Outthinkers
Episodes
#66—Hermann Simon: Pricing Strategies in Uncertain Times—through Inflation and Beyond
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hermann Simon is the Founder and Honorary Chairman of Simon-Kucher & Partners, today the world’s leading price consultancy with 41 offices and 1...
#65—Vijay Govindarajan: Closing Possibility Gaps While Creating the Future
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vijay Govindarajan is the Coxe Distinguished Professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and is a Faculty Partner in the Silicon Valley ...
#64—Peter G. Klein: Organizational Design as a Competitive Advantage
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter G. Klein is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Baylor University’s business school, and Faculty Director of Baylor's Baugh Center for...
#63—Julia Boorstin: Why Women Leaders Excel, and What We Can Learn
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Boorstin is the author of recently released book, When Women Lead. CNBC’s Senior Media & Tech Correspondent and has been an on-air reporte...
#62—Michael Schrage: Re-examining Human-Machine Collaborations
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A research fellow with MIT Sloan School's Initiative on the Digital Economy, Michael Schrage’s research, writing and advisory work focuses on t...
#61—Bruce Usher: The Role and Impact of Business in Climate Change
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Usher is professor of professional practice and the Faculty Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School. He t...
#60—Mark Esposito: The Great Remobilization—Redesigning the World
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark Esposito is recognized internationally as a top global thought leader in matters relating to The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the changes...
#59—Venkat Ramaswamy: Rethinking Value Creation through Co-Creation
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Venkat Ramaswamy is Professor of Marketing at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. He is a globally-recognized thought...
#58—Marshall Goldsmith: Creating a Life of Fulfillment as a Leader
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, a New York Times #1 bestselling author, has written or edited 47 books which have sold over 3 million copies, been translated ...
#57—Horst Schulze: Insights into Creating a Winning Culture from a Leading Hotelier
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A legend and leader in the hotel world, Horst Schulze's teachings and vision have reshaped the concepts of service and hospitality across ind...
#56—Lisa Bodell: The Value of Simplicity to Strengthen Your Strategy
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
FutureThink CEO Lisa Bodell ranks among the Top 50 Speakers Worldwide and is the best-selling author of Kill the Company and Why Simple Wins. She’s ...
#55—Anna Tavis: Preparing for the Future of Work
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anna Tavis is Clinical Professor and Academic Director of Human Capital Management Department at NYU School of Professional Studies, Senior Fellow...
#54—James Heskett: Building a Culture for Competitive Advantage
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, Win From Within: Build Organizatio...
#53—Emmanuel Probst: Branding Hacks to Stay Competitive
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuel Probst is Global Lead, Brand Thought-Leadership at Ipsos, adjunct professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, and the author of...
#52—James Stavridis: Nine Lessons in Making High-Risk Decisions Under Pressure
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent more than thirty years in the U.S. Navy, rising to the rank of four-star admiral. He was Supreme Allied Com...
#51—Ben Casnocha: Embracing Your Inner Entrepreneur
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Casnocha is an entrepreneur and cofounder of Village Global, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has funded hundreds of startups and the co...
#50—Salim Ismail: Why Exponential Organizations Outperform Others
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Salim Ismail is the lead author of the bestselling business book, Exponential Organizations. A renowned technology strategist and serial entrepreneur ...
#49—Geoff Smart: A Proven Method for Optimizing Your Hiring Process
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Geoff Smart is the Chairman & Founder of ghSMART. Founded in 1995, ghSMART helps Fortune 500 CEOs & boards, billionaire entrepreneurs, and...
#48—Insights from Ajay Banga of The World Bank and former CEO of MasterCard
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ajay Banga is the 14th President of the World Bank Group. Prior to this he was Vice Chairman at General Atlantic, which he joined after 12 years at th...
#47—Pete Newell: Lessons in Accelerating Innovation
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Newell is a nationally-recognized innovation expert whose work is transforming how the government and other large organizations compete and drive...
Building Business Ecosystems Series: #3—Felix Oberholzer-Gee
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Note to listeners* This episode is part of a special sub-series on business ecosystems.Felix Oberholzer-Gee is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Busi...
#46—Richard Rumelt: Finding the Crux of Your Strategy
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard P. Rumelt is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on strategy and management. McKinsey Quarterly described him as “strategy’s st...
