What's Next! with Tiffani Bova

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m welcoming back a good friend and a fan-favorite on the What’s Next! Podcast, Seth Godin. In this episode, I’m sharing our recent LinkedIn Live chat.    Seth is the author of 20 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He writes about the post-industrial revolution, how ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership, and–most of all–changing everything. His latest book is The Song of Significance: A Manifesto for Teams.   You might be familiar with his books Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, and, my favorite, Purple Cow. In addition to his writing and speaking, Seth founded both Yoyodyne and Squidoo.    His blog, which you can find simply by typing ‘Seth’ into Google, is one of the most popular in the world. Seth is in the Guerrilla Marketing Hall of Fame, the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame, and most recently, the Marketing Hall of Fame.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone who feels like we’ve largely lost the human element in our organizations.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… the role of the leader has gotten fuzzy over the years. The key responsibility is not to be the conduit between the stock market and the stock options but to create an environment that is generative and attracts people who can create an impact.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… the distinction Seth makes between managers and leaders. He says managers use power and authority to tell people what to do while leaders explore the liminal state between here and there. Being a leader, that’s the difficult part.    Running Time: 33:30   Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Find Seth Online: Seth's Blog LinkedIn Instagram   Seth’s Latest Book: The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week we’re bringing back a fan-favorite episode of the What’s Next! Podcast with Whitney Johnson. Whitney was recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015, was a finalist for the Top Thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London, and is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She's the author of the critically acclaimed Disrupt Yourself, one of Tiffani’s favorite books.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to learn how to harness change and meet disruption head-on.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… disruption is bound to happen at work and in your personal life. There are ways to adapt to change so you (and your company) aren’t left behind as the rest of the world moves forward.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… the idea that sometimes leaders need to disrupt themselves to kick-start innovation inside of their company.    Running Time: 32:46   Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Find Whitney on Social:  Twitter  LinkedIn  Harvard Business Review

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with a leading voice on the Future of Work, Heather McGowan.    Heather’s groundbreaking approach to learning has made employees more fulfilled and innovative, leaders more potent and empathetic, and businesses more effective at reaching their goals in a rapidly evolving market.    Her new book is called The Empathy Advantage, which she wrote with her coauthor, Kris Shipley.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to lead with empathy and infuse it into their culture.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… during the pandemic, we saw a natural rise in empathy in professional settings - we were compassionate, we checked in on each other, we were human - and it worked. We sustained strong performance and economic growth, only seeing a decline in the post-pandemic quarters. Heather digs into what exactly we tapped into during the pandemic and explains why we need to bring that type of empathy back.      WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… the reminder to show empathy toward the leaders we’re expecting it from. Many of them were brought up in a very different environment than the one in which we're asking them to lead and they were rewarded for behaviors that we're now punishing.    Running Time: 28:21 Subscribe on iTunes Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Find Heather Online: Official Website LinkedIn Heather’s Book: The Empathy Advantage

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m thrilled to bring back an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Lisa Bodell.  Lisa is a globally recognized innovation leader, futurist, and CEO of futurethink. As an expert on the topic of change, she is also the author of two best-selling books: Why Simple Wins (2016), and Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution (2012).  Lisa serves as a global council member of the World Economic Forum and is a frequent contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review.  THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders thinking about disruptive innovation.  TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… innovation doesn’t come down to creating something new. That's fairly easy. For innovation to be disruptive, it needs to be productive and valuable.  WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… ideas are everywhere. It’s what you do with those ideas that make them special.     Running Time: 34:42 Subscribe on iTunes  Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Find Lisa on Social: Twitter YouTube LinkedIn

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week on the What’s Next! Podcast, we’re talking to Atif Rafiq, the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500.   Atif has worked in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 for over the past 25 years. After rising through digital native companies like Amazon, Yahoo, and AOL. Atif held C-suite roles at McDonald's, Volvo, and MGM Resorts. He oversaw thousands of employees as a global PNL owner, transformation, and innovation leader. Atif was the first Chief Digital Officer at McDonald's.    He has recently released a book titled Decision Sprint.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders who want to learn how to make business decisions strategically and confidently.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… many problem-solving strategies are outdated and, frankly, ineffective for our modern world. Atif looks at how teams can collaborate and use an upstream approach to lead innovation with powerful solutions.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… the decision tables are set way in advance of the decision point. Setting up the right structure and creating alignment across your teams and organization will help set the stage for drama-free decisions. Running Time: 30:43 Subscribe on iTunes Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Find Atif Online: Twitter LinkedIn Atif’s Book: Decision Sprint

