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
Season 2
Monday, December 25, 2023 • Duration 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
Season 2
Monday, December 18, 2023 • Duration 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.
Listen to the conversations mentioned in this episode:
Message Discipline, Leadership and Storytelling with Gavin McMahon
Season 2
Monday, October 16, 2023 • Duration 54:19
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with Gavin McMahon of fassforward Consulting about the interrelation between leadership, storytelling and effective communication.
Gavin provides historical military examples of the importance of message discipline and explores how understanding different learning styles can help leaders engage employees. Alan Mulally's turnaround of Ford through values-based storytelling is also examined. You’ll learn strategies for adapting messages to changing contexts while maintaining organizational goals and vision.
In this episode:
The connection between leadership, storytelling and effective decision making
How key terms may be interpreted differently across an organization
Why you should be adapting goals to solve new problems
Why you need to engage more learning styles through visuals, activities and repetition in presentations
What continuous improvement will do for your organization
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about the cognitive bias known as the bandwagon effect.
They discuss how individuals and organizations tend to jump on trends or adopt new initiatives simply because others are doing so, without critically examining whether it actually makes sense for their situation. Bryce and Marcus provide examples of how consultants are able to sell the same proposals to multiple clients by just rebranding them, and how this can lead organizations to undertake transformations and changes that are not truly the best approach and often fail to achieve their goals as a result.
In this episode:
Why do people join trends and adopt new initiatives that might not always be worthwhile
Why transformations frequently fail to achieve goals
Scaling Agile Transformations Across Businesses with John May
Season 2
Monday, October 2, 2023 • Duration 54:00
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with John May, Solutions Architect at Atlassian.
They discuss decision making as a practice, the importance of strategic thinking at all levels of an organization, and how to effectively scale agile transformations. John shares his experience with agile transformations over the past two decades and how the focus has evolved from teams to connecting strategy and execution across the enterprise. The group explores how to build a "decision architecture" and make strategic choices in a collaborative process. They also discuss tools for prioritizing work, being ruthless about unnecessary tasks, and creating space for strategic thinking.
In this episode:
How agile has evolved
Challenges that emerge at scale
How to share strategic intent
Whether you should focus on goals or strategy first
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with James about the growth of their Red Team Thinking company over the past 14 months.
They discuss how they have trained almost 500 red team coaches and are now training over 100 of them to become certified Red Team Trainers. Bryce and Marcus also cover their plans to launch a level 4 program to train Red Team leaders, expand their staff, and hold their first Red Team Thinking retreat in December.
In this episode:
How Bryce and Marcus have grown their “Red Team Thinking Army”
What the level 4 program will train people to do
When and where the first Red Team Thinking retreat take place
Episode 85: Teaching Critical Thinking to Future Generations
Season 2
Monday, September 18, 2023 • Duration 33:11
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with the show’s producer Sam about teaching critical thinking skills to future generations.
Sam opens up the discussion about a recent episode of the show highlighting the growing demand for critical thinking in the workplace, and how skills like Red Team Thinking could be incorporated into education to prepare young people for an increasingly complex world. Bryce & Marcus debate how to engage parents in teaching their own children applied critical thinking and how to make these important skills a central part of the national curriculum.
In this episode:
How red team thinking will be needed to meet future needs
Why parents want to know how to teach kids applied critical thinking
Why teachers need to focus on more than just standardized testing
What makes society accept and celebrate mediocrity and why higher standards are needed
Episode 84: Training Future Leaders: What Can We Learn From The Ukrainian Frontline?
Season 2
Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 30:41
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about leadership lessons that can be learned from observing how the Ukrainian military has adapted to using new weapons systems donated from other countries.
They discuss how impressed US military officers have been with how quickly Ukrainians have been able to become operationally capable with equipment they have never seen or used before, such as British Challenger tanks. Bryce and Marcus also debate how creating uncertainty, chaos and discomfort can spark innovation, as long as people are empowered and trained to problem solve on their own.
In this episode:
Why you need to train leaders at all levels continuously for maximum impact
How to empower people to make decisions close to problems
How to rapidly adapt to new challenges like the Ukrainians have during the war
Why you should trust people to solve problems independently
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, we highlight some of the most insightful moments and stories from Bryce and Marcus.
One doesn’t become a Red Team Thinker overnight, and nobody better demonstrates that than our two hosts. This episode features times they got it right, things that have gone wrong, and most importantly moments they stopped to think. We’ve picked out our favorite stories, techniques and tools the guys have discussed in their reflections on their Red Team journeys.
In this episode:
How Red Team Thinking has saved companies billions of dollars
How simple problems can become major business disasters
The pros and cons of using AI in your decision making
Simple techniques you can implement to improve your work culture
How Bryce broke stories nobody else knew about
How one frustrated employee cost a company $2 billion
Listen to the full episodes highlighted in this episode:
Episode 82: Critical Thinking is the Key to Future Proofing Yourself
Season 2
Monday, August 28, 2023 • Duration 30:18
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2023.
They analyze the top in-demand skills for today and skills that are rising in importance for 2027. Analytical and critical thinking remain the most important skills showing that focus must remain on developing your cognitive abilities. Leadership is evolving from a skill to an outcome of cultivating resilience, flexibility and other competencies to prepare for the future of work.
In this episode:
The future importance of analytical and critical thinking
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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