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  • Confronting Elephants in the Room: What We Can Learn From Chris Rock and the Oscars

    The courage to face down the elephant in the room has made front page news! Inevitably, every leader faces a time when an elephant (or two) in the room grows so large it can potentially crush us. Listen as we share our insights from Chris Rock’s heroic outing of a gigantic elephant in Hollywood during the 88th […]

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    28 min
  • Confronting Elephants in the Room: What We Can Learn From Chris Rock and the Oscars [Episode 57]

    The courage to face down the elephant in the room has made front page news!
    Inevitably, every leader faces a time when an elephant (or two) in the room grows so large it can potentially crush us. Listen as we share our insights from Chris Rock’s heroic outing of a gigantic elephant in Hollywood during the 88th Academy Awards.
    In this episode, you’ll find out about:

    * How to decide the role you need to play in facing down an elephant in the room
    * The least talked about issue that causes elephants in the room to grow
    * FAQs for creating powerful conversations to surface elephant issues



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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

    * Request our complimentary Harper Report: How To Take Control of the “Elephant in the Room”
    * Listen to Growth Igniters Radio episode 56: Using the Power Of Improvisation to Boost Organizational Momentum
    * Read about Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Dr. Brené Brown
    * Read Variety Article: Academy Overhauls Membership,
    28 min
  • Using the Power Of Improvisation to Boost Organizational Momentum

    How can improvisation accelerate success for you AND your business? Find out by listening to Pam recount her experience of a breakthrough moment in which she instinctively improvised to resolve a challenging situation, partnered with a reprise of key pieces of our Episode 44 conversation about the power of “Yes, and” improvisational thinking with Kelly Leonard, President & […]

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    34 min
  • Using the Power Of Improvisation to Boost Organizational Momentum [Episode 56]

    How can improvisation accelerate success for you AND your business?
    Find out by listening to Pam recount her experience of a breakthrough moment in which she instinctively improvised to resolve a challenging situation, partnered with a reprise of key pieces of our Episode 44 conversation about the power of “Yes, and” improvisational thinking with Kelly Leonard, President & CEO of Kelly Leonard Productions, and Creative Advisor with The Second City.
    Kelly has worked with The Second City since 1988, overseeing productions that have launched the careers of celebrated comic performers such as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Amy Poehler, and a host of others. Kelley is also co-author, along with Tom Yorton, of the best-selling book, “Yes, And” (see more in Kelly’s bio below).
    Find out about:

    * The story of how dropping agenda and improvising in real time enabled Pam to create a breakthrough moment with a client group
    * Examples of what “Yes, And” improvisational thinking is, and Kelly’s stories illustrating how it has been used to overcome obstacles
    * Three immediately useful ideas – including an exercise –  for applying the power of improvisation to accelerate toward your most important goals



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    About Kelly Leonard
    Kelly Leonard is the President and CEO of Kelly Leonard Productions, a creative company that produces life, theater and comedy and provides thought leadership through books, speaking engagements and workshops for businesses, organizations and anyone looking to improve creativity, leadership and innovation.
    Kelly is also aligned as a Creative Advisor with The Second City in Chicago, where he’s worked since 1988 overseeing productions with such a notable performers as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Amy Poehler, and a host of so many others.  Kelly co-founded Second City Theatricals, the division of the company that develops an eclectic array of live entertainment all over the world.
    Kelly is co-author, along with Tom Yorton, of the the best-selling book Yes, And: Lessons from the Second City. He has received many honors, including being named to Crain’s Chicago Business 40 under 40 list and named one of the top 40 cultural figures in Chicago by Time Out Magazine. Find out more about Kelly Leonard.

    Resources for This Episode

    * Find out more about the Heroic Public Speaking Live event which Pam attended
    * Find out more about Yes, And − How Improvisation Reverses “No, But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration − Lessons from The Second City
    * All you want to know about The Second City


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    34 min
  • Using Outsourcing to Stay Relevant to Your Customers

    Are your outsourcing strategies helping you maximize your customer relationships? Listen as we speak with with returning guest Jim Blasingame, “The Small Business Advocate”, about the nuances of deciding what, when and how to outsource functions to increase your focus, and relevance to your customers. Jim is author of the best-selling book The Age of the Customer®—Prepare […]

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    30 min
  • Using Outsourcing to Stay Relevant to Your Customers [Episode 55]

    Are your outsourcing strategies helping you maximize your customer relationships?
    Listen as we speak with with returning guest Jim Blasingame, “The Small Business Advocate”, about the nuances of deciding what, when and how to outsource functions to increase your focus, and relevance to your customers.
    Jim is author of the best-selling book The Age of the Customer®—Prepare for the Moment of Relevance, and is also the creator and award-winning host of the nationally syndicated weekday radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show® with Jim Blasingame.  [Read more about Jim below]
    You’ll find out about:

    * How outsourcing has evolved from its origins as a cost-cutting tactic to a strategic practice fully integrated into today’s marketplace
    * The two faces of outsourcing and what it takes to lead them for the greatest strategic and financial advantage
    * Three actionable tips for increasing the effectiveness of your outsourcing strategies for maximum benefit to you and your customers





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    About Jim Blasingame
    Jim Blasingame, one of the world’s foremost experts on small business and entrepreneurship, is the creator and award-winning host of The Small Business Advocate® Show, the world’s only weekday radio talk show dedicated to small business, nationally syndicated since 1997. As of October 2015, his third book, The Age of the Customer® (2014) has sold over 60,000 copies.
    Google ranks Jim as the #1 small business expert in the world. As a high-energy keynote speaker, Jim talks to small business audiences about how to compete in the 21st century global marketplace, and he talks with large companies about how to speak small business as a second language. Read more about Jim Blasingame.

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    Resources for this Episode:

    * Download the report of our study, “Building POWERFUL Strategic Alliances: How Companies of All Sizes Can Increase Their ROI“
    * Learn about Jim Blasingame’s book and special offers at The Age of the Customer®
    * Learn More about The Small Business Advocate® Show, with Jim Blasingame
    * Listen to our conversation with Jim in Episode 23, “Leading Through The Power of Stories“
    * Listen to our conversation with Jim in Episode 38, “CEOs: Now You’re the Futurist“
    30 min

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