The Directors Cut Podcast

“We will be stronger. Let’s not waste a crisis.” Like many of you, Garry and his team at WD-40 are focused on navigating through this global pandemic.  Following is the WD-40 Leadership During Crisis Playbook as shared by Garry.  It starts with your people, “There is nothing better...

With a seat at the leadership table, a strategic budget and Board support… you will unleash a marketing super power. According to Board advisors, when a company brings in a new President from outside their organization, one of the first two positions that President personally...

What strategies need to be in place to truly impact diversity in your organization? In this Director’s Cut Podcast, Christina de Vaca, CEO of Corporate Directors Forum, discusses how she made it a goal to work with her team on increasing diversity among monthly guest...

Why Should You Care? California made the first move in 2018 by passing bill SB 826 to insure that publicly traded CA companies reflect gender diversity on their Boards. Currently, women hold 17.7% of Board seats in Public Companies, which is remarkable given research shows...

What Directors and Leaders Should Know Now! The premise of blockchain is brilliant: a decentralized ledger that eliminates the possibility for failure by taking centralized components out of the picture. Specifically, what blockchain technology is meant to do, is automate trust.  Proponents predict blockchain will...

5 Proven Ways to Outperform the Competition: Is your company’s leadership truly dedicated to innovating?  Are leaders rewarded for creative fails? Do you recognize the innovation blockers?  Recent research from Washington University Olin School of Business is predicting 40% of Fortune 500 Companies will be...

CEO Lenny Comma on the payoff of social investments and the value of connection to employees Millennials are leading the charge and demanding that organizations and their leaders play a meaningful role in creating positive social change.  Not only that, 76% of investors also expect...

Where has AI had the most traction and success and what does the future hold? Gioia Messinger iOT pioneer, Founder of Arlo, the #1 DIY smart home security system on the market today, weighs in on AI taking on jobs that are dangerous, dirty and dull....

With the right encouragement and tireless reinforcement by your leadership team, you can build a team dynamic that creates a culture of competitive advantage so contagious – it goes viral! Our guest Garry Ridge, CEO and board member of WD-40 Company, is responsible for developing...

What can “Win at all Costs” cultures like Wells Fargo and Uber teach us about dangers to watch for in performance-based cultures? Michael Berthelot, Director of Fresh Del Monte Produce Company, and Adjunct Professor at UCSD’s Rady School of Management had two of his current...