It seems like just yesterday it was possible to have something SO UNIQUE that customers clamored to you and away from your competition. While it’s still possible, the likely reality your organization is facing today is one of temporary advantage and hyper competition. In today’s episode, David and Justin discuss how organizations can compete and win if they think in terms of delivering a capability “system” instead of just relying on their old “secret sauce”.

Books smarts used to rule the corporate world – being the “smartest guy/gal in the room” lead to success. In an interconnected and fast-changing world those rules have changed. In this episode, David and Justin discuss the transition from IQ (cognitive intelligence) to SQ (social intelligence) and the implications to leaders today.

When you look at your firm’s P&L, how many bottom lines do you see? One, right? In this episode, David and Justin discuss the transition toward multiple bottom lines and the impact that has on businesses, employees, the environment, and more.

We’re transitioning from a world of “walled garden” organizations to those that are open to their environment. In this episode, David and Justin discuss that while this comes with tremendous advantages in innovation and growth, it also comes with security risks from outside threats.

Is the “mad scientist in the cave” still the best way to create innovative products and services? (was it ever?) In this episode, Justin and David talk about the transition from R&D specialists to Minimal Viable Products (MVPs) in a connected world.

Is your organization’s structure sucking the life out of you as well as your business? In this episode, David and Justin discuss the transition from hierarchy to more holistic organizational structures and how the metaphor of the human body can help you, as a leader, optimize your potential.

Ever been stressed out due to all the change in your personal and professional life? Us, too. We’re starting a new series called “Transitions” where we describe the major transitions happening in business and how the metaphor of the body provides guidance on how to deal with transitions in a positive and impactful way. In this episode, David and Justin introduce the series and lay some groundwork on what’s to come in future episodes.

In this episode, David winds down our People series with a deep dive into Ichak Adizes’ work on corporate lifecycles. You can check out Ichak’s most popular work, here.

In this episode, David and Justin discuss the work of Peter Gloor including his famous work, Swarm Creativity. They have a good time, as always, talking about how this work relates to the metaphor of the body.

In this episode, David and Justin discuss the ground breaking management work of Peter Drucker. Known as the “father of modern management”, Drucker’s work is responsible for much of the progress we’ve seen in industry over the last century. He was also the first major management thinker to equate business within an “ecological” framework and often used the human body as a metaphor…sound familiar?