Skydeck offers listeners an intimate look at the lives of Harvard Business School alumni—not just their achievements and innovations, but how they live their lives.
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Although we may believe we possess unlimited freedom to decide our lives, infact our scope is restricted, and we have much less space to choose than wethink. This makes it all the more vital that we sharpen and focus ourdecision-making skills so as to make maximum use of every available choiceopportunity in our business and personal lives. We also need insight into the decision-making styles of ourselves and others, so that we can shape our performance and adjust our thinking to suit changin ...
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Part 2 Good Bye 2023 Hello 2024
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There are schools of thought that believe we have unlimited scope and possibilities for making decisions. The truth is that our scope is somehow restricted, and we have less room. It is therefore key that we engage in innovative decision-making to optimize opportunities in our business and personal lives. We need to understand our decision-making s…
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Part 1 Good Bye 2023 Hello 2024
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There are schools of thought that believe we have unlimited scope and possibilities for making decisions. The truth is that our scope is somehow restricted, and we have less room. It is therefore key that we engage in innovative decision-making to optimize opportunities in our business and personal lives. We need to understand our decision-making s…
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PART 2 - Good Bye - Year 2021 Hello - Year 2022
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There are schools of thought that believe we have unlimited scope and possibilities for making decisions. The truth is that our scope is somehow restricted, and we have less room. It is therefore key that we engage in innovative decision-making to optimize opportunities in our business and personal lives. We need to understand our decision-making s…
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PART 1 - Good Bye - Year 2021 Hello Year 2022
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There are schools of thought that believe we have unlimited scope and possibilities for making decisions. The truth is that our scope is somehow restricted, and we have less room. It is therefore key that we engage in innovative decision-making to optimize opportunities in our business and personal lives. We need to understand our decision-making s…
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Decisions - The Sum Total of Our Choices - Part 1
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Decision making lies at the heart of our spiritual, personal and professional lives. Every day we make decisions. Some are small, domestic, and innocuous. Others are more important, affecting people’s lives, livelihoods, and well-being. Inevitably, we make mistakes along the way. The daunting reality is that enormously important decisions made by i…
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NEXT - Succession - The Art of Handing over to the Next Generation
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Have you found the time to reflect on the following: Q1: The legacy you will leave behind when it is time to depart from this realm called Earth. Q2: Upon your departure, who is scheduled to take over the leadership role of the organisation or the family? Q3: Do you have a succession plan for the leadership development of the potential successors t…
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The Spirit of Innovation - Think Differently!
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With the demise of Steve Jobs, the word innovation has become a word of considerable interest in the global marketplace. If we performed an audit on computer hardware and software brands that are used on every continent - personal or business; the brand Apple will be in the upper percentile of products that meet the needs and would I also say the w…
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Exploring Professional Relevance in the Global Market Place
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There are schools of thought that believe we have unlimited scope and possibilities for making decisions. The truth is that our scope is somehow restricted, and we have less room. It is therefore key that we engage in innovative decision making to optimise opportunities in our business and personal lives. We need to understand our decision making s…
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Exploring the Spiritual Relevance of a Christian in the Global Market Place
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There are schools of thought that believe we have unlimited scope and possibilities for making decisions. The truth is that our scope is somehow restricted, and we have less room. It is therefore key that we engage in innovative decision making to optimise opportunities in our business and personal lives. We need to understand our decision making s…
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Seasonal GreetingsDoor Ade Ojomo
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MARRIAGE – A Case Study for the Critical Review of Corporate Mergers
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Church Music Starts Regulators: - A Corporate Merger is a relationship between 2 companies and is not to be entered into lightly or in jest and only after much consideration. To the Groom: Do you Acorn PLC take National PLC to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in heath, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer…
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Salt and Light - 'The Art of Influence'
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Is there a difference between Power and Influence. Would you rather be powerful or influential? Would you rather be on the top list for influential people or the top list for the most powerful people? In the last episode we look at the dynamics of Power. In this episode we will be looking at the dynamics of influence and look at how influence can f…
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With great POWER comes great RESPONSIBILITY
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These are interesting time in the world with all the protests that are being held around the globe. The number one twitter hashtag has been a movement called hashtag ENDSARS. We have dug into the archives for a relevant discussion to reflect what is going on and found a 2 part session on the dynamics of power and influence. It was hosted by Ade Ojo…
