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About Didier Didier Cossin is the founder and director of the IMD Global Board Center, the originator of the Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology and an advocate of Stewardship. He is the author and co-author of books such as Inspiring Stewardship, book chapters (such as Governance Risk: A Guide for Investors) and many articles in the fields of governance, investments, risks and stewardship, several of which have obtained citations of excellence or other awards. He works with owners, boards and senior leaders to provide the latest thinking on best-in-class governance, board effectiveness, the governance and selection of investments, board dynamics and strategy design. He favors an adaptive and interactive approach to finding distinctive solutions for organizations on a wide range of governance topics. His latest research focuses on stewardship, how we can foster organizations to have long-term positive social impact while creating economic value for all. His past research has dealt with optimizing governance in critical decision making, M&As and risks. In his work with boards, Professor Cossin helps them enhance organizational performance through strategy involvement, best-in-class decision making, enhancing board culture and general governance (including board restructurings). As a clinician of governance excellence in many regions of the world, he is an advocate of adapting practices to the social, geopolitical, technological and economic transformation through distinctive solutions allowing for long term wealth creation. He also looks at the latest approaches to risk issues. His work addresses not only technical risks (for which he uses his finance background) but also those arising from a number of different factors: psychological biases, social and cultural environments, technological changes (from AI to cybersecurity), strategic choices and/or from governance structure (for which he levers his long experience with many leading organizations). Professor Cossin is an advisor and/or executive teacher with the United Nations, central banks of several countries, ministries as well as sovereign wealth funds and supranational organizations (European Central Bank, IFC, IOC), the boards or executive committees of corporations, financial institutions and funds in Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa and the Middle East. He gained significant experience working with the oil and gas industry (Schlumberger, Shell, Sinopec, Saudi Aramco, Qatar Petroleum, and others) and the banking industry (HSBC, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, ICBC and others), but he has also worked with many other industries (media, luxury goods, retail, shipping, asset management, etc.). He also advises some leading non-profit organisations on governance (UNICEF, the Red Cross). He is a member of the Risk Who's Who Society, the American Finance Association, the Eastern Finance Association, and the European Finance Association. Professor Cossin holds a PhD from Harvard University (Robert C. Merton Chair) and is a former Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics (USA). He is a former student of ENS rue d'Ulm (France) and holds master degrees from Sorbonne University and EHESS (France). Before joining IMD, Didier Cossin worked for Goldman Sachs (London, UK) and pharmaceutical company Roussel-Uclaf (Tokyo, Japan) as it was considering an initial offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He has taught at Harvard University, where he obtained two Derek Bok Awards for excellence in teaching, and was associate then full professor at HEC, University of Lausanne (1993-2002). He chaired the university’s Department of Management (1995-1997); was the Director of both its Institute of Banking & Financial Management (1997-2002) and its PhD in Management (1997-1999). At IMD, he has led or co-led the pension fund, the recruiting process, the faculty policies committee,

About Tim Tim Ringo, Chartered FCIPD, is a senior executive, board advisor, author and popular conference speaker, based in London. Ringo's nearly 30-year career in HR management consulting and HR software gives him a unique perspective on how engaged people harnessing smart technology is transforming the world of work. He is the author of Solving the Productivity Puzzle (Kogan Page, 2020) and the co-author of Calculating Success (Harvard Business Review, 2012). He is currently writing his next book, The Accidental Globalist for publication in 2021. Most recently he was Vice President, SAP SuccessFactors. He led SuccessFactors HR Advisory Practice for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Previously he was Vice President and Global Leader of IBM's Human Capital Management (HCM) consulting practice. He led a team of more than 1500 Human Capital consulting professionals around the world. He joined IBM Global Business Services in 2006 after 16 years at Accenture, where he was Executive Partner in Accenture's Human Performance Service Line. He graduated from The Ohio State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Finance. He also studied English Literature at Ohio State and New College, Oxford, England. Today We Talked About Tim's Past Decreasing Productivity GDP going down? PEIP People Engagement Innovation Performance New Definition of Productivity Connect With Tim LinkedIn Twitter Website Book live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science Securing a job in data science, AI, machine learning, cryptography, and