AMA Edgewise
In the coming weeks we will be bringing you the insights and voices of recognized thought leaders across a wide range of topics.Our aim is to provide those essential "nuggets" of perspective that will help you and your organization improve performance, adapt to changing business realities, and prosper in a complex and competitive world.
Drew Dudley on Everyday Leadership
Become the leader you want to be right away.
October 19, 2018 / Podcast # 18-29
The understanding of what it takes to be a leader is both overly broad and too specific. We focus on lone, mythical, usually white, male figures and discount the leadership abilities inherent in all of us. Drew Dudley, author of the new book This is Day One, joins us to share his definition of a leader and how we can start acting like one today.
Drew Dudley’s TEDx talk “Everyday Leadership” has been viewed close to five million times and praised by Time, Business Insider, and Inc. magazine. Dudley is the founder of Day One Leadership, where he works with individuals and organizations around the world to unlock their leadership potential.
Charlie Harary on Unlocking Greatness
Making your way to the life you dream of.
October 12, 2018 / Podcast # 18-28
We’re constantly trying to make changes that don’t align with our brains. We make New Years resolutions and try to keep up with the news and watch movies about people achieving great things while not doing much ourselves. Carlie Harary, author of Unlocking Greatness, joins us to talk about ways we can relax more while still becoming the kind of person we dream we could be.
Charlie Harary is an executive at a global asset management company based in New York. He is a clinical professor at the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University and hosts the radio shows The Charlie Harary Show and the Unlocking Greatness podcast. Harary is a sought-after corporate speaker for subjects ranging from business success to effective communications to personal growth.
Allen Gannett on Encouraging Your Creative Curve
Finding the creative side in us all.
October 5, 2018 / Podcast # 18-27
The myth of the lone creative genius is “wildly destructive” says Allen Gannett, not to put too fine a point on it. Our guest today talks about how we need to bring our ideas about inspiration out of the clouds and back to a much more encouraging and attainable reality. In a world of increasing automation, our creativity is our most valuable asset.
Allen Gannett is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a software analytics firm whose clients have included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, Home Depot, Aetna, Honda, and GE. He has been on the “30 Under 30” lists for both Inc. and Forbes.
Carmine Gallo on the Power of Communicating Well
Learn to tell a good story, now.
September 28, 2018 / Podcast # 18-26
You don’t have to be giving a TED talk to benefit from learning how to speak and tell stories well. Whether you’re pitching a new project to your team or pitching yourself to an employer during an interview, the people who tell the best story see the best results. Carmine Gallo, author of Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great joins us to talk about how good communication is vital not matter what your level in your company.
Carmine Gallo is the bestselling author of Talk Like TED and The Storyteller’s Secret. He is an influential communication advisor for the world’s most admired brands: Google, Accenture, Intel, Coca-Cola, Allstate, LinkedIn, and companies that touch our lives everyday. As a popular keynote speaker, Gallo teaches CEOs and leaders to deliver dynamic presentations and share inspiring stories that sell products, grow brands and inspire change. He writes for Forbes.com and Inc.com. Gallo is also an executive education instructor at Harvard University.
Suzanne Vickberg on Developing Chemistry in Your Team
Going for chemistry, not cohesion.
September 21, 2018 / Podcast # 18-25
You’ve heard of personality assessment tests before. You’ve probably taken one (or two, or three). But can you remember your personality type? Can you identify the type of the person sitting next to you? Probably not. That’s why Suzanne Vickberg and her co-author Kim Christfort developed Business Chemistry, a personality test that’s easy to remember and easy to distribute through your team.
Suzanne Vickberg is a Social-Personality Psychologist, as well as the Applied Insights Lead for Deloitte’s Greenhouse Experience Team. She uses Business Chemistry to help teams explore how their work is shaped by the mix of individuals who make up the team and the unique characteristics they each possess. She guides leaders and teams in creating cultures that enable each member to thrive and make their best contribution. She is also lead research and analytics on the Business Chemistry types as they relate to topics such as leadership, career priorities and aspirations, stress, and psychological safety.
Cal Turner Jr. was the CEO of Dollar General for decades after inheriting the business from his father. He joins us to talk about how faith and family helped him turn a million dollar business into a billion dollar business, plus a few stories from his new book My Father’s Business: The Small-Town Values That Build Dollar General into a Billion Dollar-Company.