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week, I have the pleasure of bringing back an insightful conversation with Mark Bonchek. Mark is the Founder and Chief Epiphany Officer of Shift Thinking. He leads organizations to make the shift from incremental to exponential growth and to achieve transformational change so that they can more effectively compete in their market, engage their customers, and organize their teams.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody willing to reimagine their business framework to create industry disruption.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… we seldom look past the surface of a business model. But every business creating waves in the market is creating a strategy around the deeper layer, the mental model.   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… you don’t need to get rid of everything to transform your business. It might just be a matter of gaining a better understanding of your mental model.    Running Time: 32:46   Subscribe on iTunes    Find Tiffani on Social:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn    Find Mark on Social:  Twitter  LinkedIn  Harvard Business Review 

Welcome to the What’s Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week on the podcast, I’m looking back to a conversation I had with Nancy Duarte.  Nancy is a communications expert who's been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and on CNN. Her firm, Duarte Inc., is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley as well as one of the top women-owned businesses in the area. It's the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture, creating more than a quarter of a million presentations.      As a persuasion expert, she has cracked the code for effectively incorporating story patterns into business communications. She's written five best-selling books and is ranked #1 on the list of the World's Top 30 Communication Professionals. Her TED Talk, The Secret Structure of Great Talks, has over 1 million views.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone wanting to learn how to use stories to make real connections.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… creating real connections in a B2B situation goes beyond PowerPoint or pitching off of a slide deck. It ultimately comes down to doing your research, asking the right questions, and not wasting anyone’s time.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… stories as an empathy builder that create a bond between people and brands.    Running Time: 32:45   Subscribe on iTunes    Find Tiffani on Social Media:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn    Find Nancy on Social Media:  Website  Twitter  LinkedIn   

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to share a LinkedIn Live chat with a guest whose book has changed the way we look at business growth.    Renée Mauborgne is the co-author of Blue Ocean Strategy, which has sold more than 4 million copies. She is also a fellow and a professor of strategy at INSEAD. She is also the co-director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute.    I’m really excited about Renée’s new book Beyond Disruption, written with her co-author, Chan Kim. I got an early copy of it, and it’s fantastic!   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who is thinking about how to stand out from their competition as well as anybody who has adopted the Blue Ocean Strategy and is eager to take it a step further.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… market disruption is the go-to strategy for business growth, but it can be reckless and destructive for others in the path. Renée presents a different strategy that she calls nondisruptive creation, or entering new markets without any displacement at all.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… leaders pursuing nondisruptive creation will not only set their business up for success but will inherently create social good through this thoughtful approach.    Running Time: 31:53   Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Renée’s Book: Beyond Disruption  

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Mitch Joel.   Mitch Joel is the Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that empowers companies with personalized and bite-sized thought leadership from the best thinkers in the world.    He's written two amazing books, which I love. His first was Six Pixels of Separation, named after his successful blog and podcast, and is a business bestseller. His second book, CTRL ALT Delete, was named one of the best business books of 2013 by Amazon.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody wondering what the rapid rate of AI implementation means for organizations and the future of the work.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… there’s no doubt we are living through an exponential shift in technology and we’re seeing AI inject itself into every domain of our workflows. While some fear it will make many jobs obsolete, Mitch sees it as an aid for creativity and accessibility.   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… any great technology works best when it’s invisible to the public or the consumer. The organizations who are implementing AI successfully aren’t the ones who are talking it about, they’re the ones who are just doing it (and probably have been for some time).    Running Time: 28:25 Subscribe on iTunes Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Find Mitch Online: Official Website LinkedIn Instagram   Mitch’s Book: Six Pixels of Separation  

Welcome to the What’s Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week, we're replaying an exciting conversation with guest, Tamara McCleary. Tamara is an international branding expert, a technology futurist, and the CEO of Thulium. She was named the #1 Most Influential Woman in MarTech by B2B Marketing, and ranked by LeadTail as the 3rd most mentioned person on Twitter by CMOs.       THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone intrigued by the potential AI has to revolutionize the future of commerce.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… people have changed, expectations have changed, and the future of retail, artificial intelligence, and customer success is changing daily.   WHAT I LOVE MOST… how Tamara fits marketing, AI, customer experience, and 3D-printed shoes into one conversation! It's fascinating how all of these components fit together.    Running Time: 33:15  Subscribe on iTunes  Find Tiffani on Social Media:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn  Find Tamara on Social Media:  Website  LinkedIn  Twitter  Facebook