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Seek and Ye Shall Find (2) - Identifying Business Opportunities - Session 2
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In the last episode we looked at the decision making framework and components that will enable an individuals or organisations to make optimum and quality choices; when it comes to managing the life cycle around identifying business opportunities We shall be concluding the session by discussing the frameworks and the components required to deliver …
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Seek and Ye Shall Find - Identifying Business Opportunities (1)
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In today’s session we have Ade Ojomo - a management consultant in the consulting, advisory and training space, exploring the frameworks required to identify business opportunities: A call to maximise opportunities is seen in the Book of Ephesians Chapter 5 v 15 - 16 where we are advised to be careful on how we live; not as the unwise making the mos…
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Daniel in the Lion's Den - A Management Consulting Case Study
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In today’s session we have Ade Ojomo - a management consultant in the consulting, advisory and training space, with a guest, Ini Attai concluding the discussion from the last episode on the frameworks involved in the consulting practice and exploring the skills be an effective consultant. The concluding session will look at the following discussion…
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The art of management consulting - to consult or not to consult
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In today’s session we have Ade Ojomo - a management consultant in the consulting, advisory and training space, discussing the frameworks involved in the consulting practice and exploring the skills be an effective consultant Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed…
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To negotiate or not to negotiate - Session 2
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In today’s session we have Ade Ojomo - a management consultant in the consulting, advisory and training space concluding the discussions around the frameworks governing the negotiation process In the last session we looked at the following concepts: Establish the terms of negotiation, outlining the scope and boundaries of the discussions. Define ob…
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To negotiate or not to negotiate - that is the question!
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Subject to the environment we have been exposed to, we will have discussions related to different ideas, thoughts, beliefs and teachings. The outcome of these discussions could take the shape of the following: 1. Discussions could lead to disagreements 2. Discussions could lead to a stalemate 3. Discussions could lead to agreements The differing ou…
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The Winds of Change -Part 2 (The Wilderness Period)
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In the last episode, we looked at the definition of change. In addition, we looked at the drivers or causes for transformation from a personal, corporate, religious and global point of view. People were also identified as key factors that need to be managed as part of the change management process and managing the differing attitudes and perception…
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The Winds of Change - Part 1
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To be strategic involves being focused and one step ahead in our decision making to achieve that competitive advantage. Being one step ahead means that we have to be able to anticipate and manage the changes that lie ahead of us in the future. Transformation is a process and not an event and using a short cut approach to tackle change will have a n…
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Part 2 - The most expensive commodity in the world
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In the last episode we looked at creating a decision making framework on how we manage ourselves effectively when to comes to time. In this episode we shall be looking at creating a delivery framework which helps us to address 2 key questions: 1. How do we track the utilisation of our time? 2. Does it match our key priorities?…
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The most expensive commodity in the world
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An edition of Fortune magazine pointed out (that) the CIA failed to do in 60 years, what Mark Zuckerberg has done in 7. Knowing what 800 million people, which is more that 10% of the world’s population – think, read, and listen to. Who they know, what they like and where they live, travel, vote, shop, and worship. In terms of time utilisation, As o…
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Your Whole Self – Amy Jen Su
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Amy Jen Su (MBA 1997) is managing director at executive coaching firm Paravis Partners, and she’s been hearing some consistent themes in the trenches these days. Increasingly, her clients tell her, they are facing a serious time crunch while, at the same time, their organizations are becoming more global and complex. And these pressures, coupled wi…
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Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
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Monica Dodi on diversity as a competitive advantage for VCs. Transcript available at: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7201Door Harvard University
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CEO Kim Lopdrup on what it takes to turn around an iconic brand—and why sustainability is mission critical for the seafood giant. Transcript available at: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7167Door Harvard University
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After the Storm - Constance Jones
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How the CEO of a Chicago charter school network picked up the pieces after a leadership crisisTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7154Door Harvard University
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Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns
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Space entrepreneur and investor Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux on how to search the skies for profitsTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7144Door Harvard University