Cal Turner, Jr. grew up in a Scottsville, Kentucky, household where business and family were one. After graduating Vanderbilt University, he served for three years as an officer in the United States Navy before beginning his career at Dollar General. He served as CEO for 37 years, and during his tenure, the number of DG stores rose from 150, with sales of $40 million, to more than 6,000, with sales in excess of $6 billion. Turner has served on the boards of companies like Shoney’s and First American, and of educational, civic and charitable organizations including Vanderbilt and Fisk universities, and has been president of the board of governors of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. His many awards include the Presidential Award for Private Sector Initiatives (presented by Ronald Reagan) and the Vanderbilt Distinguished Alumnus Award. A committed lifelong Methodist, Turner was inducted in 2001 into the Fellows of the Society of John Wesley by the Tennessee Conference of the UMC.
Chuck Martin on Our Third Digital Transformation
How to navigate our interconnected world.
September 7, 2018 / Podcast # 18-23
We are currently in the era of the Internet of Things. What does that mean and how does it affect us? Chuck Martin joins us to talk about his new book Digital Transformation 3.0 and what it means for us as workers and as employees.
Chuck Martin is a New York Times Business Bestselling author, futurist and has been a leader in emerging digital technologies for more than two decades. He is considered one of the foremost Internet of Things (IoT) experts in the world and his latest book focuses on the digital transformation coming from the Internet of Things. The book title is “Digital Transformation 3.0″. He hosts a worldwide podcast titled “The Voices of the Internet of Things with Chuck Martin,” where he converses with top executives from the companies driving the Internet of Things. He is author of Net Future, Mobile Influence (The New Power of the Consumer), The Third Screen and eight other business books. He is a frequent keynote speaker internationally. Chuck also is the Editor of the MediaPost AI & IoT Daily, the largest AI and IoT daily publication in the world, and writes the well-read daily column “Connected Thinking” for the AI & IoT Daily, sent to more than 100,000 subscribers. He has been named #1 in Internet of Things Top 10 Influencers by IT Chronicles.
Kevin Eikenberry on The Long-Distance Leader
How to manage when no one is in the same room.
August 31, 2018 / Podcast # 18-22
Whether you’re working with gig workers or people in multiple offices worldwide, these days we’re seeing more and more teams spread out across the globe. Technology makes remote teams easier but it can only help so much. Kevin Eikenberry, co-author of The Long-Distance Leader, joins us to talk about some of the challenges to working remotely, the expected ones and some that you might not have thought of.
Kevin Eikenberry is founder and chief potential officer of the Kevin Eikenberry Group. He’s been named one of Inc.com’s Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and is the author of several books, including Remarkable Leadership.
Dr Albert Siu on Difficult Conversations as a Manager
How to get through to under-performing employees.
August 24, 2018 / Podcast # 18-21
One of the most difficult conversations at work is when you’ve got an employee who is under-performing. Albert Siu joins us with some tips on how to get through that conversation so everyone is happy, plus other advice for managers both new and experienced.
Albert Siu has over 30 years of experience in managing global Learning and HR functions. Albert also oversees the PAREXEL Academy, a learning and development unit that provides thought leadership and training for organizations and clients that are outside of PAREXEL International. Before joining PAREXEL, he was Vice President for Learning and Development at Boston Scientific, a global life sciences R&D and manufacturing company. Dr. Siu was the Chief Learning Officer for AT&T from 1994 to 2002. Before joining AT&T in 1994, Dr. Siu spent sixteen years with Hewlett-Packard, serving in a variety of business unit and corporate human resources leadership roles; including eight years as an expatriate residing in China and Hong Kong managing the human resources function for Hewlett-Packard’s China operations.
Howard Yu on Leaping Across Knowledge Disciplines
How to stay relevant when everything is changing.
August 17, 2018 / Podcast # 18-20
Novartis is currently a multinational pharmaceutical company but when it started over two centuries ago they were manufacturing dyes for textiles. It was only when someone noticed the health benefits of their dyes that they made the switch. Howard Yu, author of Leap, joins us to talk about how this leap to a similar but different industries as the key to staying relevant in an constantly changing business market.
Howard Yu is the LEGO professor of management and innovation at the prestigious IMD business school in Switzerland as well as the director of its signature program, the three-week Advanced Management Program (AMP), an executive education course. In 2015, Yu was selected by Poets&Quants as one of “The World’s Top 40 Business Professors Under 40,” and in 2018 he appeared on the Thinkers50 Radar list of thirty management thinkers “most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led.” He has delivered customized training programs for leading organizations including Mars, Maersk, Daimler, and Electrolux. His articles have appeared in Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The Financial Times, and The New York Times. Yu received his doctoral degree from Harvard Business School. Prior to his doctorate, he worked in the banking industry in Hong Kong.