other programming fields requires strong math skills. live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science is a unique chance to learn from statisticians and other math masters in Manning’s network of experts. Dec. 1, 2020 – Live on Twitch. See how math makes your life easier as a data scientist, get tips and tricks on handling data, and have your questions answered. Register for Free I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Tom Tom Connally, is an experienced leader, strategist, and change agent with proven performance leading, building, and fixing organizations by creating a culture of performance. Raised in a Navy family with two WWII Veterans for parents, Tom became a student of leaders at a young age. He followed his older brothers to the Naval Academy and into the Marine Corps. As a young officer, he observed that the performance of units was directly related to the culture, esprit, and work ethic. The best units, including his, had an attitude of confidence that made every objective attainable and in which every Marine believed they were valued and desired to excel. This culture of performance permeated every individual and started with the commander. As a senior commander and chief staff officer, Tom put all of these lessons to work with exceptional results in combat organizations and staff agencies. After 30 years of applying these principles in the Marine Corps, Tom spent five years observing their consistent results in the defense industry before founding Connally Consulting to help leaders and organizations improve their performance and success. Tom is also the author of the book Becoming a Leader: A Road Map for My Daughter and the Aspiring Leader. Today We Talked About Military Life Do it 110% Family History Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses Honor Humility Listen, Learn, and Lead 3 People: Peers, Seniors, Subordinates Own the Mission Relationships Accountability is Key Connect with Tom Book Website LinkedIn live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science Securing a job in data science, AI, machine learning, cryptography, and other programming fields requires strong math skills. live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science is a unique chance to learn from statisticians and other math masters in Manning’s network of experts. Dec. 1, 2020 – Live on Twitch. See how math makes your life easier as a data scientist, get tips and tricks on handling data, and have your questions answered. Register for Free I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Chrisa Chrisa brings over a decade of management and executive level leadership to the Handel Group®. Throughout her career, she has worked alongside C-level executives building brands and creating numerous business driving initiatives that have positively impacted sales, profit, and employee retention for large and small companies. Having served as Director and Vice President for many notable brands, Chrisa has been responsible for spearheading the launch of various divisions and managing national teams of 20+ individuals. Her responsibilities have spanned marketing strategy, project management, talent development, creative direction, and consumer experience. In 2008, Chrisa came to Handel Group® to further hone her leadership skills. After a few sessions with her coach, she realized that she had a longing to help people succeed in life and in business. Quickly thereafter, Chrisa decided to become trained in the Handel Method®. Chrisa has been teaching individuals how to integrate the method into their lives. She leads workshops and corporate retreats, and works privately with individuals and teams. Her first-hand understanding of organizational structures, the breadth of her leadership experience, and her innate creativity make her a dynamic and insightful coach. In her practice, she has helped many business leaders, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives build their careers, enhance their results, improve communication, better manage their time, and transform personal and professional relationships. Originally from Connecticut, Chrisa now lives in Manhattan with her husband. She is an avid traveler and reader. She is currently working on her first book and the renovation of a townhouse on the Upper West Side. Today We Talked About Chrisa's background Fashion Coaching to grow leadership Skill Coaching Training WHY?? Accepting feedback Trust Relationships Equaling the Playing Field Perspective is Everything Leadership is about the "We" not the "Me" Moving from team member to team leader Connect with Chrisa LinkedIn Website live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science Securing a job in data science, AI, machine learning, cryptography, and other programming fields requires strong math skills. live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science is a unique chance to learn from statisticians and other math masters in Manning’s network of experts. Dec. 1, 2020 - Live on Twitch. See how math makes your life easier as a data scientist, get tips and tricks on handling data, and have your questions answered. Register for Free I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Greg Originally from London, England, Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and the founder of McKeown, Inc, a company with a mission to teach Essentialism to millions of people around the world. Their clients include Adobe, Apple, Airbnb, Cisco, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. McKeown is an accomplished