Jean-Manuel Izaret, or, JMI as he often prefers to go by, is a BCG managing director and senior partner and the global leader of the Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice based in San Francisco. His work as a BCG Fellow focuses on the topic of pr

#107—Sheena Iyengar: Demystifying the Relationship Between Creativity and Innovation

Dec 22nd, 2023 28m 48s

Sheena Iyengar is the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, where she has taught since 1998. A graduate of both Wharton and Stanford, she is one of the world's experts on choice and innovation. Famously known for her “Jam

#106—David Lancefield: Strategy and Culture in Tandem

Dec 8th, 2023 23m 9s

David Lancefield is a catalyst, strategist and coach to senior executives, professionals and entrepreneurs. Over the last 25 years, David has worked with organizations on strategy, innovation, culture from start-ups to blue chips, while buildin

#105—Bob Sutton: Leveraging Friction in Your Organization

Nov 24th, 2023 28m 15s

Bob Sutton is an organizational psychologist and professor of Management Science and Engineering at the Stanford Engineering School. He has given keynote speeches to more than 200 groups in 20 countries, and served on numerous scholarly editori

#104—Andy Binns & Ellie Amirnasr: Paving a Path of Success for Corporate Explorers within Your Organization

Nov 10th, 2023 32m 37s

In this episode, Andy Binns, co-founder and Director of Change Logic, and an award-winning author who publishes articles on innovation strategy and execution in established firms is joined by an additional guest, Ellie Amirnasr, director of dig

#103—Shannon Banks: Unlocking the Power of Social Leadership and Purpose

Oct 27th, 2023 23m 42s

Shannon Banks is managing director of Be Leadership, and an award-winning facilitator, consultant, and coach. A pioneer in the field of social leadership, she founded her company in 2014 to help organizations bring their purpose to life through

#102—Matt Abrahams: Optimizing Your Strategic Communication Toolkit

Oct 13th, 2023 22m 17s

In this episode, Matt Abrahams, leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach shares some of his top insights into strategic communication. He gives us a holistic explanation of what

#101—Bob Muglia: The Critical Role of People in Digital Transformation and the Future of AI

Sep 29th, 2023 25m 4s

Bob Muglia is a data technology investor and business executive, former CEO of Snowflake, and past president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division. His rich background as a long-time leader in the tech space afforded him the unique position

#100—Outthinkers Reaches 100: Special Highlights Episode

Sep 15th, 2023 43m 48s

Dear listeners, this week we celebrate our 100th episode. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and listenership, as we treat you to a compilation of some of our favorite insights over the past years. Below you'll find

#99—Daniel Trabucchi: The Evolution of Platforms: Creating Value Beyond Digital Archetypes

Sep 1st, 2023 24m 7s

Daniel Trabucchi is the co-author, with Tommaso Buganza, of Platform Thinking: Read the past. Write the future. He is Senior Assistant Professor at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano where he fosters research and teaches at the i

#98—Dorie Clark: Crafting a Powerful Personal Brand in the Age of AI

Aug 18th, 2023 21m 31s

Dorie Clark helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. She was honored as the #1 Communication Coach by the Marshall G

#97—Tiffani Bova: Elevating Your EX to Improve Your CX

Aug 4th, 2023 25m 43s

What questions are addressed in this podcast?What are aspects of Employee Experience (EX) that leaders often overlook with dire consequences on CX?Who in an organization should own EX?Are there tangible ways to measure EX vs. CX?What is the ROI

#96—Michael Lenox: Unraveling Digital Transformation

Jun 30th, 2023 22m 33s

Michael Lenox is an award-winning professor, consultant, author, speaker, and podcaster. For over twenty-five years, he has been helping MBA students and executives navigate the competitive dynamics of markets in the face of innovation and disr

#95—Terence Mauri: Navigating Complexity and Uncertainty with Agility and Resilience

Jun 23rd, 2023 22m 2s

Terence Mauri is the founder of the management think thank Hack Future Lab, a bestselling author and a visiting Professor at IE Business School. Terence challenges leaders to pivot from ‘wait and see’ to ‘explore and disrupt’ in a world of comp

#94—Ralph Birchmeier: Insights for Strategists from an Investment Expert

Jun 16th, 2023 22m 17s

Ralph Birchmeieir’s expertise is in accounting, finance, valuation, and strategy. He is a former partner at a global investment firm where he headed financial research into banks, insurers, and real estate concerns. He and his team routinely

#93—Rob Cross: Reducing the Effects of Microstress through Organizational Networks

Jun 9th, 2023 22m 56s

Rob Cross has studied the underlying network dynamics of effective organizations and the collaborative practices of high performers for more than 20 years. Through research and writing, speaking and consulting, and courses and tools, Rob’s netw

#92—Elizabeth Altman: Rethinking the Definition of a Workforce in the Modern Era

Jun 2nd, 2023 31m 17s

Dr. Elizabeth J. Altman is an associate professor of management at the Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and guest editor of the MIT Sloan Management Review Future of the Workforce project. Altman served as a visit

#91—Thales Teixeira: Decoupling the Customer Value Chain for Competitive Advantage

May 26th, 2023 28m 52s

Thales Teixeira the co-founder of digital disruption consultancy Decoupling (Decoupling.co), and previously the Lumry Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, where he taught for 10 years. There he has taught MBA, doctoral and exe

#90—Marc Beckman: The New Era of Branding in the Metaverse, Web3 and the Digital Era

May 19th, 2023 25m 28s

Marc Beckman is the Co-Founder and CEO of DMA United, the award-winning advertising agency positioned at the center of style and design. His philosophy concentrates on building equity at the intersection of content and commerce. In fact, Marc h

#89—Linda Yates: Building Your Corporate Ventures Growth Machine

May 12th, 2023 31m 8s

Linda Yates is the founder and CEO of Mach49, the growth incubator for global businesses with clients including Goodyear, Gundersen Health, Hitachi, Intel, Pernod Ricard, Schneider Electric, Shell, and many more. She is a seasoned CEO and board

#88—Mohan Subramaniam: The Future of Competitive Strategy and the Evolving Role of Data, Customers and Digital Ecosystems

May 5th, 2023 30m 6s

Mohan Subramaniam is a Professor of Strategy and Digital Transformation at the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He focuses on the digital transformation of incumbent industrial firms and new sources of competitive advantage in the

#87—Sally Susman: Insights from Pfizer's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer in Crafting Public Discourse

Apr 28th, 2023 21m 39s

Sally Susman is Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Pfizer. She is also Vice Chair of the Pfizer Foundation. Sally leads engagement with all of Pfizer’s external stakeholders, overseeing communications, corporate res

#86—David Shrier: The Accelerated Adoption of AI and Digital Technologies

Apr 21st, 2023 20m 49s

David Shrier is a globally-recognized expert on technology-driven change at scale. He is a Professor of Practice, AI & Innovation, with Imperial College Business School, where he is founding faculty of the Centre for Digital Transformation and

#85—Stephanie Woerner: Four Pathways for Digital Transformation

Apr 14th, 2023 23m 39s

Stephanie Woerner, Director and a Research Scientist at MIT's Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is also the co-author, with Peter Weill, of What's Your Digital Business Model? And with Pet

#84—Andrew Winston: Achieving Net Positive Impact as a Business

Apr 7th, 2023 20m 23s

Andrew Winston is one of the world's most widely read writers and leading thinkers on sustainable business. His books on sustainability strategy, including Green to Gold and The Big Pivot, have sold more than 150,000 copies in seven languages.