Meikles & Dimes

Paul Gustavson is an organizational design consultant who has worked with more than 60 high growth companies, in 42 countries, accruing more than 13 million frequent flyer miles, spending more than 3 years of his life on a plane.  Some of his clients include American Express, AT&T, BHP, BP, Camp Health, Cherokee Nation, Colgate, eBay, Exxon, GE, Hills Pet Nutrition, HPE Financial Services, InTandem Capital Partners, InTek, NASA, National Semiconductor, Paradigm Oral Health, Sizzling Platter, Vivint Smart Home, and Zilog, among others, and for 40 years he has served as the president of Organization, Planning and Design, Inc.  Paul is the author of three books: Running into the Wind, A Team of Leaders, and The Power of Living by Design, and more than 50 periodicals and books have referenced his work, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Fortune Magazine. Since 1992, Paul has served on the advisory board of BYU’s Marriott School of Management. And in 1999 Paul won the "William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award" which is the most prestigious award given by the Marriott School's OLS department. Other award recipients were Stephen Covey, Dave Ulrich, and Kerry Patterson. I hope you enjoy learning from Paul Gustavson today, because I always do.

Nate Pettit is an award-winning professor at NYU in the Stern School of Business. Nate researches social hierarchies and underdogs and teaches classes on leadership. Nate was named to Poets & Quants “40 most outstanding MBA professors under 40," he received Stern’s Distinguished Teaching Award, which is Stern’s highest teaching honor, and has twice been voted “Professor of the Year” by MBA students. In this episode, Nate shares what he believed was a near death experience and the lesson he learned from this experience. 

Bryan Kehl is a former NFL football player for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, and the Kansas City Chiefs. Bryan was also adopted, and at age 24 decided to try to track down his birth parents. This episode is different from all previous episodes in several ways. First, I just wanted to hear Bryan’s story in detail, so this episode is significantly longer than a typical episode. And secondly, this is the first episode that has made me cry, let alone multiple times. Bryan’s story is emotional, funny, and devastating. I hope you enjoy learning from Bryan Kehl today because I always do.

In this episode I discuss my research on amplification. Chris Riback and Dr. Alexandria White, who host the Call In Podcast, asked me to be on their podcast (to discuss my research on amplification) and they kindly allowed me to cross-post the episode here. To read more about amplification, see this Harvard Business Review article. And to learn more about the Call In Podcast, visit their website here. 

Greg McKeown is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most”. Together they have been published in 37 languages. Greg is one of the most sought-after public speakers in the world and has spoken to more than 500 companies and traveled to more than 40 countries. His clients include Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Nike among others. Greg is also the host of The Greg McKeown Podcast which has been ranked in the Top 5 of all Self Improvement podcasts and Top 10 in all Educational podcasts on Apple Podcasts. His work has been covered in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time, Fast Company, Fortune, Politico, Inc., and The Harvard Business Review. It’s also been covered on NPR, NBC, FOX and many times on The Steve Harvey Show.

Josh Swade is a documentary filmmaker who has directed films for ESPN, Showtime, Rolling Stone Films, and Disney XD among others. He's also a self-described fanatically crazed, insane, nut-job for the Kansas Jayhawks.  In this episode, Josh describes the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary he starred in and directed titled, "There's No Place Like Home" in which he tries to win at auction the original rules of basketball. 

Niki den Nieuwenboer is an ethics professor at the University of Kansas. Niki earned a Ph.D. and a master's degree in the Netherlands and a master's degree in Belgium. She speaks Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and English...and also has dyslexia.

Linda Treviño, Ethics Professor at Pennsylvania State University, is one of the most influential people in business ethics. She has published more than 90 academic articles, and her textbook Managing Business Ethics is in its eighth edition. Linda's research has also been ranked in the top 1% by citations of multiple highly cited papers. She has taught business ethics to undergrads, MBAs, PHDs, and executives and consulted with countless for profit and nonprofit organizations. Linda earned a Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M University.

Chad Lewis is a three-time pro bowl football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Andy Reid, the author of the memoir, Surround Yourself with Greatness, and the Associate Athletic Director at BYU.

Sue Ashford is a Professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Sue was named a Fellow of the Academy of Management, recognizing the top 1% management scholars globally. Sue also received the Career Achievement Award and won the Lifetime Achievement from the Academy of Management, a global association of 20,000 professors and practitioners.  Sue researches leadership development and effectiveness, persuasion, job insecurity, and individual proactivity. And currently she is researching how to thrive in the gig economy, which is the topic of this episode.  To read more about Sue's research on how to thrive in the gig economy, visit the following links: https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0001839218759646