Frances is the J.W. McConnell chair of social innovation at Canada’s University of Waterloo and co-author of Getting to Maybe. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to be a successful system-level activist.
Episode Links:
Frances’ faculty home page
“Social Innovation and Resilience” (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Getting to Maybe
The Evolution of Social Innovation
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John Ferriola is the former CEO of Nucor, America's preeminent steelmaker. At Nucor, operating crews take responsibility for business development, capital planning, product innovation, process improvement, and cross-plant coordination.
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Helen Bevan is a Professor of Practice in Health & Care Improvement at Warwick Business School, and a strategic advisor with the National Health Service.
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Florent Menegaux is the CEO of Michelin, the the largest tire maker in the world.
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Raffaella Sadun is the Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and her research focuses on the managerial and organizational drivers of productivity, profitability, growth, and longevity.
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Peter M. Senge is one of the world’s pre-eminent thinkers on organizational learning and systems change.
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Tracey Davidson is the Deputy Chief Executive of Handelsbanken UK and Chair of Handelsbanken Wealth and Asset Management. Handelsbanken is one of the world's best performing and efficient banks, and arguably the most decentralized: each branch operates like a stand-alone business.
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Kevin is the President & Chief Executive Officer of GE Appliances, a Haier company, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Tom Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.
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Jeff Pfeffer is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and author of several provocative books, including "Dying for a Paycheck," "Leadership B.S.," and the newly-published "7 Rules of Power." In this episode of the New Human Movement, we talk to Jeff abo
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Richard is a professor of strategy at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and the author of The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists.
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Jim Clifton is the Chairman of Gallup, the world-renowned polling, analytics and advice organization. Jim has tracked what makes people thrive at work for decades, and written several bestselling books on the topic.
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Hubert Joly is the former the former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy and author of The Heart of Business.
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Steve is a serial entrepreneur with eight different Silicon Valley startups to his name, and the author of The Startup Owner’s Manual.
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Martin Whittaker is the founding CEO of JUST Capital, an independent nonprofit that tracks, analyzes, and engages with large corporations to improve how they serve all their stakeholders.
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Tiziana Casciaro is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and co-author (with Julie Battilana) of Power for All.
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Zhang Ruimin is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Haier Group, the world’s largest appliance maker. During his 37-year tenure as Haier CEO, Zhang architected one of the world’s most radical management makeovers.
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Anthony is a professor of philosophy at New York University, author of several books, including the “Honor Code,” and writer of the weekly “Ethicist” column in The New York Times Magazine.
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Lynda is a professor at the London Business School and one of the world’s leading experts on the future of work. In her latest book, Redesigning Work, Lynda argues that the pandemic has created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reimagine the workplace.
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Bruce is a sociologist at UC Berkeley at the author of Organizing Locally. In this episode of the New Human Movement, we talk to Bruce about the power of decentralization.
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John is the CEO of Whole Foods Market, which he built from a single store in Austin, Texas in 1978, into a leading organic grocer with more than 95,000 team members.
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Brian is the Chair of the Board and CEO of Bank of America, one of the world’s largest financial institutions. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary and Michele talk to Brian about the key metrics we should use to hold companies accountable for their social impact, and how to build an organization that infuses dignity and opportunity in every job.
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Amy is a professor at Harvard Business School and an expert on psychological safety and teaming at work. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary and Michele talk to Amy about creating high-trust, low-fear work environments.
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Bill is the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, and for the past 5 years has been leading a crusade to “smash” bureaucracy. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary and Michele talk to Bill about what it takes to create a more empowering and entrepreneurial organization.
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Angela Ahrendts is the former CEO of Burberry and head of Retail for Apple. In this episode, we discuss how leadership needs to be reimagined for a new age.
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Tim is the chair of IDEO, the iconic Palo Alto-based design firm. In this episode of the New Human Movement, we discuss how to build a deep capacity for innovation in our organizations.