Future Squared with Steve Glaveski

For over 30 years, Peter Bregman has worked with CEOs and senior leaders to help them create accountability and inspire collective action on their most important work. He helps leaders to develop their leadership skills, build aligned, collaborative teams, and overcome obstacles to drive results for their organizations.

Peter is the author, most recently, of Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability, and Inspire Action on Your Most Important Work (July 2018). His book, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller, winner of the Gold medal from the Axiom Business Book awards, named the best business book of the year by NPR, and selected by Publisher's Weekly and the New York Post as a top-ten business book. He is also the author of Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Replace Counter-Productive Habits with Ones That Really Work, a New York Post "Top Pick for Your Career" in 2015, Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change and a contributor to six other books.

Peter is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the areas of leadership development, organizational change, productivity and emotional courage. He is the host of the Bregman Leadership Podcast, which offers insightful conversations with industry thought leaders on how to become more powerful, courageous leaders. He is also a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and his articles and commentary appear frequently in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Forbes, The Financial Times, PBS, ABC, CNN, NPR, and FOX Business News.

We unpacked many topics on leadership from his book, including:

1. How to have hard conversations
2. Why being a leader doesn’t mean having all the answers; and
3. How to focus on the most important things

This just scratches the surface of what we explored.

Due to some technical difficulties, the introductory banter I normally engage in with my guests was lost so we pick this conversation up at my very first question which was people getting into leadership positions purely based on technical prowess, without having thought too much about how to truly motivate people, take ownership in times of crisis, embrace difficult conversations or develop emotional intelligence….

Topics Discussed:

• What is emotional courage?
• Why leadership isn’t about having all the answers
• How to focus on the most important things
• Radical transparency: good or bad?
• Staying the course v deluding yourself: how to navigate the delicate balance
• Contributor track v management: why management isn’t for everyone and what to do instead
• Procrastinating on difficult conversations
• Why soft skills differentiate successful leaders from the rest
• The four Cs of great leadership
• The Big Arrow model
• The power of vulnerability
• Making decisions without all of the information
• Projecting confidence without all of the answers
• Influencing others without official authority
• The value of decentralised control

Show Notes:

1. Get Peter’s boks: https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Bregman/e/B002BMD8SQ/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1541547659&sr=8-2-ent
2. Website: Bregmanpartners.com
3. Bregman Leadership Podcast: https://bregmanpartners.com/resources/podcast/
4. Twitter: @peterbregman
5. Big Arrow Model: http://bregmanpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/BigArrowStrategyGuide.pdf

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Almost every successful person I speak to says that focus is one of the key ingredients to their success, not only the entrepreneurial domain but almost any domain you could care to mention.

As Warren Buffett put it, "the difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."

And I agree, wholeheartedly.

However this doesn't mean you can't excel at more than one thing. 

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Scott Anthony is a Managing Director at Innosight.

In his time with Innosight, Scott has advised senior leaders in companies such as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, SingTel, Kraft, General Electric, LG, the Ayala Group, and Cisco Systems on topics of growth and innovation. He has extensive experience in emerging markets, particularly in India, China, and the Philippines.

Scott’s new book is called Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today's Business While Creating the Future and his previous efforts include'Seeing What's Next, 'The Innovator's Guide to Growth, 'The Silver Lining, 'The Little Black Book of Innovation and 'Building a Growth Factory.' He has authored or co-authored numerous articles on innovation and strategy, and regularly contributes to the Harvard Business Review online blog.

Scott is a featured speaker on topics of innovation and growth. He has delivered keynote addresses on five continents and has appeared on Good Morning America, Channel News Asia, CNBC, and FOX Business.

Prior to joining Innosight, Scott was a senior researcher with Clayton Christensen, managing a group that worked to further Christensen's research on innovation.

I went on a bit of an expedition in my conversation with Scott, looking to bust many of the widely held myths that are often inhibiting and sabotaging the innovation efforts of large organisations across the world.

We explored myriad topics, including:

1. Why conflating ideas with innovation is wrong
2. How to overcome the inertia that plagues most large organisations
3. What to do if your organisation just doesn’t want to play ball

And Scott also recounts a delightful story, featuring none other than his seven-year-old son, which teaches us a valuable lesson on how our environment can shape our behaviour.

With that, it gives me much pleasure to bring you one of the most pre-eminent names in the innovation landscape today, Scott Anthony.

