The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Transformation Economy by THRESHOLD

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginal...

As you may know Ron Baker is a founder of the VeraSage Institute, a think tank for professional firms; and that Ed Kless is a senior fellow. The Institute holds a biennial conference during which the fellows and some friends are invited to gather share their knowledge in a symposium atmosphere. The next event takes place in Ed's hometown of Allen, TX. This episode is a live broadcast from the Symp...

Ron and Ed have been fascinated with the US military use of the After-action Review as a knowledge management tool. Recently, Ed encountered Chris 'Elroy' Stricklin, a former member of the USAF's Thunderbirds, at a Sage Intacct Conference and thought it would be great to have him on the show to talk all things AAR.

The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do "Free-Rider Friday." Most of our shows are "topic" driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be "event" driven, whatever issues are in the news that we (or you) find worthy of commentary. In economics, free riding means reaping the benefits from the actions of others and consequently refusing to bear the full c...

After the Civil War, corporations grew to unprecedented size. The public was suspicious of this concentration of economic power, and politicians responded in 1890 by passing the first antitrust law, the Sherman Antitrust Act. Over the years, antitrust policy has evolved through further legislative acts and amendments, regulatory guidelines and judicial interpretation, which have implications for p...

This episode is based on a session that Ed has delivered for the past three years. It is dedicated to the possibility that innovation goes beyond just technological developments. Technology is important, but it is only a small part of innovation. For innovation to be more fully complete we must look at other areas including the internal processes of the organization and most importantly the very l...

Ethical problems arise in hourly billing due to the misalignment of interests created by the system. It's hard to be a good citizen in a bad culture. Professionals who use hourly billing may not have malevolent motives when engaging in padding their hours. The problem is professionals pad their timesheets because sometimes they know that the value of the service they provide is worth more than the...

The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do "Free-Rider Friday." Most of our shows are "topic" driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be "event" driven, whatever issues are in the news that we (or you) find worthy of commentary. In economics, free riding means reaping the benefits from the actions of others and consequently refusing to bear the full c...

Ron and Ed interview the dynamic Magatte Wade. Magatte is the founder and CEO of Tiossan, a high-end skin care products line based on indigenous Senegalese recipes and ingredients. Tiossan products are distributed via www.tiossan.com, as well as through selected boutiques and Nordstrom. Tiossan commits at least ten percent of profits to the creation of entrepreneurial schools in Senegal designed t...

Join Ed and Ron for their insightful interview with Daniel Bennett, Senior Behavioural Strategist with Ogilvy Change in the UK. He works with Rory Sutherland, who we also interviewed on Episode #9. Daniel shares his insights and experience on how behavioral science and economics can be used in business, enhancing both customer loyalty and profitability. Don't miss this fascinating discussion.

This episode is dedicated to the possibility that the majority of leadership thinking is wrong as it is ultimate based on manipulation - trying to "get someone to do something." Coming to terms with this idea is difficult and not for everyone because it requires us to examine some of our most deeply held beliefs and either dismiss them or at least think differently about them. If you are intereste...

Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) was one of the greatest economic journalists of the 20th century. He is the author of "Economics in One Lesson," among twenty other books; was a chief editorial writer for the New York Times; and wrote weekly for Newsweek. He was a founding board member of the Foundation for Economic Education, where he served in an editorial capacity at The Freeman. Join Ed and Ron as th...

The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do "Free-Rider Friday." Most of our shows are "topic" driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be "event" driven, whatever issues are in the news that we (or you) find worthy of commentary. In economics, free riding means reaping the benefits from the actions of others and consequently refusing to bear the full c...

The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do "Free-Rider Friday." Most of our shows are "topic" driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be "event" driven, whatever issues are in the news that we (or you) find worthy of commentary. In economics, free riding means reaping the benefits from the actions of others and consequently refusing to bear the full c...