Fearless Thinkers

In this episode of Fearless Thinkers , Barbara Adey , Head of the North America GTM for Sales and Marketing, offers techniques for engaging with executives, such as showing up as a peer, challenging their thinking with respect, and creating both personal and business value. Learn about our Go-to-Market service area here . For a transcript, please click  here .

In this special episode of Fearless Thinkers, guest hostess Anne Wilson (VP, Principal, and Head of the Change & Transformation Center of Expertise for North America) and Kathryn Clubb (CEO of BTS North America) discuss why organizations should expect more from consultants and when not to hire them. Read about our Change & Transformation services here . Find a transcript PDF here .

In this episode of the Fearless Thinkers podcast, Fredrik Schuller , Head of BTS Coach and Executive Vice President, shares how artificial intelligence can augment the leadership coaching process by increasing consistency, accessibility, and scalability. Read about our Leadership Coaching services here . Learn about our Innovation services here . For a transcript, please click here .  

In Episode 16 of Fearless Thinkers , Peter Mulford , Global Partner and Chief Innovation Officer, explores reasons and solutions for our reluctance to shift from intuition-led to computation-augmented decision making. Learn more about our Innovation and Digital Transformation Center of Expertise here . For a transcript, please click here . Peter refers to: "Overcoming Algorithm Aversion: People wi...

In Episode 15 of Fearless Thinkers , Christie Obiaya , CEO of Heliogen, and Teal Reamer , VP and Head of BTS Central, discuss how Heliogen's leadership team, made up of individuals with far-ranging experience and ways of working, found common ground in their shared ambition. Learn more about our Strategy Execution & Business Transformation services here . For a transcript, please click here . &nbs...

In this episode of  Fearless Thinkers ,  Kelsey Raymond , Associate Director, discusses organizational culture, or our deeply-held mindsets and ways of working, and its critical impact on performance. Check out a blog post on the topic, "Is your culture past its sell-by date?" , by Alex Amsden, Andy Atkins, and Mallory Meyer. Learn more about our Strategy Execution and Business Transform...

In this episode of  Fearless   Thinkers , hear from  Barbara Adey , Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing for BTS North America, on how to drive go-to-market profitability by supporting your commercial leaders. Check out Barbara's blog on the topic, "Developing next gen sales leaders." Learn more about our Go to Market services here . Find the transcript here .

In Pt. 2 of this interview with Suzanne Bates , SVP and Global Head of Executives & Teams, on the  Fearless Thinkers podcast, learn how to leverage mindsets to sell to the C-suite. Show notes Check out Suzanne's books, All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence , Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Communicating Attention and Getting Results , and others on...

In Episode 12 of  Fearless Thinkers ,  Suzanne Bates , SVP and Global Head of Executives & Teams, draws on decades of experience engaging with C-level leaders to share how you can establish executive presence. Show notes Check out Suzanne's books, All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence , Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Communicating Attention a...

In Episode 11 of Fearless Thinkers , Brad Chambers, PhD, Head of Talent Acquisition Solutions, takes us through the hiring process from a candidate’s perspective, highlighting the moments organizations can leverage to ensure a better fit for both parties. Show notes Learn more about our Talent Acquisition & Succession services here . Find the transcript here .

In this episode, Katy Young , Senior Vice President & Partner at BTS, and Jeroen Kraaijenbrink , Strategy & Leadership Author, Consultant, and Mentor, dive deeper into the critical moments of strategy implementation, tracing a strategy from top-level ideation to its implications on an individual's day-to-day. Show notes To learn more about our guest Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, please see his personal we...

In this episode, Dan Parisi , Executive Vice President, and Darsh Shrestha , Principal and Vice President, share tactics, principles, and mindsets for individuals to implement during uncertain times, so that their organizations emerge from economic downturns better positioned than ever before.  Show notes Read the article that Dan mentions, "Roaring Out of Recession," by Ranjay Gulati, Nitin...

In this episode, Ignacio Vaccaro , BTS Europe's Head of Strategic Alignment & Business Acumen, shares ideas that can help leaders equip themselves for challenging times, such as adopting an enterprise-wide approach to decision making. Show notes Learn more about the Leader Lab here .  For a transcript, please click here .  

In the second half of our chat with  Jessica Skon , President & CEO of BTS Group, learn what she means by a big hearted and high performing culture, both at BTS and in today's business environment. For a transcript, please click  here .

In this episode of  Fearless Thinkers , meet  Jessica Skon , President & CEO of BTS Group, and hear about how her upbringing and decades-long evolution at BTS continue to shape her decisions. For a transcript, please click here .

In this episode of Fearless Thinkers, the BTS Podcast, Lacee Jacobs , Head of DEI at BTS, and Mac Quartarone , PhD, Director at BTS, reflect on their Harvard Business Review article of the same name discussing the critical differences between inclusion and assimilation. Show notes For a transcript, please click here . Here's a link to the corresponding Harvard Business Review article, "Do Your Div...

Learn about why business simulations are a powerful tool for behavior change and how they differ from other forms of gamified learning in conversation with Darshan Shrestha , Principal at BTS. Show notes For a transcript, please click here . Here are the books mentioned by Darsh: Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate , by Michael Shrage Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us ,...

Learn how to counter the three most common change-averse mindsets in conversation with Kathryn Clubb , Head of Change and Transformation, and Jeni Fan , Senior Director. For a transcript, please click here . To learn more about the Change-Ready Explorer , please visit bts.com and use our contact form to reach out. Lastly, here's a link to the corresponding article, " How to Become More Comfortable...