Fearless Thinkers

It's more important than ever that leaders invest in bringing their commercial teams together in person. But what makes a solid commercial kick-off? "The environment and the experience that we create shows them... that we do care about them as people," says Rick Cheatham, CMO, in this episode of Fearless Thinkers. Rick, Principal Ed Umanzor, Ph.D., and East Area Sales and Marketing Leader Jason Davis provide practical tips for facilitating energizing commercial kickoffs at every stage of the planning process.

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In this special episode of Fearless Thinkers, Kathryn Clubb, CEO of BTS North America, shares her perspective on the history, challenges, and future significance of Pride month both within and out of the workplace.

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In this episode of Fearless Thinkers, Kelsey Raymond and Kendra Okposo, Directors, delve into the 6 "next practices" that ensure organizations maintain their relevance over time: planning and pivoting, leading with others, creating shared accountability, collaborating in the ecosystem, accelerating talent, and simplifying systems.

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Here's the infographic that Kendra mentions: "From Best Practices to Next Practices – what it takes to be Future Relevant."

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In this episode of Fearless Thinkers, Beth Bush, Senior Director of Philanthropy at Rainforest Trust, and Xenia Roman Korobochkina, Senior Director at BTS, share about everything from the origins and ongoing fruits of the partnership (including the preservation of 35 million trees), to recent encounters with bromelias and tamarins, to ways that you, too, can help nature sustain itself.

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In this episode of Fearless Thinkers, Corey Jacobs, Senior Director, makes the case for delivering business impact at scale and with momentum.

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In this episode of Fearless Thinkers, Barbara Adey, Head of the North America GTM for Sales and Marketing, offers techniques for engaging with executives, such as showing up as a peer, challenging their thinking with respect, and creating both personal and business value.

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In this special episode of Fearless Thinkers, guest hostess Anne Wilson (VP, Principal, and Head of the Change & Transformation Center of Expertise for North America) and Kathryn Clubb (CEO of BTS North America) discuss why organizations should expect more from consultants and when not to hire them.

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In this episode of the Fearless Thinkers podcast, Fredrik Schuller, Head of BTS Coach and Executive Vice President, shares how artificial intelligence can augment the leadership coaching process by increasing consistency, accessibility, and scalability.

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In the first episode of Fearless Thinkers, Season 2, Thomas Natkowski and Cliff Pfefferkorn, Partners at eStrategy Consulting, and René Groeneveld, Partner and Global Sales and Marketing Practice Leader at BTS, vivify omnichannel and multichannel marketing concepts with concrete examples.

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In Episode 16 of Fearless Thinkers, Peter Mulford, Global Partner and Chief Innovation Officer, explores reasons and solutions for our reluctance to shift from intuition-led to computation-augmented decision making.

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Peter refers to:

• "Overcoming Algorithm Aversion: People will Use Imperfect Algorithms If They Can (Even Slightly) Modify Them" by Berkeley J. Dietvorst, Joseph P. Simmons, and Cade Massey
• Inner Mastery, Outer Impact: How Your Five Core Energies Hold the Key to Success, by Hitendra Wadhwa