Tobias Sturesson invites Stan Slap to join him for this episode on The Leading Transformational Change Podcast. During this insightful conversation, Stan articulates the need to rethink culture and values, unpacks his concepts of "self-protective organisms" and "cultural obsessions", and outlines practical strategies and tactics for success. Be inspired by his passionate plea to leaders to care for the humanity of their organizations, especially as we continue to navigate a global pandemic and uncertainty. Duration: 57:07

How do we live out our corporate values with integrity? It’s something that is easy to say, but not as easy to do. Too often, corporate values become either a shield against justified criticism or merely some meaningless statements we articulate to seem more attractive. Tobias Sturesson invites Jay Jakub to join him for this episode on The Leading Transformational Change Podcast. Their insightful conversation explores how the Mars Corporation, a 38-billion-dollar privately owned company, lives out its values in a world that often prefers self-interest over unity. Be inspired to put purpose back where it belongs so your business can truly experience unity and cohesiveness.   Duration: 51:00

Tobias Sturesson kicks off Season 3 of the Leading Transformational Change Podcast with a profound and empowering conversation with Dr. Margaret Heffernen, entrepreneur, CEO, author, and keynote speaker, about how to reimagine the future and not fall into the trap of wilful blindness.

They were in a state of deep shock. How could something so shocking happen in Germany’s largest corporation, and to one of its most iconic brands? On episode 28 of the Leading Transformational Change podcast, I have the privilege of speaking with Hiltrud Werner about Volkswagen's journey from shock - to shame - to change, after the diesel emissions scandal. Hiltrud is head of Integrity and Legal Affairs and a part of the Volkswagen Management Board. We talk about: - Why it was vital to make the whole organization take ownership and not merely blame a few bad apples. - How Volkswagen is working to create a speak-up culture, and why they needed to rethink their hierarchical model to decrease the distance between employees and leadership. - How to drive change in a global organization with more than 600.000 employees. - How the self-image at the company had to change to be willing to listen, learn and change, and the importance of practicing courageous humility. - How they developed an Integrity Index to assess change and success. - Why compliance doesn't have a finish line.

What distinguishes a great culture, and how do we achieve it? How can we avoid hiring narcissistic leaders that corrupt culture? Jennifer Chatman, Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management at Berkeley Haas School of Business and a world-renowned corporate culture researcher, has focused her career on how leaders can leverage culture for business impact. Recently she also published a highly publicized study on the destructive impact of narcissist leaders on corporate culture. On Episode 27 of the Leading Transformational Change podcast, I talk to Jennifer about: - Why culture needs to be strong, strategic, adaptive, and healthy. - The three keys to distinguish between visionary and narcissist leaders. - How narcissism hurts culture and how to heal it. - The 4C's that can create a great culture. - Why leaders cannot abdicate their culture responsibility. - How to continually assess your culture. #corporateculture #culturechange #cultureassessment #leadership #narcissism #corporatevalues #adaptability

How do you overcome your ethical blindspots? Ann Tenbrunsel, Professor of Business Ethics at Notre Dame, has researched why we believe we are more ethical than we are, why that is a serious problem for every organization, and what we can do about it. This is vital for every organization that wants to lead with values. On episode 26 of the Leading Transformational Change podcast, I talk to Ann about: -How ethical fading can remove ethics and corporate values from the decision making process. -Why we need to dispel the myth of being a "good organization". -How we often put too much trust in our formal system - our corporate values or codes of conduct, and overlook the informal system that has ten times more influence on observed misconduct. -How whatever your employees perceive to be what's rewarded in your organization will ultimately drive behavior. -How moral licensing can make us hide behind a noble mission or good values and, as a result, become more open to unethical behavior. -Why and how we can assess our leadership and organizations to get a better understanding of how ethical we really are. #integrity #corporateethics #ethics #corporateculture #values

"I think I’ve got an idea for another study. I think we should talk about how we lie in the Army” Lenny Wong, Research Professor at the US Army War College, discovered, while doing a study on why junior officers weren't innovative enough, that the Army had put so many requirements on officers that it was physically impossible to get it all done. However, everyone would still report that everything got done because that was what the system required. Lenny and his research partner found that this systemic lying created a moral numbness and a slippery slope that could go from trivial tasks to very consequential ones. In episode 25 of Leading Transformational Change we talk about: 1. How our desire to believe ourselves to be good or have perfect values can lead to a culture of dishonesty. 2. How we can listen to our organizations to uncover unhealthy culture. 3. Why we need courageous humility in order to build healthy and honest organizations. 4. Why we should take patterns of unethical behavior seriously even if it might seem like insignificant things. 5. How our systems and structures can override our corporate values.

Anna & Michaela share their learnings, building up ethics, and compliance at the Telia company in the wake of a corruption scandal.   Michaela Ahlberg is a lawyer with over thirty years of experience working with ethics & compliance programs at several multinational companies and is currently the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Getinge. Anna Romberg is an anti-corruption, compliance, and corporate governance expert who has deployed ethics and compliance programs in global organizations. Anna and Michaela worked together to establish ethics and compliance in the Telia Company after a major corruption scandal, Michaela as the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Anna as the Global Anti-Corruption Program Lead.   Together they have authored The Grey Zone: A Practical Guide to Corporate Conduct, Compliance, and Business Ethics.

Richard Bistrong shares his story - from being a successful Vice President at a Law Enforcement and Defense company to being sentenced for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, going undercover for the FBI, and finally to prison.  Today Richard speaks and advises leaders, HR, and compliance professionals on ethics and compliance challenges.  We talk about:   How leaders and organizations need to navigate the tension between the pressure to succeed and the pressure to comply.   How we can make the values on the wall operational in the business.   Why we should encourage conversations about real-world ethical dilemmas.  Why middle managers have a crucial role in whether the message and culture of ethics will be amplified, distorted, discarded, or discounted on the front-lines.  As the CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, Richard consultants and speaks on bribery, ethics, and compliance issues at institutions such as the World Bank, The International Anti-Corruption Academy, and global multinationals. Learn more about Richard’s work here: https://www.richardbistrong.com/

Max Bazerman, Jesse Isidor Strauss Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, takes us through four key aspects of ethical leadership, based on his new book - Better, Not Perfect. Max shares how research on decision making can help give better output on philanthropy, why we need to make wise trade-offs to decrease waste and how we can all be a part of disrupting corruption. The key is our moral obligation to notice and not close our eyes when we see signs of corruption in our organizations, industries or communities.  Max drives the message home with stories from the pharmaceutical and auditing industries, as well as companies like Amazon, Theranos and Enron.     Max is a frequent Harvard Business Review contributor and has authored a number of books including The Power of Experiments (with Michael Luca), The Power of Noticing, Judgment in Managerial Decision Making (with Don Moore), and Blind Spots (with Ann Tenbrunsel).  His latest book, Better, Not Perfect: A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness just came out.