E164 – The Storyboard Secret – What Disney Taught AirBnB
Back in the late 1990s, as a brand manager at Hindustan Unilever, I was in a briefing for a Jai soap ad shoot. The creative person…
E163 – The Long Walk Back – Never Let Anyone Carry Failure Alone
For more than thirty years, I’ve held a belief that most football fans probably disagree with. I think penalty shootouts are…
E162 – Curiosity Not Contempt – Zip Your Lips
All of us have met that person. The new leader. The consultant. The expert. The person who has barely arrived but already knows what’s wrong with everyone…
E160 – Facts Inform. Stories Move – A Lesson from 9/11
You’ve presented the data. Made the case. Shown the numbers. And still nothing moved. Sound familiar? The reason that…
E159 – Bruno Fernandes, The Assist Maker – The Best Leaders Make Others Score
In a world that worships the goal-scorer, this week’s story is about the man who made the goals…
E158 – He Should Be My Boss – Satya Nadella’s Unexpected Move
A story that touched my heart about a CEO I admire and an act I never expected to happen in a dog eat dog world. Listen…
E157 – The Rose That Changed History – Florence Nightingale’s Data Revolution
Is having data and sharing data enough to convince people to take action? Of course not. We need…
E156 – Power without Mastery – The AI Blind Spot?
Like many of you, I’m navigating two very different emotions about AI — the excitement of a kid in a candy store and the…
E155 – No One Briefed The Gorilla – Prepare Then Let Go
Yesterday, Sir David Attenborough turned one hundred years old. No one alive has done more to make ordinary people like…
E154 – AI Needs Fresh Eyes – Walk out the door and come back in
Every good leader knows how to manage change. New processes, new structures, new tools etc. These are hard, but they’re…