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Reinventing a Brand From the Inside: A Podcast with New Balance CEO Rob DeMartini – OC Podcast 016
Reinventing a Brand From the Inside: A Podcast with New Balance CEO Rob DeMartini - OC Podcast 016: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadRob DeMartini is the CEO of New Balance. New Balance is in the midst of a reinvigoration of its brand. The company is over 100 years old, but is making some very interesting strides towards reestablishing itself as a premiere athletic shoe brand. In this episode, we speak to Rob about leading this charge and what it is taking both inside and outside the company to make this change successful.
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Developing Disney’s Leaders: A Podcast with Dr. David Yudis – OC Podcast 015
Developing Disney's Leaders: A Podcast with Dr. David Yudis - OC Podcast 015: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDon’t miss our conversation with Dr. David Yudis of Disney. We had a great discussion about where Disney is headed as a company and how it goes about developing its leaders.
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Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 10 – 7 Leadership Principles They Didn’t Teach You in Business School
Show Notes:
The Organizational Champion hits the shelves on June 5th.
Alan Mulally
Allen Mulally is the CEO of the Ford Motor Company and he is a champion. We talk about why we think so…
In The News:
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/136/through-the-fire.html
Sean Maloney of Intel talks about why Intel is on the move while it seems as though everyone else is in full retreat.
Being Counter-Intuitive
- Myth of Life Balance
- Passion v Security
- Multi-tasker v Fast tasker
- Periodization
- Investing in the individual
- Emotional energy
- Change Maker before Opportunity
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Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 08 – The Change Maker
Organizational Champion Webcast - Ep. 08 - The Change Maker [42:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn today’s episode, we discuss our next stop on the Champion’s ECChO model, the Change-Maker. It also brings us to an interesting chicken & egg dilemma that every leader faces. That and much more in today’s episode of The Organizational Champion Webcast.
Show Notes:
In The News:
CNN and Career Builder’s Top Ten cities for College Graduates.
Why is Change So Important to Companies?
Three Characteristics or Outcomes of the Connected Leader:
- Action-Oriented
- Resilient
- Agile
Discussion about Change Maker:
What are the steps I can take this week to transform my company/team into a Change-making Team?
- Connect Culture to Mission
- Open Enterprise Collaboration
- Find the Right Measures/Measure the Right Things
- Focus on Outcomes Rather than Outputs - Push Decision Making Down
- Establish Accountability
- Get Executive Involvement
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Organizational Champion Webcast 07 – Connected Leader
Show Notes:
In today’s episode, Mike and Murray discuss the value of engaging and staying connected to all stakeholders as a leader. It isn’t always easy be available, open, and vulnerable as a leader but as we move forward, leaders who can’t do that will be shuffled to the back of the pack. We will talk about how to be a connected leader and why you might not have a choice…
In The News:
Small Business Sees Thaw
In February, the latest month for which figures are available, 35% of newly approved loans, the most popular SBA loan program, sold on the secondary market, according to the Government Accounting Office. That was up from 24% in January. From September 2007 to September 2008, before the credit crunch, 45% of approved loans sold on the secondary market.
via WSJ.com
Question:
What does a Champion do right now to make sure that her company/division/team is ready to move when the economic stoplight finally turns green?
Links:
Blue Ocean Strategy
Who’s Got Your Back?
Mind of Moms Summit
Rockfish Interactive
The Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 06
Show Notes:
The Organizational Champions Webcast Episode #6
Being a Champion During the Bad Times
In this week’s episode of the Organizational Champion Webcast, Mike and Murray discuss how to lead effectively when times are bad. How transparent does a leader need to be? Is there a time for pessimism or optimism? How does a leader strike the right balance?
In the News:
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6124.html
How Do I Become a Trusted and Consistent Leader?
- Share the facts honestly
- Move quickly to the future solutions
- Set the tone for others to follow
The Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 05
Show Notes:
In the News:
The Best of Behance: Best of Behance’s 99% Conference: 13 Tried and True Practices For Making Ideas Happen.
