Let Go & Lead with Maril MacDonald
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Greg Larkin | The three contradicting forces everyone has to navigate
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change.
Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a legacy company, naturally comes into contact with obstructionists - with people who, for different reasons, act as barriers to change. Larkin has identified five key obstructionist archetypes, and he has a playbook of strategies for overcoming each one of them. He talks with Maril about his career journey; about his leadership community for disruptive executives, Pinstripes & Punks, and what it means to be a business punk; and ultimately, about why pushing against the norm, attempting to drive change and being a “punk” is an act of love, not an act of war, for a business.
ABOUT LET GO & LEAD
Let Go & Lead is a leadership community created by Maril MacDonald, founder and CEO of Gagen MacDonald. Maril brings together provocateurs, pioneers, thought leaders and those leading the conversation around culture, transformation and change.
Over the course of the past 14 years, Let Go & Lead has existed in many forms, from video interviews to resource guides to its current iteration as a podcast. At its core, it remains a place where people can access a diversity of perspectives on interdisciplinary approaches to leadership. Maril is also working on a book incorporating these insights gathered over the past several years from global leaders and change makers.
Maril has interviewed over 140 leaders - from business to academia and nonprofits to the arts - through the years. In each conversation, from personal anecdotes to ground-breaking scientific analysis, she has probed the lessons learned in leadership. From these conversations, the Let Go & Lead framework has emerged. It is both a personal and organizational resource that aims to serve the individual leader or leadership at scale.
ABOUT GAGEN MACDONALD
At Gagen MacDonald, we are dedicated to helping organizations navigate the human struggle of change. We are a people-focused consulting firm and our passion is improving the employee experience - for everyone. For more than 25 years, we have been working with companies to create clarity from chaos by uniting employees across all levels around a single vision so they can achieve results and realize their future.
We have been a pioneer in bringing humanity to strategy execution, leading in areas such as organizational communication, culture, leadership, and employee engagement. Our Vision is to lift all humanity by transforming the companies that transform the world.