Topics Discussed:

• Scott’s origin story
• What Scott thinks the best place in the world to create change is
• Whether corporate startup accelerators are worth it
• The downside of it never being easier to start a business
• How to overcome corporate inertia
• Innovation theatre and the tendency to look for quick fixes
• What dual transformation is
• The metered funding approach to innovation
• Getting the right people on the bus
• The Four C’s
• The dangers of token innovation initiatives
• Selling the vision
• Why getting the foundational environment right is key
• A handful of Scott’s own case studies

Show Notes:

1. Innosight: Innosight.com   
2. Scott’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-D.-Anthony/e/B001JP81F6   
3. Twitter: @scottdanthony    
4. Scott’s HBR articles: https://hbr.org/search?term=Scott+D.+Anthony

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In this week’s installment of Fast Fix Friday, I’m going to bring you the very first episode of the Employee to Entrepreneur podcast, that I launched earlier this week. You can find it on Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts.

This weekend, I’ll be bringing you my conversation with Scott Anthony, managing partner at Innosight, which of course is one of the world’s preeminent innovation consultancies, founded by Mr Disruptive Innovation himself, Clayton Christensen. Looking forward to bringing you that one….but for now, here’s the Employee to Entrepreneur podcast.

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Long time listeners of the show will know that I have a book coming out called Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters. The book is scheduled to hit bookstores globally on January 9 through Wiley.

Former Future Squared guest and New York Times best-selling author, Adam Grant, says of the book: "If you’ve thought about making the leap to become an entrepreneur, this is a manual for making it happen.”

I’ve just launched a new podcast called Employee to Entrepreneur. The podcast will unpack stories from the book as well as key lessons learned during my transition to what has now been seven years in entrepreneurship after almost a decade in the corporate world. You can find it wherever you listen to your podcasts or just visit bit.ly/employeetoentrepreneurpodcast - I’ll include that link in the show notes of this episode.

If you’re a listener of Future Squared, check out Employee to Entrepreneur, and if you like what you hear, please subscribe to the show and maybe, leave a review….if you reaeeeallly love it, then perhaps share it with a friend who is looking to make the leap themselves.

To find out more about the book and download some free resources, simply hit up www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

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Mick Wall is an author, journalist, film, television and radio writer-producer, who’s worked inside the music industry for over 35 years. He is widely considered to be to music journalism what Keith Richards is to guitar.

Since cutting his teeth for rock magazine Sounds in 1976, Wall went on to work for the likes of Kerrang!, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Mojo and Classic Rock magazine. He has also hosted various TV and radio programmes and co-produced several TV documentaries for the BBC, including When Albums Rules The World.

Mostly, though, Wall is now best-known as a biographer and author. He has published numerous bestsellers which draw from his time on the road with bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Guns n Roses, Metallica, Motorhead, Iron Maiden and many more.

His latest book is a fully revised edition of When Giants Walked the Earth: 50 years of Led Zeppelin, released to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of Led Zeppelin — and the 10th anniversary of this their most widely acclaimed definitive biography.

We explored a number of topics in this conversation, including:

• Wall’s early years as a music journalist and the struggles he had to overcome to make it
• Tales from the trenches on why sheer talent usually isn’t enough to succeed
• The conditions for creativity, particularly when it comes to writing iconic rock albums
• Fascinating anecdotes from Wall’s time on the road with bands like Guns n Roses
• And of course, his new and revised version of his Led Zeppelin biography, When Giants Ruled The Earth

There were a number of other topics I wanted to explore with Wall but we ultimately ran out of time, however I plan on having Wall back on the show in the near future to close the loop on his days on the road with notorious rock bands, as well as deep dive into his views on the music industry today and how he approaches writing.

Nonetheless, this episode is jam-packed with not only hilarious anecdotes from life on the road, but also lots of life lessons.

So with that, I bring you the one, the only,  Mick Wall.

Topics Discussed:

• Wall’s early days trying to make it as a music journalist
• How pressure creates diamonds
• The power of no Plan B
• What role luck played in Wall’s success
• Why talent alone isn’t enough
• Creating conditions for creativity in music, technology and entrepreneurship
• Sex, drugs and rock n’roll
• Working with Guns n Roses
• The Led Zeppelin biography
• How he stays on top of his game at the ripe age of 60

Show Notes:

1. Twitter: @wallmick
2. Amazon: www.amazon.com/Mick-Wall/e/B001JRREE8
3. Web: mickwall.com 

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Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmmM_qwG4k

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I just had the honour of interviewing the one and only Mick Wall, who is to music journalism what Keith Richards is to guitar. He has worked with everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Guns n Roses and Bon Jovi.

