily and Connie Baxter Marlow

    03/07/2015 Duración: 33min

    To thrive in today’s fast-paced global economy, companies have to constantly adapt to shifting markets, technologies, and consumer demands. This places enormous pressure on employees, as well as leaders, to learn new skills and adopt new behaviors. Tune in and learn how to literally raise your vibration to a frequency that allows you to easily adapt to whatever presents itself. Based on a combination of ancient indigenous wisdom, Western traditions, and the latest scientific discoveries, gain a deeper understanding of what is driving our desire to connect, expand, and evolve through a frequency of trust. http://thetrustfrequency.net/

  • Experiential Learning: How to Lock in New Behavior with Jonathan Wygant

    07/02/2015 Duración: 31min

    In today’s high-tech global economy, companies have to constantly adapt just to remain competitive. This often requires employees, as well as leaders, to learn new skills and even new behaviors. Tune in and learn what leaders need to consider when planning a change initiative, especially when success depends on employees learning new behaviors. Gain insights into how change affects people, how to assess someone’s ability to adapt, and what motivates new behavior. Understand the importance of using authentic and effective communication strategies. Learn the importance of commitment and accountability and how our habits play into our ability or inability to learn new behaviors. www.bigspeak.com

  • Capitalize Employee Empowerment with Shawn Casemore

    09/01/2015 Duración: 53min

    Are you aware of your company’s greatest asset? In today’s high-tech global economy, most businesses have access to the same equipment, technology, and processes – a fact that has leveled the playing field in many industries. Tune in and learn how to turn your employees into your greatest competitive advantage through employee empowerment. Hear how to avoid the most common mistakes made by your competitors. And gain insights into how you can leverage employee engagement to create a company that is highly valued by your customers and highly adaptable to changing consumer demands and market pressures. www.casemoreandco.com

  • The New Four Agreements at Work with David Dibble

    02/01/2015 Duración: 55min

    Are you tired of large-scale organizational change initiatives that are doomed fail? Do you want to learn a simple, yet powerful method for initiating and continually improving all aspects of your business? Tune in and learn how a system approach to organizational change offers a model of continuous improvement that taps the innate wisdom of your organization. Gain insights into the warning signs of large scale organizational failure. Understand the leverage points that offer maximum results from minimum effort by learning the four systems principles. Hear how David Dibble created powerful, profitable change in a highly dysfunctional hospital and turned a $9 million deficit into a $1 million profit in 11 months! www.newconscioussystems.com

  • Special Encore Presentation: Conscious Evolution with Barbara Marx Hubbard

    26/12/2014 Duración: 54min

    Would you like to live in a more sustainable, connected, and peaceful world? Do you feel that business has a role in creating this future? Are you drawn to business models that create synergy and mutual benefit for business, society, and the globe? Tune in and learn how the leading pioneer of conscious evolution, Barbara Marx Hubbard, has spent her life building a vision for a positive future. Hear Barbara share her story - as a young child, she questioned how our powers of destruction could be used for good. Today she asks how our technological advances in biotech, nanotech, nuclear, etc. can be used to create positive outcomes. Gain insights from her vision as we evolve as humans. Learn about her model for the future – The Wheel of Cocreation – social synergy and whole system shift. Be inspired by Barbara and others who are showing the way – that it’s possible to do well by doing good! www.evolve.org

  • Responsible Business with Carol Sanford

    19/12/2014 Duración: 56min

    Do you want to achieve record revenue growth while running a legally, fiscally, socially, and environmentally responsible business? Would you like to know the secret to the highest employee satisfaction and talent retention? Tune in and learn from Carol Sanford, a true business visionary. Hear her share how to get everyone in your organization, including the senior team of all functions and lines of business, to be on the same page about anything— e.g. strategy, leadership philosophy, people management. Learn how her strategy frees your company to be more agile and innovative. Gain insights from her unique approach to leadership and management that challenges many so called ‘best practices’ - that have proven to actually undermine success. Her fundamentally different method of working has been tested and proven successful on three continents in multiple industries. www.carolsanford.com

  • Built to Lead with David Long

    12/12/2014 Duración: 54min

    Are you looking for the best leadership principles that support adaptability and long term survival? According to David Long, “Everything You Think You Know About Being a World Class Manager is WRONG!” He claims that most of the conventional wisdom on how to be an effective leader is outdated or simply untrue. Tune in and listen as David shares success tips from his new book, Built to Lead, 7 Management R.E.W.A.R.D.S Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager. Learn how to build your teams using the seven principles of his REWARDS acronym: Reconnaissance, Education, Winners Emerge, Attitude, Recognition, Duplication, Success . Hear how you can employ these simple principles to increase employee satisfaction and insure higher profitability. http://www.top10manager.com/

