Radio Free Leader

Jody Thompson is the co-creator of the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) and co-author of the new book Why Managing Sucks And How to Fix It. In this interview, we discuss ROWE, crab-in-the-basket theory, and how to succeed in business without really trying (the movie, not the career strategy).

Saul Kaplan is the Founder and Chief Catalyst of Business Innovation Factory and the author of Business Model Innovation Factory. In this interview, we discuss why the landscape of business is changing and why leaders need to keep up by innovating their business models or risk being “netflixed.” What is being netflixed? Listen and find out.

Interesting new research from Shai Bernstein at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business suggests that companies that go public experience a significant decline in innovation post-IPO. Top talent leaves and the talent that stays is typically less productive. Hitting an Innovation wall doesn’t have to be the fate of all companies post-IPO, you just have to train your investors properly.

Daniel Pink is the author of the New York Times Bestseller To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. In this interview, we talk about the new ABCs of influencing others, the power of attunement for leaders, and why we are all in sales now.

Karen Martin is the author of The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence and an experienced consultant and thought leader in lean business practices. In this interview, we discuss how to build the foundation of an outstanding organization, our love-hate relationship with chaos, and how chair-flying like the Blue Angels can help build an outstanding organization.

For the premiere of season four we talk about potential. Not our potential, but some recent research demonstrating that potential has significantly more allure than accomplishment. It turns out, we have a preference for people who show the potential for future achievements over those whose past is full of achievement.

Matthew May is is the author of The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything, as well as three previous, award-winning books. A popular speaker, creativity coach, and close advisor on innovation to companies such as ADP, Edmunds, Intuit, and Toyota, Matt is a regular contributor to the American Express OPEN Forum Idea Hub and the founder of Edit Innovation, an ideas agency based in Los Angeles.

In this Season Three Finale of LDRLB, Matt and David discuss how subtraction can add to your life and leadership ability.

Soren Kaplan is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power the of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. Through his book and his consulting, he helps innovative leaders disrupt mindsets and markets. In this interview, we discuss how the most innovative companies and leaders savor surprises to lead their organization forward.

John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership consultant, coach, author and speaker. He is the president of Baldoni Consulting LLC, an executive coaching and leadership development firm. John is the author of 11 books on leadership develo

pment including his new release The Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Any Situation. In this interview, we discuss his brief but insightful tips for organizational leaders new and old.

Talent Anarchy is the dynamic speaking duo of Jason Lauritsen and Joe Gerstandt. These Talent Anarchists use their collective experiences, common beliefs and different perspectives to deliver thought-provoking, actionable keynote and workshop presentations in an engaging and, at times, comical way. Jason and Joe have been making the rounds at HR and management conferences for several years and have compiled some of their collective wisdom in their new book, Social Gravity: Harnessing the Natural Laws of Relationships.

In this interview, we discuss how organizations hold their talented people back, how natural relationships form and how to become a rock star in the business conference world.