Building Business Ecosystems Series: #2—Ben Gomes-Casseres
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Note to listeners* This episode is part of a special sub-series on business ecosystems.Ben Gomes-Casseres has been studying ecosystems since before t...
#45—Amy Webb: Using Foresight—Not Prediction—to Guide Strategy
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist and a bestselling, award-winning author. She is a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Busi...
#44—Christian Busch: Creating Serendipity for Your Business
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Dr. Christian Busch is the bestselling author of The Serendipity Mindset: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck. Arianna Huffington called...
Building Business Ecosystems Series: #1—Tiffani Bova
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Note to listeners* This episode is part of a special sub-series on business ecosystems.Tiffani Bova is the chief growth evangelist at Salesforce and ...
#43—Whitney Johnson: Mastering Your Individual Growth Journey
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whitney Johnson is the CEO of human capital consultancy WLJ Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020 fastest-growing private company in America. She is an expert a...
#42—Verne Harnish: Proven Insights into Mastering Strategy
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), with over 16,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years E...
#41—Keith Ferrazzi: Redesigning Your Workforce with Radical Adaptability
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Ferrazzi is a bestselling author, award-winning speaker, investor, philanthropist, and executive team coach who helps teams transform enterprise...
#40—Ken Blanchard: Becoming a Servant Leader
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Blanchard is one of the world’s most influential leadership experts. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Ken is ...
#39—Gary Hamel: Lessons on Keeping Your Business Strategy Competitive
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most influential and iconoclastic business thinkers. He has worked with leading companies across the globe and is a...
#38—Jonathan Knee: Creating Your Competitive Advantage in the Age of Platforms and Ecosystems
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Knee is a of Professional Practice in Media and Technology and Co-Director of the Media and Technology Program at Columbia Business School, w...
#37—Francesca Gino: Embedding Curiosity in Your Workplace
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Francesca Gino is an award-winning researcher who focuses on why people make the decisions they do at work, and how leaders and employees have more pr...
#36—Martin Reeves: Employing an Imagination Cycle to Keep Your Strategy Fresh
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Reeves is a Managing Director and Senior Partner in BCG’s San Francisco office and Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, where he explores...
#35—Julian Birkinshaw: Harnessing the Power of Innovation in Incumbent Organizations
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Birkinshaw is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Strategic Ma...
#34—Faith Popcorn: Predictions to Know From a Leading Futurist
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Faith Popcorn founded her BrainReserve (FPBR), the futurist marketing consultancy, in 1974. The New York Times has called her “The Trend Oracle,&quo...
#33—Adam Bryant: Good vs. GREAT CEOs—500 Interviews Reveal What Makes the Difference
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Bryant is managing director of The ExCo Group, a senior leadership development and executive mentoring firm. Prior to this, Adam worked for 30 ye...
#32—Ben Gomes-Casseres: Mastering the Three Rules of Business Combinations
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Gomes-Casseres has worked on partnership strategies for thirty years, as a researcher, teacher, and advisor. A professor at Brandeis University, B...
#31—Fred Reichheld: How Companies Can Recapture the True Value of the NPS
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fred Reichheld is the creator of the Net Promotor Score (or NPS). He is a Bain Fellow and the founder of their Loyalty practice, which helps compani...
#30—Peter Cappelli: HR Trends and Best Practices in the Post-Covid Workforce
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at The Wharton School and Director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources. He is als...
#29—Dan Toma: Implementing, Managing and Measuring Innovation in the Corporate Startup
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Toma is an innovation thought leader and the co-author of two of my favorite books on innovation. The award-winning book The Corporate Startup, (a...
#28—Tiffani Bova: Modernizing Your Company Strategy to Increase Your Growth IQ
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffani Bova is the chief growth evangelist at Salesforce and the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book GROWTH IQ: Get Smarter About the ...
#27—Michael Tushman: Why Ambidextrous Organizations Outperform Others
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Tushman is a Baker Foundation Professor, Paul R Lawrence Professor Emeritus, and faculty chair of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Har...
#26—Felix Oberholzer-Gee: Applying a Value-Based Strategy to Drive Your Business
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Oberholzer-Gee is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning instructor, his academi...
#25—Liz Wiseman: Unleashing the Talents of Your Company's 'Impact Players'
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. I first met her in 2010 when she had just pu...