public speaker and has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world including in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, Holland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Singapore, South Africa and the United States. Highlights include speaking at SXSW, interviewing Al Gore at the Annual Conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland and receiving a personal invitation from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, to speak to his Annual Innovation Conference. His writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine and Harvard Business Review. He has also been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR and NBC. In 2012 he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Originally from London, England, McKeown now lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their four children. He graduated with an MBA from Stanford University. Today We Talked About Essentialism Time to Think Block your calendar Optional Meetings? What is an Essentialist? Explores the most important Reduces the Non-Essentials Build Systems to do what matters most Essentialism outside of work Saying Yes to something is saying no to everything else Less but Better Sleep Lead like an Essentialist Integrity Intellegenice Initiative Have a Book Club More Selective and Thoughtful Clutter has a cost Steve Jobs and Apple Elon Musk on Factories Focus on doing the right things instead of doing things right Connect with Greg Twitter LinkedIn Website Podcast Book I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again! Private Internet Access I’ve been a customer of Private Internet Access for over 3 years now and I love this service.  I was at a security conference a few years ago and I connected to the hotel wifi.  Immediately my endpoint protection software began to alert me of hacking attempts.  I launched my VPN from Private Internet Access and all of the attempts were stopped. My data and internet connection was secure.  Another great use of the VPN service is connect from different geo locations, which is very helpful when testing DNS and CDN caching. To get a your VPN account starting at $3.33 per month, please visit https://ageekleader.com/vpn

About Steve Dr. Steve Yacovelli ("The Gay Leadership Dude") is the owner & principal of TopDog Learning Group (LLC) – a learning and development, leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA, with affiliates across the globe. Steve and TopDog have had the pleasure of working with some great client-partners who they consider to be members of their "pack." He's worked with Fortune 500 greats like The Walt Disney Company and Bayer to amazing not-for-profits like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The American Library Association; large universities like The Ohio State University and The University of Central Florida, to small entrepreneurial rock stars like International Training & Development and GovMojo, Inc. Steve and TopDog have thoroughly enjoyed helping their client-partners grow, develop, expand, and be successful with their corporate learning, change management, diversity and inclusion, and leadership consulting goodness. With over twenty-five years' experience in leadership, strategy, organizational learning, and communication, Steve is a rare breed of professional that understands the power of using academic theory and applying it to the corporate setting to achieve business results. Oh, and he's quite fond of dogs, too. Today We Talked About: 6 Leadership Competency Authenticity Courage Empathy Communication Relationships Culture Trust Inclusion Leadership Feedback EECC Method Fear Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New Connect with Steve Website Book Twitter I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again! Private Internet Access I’ve been a customer of Private Internet Access for over 3 years now and I love this service.  I was at a security conference a few years ago and I connected to the hotel wifi.  Immediately my endpoint protection software began to alert me of hacking attempts.  I launched my VPN from Private Internet Access and all of the attempts were stopped. My data and internet connection was secure.  Another great use of the VPN service is connect from different geo locations, which is very helpful when testing DNS and CDN caching. To get a your VPN account starting at $3.33 per month, please visit https://ageekleader.com/vpn

About Michael Michael C. Fillios is the founder and CEO of the IT Ally Institute, a nonprofit organization providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to knowledge, research, and practical tools to improve their tech bottom line. A senior global business and technology executive with more than 25 years of experience in IT, finance, operations management, and change leadership, he lives in Mason, Ohio. Learn more at www.itallyinstitute.org. Today We Talked About Michael's Past What is Technical Debt Business knowledge for IT Leaders COVID's impact Operation vs. Cap X expense COVID-19 Tech Debt Playbook Understanding Risk Document more of your systems Understand Vendor Management Move to the Cloud Technical Debt Tech Debt 2.0 Business Processes Data Talent Hardware Training Budgets Tech Diagnostic Connect With Michael Website Book Twitter LinkedIn I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again! Private Internet Access I’ve been a customer of Private Internet Access for over 3 years now and I love this service.  I was at a security conference a few years ago and I connected to the hotel wifi.  Immediately my endpoint protection software began to alert me of hacking attempts.  I launched my VPN from Private Internet Access and all of the attempts were stopped. My data and internet connection was secure.  Another great use of the VPN service is connect from different geo locations, which is very helpful when testing DNS and CDN caching. To get a your VPN account starting at $3.33 per month, please visit https://ageekleader.com/vpn Audio Player

