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Forward Thinking interviews with pioneering business and thought leaders.

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Two Powerful Questions at the Heart of Change

In part two of my interview with Erika Andersen, we explore the fascinating questions at the heart of her latest book, Change from the Inside Out.

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How to Elevate Yourself, Your Conversations, and Your Future

In this preview from The Future of the Workplace, Aviv Shahar shares why conversation is the core mechanism to enable and facilitate change, transformation, and the evolution of an organization as well as ourselves.

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How Can We Be More Capable of Change in Today's World?

In a world of non-stop change, we need to learn how to rewire ourselves, says Erika Andersen, author of Change from the Inside Out.

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How to Incorporate Purpose and Values to Build a Thriving Workplace

In this interview preview, Nick Hughes shares how purpose and values can be integrated into the workplace for greater success.

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Get Out of the Extractive Mindset

Esther Derby: Author of 7 Rules for Positive Productive Change: Micro Shifts, Macro Results. President of Esther Derby Associates, Inc. At Forward Thinking Workplaces, we are discovering the people, insights, and strategies that lead to Forward Thinking minds, leaders, and workplaces of the future — today! Q1: How can we create

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What Is the Most Important but Least Recognized Variable in Business?

Without new thinking, things don’t move forward in a business context. Things don’t evolve. Problems don’t get solved easily.

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Do You See the True Paradigm or Not?

Gain a new understanding of the true nature of thought and why it may be the most powerful force in the universe.

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Why Do We Go to Great Lengths to Do Things Right Yet Make It Impossible to Achieve?

Most often, we approach our work in a way that's bounded by our limited perspective. When we bring multiple perspectives to the table, we see things we otherwise don't see and solve real, thorny problems.

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How Do We Tap into the Best Conversations that People Could Have?

Your questions help us move from an “I” to a “We” centric perspective, which is how we create healthy environments for everyone.

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How to Build Cohesive Teams that Have Impact

Rob Allen shares what he learned in the trenches and from the masters. He says, “It’s a team sport — and not a contact team sport.”

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Why Are So Many Unwilling to Say What They Think, Feel, and Act On?

Jim Haudan, Chairman at Root Inc., shares that the best definition of leadership he's ever heard is, “What is it that you want to create that does not now exist for which you’re willing to endure personal sacrifice to bring it to life?”

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Designing a World Where Differences are Valued

In part two of my interview with author Minal Bopaiah, we take a deeper dive into her recently published book, Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives.

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What Is the Most Powerful Tool You Have as a Leader?

A brand is an essential guide for leading business, making decisions, engaging employees, and building an enduring relationship with customers.

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How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives

Minal Bopaiah, the author of Equity, helps us see why we need very thoughtful, intentional change to create a more equitable and inclusive system of all people.

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Space to Speak Honestly Gives Us Power

Our ability to create a forward-thinking workplace and a better world hinges on our ability to have open and honest discussions.

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The Consciousness Quotient

In his book The Consciousness Quotient, author Claude Cloutier challenges us to consider what we believe and why?

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Create Habitats for Everyone to Flourish

As CEO, Claude Cloutier believes one of his key roles is creating the best habitat he can for people to flourish both personally and professionally.

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The Surprising Secret of Magic in Business

Magic is the art of transformation. Andrew Bennett uses it to teach people how to rethink possibilities and obstacles, opening the door to new ways of thinking and acting.

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How to Create the Right Conditions for Stunning Conversations

By enhancing our ability to talk together, we can create the lives that we desire, for ourselves and for those whose lives we touch. If one of us finds the courage to talk, then another does, then another, this domino effect could even change the world.

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Space to Speak Honestly Gives Us Power

The open sharing of knowledge and ideas helps us be more innovative and allows us to change and adapt more quickly.

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Why Are We Doing So Many Things without Thinking?

In the book The Bellwether Effect, author Lance Secretan challenges us to ask why are we doing so many things without thinking? Recently we interviewed Lance Secretan, Former Fortune 100 CEO and author of The Bellwether Effect, for Exploring Forward-Thinking Workplaces. We continued to talk more about his latest book

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Everyone Has a Part to Play in Creating a Positive, Innovative Work Culture

Tom Cagley: Tom Cagley is a consultant, speaker, author, coach, and agile guide who leads organizations and teams to unlock their inherent greatness. He is the President of Tom Cagley & Associates. He is the host of the popular Software Process and Measurement Podcast where he has hosted almost 800

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Voices Will Matter, People Will Thrive, and Innovation Will Become Ingrained in the Culture If…

Voices will matter, people will thrive, and innovation will become ingrained in the culture if—people find meaning.

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Give People More Control

The way we give people control is by changing the language.

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What Does Wisdom Move Me to Do Right Now?

The power lies in that invisible, formless place where your thinking comes from—and your potential lies—before you actually think anything.