#24—Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.: Trends You Need to Know About the Workforce
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management. With over 300,000 members in 165 c...
#23—Pete Fader: Becoming a Customer-Centric Business
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Fader is the Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His expertise centers arou...
#22—Richard D'Aveni: Gaining Competitive Advantage—with TEMPORARY Advantages
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Richard D'Aveni is the Bakala Professor of Strategy at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. He is considered one of the premier co...
#21—Alex Osterwalder: How Investing in Culture Ecosystems Leads to Innovation
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alexander (Alex) Osterwalder is one of the world’s most influential innovation experts, a leading author, entrepreneur, and in-demand speaker wh...
#20—Chris Marquis: Incorporating ESG and B Corp Strategies Into Your Company
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Marquis is the Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at the Cornell University Johnson Colleg...
#19—Robbie Kellman Baxter: Transitioning to a Membership Economy
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robbie Kellman Baxter is a consultant, author and speaker. She is also the author of The Membership Economy and The Forever Transaction, and hosts the...
#18—April Rinne: Navigating Continual Change with the Flux Mindset
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
April Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-ro...
#17—Dave Ulrich: Creating Value from 'Outside In'
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and the Co-Director of Michigan's Human Resource Executive Pro...
#16—Ash Fontana: Practical Strategies for Becoming an AI-Driven Company
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing ...
#15—Tendayi Viki: Be a ‘Pirate in the Navy’ to Innovate Strategically
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tendayi Viki is an author and corporate innovation expert. As Associate Partner at Strategyzer, he helps companies innovate for the future while manag...
#14—Whitney Johnson: Disrupt Yourself by Mastering Your Own S Curve
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whitney is the CEO of human capital consultancy WLJ Advisors, a2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company in America. She is an expert at helping ...
#13—David Robertson: Innovating Around the Core of Your Company
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Robertson is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he leads the IEM and EPGM programs. He is one of the most experienc...
#12—David Duncan: Understanding Customers through a Detective Lens
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Along with a varied background with a degree in psychology from Duke and a PdD in Physics from Harvard, David Duncan has also worked at career at McKi...
#11—Navi Radjou: Striving for a Regenerative Economy and Frugal Innovation
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Navi Radjou is a New York-based innovation and leadership scholar who advises senior executives worldwide on breakthrough growth strategies. A Fellow ...
#10—John Hagel: Why You Should "Zoom Out, Zoom In," and Scale From the Edge
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Hagel has had a prosperous 40-year career in the Silicon Valley world. Through it, he's learned firsthand how quickly things can change, and...
#9—Ram Charan: Trends & Challenges for Strategists Today
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Few people have a pulse on the world like Ram Charan does. Ram is an award-winning professor from Harvard and Wharton and a worldwide expert on busine...
#8—Michael Raynor: Disruptive Innovation & the Urgency of Climate Change Intervention
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Disruptive innovation is a term heard around every corner these days. But our default way of thinking about it may have holes in it. In this episode, ...
#7—Josh Linkner: Big Little Breakthroughs
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Innovations aren't born overnight, and we already know that. What many overlook is the idea that you don't have to have big changes in order...
#6—Vivek Wadhwa: Harnessing Tech for an Innovative Future
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Kaihan welcomes Vivek Wadhwa, who talks with him about exponential technologies, what it takes for a large legacy company to act like ...
#5: Lindsay McGregor: Primed to Perform
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay McGregor is the co-founder of Vega Factor and co-author of bestselling book, Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures...
#4: Rob Wolcott: The Power of Proximity in your Strategy
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Wolcott is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth, and Adjunct Professor in Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Manage...
#3: Fons Trompenaars: Reframing Strategy as Reconciling Dilemmas
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Outthinker Podcast, Kaihan welcomes Fons Trompenaars. Fons is one of the world's leading thinkers in the area of cro...
#2—Rita McGrath: Strategic Planning Amidst Uncertainty
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Outthinker Podcast, Kaihan welcomes Rita McGrath, a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and a longtime professor at Co...
#1—Scott Anthony: Innovate by Overcoming Inertia
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Outthinker Podcast, Kaihan welcomes Scott Anthony, Managing Partner at Innosight, a consulting firm founded by the late Clayton...