Growth Igniters® Radio

By Pam Harper & Scott Harper

Growth Igniters® Radio is the award-winning executive leadership podcast for CEOs, C-suite teams, and board directors who are reimagining leadership for transformational growth. Since 2015, hosts Pam ... more

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January 30, 2019 Burnout in the C-Suite: Why It Happens and How to Beat It
Under pressure, what is key to a happier, healthier and more productive life? Find out by listening on-the-go to Episode 150. Scott and I speak with Tina Greenbaum, LCSW. She is an optimal performance specialist, holistic psychotherapist, speaker, and author of the book Mastery Under Pressure: How To Achieve An Unstoppable Mindset. (read more about […]
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January 16, 2019 How a World Class Climber Discovers New Heights of Potential
What does it take to keep breaking out of your comfort zone? Find out by listening on-the-go to Episode 149. Scott and I speak with Julie Lewis, an extraordinarily accomplished outdoor expert who is a high-energy catalyst for personal and professional transformation. She is also the author of the C-Suite best-selling book, Moving Mountains, Discover […]
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January 02, 2019 Why CEOs Should Get Out and Speak

Episode 7 of 7 / Special Series: Ignite Momentum for a Game-Changing 2019
Download and listen- on-the-go to this timeless encore episode. We speak with Ken Lizotte, Chief Imaginative Officer of Emerson Consulting Group Inc., a firm that helps clients elevate themselves as thought leaders and separate themselves from the competitive pack.
Ken is the author of seven books, including The Speaker’s Edge: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Locating and Landing Lots of Speaking Gigs, and The Experts Edge. He has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Newsweek, Financial Times, Investors’ Business Daily, National Public Radio, CBS-TV, Writer’s Digest Magazine, and The Boston Globe, to name just a few (see more below).
You’ll gain insights on:

* Executive speaking trends that can make a difference in our changing business environment
* Selecting the most appropriate venues to achieve your objectives
* Three immediately useful ideas for shaping and getting speaking engagements that can provide value for your audience, for you, and for your company

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About Ken Lizotte
Ken Lizotte is Chief Imaginative Officer of Emerson Consulting Group Incorporated. He and his team focus on helping clients elevate themselves as thought leaders and separate themselves from the competitive pack.
A thought leader in his own right, Ken is the author of seven books, including The Speaker’s Edge: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Locating and Landing Lots of Speaking Gigs, and The Exerts Edge. He has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Newsweek, Financial Times, Investors’ Business Daily, National Public Radio, CBS-TV, Writer’s Digest Magazine, The Boston Globe, to name just a few. He has published hundreds of articles including blogs and columns for the American Management Association and Boston Magazine. He’s also a co-founder of the National Writers Union. Read more about Ken Lizotte

Resources for This Episode

* Read about Ken’s book, The Speaker’s Edge: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Locating and Landing Lots of Speaking Gigs
* Read about Ken’s book, The Experts Edge: Become the Go-To Authority That People Turn to Every Time
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December 19, 2018 Growth_Igniters_Radio_-_SS-6_-_Shaping_a_Powerful_Culture_for_Growth.mp3
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December 19, 2018 A More Powerful Way To Shape Your Company’s Culture For Growth

Episode 6 of 7 / Special Series: Ignite Momentum for a Game-Changing 2019
How can you keep the special aspects of your company’s culture alive as you change and grow? Find out by listening- on-the-go to this special encore episode.
Even when there’s no time and you don’t have all the right people in place, there is a way to shape culture without putting “real work” on hold. Scott and I share what we’ve learned from our experiences guiding leaders of game-changing companies on this critical issue.
You’ll gain insights on

* Shaping your company’s culture while keeping everyone’s focus on “real work”
* How a fast growing company found unexpected ways to increase the speed and quality of decisions
* Three pieces of immediately useful advice for gaining the perspectives you need to keep shaping your company’s culture as a competitive edge

