The Collaboratorium Podcast Series – Details, episodes & analysis

Another fascinating Collaboratorium podcast this time with my guest Adam Kahane.  Adam is the author of Solving Tough Problems, about which Nelson Mandela said: “This breakthrough book addresses the central challenge of our time: finding a way to work together to solve the problems we have created.”  I have been fascinated by the complexity and fragility of Adam’s multi-stakeholder engagements so I always wanted to find a way to connect him to my leadership and governance networks to have him share some of his facilitation lessons including his insights on how to work with people you don't agree with or like or trust (the theme of one of his most recent books).

A recording of my April 13th conversation with Mike Steep, Executive Director, The Disruptive Technologies and Digital Cities (DTDC) Program, Stanford University Global Projects Center on the acceleration of disruptive technologies (i.e. supply chain logistics, e-commerce, cyber/data integrity, work from home) over the past 24 months, the ensuing opportunities and risks, and key impacts to business leaders and board directors.

Recorded on May 5th, 2020, this Podcast examined how director and executive compensation and performance mgmt. approaches were adjusting in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Host: Michael Hartmann, Principal, The Directors College

Guest Panelists: Christopher Chen, Managing Director, Compensation Governance Partners and Rachel O’Connor, Practice Lead, Leadership and Performance, Watson Inc.

This Podcast, recorded on May 19, 2020, explores how organizations are rethinking the way they attract, recruit, and retain their board members and senior executives to fit with the rapidly changing environment brought about by COVID-19.  

Host: Michael Hartmann, Principal, The Directors College

Guest Panelists: Michelle Richard, Partner, Leader of Federal and Public Sector Practice, BoydenGlobal Executive Search and Roger Duguay, Global Practice Leader – CEO & Board Services, Boyden

Host: Michael Hartmann, Executive Director, EMBA in Digital Transformation

Guest Panelists:  Rob Burgess, Chair of the Compensation Committee, NVIDIA and Rob Siegel, Lecturer in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Recorded May 13, 2020, this Podcast with Dr. Blair Sheppard, founder of Duke CE, explored how digital technology is disrupting old business models in every sector, including the traditional education market - our discussion touched on what this all means for how we develop our next generation of leaders.

Host: Michael Hartmann, Principal, The Directors College and Executive Director, EMBA in Digital Transformation

Guest Panelist: Blair Sheppard, Global Leader Strategy and Leadership, PwC and Dean Emeritus, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

This Podcast, recorded on September 29, 2020, examined how design thinking methodologies and strategic foresight tools can help boards identify future scenarios, analyze the impacts of those futures on key stakeholders, and make appropriate decisions today.  The session was recorded with my colleague Karel Vredenburg, Director, Global Design Leadership & Academic Programs, IBM and Marianne Jackson, C-suite executive and Institute for the Future board member.  

Guest Panelists: Karel Vredenburg, Director, Global Design Leadership & Academic Programs, IBM and Marianne Jackson, C-suite executive (CHRO) and executive consultant for public and non-public organizations in the Silicon Valley and Institute for the Future board member

Recorded on January 26th, 2021,  this podcast examines what it takes to be an effective board chair given the fluidity of technology, the rise of nontraditional risks, and changing stakeholder expectations.  

Host: Michael Hartmann, Principal, The Directors College and Executive Director, EMBA in Digital Transformation

Guest Panelists: Liselotte Engstam, Non-executive chairman & Board Director (Sweden) and David Brown, Co-Founder and Faculty, The Directors College (Canada)

Continuing on the theme of innovation governance, my February 9th podcast with Carole Piovesan and Lloyd Komori explored the real and emerging A.I. and Cyber risks boards should be paying attention to and ensuring that a plan is in place for oversight.

Host: Michael Hartmann, Principal, The Directors College and Executive Director, EMBA in Digital Transformation

Guest panelists: Carole Piovesan, Partner & Co-Founder, INQ Data Law and Lloyd Komori, C.Dir., Faculty at The Directors College

This webinar, recorded on January 27th, 2021, explored how board directors and board associations in Australia and the US are seeking to educate and prepare directors for asking the right questions, and understanding the answers around digital innovation and its risks.

Host: Michael Hartmann, Principal, The Directors College and Executive Director, EMBA in Digital Transformation

Guest Panelists:  Kee Wong, Chair, The Australian Institute of Directors Innovation Committee (Australia) and Bob Zukis, Conference Board ESG Center Fellow & Founder and CEO, Digital Directors Network and Professor, USC Marshall School of Business (USA)