Join global keynote speaker, author, and business leadership advisor Pamela S. (“Pam”) Harper, Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., and her business partner/husband D. Scott (“Scott”) Harper, a global innovation advisor, for thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are changing the face of business. Established in 2015, Growth Igniters® Radio has been named a top business podcast in 2022, 2023, and 2024 by the PopCon Podcast Awards and Thinkers 360 Thought ...
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Transforming From CEO to CHO: Chief Happiness Officer
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It’s that time of year again. Many of us are wishing each other a”Happy Holiday Season.” But why does it need to stop there? What if you could lead a happy company all year long? While it can be challenging, we had an enlightening conversation with a CEO who actually lives into this vision –Read More The post Transforming From CEO to CHO: Chief Hap…
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Building Deeper Human Connections At the Holidays and Beyond
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With the holiday season upon us, there are many things to be thankful for. One thing that stands out for us is gratitude for the gift of human connections. We’re especially grateful that over time, we’ve developed valuable relationships with many of our guests and listeners in our Growth Igniters® Community. It all starts withRead More The post Bui…
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How Leading With Humility Can Propel Us Forward
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These days we’re all in uncharted territory. In the midst of the uncertainty and ambiguity, one thing is clear. The needs of employees, customers, partners, investors, shareholders, and other key stakeholders will change in many unpredictable ways. That’s where leading with humility can propel our companies forward. Staying open to everyone’s diffe…
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Beyond Fads: Lead for Successful Transformation
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What does it take to lead for successful transformation that goes beyond fads and creates new value for long-term growth? This is a perpetual challenge we hear about from even the most successful CEOs and C-suite executives. Listen to this “Quick Take” episode and find out what we recommend. Scott and I discuss how boldRead More The post Beyond Fad…
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Discovering Your “Fair Advantage” as a Leader – With Sylvie di Giusto
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A common belief of many high achievers is “Everyone can see my value because of all the good work I do.” You may even believe this about yourself as a CEO or C-Suite executive. But all too often, this isn’t the case. Others may not be perceiving your unique value, and this can lead toRead More The post Discovering Your “Fair Advantage” as a Leader …
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Three Leadership Questions Before Increasing Transparency
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We’re noticing that increasing business transparency is on the minds of many CEOs, C-Suite executives, and Corporate Directors. Maybe it’s on your mind, too. At its best, being transparent with employees and other stakeholders can create understanding and clarity for decisions impacting top and bottom-line results. Yet, at the same time, your leade…
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The CEO’s Role in Leading Confident Business Innovation – with Robyn Bolton
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What is the role of the CEO in leading business innovation? It’s to foster the appropriate level of confidence that inspires employees, partners, and others to break their status quo and create new value. But finding the “appropriate level” of confidence can vary depending upon the circumstances, the people, and other factors. We’ve seen thatRead M…
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Embracing the Language of Mystery, Ambiguity, and Artistry
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As a CEO or C-Suite executive, have you ever felt yourself searching for new language that can fully engage employees, customers, partners, suppliers, and others with your company’s purpose and mission? If so, be sure to listen to our fan-favorite conversation with Libby Wagner, a poet, author, speaker, and business consultant. She shares how embra…
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A New Take on Cross Cultural Leadership – With Natsuyo Lipschutz
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As the world keeps changing, it’s more likely than ever that you may be leading to build high-performing cross-cultural relationships. These can include relationships with employees, customers, partners, investors, and many other stakeholders. The challenge is that even leaders who are familiar with national cultural norms can run into barriers fro…
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Returning To The Office 5-days a Week? Create a Win-Win
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Are you among the growing number of CEOs and C-Suite executives who have decided it’s time for employees to return to the office 5-days a week? If so, you may be experiencing a wide range of reactions. While some people may be fine with returning to the office, others with hybrid work arrangements may be resistingRead More The post Returning To The…
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The Keys To Developing Future-Ready Leadership – With Eddie Turner
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As business leaders, we’re all facing many unprecedented changes that call on us to develop future-ready leadership in ourselves and others. This will help us rise to both the emerging opportunities and the challenges of the shifting business environment. What will it take for us to develop new leadership capabilities that go beyond our existingRea…
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How a Reset Mindset Can Increase Your Focus & Productivity – with Penny Zenker
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Do you feel torn between taking advantage of emerging opportunities while balancing the demands of employees, customers, partners, and other stakeholders? If so, you’re not alone. Even the most successful leaders wrestle with this challenge. What is the key to staying focused and productive as you’re faced with competing business priorities in the …
