Fearless Creative Leadership
Charles Day
We talk to leaders of the world's most disruptive companies about how they are jumping into the fire, crossing the chasm and blowing up the status quo. Leaders who've mastered the art of turning the impossible into the profitable.
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Apr 20, 2018 • 52min
Ep 52: Wesley ter Haar of MediaMonks on Learning From Mistakes
'The Mistake Maker'. Wesley ter Haar is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of MediaMonks, a global creative production company with 11 offices and almost 700 people. We talked about hiring bad people, about how to scale while holding on to your standards, and about the importance of building and maintaining momentum.
Apr 20, 2018 • 6min
Ep 52: Wesley ter Haar - In 5
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Apr 13, 2018 • 46min
Ep 51: Shannon Lords of Great Bowery Film on Timing
'The Timing Expert'. This week my conversation with Shannon Lords of Great Bowery Film. We talked about the importance of casting when assembling talented teams, about working with world class directors and about the art and timing of saying no.
Apr 13, 2018 • 6min
Ep 51: Shannon Lords - In 5
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Apr 6, 2018 • 56min
Ep 50: Mark Eckhardt of Common on Defining Your Values
'The Buddhist'. Mark is the CEO of COMMON - a company that accelerates the launch and growth of businesses that take care of the planet and all the creatures on it. He has grown up with and lived with tension in multiple forms and has been on a journey to discover his through line. My conversation with Mark made me think about my own through line. I hope it does the same for you. I talked to Mark about becoming a Buddhist, about leading from behind and about his fear of what's possible.
Apr 6, 2018 • 6min
Ep 50: Mark Eckhardt - In 5
A five minute edited highlight of our full-length conversation
Mar 30, 2018 • 56min
Ep 49: Author Dan Pink on Defining The Problem
'The Problem Finder'. Dan Pink is a rare combination. A powerful storyteller with an extraordinary eye for patterns and truth in a white-out blizzard of data and possibilities. His books have been a big part of my personal journey. His most recent book is called, When - the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing You'll find all his books at DanPink.com Dan and I talked about when he realized he was a writer, about why writing a book is like a marriage and about how he helped me put a room full of 200 people to sleep.
Mar 30, 2018 • 6min
Ep 49: Dan Pink - In 5
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Mar 23, 2018 • 1h 9min
Ep 48: Lori Bradley of United Airlines on Creating Room For Innovation
'The Leader Builder'. Lori Bradley is the Executive Vice President of Global Talent Management for PVH Corp. PVH owns Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Husen and Speedo among other brands. Lori holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Industrial/Organization Psychology and no one that I know, knows more about leadership assessment and development, succession management, and organization design. She also has a masters in English Literature. Lori and I talked about the relationship between fear and creativity, about the importance of experiments in complex organizations, and about the role creativity played in getting her kicked out of vacation bible school.
Mar 23, 2018 • 6min
Ep 48: Lori Bradley - In 5
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
