566: Silicon Valley's CEO Whisperer on Why Most Startup Founders Fail (with Rich Hagberg)

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654: Associate Director of Culture and Change at BCG, Philip Jameson, on Why Most Transformations Fail

Philip Jameson discusses why most organizational transformations fail despite strong strategic intent, significant investment, and broad awareness that change is necessary. Drawing on his work at Boston Consulting Group and the research behind How Change Really Works, Jameson arg ...  Show more

653: Joe Pine, Author and Lecturer at Northeastern University, on the Future of Business

Management advisor and author Joe Pine explores a question that sits beneath most business strategy discussions but is rarely addressed directly: what business is ultimately for. Drawing on decades of work spanning mass customization, the experience economy, and his latest resear ...  Show more

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