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/linda-tischler/design-times/best-behance-13-tried-and-true-practices-making-ideas-happen
The ECChO Model:
ECCho Discussion:
I. Recap The Definition of a Champion
II. Discuss the Model (Quick Overview)
III. The Enlightened Leader
Why is this important for leaders?
What is the value proposition of a company being led by enlightened leaders?
What is the value of a company producing enlightened leaders?
SPONSORS:
The Organizational Champions Podcast is sponsored by www.ChampEm.com.
Production considerations for the Organizational Champions Webcast by www.sviworld.com.
The Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 04
Show Notes:
We invite you to check out www.ChampEm.com.
WHY WE WORK:
- Through the Decades
- Today
SETH GODIN BIO:
- Author of 10 books on Marketing
- He has the number one most read blog about Marketing
- Pundit
- Thinker
- His job is to ask the questions and make observations that others can’t either due to their perspective or simple lack of time.
- www.sethgodin.com
TRIBES:
Our culture value system as moved toward what Marketing Guru Seth Godin calls Tribes. Tribes are a group of people who are brought together by a common belief or idea and then moved toward a common goal. In order for a tribe to exist, there needs to be a shared idea and a way to communicate.
WHAT IS IT THAT IS GOING TO DRIVE THE EXTRAORDINARY COMPANIES MOVING FORWARD:
- How do I adjust to such cultural shifts?
TWITTER QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Does you workplace focus more on individual or team?
@jtnelso: ‘Our company’ truly focuses on each. But more so the individual.
@Stanleyyork: i think teams, b/c you build individuals through teamwork. rarely vice versa
guest: our workplace is all about building certain individuals
@mpaladino: Both, but would lean towards teams. Strong teams breed strong individuals. The converse of that is not always true.
Rodney: Revenue is the correct answer. 
Rick: You develop people so that you have the building blocks to build a Team. You can not sacrifice or prioritize one at the expense of the other.
Jennifer: My husband would say teams…as a high school principal he wants his staff to feel like a part of something bigger than just one classroom teacher, but I totally see Finley’s point about the church, too…
Alex: teams
Finley: individual for me…its one life at a time…that’s how we build the church
Scott: Teams
David: You build individuals with a team mindset. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done—because he wants to do it.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower. Individuals or members of a team matter not without leadership.
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About the Author – OCWebcast – Ep. 03
Show Notes:
If you are going to spend 5,10, or 15 hours of your life devoted to reading a book, wouldn’t it be nice to know more about the author? And yet, most times all you get is a paragraph or two in the inside flap to let you know who the author is. We thought that’s enough of that. This episode is completely devoted to getting to know Mike Thompson. We hope you enjoy it.
The Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 02
Show Notes:
IN THE NEWS:
It was a dry week for news stories. We pored over endless news feeds this week and there was nothing there. Where are the commentators and people with opinions and vision? Where are the stories about exciting companies and visionary leaders?
EXECUTION V. VISION:
Which comes first vision or execution. On first blush the answer may seem simple and straight forward, but not so fast. Depending on the state of a company, and the state of the marketplace the best strategy may be to attack the problem backwards. In our conversation today, we will explore both execution and vision and when to focus on each.
QUESTIONS and COMMENTS:
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We would love to hear from you if you have any questions or comments about the podcast. Our email address is podcast (at) organizationalchampions (dot) com.
SPONSORS:
The Organizational Champions Podcast is sponsored by www.ChampEm.com.
Production considerations for the Organizational Champions Webcast by www.sviworld.com.
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Mike Thompson is the CEO of SVI, a leading organizational development company that provides leadership development services to companies such as Walmart, PepsiCo, Tyson Foods, University of Phoenix and many more. Mike is also the author of McGraw Hill's new leadership book The Organizational Champion.Categories
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