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About Us
Pamela S. Harper is the Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., a strategic growth advisory firm based in Glen Rock, NJ. For more than 20 years, Pam has applied her gift for finding the hidden opportunities in every situation to helping clients in entrepreneurial, mid-market, and Fortune 500 companies across 30 industries create hundreds of millions of dollars of value in both top and bottom line growth.
Prior to founding BAI, Pam skyrocketed into the ranks of management by taking a progressive series of newly created organizational development positions is companies ranging from mid-market to Fortune 500 across multiple industries, all undergoing dramatic change and growth.
Pam has been quoted in, featured in, or written articles for prominent business media including Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, Chiefexecutive.net, CEO.com and other major media. Her book, Preventing Strategic Gridlock, has been used as a text in universities around the world.
D. Scott Harper, Ph.D., is Sr. Partner with Business Advancement Inc. Throughout his career, Scott has devoted himself to understanding why things work the way they do, and how to apply those insights to create new value. Scott helps clients sift through complexity and take full advantage of opportunities by discovering the hidden side of everything.
Before joining BAI in 2010, Scott held a succession of increasingly accountable innovation positions in the consumer healthcare industry. Since then, he has been published and quoted in prominent business media outlets including Chief Executive Magazine, CEO.com, CEO World Magazine, and the IndUS Business Journal.

Resources for This Episode

* Join the Growth Igniters community and get our complimentary Report: How To Take Control of the “Elephant in the Room”
* Read about the NACD 2017 Blue Ribbon Commission Report,
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28min
December 05, 2018 Embrace Authenticity to Bring Your Vision To Life

Episode 5 of 7 / Special Series: Ignite Momentum for a Game-Changing 2019
What are the myths and realities about being an authentic leader, and how do they impact success? Listen on-the-go to our conversation with Dr. Karissa Thacker, author of the best-selling book The Art of Authenticity. She is often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, MSNBC, and many other major outlets. (see more about Karissa below).
You’ll gain insights on:

* The paradox that fuels common myths about vision
* How mutual authenticity between leaders and stakeholders increases everyone’s success
* Three immediately useful ideas for leading authentically

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About Karissa Thacker
Dr. Karissa Thacker is founder and president of Strategic Performance Solutions Inc., a management training and consulting firm dedicated to elevating people to reach their highest potential and career satisfaction. She is also the author of The Art of Authenticity, a guidebook on how to transform your career by tapping into your authentic self.
Karissa earned her doctorate in psychology from Spalding University and later served as a researcher with General Mills in the strategic growth arena. She is often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, MSNBC, and many other major outlets, and is a sought-after authority on the subject of authentic leadership. Her articles have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Business News Daily, and elsewhere. Read More about Dr. Karissa Thacker

Resources for This Episode

* Find out more about Karissa Thacker’s book, The Art of Authenticity
* Take the Self Monitoring Scale Assessment as discussed in our conversation
* Request our complimentary Harper Report: How To Take Control of the “Elephant in the Room”

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November 21, 2018 Redefine “Us” And “Them” To Bridge Divides In Business [Special Series 4 of 7]

Episode 4 of 7 / Special Series: Ignite Momentum for a Game-Changing 2019
In order for your company to stay first, fast and foremost in the hearts and minds of customers, it’s critical to find ways to shape a culture that promotes a sense of belonging across your organization. Yet every day tribalism is polarizing society. How can you bridge that divide?
Download and listen on-the-go to the fourth episode of our seven-part special encore episode series. Our guest is best-selling author Howard Ross, founding partner of Cook Ross Inc. He is considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing unconscious bias. His newest book, Our Search for Belonging: How the Need for Connection Is Tearing Us Apart, describes how to bridge the divides in our increasingly polarized society (link to full bio below).
You’ll gain insights on:

* Why companies provide a special opportunity for connection and bridging the divides that are tearing us apart
* The primary unconscious biases and fears that drive tribal divisions
* Three immediately useful ideas for building bridges between different “us” and “them” groups

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About Howard Ross
Howard Ross is a lifelong social justice advocate and the founding partner of Cook Ross Inc. He’s considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing Unconscious Bias. He has delivered programs in 47 states and over 40 other countries to audiences including Fortune 500 companies and major institutions within healthcare, government, and non-profit sectors.
Howard’s newest book, Our Search for Belonging: How the Need for Connection Is Tearing Us Apart, describes how to bridge the divides in our increasingly polarized society. He is also the author of the Washington Post bestseller, Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives, as well as ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance.
Howard has served on numerous non-profit boards, including the Diversity Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign, the board of directors of the Dignity and Respect Campaign, and the board of the directors for the National Women’s Mentoring Network. He has received many awards, including the 2016 Leadership in Diversity Award by the World Human Resources Development Conference in Mumbai, India. Read more about Howard Ross

Resources for This Episode

* Read about Howard’s latest book, Our Search for Belonging: How the Need for Connection Is Tearing Us Apart
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FAQs about Growth Igniters® Radio:

How many episodes does Growth Igniters® Radio have?

The podcast currently has 778 episodes available.