  • People Analytics in a World of Big Data with Martine George

    05/12/2014 Duración: 56min

    Did you know that as your use of technology increases across your organization, your costs in the areas of talent acquisition and management also increase? Yes, the need for highly skilled, motivated, and satisfied employees is even more critical to the success of your business in our high-tech, fast-paced, global economy. Tune in and learn how Martine George, PhD approaches strategic business analytics and data science by sharing her experience in hiring, training, and empowering her team members as well as training and coaching other organizational leaders to maximize their human capital investment. Gain insights into how advanced analytics informs her approach to decision-making. Hear how ‘soft skills’ are becoming a core competency among data scientists and managers in the realm of business analytics. And learn what motivates analysts, data scientists, and business intelligence experts.

  • Conscious Evolution with Barbara Marx Hubbard

    21/11/2014 Duración: 54min

    Would you like to live in a more sustainable, connected, and peaceful world? Do you feel that business has a role in creating this future? Are you drawn to business models that create synergy and mutual benefit for business, society, and the globe? Tune in and learn how the leading pioneer of conscious evolution, Barbara Marx Hubbard, has spent her life building a vision for a positive future. Hear Barbara share her story - as a young child, she questioned how our powers of destruction could be used for good. Today she asks how our technological advances in biotech, nanotech, nuclear, etc. can be used to create positive outcomes. Gain insights from her vision as we evolve as humans. Learn about her model for the future – The Wheel of Cocreation – social synergy and whole system shift. Be inspired by Barbara and others who are showing the way – that it’s possible to do well by doing good! www.evolve.org

  • Do You QuantumThink? with Dianne Collins

    14/11/2014 Duración: 56min

    Are you stressed by the increasing complexity and volatility in your life? What if everything you thought you knew about the nature of reality and the way life works was, well, … wrong? Tune in as Dianne Collins discusses her award-winning bestseller, Do You QuantumThink? New Thinking That Will Rock Your World. Listen as Dianne shares her cutting-edge research into the nature of reality. Gain insights into how the laws of nature are inviting new ways to navigate complexity and constant change. We’ll explore several of her 21 principles of QuantumThink that take us from the outdated “old world view” limits of the Industrial Age – to begin thinking from the more accurate and up-to-date “new world view” of our Quantum Age. As Dianne puts it: “Old World View = Circumstance rules; New World View = Intent rules. Whatever you do in life you have to deal with your mind. When you master your mind, you master your life.” Tune in and learn how to master your life! www.diannecollins.com

  • Special Encore Presentation: Wholehearted Leadership and Employee Engagement with Kevin Kruse

    07/11/2014 Duración: 54min

    Did you know that employee satisfaction is a major driver of business success? As complexity increases, our human capital becomes ever more critical to adaptability, innovation, and long term profitability. Tune in and learn how wholehearted leadership leads to employee engagement – the key to unlocking dramatic business results as well as better health and relationships for individuals. Based on his own experience as a CEO, and his analysis of survey results on over 10 million people in 150 countries, Kevin Kruse reveals how growth, recognition and trust are the key drivers that turn average groups into high performing teams. You’ll get specific tactics to unlock emotional commitment, activate discretionary effort, and generate future confidence and clarity to combat the effects of change. You’ll be empowered to turn “task-managers” into “people-leaders’ and guide your employees to greater happiness at work.

  • Mindfulness in the Workplace with Amy Edelstein

    31/10/2014 Duración: 56min

    To gain an edge in our highly competitive economy, employers need to create an environment that brings out the best in their employees. This includes training, support, and an environment that fosters well-being. We’ve seen a rash of tools introduced from in-office fitness programs to health-conscious catering. The tool that has proven to be the most effective and long-lasting in promoting employee well-being, cooperation, and creative problem solving is a tool called Mindfulness. Based on work initiated at U Mass Medical Center over 35 years ago, Mindfulness exercises have been clinically proved to be effective to reduce stress, anxiety, ADD and more. Tune in as I discuss Mindfulness with Amy Edelstein, a practitioner of Mindfulness since 1984 and a corporate Mindfulness trainer. Learn about the many benefits of bringing Mindfulness to your corporate culture. Gain insights into a few brief experiential practices that bring long lasting benefits. www.amyedelstein.com