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Discovering the ‘Upside of Disruption’ – With Terence Mauri
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In a business environment where AI, new business models, new competitors and other disruptive forces have become the norm, it’s time to look at disruption with fresh eyes in order to move our companies into the future. What if you and your leadership team could discover the “upside of disruption”? This week, we speak withRead More The post Discover…
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How Peripheral Thinking™ Can Ignite Breakthrough Innovation
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Are you looking for new ways to change the trajectory of how you and your organization create value for your customers and other stakeholders? In this Fan-Favorite episode, our guest Paul Daniels Jr, shares how “Peripheral Thinking™ can ignite breakthrough innovation. Paul is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, board advisor, and author. He’s also the…
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Using Crisis As A Springboard For Growth – With Luis Velasquez, MBA/PhD
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One of the most significant challenges of leading yourself and others is encountering a major crisis you’ve never faced before. What does it take to not only survive but to use crisis as a springboard for growth? Our guest this week shares a deeply personal story of how he was able to draw upon hisRead More The post Using Crisis As A Springboard Fo…
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How Helping Others Feel Respected Can Change The Game – with Gena Cox PhD
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Did you know that even if you’re shaping a culture based upon respect, others may misinterpret well-intended encounters in the rapidly changing business environment? Finding new ways of helping others feel respected can change the game. This week, we’re revisiting our Fan-Favorite conversation about new ways to look at perceptions of respect with r…
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How Can “Showing Up” as a Leader Impact Innovation?
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What does it take to consistently “show up” as a leader who can engage employees, customers, partners and other stakeholders? And how can this impact innovation? Our guest this week, Dave Wendland, was recently featured in an article as an example of a leader who consistently “shows up” for others. He is an Innovator, KeynoteRead More The post How …
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A Quick Take on Turning Conflicts Into Opportunities
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Conflicts are inevitable in the constantly changing business environment. But it’s what you do with conflict that matters. In this “Quick Take” episode, we discuss how leadership choices can enable you to turn conflicts into opportunities. Something you may not know about us is that our exposure to and training in martial arts have influencedRead M…
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Leadership Insights from A Silicon Valley Disruptor
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What can it take for your company to be the disruptor and not the disrupted? In this Fan-Favorite episode, we speak with Silicon Valley legend Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Technology, Inc., about his award-winning approach to human-centric leadership and what he calls his “leadership operating system.” Feyzi is a technology visionary, inventor, inno…
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Leading Through Ambiguity When Signs Point In All Directions
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Are you like many of the savvy business leaders we speak with who value both in-the-moment decision-making for keeping up in the changing world and advanced planning as well? If so, you and your stakeholders probably recognize the many challenges of making high-quality decisions in the increasingly complex and ambiguous business environment. This a…
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The Keys to Leading from Coopetition to Collaboration
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What comes to your mind when you think of business coopetition? While partnering with competitors can be valuable, it takes a different type of leadership to reach the full potential of these relationships. What are the keys to leading from transactional coopetition to profoundly transformational world-changing collaborations? This week, we discuss…
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The Key to Staying Entrepreneurial As Your Company Grows
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CEOs and other top leaders of successful mid-market and larger companies often ask us variations of this question: “How do we keep our company entrepreneurial as we continue to grow?” Perhaps you’ve wondered the same thing. The starting point to answering this question is clarifying what “being entrepreneurial’ means to you and other membersRead Mo…
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The Surprising Truth About Transformational Leadership – With Dr. Gloria Burgess
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What does it mean to be a transformational leader as the world keeps changing? This is not just a philosophical question. It has very real top-line and bottom-line implications regarding your decisions, actions and outcomes. This week we discuss the surprising truth about transformational leadership with Dr. Gloria Burgess. She’s the CEO of Jazz In…
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How Are You Tapping Into Opportunities For Life-long Learning?
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Are you taking full advantage of all your opportunities for life-long learning? One of the most challenging aspects of being a successful visionary CEO is tapping into unique learning opportunities. Media, books, podcasts, conferences, and continuing executive education are just the starting points. This week we revisit our Fan-Favorite ‘Quick Take…
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What does it take to stand out from the competition in a crowded marketplace? Our guest, Barry LaBov, provides unique answers. He is the multi-award-winning President and CEO of LaBov Marketing Communications and Training. His book, “The Power of Differentiation,” will be published on June 25, 2024. In this week’s podcast, we revisit our 2023Read M…
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