The Business of Giving

The following is a conversation between Peter Tavernise, the Executive Director of the Cisco Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. In this interview, Peter Tavernise, the Executive Director of the Cisco Foundation, shares the following: • Cisco Foundation’s Venture Philanthropy Approach • Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge • The foundation’s response to the current crisis

The following is a conversation between Pia Infante, Co-Executive Director of The Whitman Institute, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. In this interview, Pia Infante, Co-Executive Director of The Whitman Institute, shares the following: • Is now the time to consider spending out? • A Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach • How philanthropy can help create a more equitable future

The following is a conversation between Beth Sandor, Co-director of Built for Zero, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. And it is indeed a pleasure to welcome to the show one of the six finalists of the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. She is Beth Sandor, a Principal at Built for Zero, which is an initiative of Community Solutions.

The following is a conversation between Dr. Sanjeev Arora, Founder and Director of Project ECHO, and Denver Frederick,the Host of The Business of Giving. And it’s indeed a pleasure for me to welcome to the show one of the six finalists of the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. He is Dr. Sanjeev Arora, the Director and Founder of Project ECHO — ECHO standing for Extension for Community Health Outcomes.

The following is a conversation between Steven Waldman, President and Co-Founder of Report for America, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. And it is indeed a pleasure to welcome to the show one of the six finalists of the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. He is Steven Waldman, the President and Co-Founder of Report for America.

The following is a conversation between Professor Scott O’Neill, Director of the World Mosquito Program, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. And it’s a pleasure to welcome to the show one of the six finalists of the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. He is Scott O’Neill, the Director of the World Mosquito Program.

The following is a conversation between Charles Conn, Co-Author of Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.  The World Economic Forum lists complex problem solving as the number one skill for jobs in 2020. But how many of us, faced with a difficult problem, just dive right in looking for a solution. My next guest says there's a better way, a much better way by using a simple seven-step approach. He is Charles Conn, the Co-Author of Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything. Key Points from This Episode Charles Conn defines problem-solving [00:57] What makes problem-solving the ultimate skill for the 21st century [01:56] The three biggest mistakes human make when problem-solving [03:32] The story behind the seven-step process [04:57] Seven Steps to Bulletproof Problem Solving [06:17] The value of telling a great story [07:14] Use the 80-20 rule in problem-solving and have a nice life [08:40] The benefits of a strong hypothesis [09:18] One-day, one-hour answer [10:18] Long versus short work plans [12:16] Logic trees [13:21] Mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive [14:34] The decision tree [18:04] Problem disaggregation makes a ton of sense especially when it's hot [19:14] The seven-step process can be used for simple to more difficult problems [20:03] The reason we should sometimes be suspicious of experts [26:53] Become a great problem solver [28:12]

The following is a conversation between Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Professor at Harvard Business School and Author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving. My next guest believes that the leadership paradigm of the future is the ability to "think outside the building," to overcome establishment paralysis and produce significant innovation for a better world. She is Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business at Harvard Business School and the Author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time. Key Points from This Episode Rosabeth's POV on some of the world's biggest issues and how it is progressing [01:01] The importance of thinking beyond conventional assumptions and closed networks [03:13] Success requires breaking out [04:22] The inspiration behind the Advanced Leadership Initiative [05:18] The power of vision [07:29] Rethinking the nature of buildings [10:15] What keeps us from imaginative thinking [10:58] The best way to attack a castle [13:26] Radical change requires establishing ideas, conservative moves [14:20] Don't lose sight of the big vision [15:06] The other secret of radical change [16:49] Ray Jetson's big idea - Metamorphosis [18:42] Doug Rauch's  Daily Table [22:19]  Torsten Thiele Global Ocean Trust [26:13] Kanter's Law - Everything can look like a failure in the middle [27:32] The story of the two entrepreneurs who brought solar lighting to West Africa [28:46] Changing the world one smart innovation at a time [31:50]

The following is a conversation between Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, the Founder and CEO of The WISE Fund, and Denver Frederick, the Host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, the Founder and CEO of The WISE Fund, shares the following: • The Impact of Black Philanthropy Month • The Mission of the WISE Fund (Women Invested to Save Earth) • Keys to Creating Successful Social Movements

Showing gratitude to employees is the best way to boost performance, yet few executives effectively utilize this simple tool. In fact, new research reveals people are less likely to express gratitude at work than anywhere else. Why is that the case, and what can be done to address it? To find out, it's a pleasure to have with us, Adrian Gostick, the Co-author of Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results. Key Points from this Episode: Adrian and his own personal gratitude transformation [00:51] Gratitude is not just about saying thanks [02:20] Where gratitude begins [03:11] Adrian's favorite data point about gratitude [03:44] How managers unknowingly cultivate fear in the workplace [05:07] The reason younger employees need to hear gratitude [07:28]  It takes dedication and humility to change [08:42] Praise effort, reward results [10:44] Finding other ways to motivate people without money [12:17] Where and what great leaders spend majority of their time on [15:15] Start showing gratitude to people by listening to their input [15:54] Personalizing recognition [18:25] Peer-to-peer vs boss-to-peer recognition [21:29] Great cultures find what works for them [23:04] The only answer to gratitude is "Thank you." [23:57] Ways to take gratitude home [26:31]