  • Authentic Leadership with Mastin Kipp

    24/10/2014 Duración: 53min

    Did you know that, in companies attempting to navigate in our fast-paced, high-tech global economy, authentic leadership is becoming a core competency? The complexity and specialization we experience in business today requires leaders to inspire their employees to be more responsible and accountable. Yes, if a leader can empathize, admit mistakes, and show compassion, they are much more able to motivate, inspire, and lead their teams to greatness. Join me and my guest, Mastin Kipp, founder of The Daily Love.com as we discuss his rise to success and personal empowerment stardom through the daily practice of blogging with vulnerability and authenticity. Learn his success secrets as he seeks to improve himself physically, mentally, and spiritually. Be inspired by this candid discussion as Mastin shares his powerful story. www.thedailylove.com

  • Triple Crown Leadership with Bob Vanourek

    17/10/2014 Duración: 56min

    Did you know there are certain leadership practices that are proven to drive long-term profitability? And were you aware that most of the economic crises of the last 30 years were actually the result of failures in leadership? Tune in and learn how to build Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring organizations with Triple Crown Leadership. You’ll gain insights into the Five Practices that lead to long-term success. Hear about Bob’s research into numerous companies that are successful as a result of their approach to leadership. And learn how these benefits go way beyond just higher profits for shareholders−they are realized by employees, communities, and society at large. www.triplecrownleadership.com

  • Disrupt with Human-Centric Leading with Eleni Pallas

    10/10/2014 Duración: 56min

    Did you know that companies that practice disruptive leadership are quickly gaining a competitive advantage in our current fast-paced, high-tech, global economy? But this requires that leaders disrupt their current way of leading in order to empower and align with the new paradigm. Tune in and learn what it takes to be a powerful disruptor through human-centric leading. Gain insights into the difference between human-centric leading and other styles that also care about people. Learn what will happen over time if we all become human-centric, as well as the benefits and challenges of being a human-centric leader

  • Empowering Innovation with Jeff DeGraff

    03/10/2014 Duración: 56min

    Did you know that innovation is the only value proposition with a shelf life? And with the commoditization of most linear processes and technologies, innovation is essential to stay competitive in our volatile, global economy. However, unlike many business processes that can be strategized and managed, innovation must be encouraged, allowed to emerge, and nurtured through implementation. Tune in and learn how to empower innovation with the “Dean of Innovation”, Jeff De Graff. Listen as we unveil common corporate messages that hinder innovation. Understand why variation and diversity and important to facilitate innovation. Gain insights into the use of the Competing Values Framework, including how to create positive conflict. Learn about the Innovation Genome model which connects value propositions with culture, competency and leadership through four quadrants and a shared language.

  • Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems with Barry Johnson

    26/09/2014 Duración: 56min

    Have you ever pursued a strategy only to get derailed by some unforeseen consequence of that strategy? The underlying cause goes by many names: Paradox, Tensions, Polarity, Yin and Yang, Interdependent Pairs, etc.. Whatever you call it, every action taken by your organization is vulnerable to the effect of ignoring or underestimating the negative effects of that action. Tune in and learn how to unveil, understand, and model the dynamics of Polarity. We’ll explore the underlying phenomenon that behaves in predictable ways. We’ll describe how to build a Polarity Map® and set of “realities” that represent the latest research in the area. The more we understand the elements of this phenomenon and the dynamics by which it functions, the more effective we can be at leveraging its energy. This leveraging can support us in pursuing our most expansive dreams and addressing our most chronic issues –as individuals, families, organizations, nations, and humanity. www.polaritypartnerships.com

  • Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein

    19/09/2014 Duración: 56min

    Have you ever considered economics to be sacred? It may seem like a stretch–given the common theme that money is the root of all evil. Money, or currency, is a form of energy through which most of us navigate the world. Yet its misuse has led to some very dire and potentially dangerous scenarios. Tune in and learn how we can transmute money into something sacred. Charles Eisenstein claims that nothing less than a wholesale revolution will suffice, a transformation of money’s essential nature. Learn about new forms of currency and the new economy that will coalesce around it. We’ll explore the metamorphosis in human identity that is both a cause and a result of the transformation of money. Hear how our attitudes about money go all the way to the core of what it is to be human: they include our understanding of the purpose of life, humanity’s role on the planet, the relationship of the individual to the human and natural community; even what it is to be an individual, a self.

  • Human Capital and Workforce Optimization with Gene Pease

    12/09/2014 Duración: 53min

    Did you know that a company with an engaged workforce has a higher likelihood of being profitable? This presents an unprecedented opportunity and challenge for managers and HR professionals. With a wide variety of tools and methodologies at your fingertips, you can manage the entire employee lifecycle−from your approach to recruiting, hiring, and onboarding to investments in employee performance, retention, and preserving institutional knowledge. Tune in and learn new ways to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data about your workforce. Gain insights into two approaches to employee engagement and training: Workforce Planning and Workforce Optimization. Understand how they differ from each other and yet are both so critical to your success. Learn how big data is becoming a central driver of workforce optimization.

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