About Alex Alex Kuhn, Leadership Mentor and founder of Born to Lead, helps impact-driven entrepreneur start, grow & lead 6,7 & 8 figure businesses. Over the past three years, 200+ clients have at least doubled their business in 12 months, with his clients generating more than $30m. Featured in Entrepreneur™, he regularly writes and speaks to 10k+ entrepreneurs weekly on the topics of aligned leadership, business flow, and resonance marketing. Having failed in his first 3 ventures, the key for him and his clients has been discovering their SuccessDNA™, or learning how to build the business model around the leaders unique, innate leadership gifts. He wants every big vision, heart-led entrepreneur to know they are not that far off and to never forget they were born to lead a legacy. Today We Talked About Alex's background Family First Culture Swimming and discipline Goal Setting KPIs and Objectives Vision Tribe Philosophy Success DNA Connect With Alex LinkedIn Instagram Website Women in Tech Conference When the girls get coding!. Join us on your screens, Oct 13, for the live@Manning “Women in Tech” conference to celebrate the rising movement of women in technology. https://www.ageekleader.com/wit We still have a long way to go to achieve diversity, inclusion and equality in technology. Our contribution is the live@Manning “Women in Tech” online conference, Oct 13, starring the women rocking the tech boat! https://www.ageekleader.com/wit Cloud navigators and serverless gurus; algorithm sorceresses and community advocates; we proudly bring you the women creating the tech world we live in. Oct 13, live@manning “Women in Tech” Twitch conference! https://www.ageekleader.com/wit #womenintech #womenwhocode I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Somi Somi is a tech philosopher, international speaker, entrepreneur, award-winning filmmaker, and LinkedIn Top Voice influencer. Her work focuses on the impact of technology on society at large, the business landscape, and the future of work. A sought-after transition architect, Arian has given talks and workshops to industry leaders from organizations such as the BBC, The Economist, Marie Claire, Amazon, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Virgin Atlantic, and American Express. Her 2018 documentary, The Millennial Disruption, was nominated for a dozen international film festival awards, winning the Worldfest Houston Silver Remi for Best Documentary Short Film (2019) and Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema’s Best Directory Documentary (2019). Her new book is Career Fear (and How to Beat It): Get the Perspective, Mindset, and Skills You Need to Futureproof Your Work Life. Learn more at SomiArian.com   Today We Talked About Somi's career COVID-19 - Future Adaptations Resilience - Struggle AI - Artificial Intellegenice Neuralink Documentary EQ/EI Gary V Connect With Somi LinkedIn Website Twitter Instagram YouTube Book - Career Fear Women in Tech Conference When the girls get coding!. Join us on your screens, Oct 13, for the live@Manning “Women in Tech” conference to celebrate the rising movement of women in technology. https://www.ageekleader.com/wit We still have a long way to go to achieve diversity, inclusion and equality in technology. Our contribution is the live@Manning “Women in Tech” online conference, Oct 13, starring the women rocking the tech boat! https://www.ageekleader.com/wit Cloud navigators and serverless gurus; algorithm sorceresses and community advocates; we proudly bring you the women creating the tech world we live in. Oct 13, live@manning “Women in Tech” Twitch conference! https://www.ageekleader.com/wit #womenintech #womenwhocode I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Sean Sean co-founded RealTime Performance, Inc. in 1999 with a group of experienced organization and leadership development consultants. Prior to this Sean worked for GE Capital at the Center for Learning & Organizational Excellence. Specialties: Leadership Assessment & Development Talent Management Succession Planning Coaching & Development Today we talked about Sean's background One-on-Ones Empathy Listening Learning Delegating Higher order leadership activities Coaching Strategic Thinking Perspective Connect with Sean Website Twitter LinkedIn The Good Life Podcast Women in Tech Conference When the girls get coding!. Join us on your screens, Oct 13, for the live@Manning “Women in Tech” conference to celebrate the rising movement of women in technology. https://www.ageekleader.com/wit We still have a long way to go to achieve diversity, inclusion and equality in technology. Our contribution is the live@Manning “Women in Tech” online conference, Oct 13, starring the women rocking the tech boat! https://www.ageekleader.com/wit Cloud navigators and serverless gurus; algorithm sorceresses and community advocates; we proudly bring you the women creating the tech world we live in. Oct 13, live@manning “Women in Tech” Twitch conference! https://www.ageekleader.com/wit #womenintech #womenwhocode I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!