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Gagen MacDonald is a woman-owned, human-focused transformation consulting firm and trusted partner to the C-suite. We specialize in internal communications, employee engagement, culture change and leadership development. Learn more at www.gagenmacdonald.com.
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Greg Larkin | The anti-obstructionist playbook
Переглядів 7Місяць тому
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change. Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a legacy company, naturally comes into contact with obstructionists - with people who, for different reasons, act as barri...
Greg Larkin | What leaders most need to let go of
Переглядів 2Місяць тому
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change. Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a legacy company, naturally comes into contact with obstructionists - with people who, for different reasons, act as barri...
Greg Larkin | On how he predicted the 2008 financial crash
Переглядів 11Місяць тому
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change. Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a legacy company, naturally comes into contact with obstructionists - with people who, for different reasons, act as barri...
Greg Larkin | Questions entrepreneurs need to ask when interviewing for a job
Переглядів 1Місяць тому
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change. Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a legacy company, naturally comes into contact with obstructionists - with people who, for different reasons, act as barri...
Greg Larkin | Recommendations for developing a more innovative, courageous workforce
Переглядів 5Місяць тому
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change. Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a legacy company, naturally comes into contact with obstructionists - with people who, for different reasons, act as barri...
Greg Larkin | Tackling Innovation Roadblocks
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0:00 Intro 3:02 The three contradicting forces everyone has to navigate 5:07 The anti-obstructionist playbook 9:30 On how he predicted the 2008 financial crash 19:00 Recommendations for developing a more innovative, courageous workforce 24:03 Questions entrepreneurs need to ask when interviewing for a job 29:49 What leaders most need to let go of To survive over the long term, businesses must c...
General Jay Silveria | Applying the military’s emphasis on reviews/debriefs to corporate settings
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From the U.S. Air Force to higher education, General Jay Silveria’s leadership career has been as wide-ranging as they come. After leading pilots into combat and going viral for the anti-racist speech he made while Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, Silveria now serves as the Executive Director of Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service. The thread ...
General Jay Silveria | Getting out of the “hamster wheel” and protecting planning time
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General Jay Silveria | Getting out of the “hamster wheel” and protecting planning time
General Jay Silveria | The complex transition from military leadership to Higher Ed
Переглядів 352 місяці тому
General Jay Silveria | The complex transition from military leadership to Higher Ed
General Jay Silveria | What leaders most need to let go of
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General Jay Silveria | What leaders most need to let go of
General Jay Silveria | Why innovation needs to come from the top
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General Jay Silveria | Why innovation needs to come from the top
General Jay Silveria | Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit
Переглядів 712 місяці тому
General Jay Silveria | Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit
Umayma Abubakar | A “merger” vs an “integration”
Переглядів 52 місяці тому
Umayma Abubakar | A “merger” vs an “integration”
Umayma Abubakar | What leaders most need to let go of
Переглядів 102 місяці тому
Umayma Abubakar | What leaders most need to let go of
Umayma Abubakar | The power of language and culture when combining companies
Переглядів 102 місяці тому
Umayma Abubakar | The power of language and culture when combining companies
Umayma Abubakar | The magic of leading with clarity and purpose through M&A activity
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Umayma Abubakar | The magic of leading with clarity and purpose through M&A activity
Umayma Abubakar | Preserving the best of both worlds as you integrate two companies
Переглядів 52 місяці тому
Umayma Abubakar | Preserving the best of both worlds as you integrate two companies
Umayma Abubakar | Recognizing tradeoffs and balancing a career with motherhood
Переглядів 62 місяці тому
Umayma Abubakar | Recognizing tradeoffs and balancing a career with motherhood
Umayma Abubakar | Harmonizing Cultures: The Art of Post-Merger Integration
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Umayma Abubakar | Harmonizing Cultures: The Art of Post-Merger Integration
Bonnie St. John | Leadership lessons from overcoming adversity
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Bonnie St. John | Leadership lessons from overcoming adversity
Bonnie St. John | Leveraging purpose to build resilience
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Bonnie St. John | Leveraging purpose to build resilience
Bonnie St. John | How leaders can build up micro-resilience
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Bonnie St. John | How leaders can build up micro-resilience
Bonnie St. John | Looking at DEI as an opportunity to unleash people’s talents
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Bonnie St. John | Looking at DEI as an opportunity to unleash people’s talents
Bonnie St. John | The importance of rebounding
Переглядів 43 місяці тому
Bonnie St. John | The importance of rebounding
Bonnie St. John | Why great leadership requires gratitude
Переглядів 43 місяці тому
Bonnie St. John | Why great leadership requires gratitude
Bonnie St. John | What do leaders most need to let go of
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Bonnie St. John | What do leaders most need to let go of
Bonnie St. John | Paralympian Medalist on Harnessing the Power of Positivity
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Bonnie St. John | Paralympian Medalist on Harnessing the Power of Positivity
Julia Hobsbawm | Why connectivity problems didn’t start with the pandemic
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Julia Hobsbawm | Why connectivity problems didn’t start with the pandemic
Julia Hobsbawm | The three valid justifications for in-person work days
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Julia Hobsbawm | The three valid justifications for in-person work days

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @AbhaySingh08
    @AbhaySingh08 Місяць тому

    That was a great explanation. I found it very helpful. Thanks for teaching me something new.

  • @wandaserkowska8689
    @wandaserkowska8689 3 місяці тому

    Thank you both. Incredible to listen in to

  • @StrengthofLoveattHulk-ItdotCom
    @StrengthofLoveattHulk-ItdotCom 4 місяці тому

    Blessing of health and well-being to all. Walk by Faith not by sight . Very thankful for this Day I have just experienced.

  • @gollypeeters4824
    @gollypeeters4824 6 місяців тому

    We Belgians are going to vote in 1 month’s time for 3 “instances”: European, National and Regional leadership. I read so much of why people will not vote, although compulsory… This is why it IS important…

  • @roar5953
    @roar5953 7 місяців тому

    Great conversation, thanks for sharing your wisdom! Very helpful

  • @HauntedTexasThemePark
    @HauntedTexasThemePark Рік тому

    Love this 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @atlasstarrecords2021
    @atlasstarrecords2021 Рік тому

    Merrill this was an incredibly valuable episode for me, a person who has just been put in a position of leadership, appointed as the Charleston Chapter President of the Black Music Awards. Would love to talk to you about some of the major projects I’m involved with. Great job as a host, asking perfect questions to Vada. I learned a lot

  • @sheereen-gy9ih
    @sheereen-gy9ih Рік тому

    There is something in this men😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @DaveTalksBusiness
    @DaveTalksBusiness Рік тому

    We want to encourage and be the Yoda to our employees. Ask them about their career goals. Be the coach to help them accomplish their goals. But you can structure challenges and goals for them - this helps you to stay in control as the manager. Getting control of your employees. Money is a big motivator. Pay a lower base rate with additional amounts based on measurable performance. When we let employees spread their wings and fly on their own, they usually do better and they love their job because they feel respected and they feel like their ideas matter.

