Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and his expert guests talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
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Rebroadcast - Uncertainty and the Limits of AI with Chris Butler
Saison 2
lundi 25 décembre 2023 • Durée 01:14:34
2023 has been the year of AI, so for this episode of The Thinking Leader, we look back on Bryce’s conversation with Chris Butler, Lead Product Manager at Google, in a thought-provoking discussion about all things AI.
The discussion centers on intricate aspects such as strategy, team dynamics, and infrastructure, while placing importance on eliminating unnecessary processes and focusing on simplicity. Chris speaks on the significance of working assumptions in business, and sheds light on Google's core machine learning infrastructure.
Bryce & Chris explore the opportunities to harness the power of AI and how to effectively use machine learning systems They discuss how AI and human decision-making can work with applied critical thinking skills in guiding leaders.
In this episode:
Why you need to remove processes, not just add them
How to turn divergent thinking into convergent thinking
The limitations with current AI language learning models
How to use randomized constraints to improve your decision making
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Rebroadcast - Episode 50: Best Guest Lessons
Saison 2
lundi 18 décembre 2023 • Durée 35:21
In this rebroadcast of the 50th episode celebration, Producer James interviews Bryce about some of the most memorable conversations and valuable lessons from the podcast's first 50 episodes.
Bryce talks about his background as a journalist and how the experience provided him with valuable insights into the inner workings of businesses and industries. He also discusses the decision to leave journalism and how podcasting has allowed him to continue his curiosity and learning through interviews with experts in their fields.
Bryce loves how podcasting gives him the opportunity to share knowledge and ideas with an audience, and looks forward to continuing to bring thought-provoking content in the future.
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Rebroadcast - What The Human Race Has Built is Suboptimal with Michael Kleeman
Saison 2
lundi 11 décembre 2023 • Durée 47:27
With COP28 coming to a close this week, we throw back to Episode 33 of The Thinking Leader where Bryce spoke with Michael Kleeman about what the human race has built is sub-optimal. This conversation feels more important than ever given the potential of the decisions being made about the fate of the planet in Dubai this week.
Bryce and Michael discuss dealing with problems in complex systems. The main problem facing the human race is the fact we have built sub-optimal systems and processes that are unsustainable. These systems inherently produce waste products and lose value on a local level. Bryce recalls the time he met the founder of Toyota and how their company had a 100 year plan, positing that planning this far ahead is a necessity.
Michael wants to see CEOs and leaders be incentivized to optimize their businesses for the long term. It is important for leaders to have a reason why they do what they do.
In this episode you will hear:
How to use critical thinking to navigate the complexities of the world
The intergenerational discount rate and the effects it has on how we make choices
Why you should think long term instead of short term
Rebroadcast - Unlearning for Success with Barry O’Reilly
Saison 2
lundi 4 décembre 2023 • Durée 39:10
This week we throw back to Episode 3 of The Thinking Leader to Bryce’s conversation with Barry O’Reilly.
In this episode, Bryce talks to Barry O’Reilly about the need for leaders to “unlearn” things that are no longer valid or no longer serve them and explains how major corporations have used his unlearning process to achieve greater success.
Barry is a business advisor, entrepreneur, and author of the book Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results. He is also the co-author of the international bestseller: Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale. Barry is a speaker, writer, and contributor to The Economist, Strategy+Business, and the MIT Sloan Management Review. He also is a member of the faculty at Singularity Universitythe founder of ExecCamp, the entrepreneurial experience for executives. His mission is to help purposeful, technology-led businesses innovate at scale.
In this episode:
What is Unlearning?
The difference between a decision-making process and a decision-making practice
Why so many digital transformations fail
How to be a more agile, resilient leader
What to do if you’re not the one in charge of an organization that needs to unlearn
Why Most Agile Transformations Fail with Nana Abban
Saison 2
lundi 27 novembre 2023 • Durée 52:29
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Marcus Dimbleby talks with Nana Abban about why Agile transformations are often failing in organizations.
They discuss how applying Agile practices without first addressing organizational culture and critical thinking is putting the cart before the horse.
Nana explains his approach of focusing on transparency, alignment, engagement and other factors to improve flow before implementing specific methodologies. He also emphasizes developing an "Ubuntu" mindset of shared humanity and moving from a "human to human" approach over rigid business models.
Leading In Emergency Situations with Dan Dworkis MD PhD
Saison 2
lundi 20 novembre 2023 • Durée 57:01
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with Dr. Dan Dworkis, Chief Medical Officer at Mission Critical Team Institute, about swarm teams in mission critical environments like hospitals.
They discuss how teams are formed in emergency situations, bringing together whoever is available to respond to critical issues immediately. However, Dr. Dworkis notes that while swarm teams are effective at responding to crises, hospitals often fail to debrief afterwards or capture lessons learned. Bryce and Marcus suggest ways that hospitals could implement an anonymous online feedback system and regular team meetings to ensure swarming experiences are used to continuously improve emergency response procedures.
In this episode:
How to make decisions under pressure
How to make better decisions in emergency situations
How to improve teamwork in your company
How to build trust in a big team
How to improve hospital emergency response procedures
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman talks with Pete Dulcamara about unleashing human potential through humanity-centric innovation.
They discuss how focusing on the biggest needs of humanity, 21st century business models, and exponential technologies can solve major problems in an economically sustainable way. Pete talks about creating businesses with purpose to help a billion people and improve lives. Bryce and Pete also discuss the importance of changing perspectives to find new solutions and unlock untapped potential in organizations and society.
In this episode:
How to unleash human potential through innovation
The importance of creating businesses with purpose
Why decision-making, leadership, and imagination is key in business
Humanity-centric innovation for solving global problems
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman talks with Rich Horwath, a New York Times bestselling author on strategic thinking, and strategy workshop facilitator and coach helping executive teams develop their strategic capabilities.
They discuss developing strategic thinking skills and moving strategic planning from an annual event to an everyday practice. Rich shares how practicing key skills like situational awareness, asking good questions, and domain jumping can help people become more strategic thinkers. Bryce and Rich emphasize the importance of cultivating an explorer's mindset to look at problems from new perspectives in order to spark insights and creative thinking.
In this episode:
How to develop strategic skills
Moving strategy from an annual event to everyday practice
Why you should be practicing situational awareness
The importance of asking good questions
How to have an explorer's mindset to find new perspectives
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Marcus Dimbleby talks with Susan Abishara about enabling effective organizational agility and transformation.
They discuss how adopting agile practices without understanding the true problems the organization aims to solve often leads to failure. Susan explains how assessing organizational "fitness" and targeting specific areas for improvement, such as developing a clear vision or measuring the right outcomes, can help organizations apply agile tactics more successfully to achieve their goals. She emphasizes the importance of leadership clarity, focusing on empiricism, and sparking curiosity within the business.
In this episode:
Susan's experience moving between cultures
Why transformations often fail
The value of "fitness" assessments to identify weaknesses
Leadership, data, and curiosity as keys to agility
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about affinity bias and how surrounding yourself with similar people can lead to groupthink and lack of diverse perspectives.
They discuss how affinity bias, or the tendency to hire and surround oneself with like-minded people, can fuel groupthink and prevent organizations from benefiting from a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds. Bryce and Marcus provide examples of how bringing in outsiders and people with different experiences can help organizations avoid biases and make better decisions.
In this episode:
What affinity bias is
The dangers of Affinity Bias and how it creates "groupthink"
Why you should build teams with a lot of diversity
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision-making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
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