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Where and when alumni do their best thinkingTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7132Door Harvard University
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector - Seni Sulyman
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How Seni Sulyman and Andela plan to turn the continent into a computing hubTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7115Door Harvard University
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Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens - Patrick McGinnis
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Patrick McGinnis, who coined the term “fear of missing out,” on how it increasingly drives our personal and professional lives—and how we can manage itTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7072Door Harvard University
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The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster - Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince
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How Cloudflare’s Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince built a tech giantTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7060Door Harvard University
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Reframing Modern Art - Denise Murrell
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Denise Murrell traded finance for fine arts—and cast a critical new eye on iconic paintingsTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7047Door Harvard University
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Lessons from the Ashes - Warwick Fairfax
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How Warwick Fairfax lost his family’s 150-year-old media empire—and found his purpose in the processTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=7006Door Harvard University
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Give It to Me Straight - Kim Scott
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Radical Candor author Kim Scott on what effective feedback really looks like—and why it will make you a better bossTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6991Door Harvard University
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Life is a Startup - Noam Wasserman
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Noam Wasserman on what successful founders can teach us about life beyond businessTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6972Door Harvard University
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Making Sabbaticals Mainstream - DJ Didonna
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Entrepreneur DJ DiDonna says sabbaticals in Japan and Mauritius brought critical perspective to his personal and professional life. Now he’s working with researchers to show how extended time away from the daily grind can pay off for both workers and employers.Transcript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6951…
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked - Ray Rothrock
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Companies shouldn’t just react to the inevitable hack, says Red Seal CEO Ray Rothrock—they should prepare for itTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6909Door Harvard University
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The Promise of Personalized Medicine - Rich Horgan
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Rich Horgan is on an urgent mission to save his brother—and he might just revolutionize drug development along the way.Transcript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6897Door Harvard University
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Bridging the Gap - Abby Falik
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Global Citizen Year founder Abby Falik on why kids need to find their purpose before freshman yearTranscript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6881Door Harvard University
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Cold Call Horror Stories
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Alumni relive the School's most terrifying traditionDoor Harvard University
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Don’t Be Afraid of AI - Donna Dubinsky
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If tech pioneer and Numenta CEO Donna Dubinsky doesn’t fear the Terminator, neither should weDoor Harvard University
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Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart - Casey Gerald
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Casey Gerald’s new book is an intervention in the shape of a memoirDoor Harvard University
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A Shout Through Time by Harvard UniversityDoor Harvard University
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Bringing Government Up to Code - Minnie Ingersoll
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Code for America COO Minnie Ingersoll on how her organization is strengthening the social safety netDoor Harvard University
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Alumni share stories of some of their greatest challenges—and what they learned in the processDoor Harvard University
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Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
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Jim Langford, executive director of the Georgia Prevention Project, on his group’s anti-opioid advertising strategyDoor Harvard University
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Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life - Charles Duhigg
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Author Charles Duhigg on how we make meaningDoor Harvard University
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My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
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Alumni share stories, strategies, and lessons learned from their first experience with the world of workDoor Harvard University
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Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders - Lindsay Ronga
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Lindsay Ronga suffered from a severe eating disorder for seven years before eventually finding a path to successful recovery. Now, as a recovery coach, she wants to let people know that they are not alone—and there are other treatment options.Door Harvard University
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