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  • The Secrets of Being More Productive in Life and Business

    How can we get smarter, faster, and better at everything we do? Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 86, to our conversation with Charles Duhigg, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of the best-selling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better (see bio below). Smarter Faster Better draws on […]

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  • The Secrets of Being More Productive in Life and Business [Episode 86]

    How can we get smarter, faster, and better at everything we do?
    Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 86, to our conversation with Charles Duhigg, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of the best-selling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better (see bio below).
    Smarter Faster Better draws on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics –  as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, FBI agents, airplane pilots, and Broadway songwriters.
    You’ll gain insights on:

    * The underlying principle connecting what it takes to maintain focus, make smarter decisions, and increase innovation
    * Stories that show how the most productive people view their world , and their choices, in profoundly different ways
    * Three immediately actionable tips for being more productive in life and business



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    About Charles Duhigg

    Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of best-selling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. He is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale College, he has been a frequent contributor or guest on The Colbert Report, NPR’s This American Life, Frontline, and other programs. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. (Photo credit: Elizabeth Alter) Read More about Charles Duhigg



    Resources for This Episode

    * Read about Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
    * Read about The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
    * Listen to related Growth Igniters Radio episodes:

    * Pam Harper & Scott Harper: What Can You Do To Accelerate Major Transformation? (Episode 14)
    * Pam Harper & Gayle Lantz, Founder of WorkMatters, Inc: Three Trends in Happiness at Work in 2016 (Episode 63)




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    37 min
  • The Secrets of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace

    What is scientifically proven to produce the best place to work? Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 85, with Ron Friedman, Ph.D., author of the best-selling book The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace. He is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast […]

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    41 min
  • The Secrets of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace [Episode 85]

    What is scientifically proven to produce the best place to work?
    Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 85, with Ron Friedman, Ph.D., author of the best-selling book The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace.
    He is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Forbes, and CNN (see bio below).
    You’ll gain insights on:

    * Three basic psychological needs that people of every age need from their workplace that engages them to collaborate, solve complex problems, make bold new decisions and take bold new actions
    * How to apply studies of video games to building an extraordinary workplace
    * Three immediately actionable ideas for creating the best place to work



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    About Ron Friedman
    Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation.

    He has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for some of the world’s most successful organizations.
    Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, Washington Post, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men’s Health, Entrepreneur, and Success.
    Ron is also the author of a highly-acclaimed new book called The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace. He is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Forbes, and CNN. Read More about Ron Friedman



    Resources for This Episode

    * Read about The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
    * Listen to related Growth Igniters Radio episodes:

    * Pam Harper & Scott Harper: What Can You Do To Accelerate Major Transformation? (Episode 14)
    * Pam Harper & Gayle Lantz, Founder of WorkMatters, Inc: Three Trends in Happiness at Work in 2016 (Episode 63)




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    41 min
  • How To Recognize Emerging Opportunities Ahead of Your Competitors

    How can your company be the disrupter – and not the disrupted? Find out by listening on-the-go to Episode 84. Scott and I discuss how companies of any size can be game-changing disruptors by recognizing emerging opportunities to redefine their place in the competitive environment. In this episode, you’ll gain insights on: An often underestimated way to […]

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  • How To Recognize Emerging Opportunities Ahead of Your Competitors [Episode 84]

    How can your company be the disrupter – and not the disrupted?
    Find out by listening on-the-go to Episode 84. Scott and I discuss how companies of any size can be game-changing disruptors by redefining their place in the competitive environment.
    In this episode, you’ll gain insights on:

    * An often underestimated way to discover emerging opportunities
    * The secrets to developing a “game-changing mindset”
    * Three immediately useful ideas for changing your game faster




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    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

    * Read New York Times article: G.E., the 124-Year-Old Software Start-Up
    * Visual illustrating the virtuous cycle for changing perspectives to change the game
    * Listen to Growth Igniters Radio episode 56: Using the Power Of Improvisation to Boost Organizational Momentum


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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…