  • @reawardintel
    @reawardintel 2 роки тому

    These are great! Not sure how you consistently find such good people to interview but keep it up! I am really enjoying these!

  • @reawardintel
    @reawardintel 2 роки тому

    I like how you used the punchline from the talk in the intro so I as the viewer immediately knew why I was watching till the end! Great work!

  • @reawardintel
    @reawardintel 2 роки тому

    I appreciated your positivity and insight to this field!

  • @joaodelima1325
    @joaodelima1325 2 роки тому

    MJW is My Leadership idol!

  • @johannaralstom407
    @johannaralstom407 2 роки тому

    「もっと多くの人が必要なので、このビデオをもっと

  • @babogoon
    @babogoon 3 роки тому

    8:58 30:40 32:13

  • @juliuscasey5055
    @juliuscasey5055 3 роки тому

    Cool vids, looking forward to seeing more uploads! I think you should take a look at Promosm it’s the best way to grow your channel quickly.

  • @warangkanatempati9505
    @warangkanatempati9505 3 роки тому

    Beautiful, timeless vision! When you care for employees and customers, they care for you because they want to keep you in their lives.

  • @deborahannfagan7331
    @deborahannfagan7331 3 роки тому

    How nice it is that this man Howard Schultz was allowed his God given rights as an American in order to become successful. Success is more than $. As a victim of 22 yrs of ongoing Technological Torture in America I take great exception to his making money at my life's expense. Morally and ethically Mr. Schultz has an obligation. With more money comes more responsibility. Where has this man been for 22 yrs while his customers use my body as a human target to put their name on a claim? And the two eyes in my head say they spend it at Starbucks. In Washington they voted $30. per year license tabs. But I estimate they spend at least $6,000. per yr at Starbucks. Howard who supplie(d)s a tremendous amount of retail franchises must use the roads considerably to his profitable business benefit. So why didn't Howard Schultz who has been SO successful, tell the WA ST Gov their response "you just won't get your roads paved" after the Tim Eyman initiative was unacceptable? No wonder you were successful. You partake in the practice of niggaring and I am convinced that is the only way to prosper in America these days. Who in the hell do you think you are, Jesus Christ, you must have a horrible Tea complexity. Now. Stop this crime. P. S. Ask the new CEO from Microsoft how are the customers paying? Fictitious money? And how much money from license tabs in WA goes towards small business?

  • @gb4375
    @gb4375 4 роки тому

    Great interview from Wheatley!

  • @pinebarks
    @pinebarks 4 роки тому

    damn i found this while looking up wheatley from portal not whoever this is

  • @georghieronymus9935
    @georghieronymus9935 5 років тому

    Remember when "New World Order" was a term used by "Insane reactionary conspiracy theorists"? I do, not it's normal for the elite to use it with glee.

  • @sostenibilidadyser
    @sostenibilidadyser 5 років тому

    Thanks so much Gagen what a fantastic content the need to remove Red Tape aka unnecessary secrecy and control, unnecessary lack of trust... which Just reminds me of this wonderful book: the Speed of Trust 🙂🙏

  • @naznoki4648
    @naznoki4648 5 років тому

    I like

  • @BeClaireful
    @BeClaireful 9 років тому

    Right on!

  • @DawnEllisonMD
    @DawnEllisonMD 9 років тому

    If you are thinking about attending "Authentic Engagement in Healthcare", this video may convince you:-)

  • @CrazyHoaleHawaiian
    @CrazyHoaleHawaiian 10 років тому

    Bovine Growth Hormone milk has been proven to contain puss it's filtered out but still just the thought of drinking puss is very unappealing to say the least.Thats what starbucks serves and they're fighting the legislation that would require them to inform the customers of the GM milk they use.

  • @lisaengelbrektson
    @lisaengelbrektson 10 років тому

    This video is really unhelpful for anyone trying to write or trying to feel better, as it's just a mechanism for this author - who I've never found particularly interesting or relevant, much less unique - to applaud himself for how interesting he must be that he attempted to answer the unanswerable questions that remain from the scars of life by virtue of the fact his books are published and read. Perhaps he does have a point, however, for those who aren't terribly concerned or on par with contemplating the existential complexities of reality.