During our conversation, I enquired about his own success as well as the success of the bands that he covered.

What drove them to greatness?

What drove Black Sabbath’s guitar player, Tony Iommi, to create his own fingertips after slicing them off under a sheet metal press in a factory in the early 70s?

What drove Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen, to learn to play the drums all over again - with his feet, after losing an arm in a car accident?

Where does Wall, today 60, still derive the energy and enthusiasm to keep going after four decades in the business?

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Brittany Hennessy is the author of Influencer: Building Your Brand in the Age of Social Media, she’s the first-ever Senior Director of Influencer Strategy & Talent Partnerships for Hearst Magazines Digital Media, and the co-founder of Carbon.

In 2007, after graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in journalism, Brittany created ChiChi212.com, which was nominated by Paper Magazine for “Best Nightlife Blog,” and became an influencer for Bacardi, Popchips, Svedka, and the Gap. When she was flown to Germany as the North American ambassador for Nivea just to hang out with Rihanna on a cruise ship and tweet about it, she knew it was time to make the switch from journalism to social media.

She has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Business of Fashion, Digiday, Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, Glossy, Girlboss, Mobile Marketer, Al Jazeera and other publications.

In this episode, we explored the world of influencers.

Expect to learn:

1. What an influencer is, why influencers are important and why you should consider becoming or leveraging influencers
2. How to build your community and create great content; and
3. The dark side of social media; how to grow your online persona without becoming addicted to technology, depressed or neglecting to invest in your real life

Topics Discussed:

• Brittany’s background
• What an influencer is and why they’re important
• Why you should consider becoming more influential
• How to build your community
• How to create great content
• How to distribute your content
• How to engage your audience
• How to leverage influencers to build brand awareness
• The power of authenticity
• Big butts on social media
• Influencer burnout
• The dark side of social media

Show Notes:

• Twitter: @2Legit2Britt
• Instagram: @mrsbrittanyhennessy
• Web: BrittanyHennessy.com
• The Book: Influencerthebook.com

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When evaluating someone's idea, it's always tempting and easy to point out the myriad reasons why it won't work, instead of to add value and encourage. It's how we're wired. But humanity depends on our encouraging wild ideas, not shooting them down. Otherwise, we'd still be in the stone age. 

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Moresh Kokane is the founder of real estate crowdfunding company Estate Baron and co-founder of next-generation distributed share registry, Konkrete.

This conversation is very much a tale of two halves.

The first 50 minutes we explore the mindset of the entrepreneur, what it takes to succeed and various schools of philosophy that can help someone not only become a better entrepreneur or business leader, but a better person. We explore the book that changed Moresh’s life, Atlas Shrugged, as well as its philosophy of objectivism. I challenge Moresh on whether or not people are really in control of their choices and we dive into why a healthy relationship with adversity is one of the key determinants behind anybody’s success.

The next 30 minutes we explore blockchain, the decentralisation of money and Moresh’s startup Konkrete, which - full disclosure - Collective Campus is a JV investor in, but what we explore is an innovative, fully compliant fundraising method that Konkrete is leveraging and something that blockchain-based startups can learn from.

So with that, please enjoy this 90 minute deep dive with Konkrete’s Moresh Kokane.

Topics Discussed:

• Moresh’s trials and tribulations as an entrepreneur
• Going from employee to entrepreneur
• Mindset of an entrepreneur
• Are entrepreneurs born or made?
• Atlas Shrugged and the philosophy of Objectivism
• Objectivism v Determinism (we are the product of our choices, but are we in control of them?)
• Stoicism
• How to reconcile ambition with calm and centeredness
• Strong opinions, loosely held
• Leading from the front
• Life and business lessons from history and military strategy
• The decentralisation of money
• The crypto hype cycle and the subsequent bloodbath
• Regulating blockchain-based startups
• The history of money
• Konkrete and the compliant Offer Information Statement (OIS) as an alternative fund-raising mechanism for blockchain-based startups

Show Notes:

• Konkrete: www.konkrete.io
• Estate Baron: www.estatebaron.com

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Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski 

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