The Age of Organizational Effectiveness -- hosted by Charles Chandler
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The Age of Organizational Effectiveness -- hosted by Charles Chandler
with Charles Chandler, Ph.D.
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90 episodes
132 – The organization of the biosphere
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Fred Spier, a retired senior lecturer in big history at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We discuss his...
131 — Change your organization
In this episode, I am joined by Lindsey Agness, CEO of The Change Corporation (UK). We discuss her book, Change Your Business with NLP. Connect with L...
130 – Project effectiveness in international development
In this episode, I discuss a way to think about effectiveness in development projects & programs that could allow international development to deliver...
129 – Landscape leaders
In this episode, I welcome Jeff McManus to the podcast, who is the Director of Landscape Services for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). We dis...
128 – Validity in management
Gary Hamel (formerly of the London Business School) has characterized management as the technology of human accomplishment. Management came into its o...
127 – Organizations in ‘Big History’
You may have heard the term ‘Big History’. It comes from historian David Christian, at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He has a TED talk de...
126 – Predicting firm survival
Given the significant pressures on firms in the real world, what do we know about the traits, characteristics, or management approaches that help ensu...
125 – The evolution of training
In this episode, I interview Isaac Tolpin, who is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of ConveYour.com, a micro-learning platform. We cover several topi...
124 – Executive cognition
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Barry Borgerson, who is the author of The 2Selfs Revolution (2019). Barry is an executive coach who has written ex...
123 – Managing capitalism, one organization at a time
If you are a manager of an organization, whether business, government, or non-profit, you currently have a hand in managing capitalism. In a very real...
122 – Adaptive action
In this episode, I am joined by Glenda Eoyang, who along with her coauthor (Royce Holladay), wrote the book, Adaptive Action: Leveraging uncertainty i...
121 – Convergence
In this episode, I am joined by Deborah Westphal, author of the book: Convergence: Technology, Business, and the Human-Centric Future. Deborah has bee...
120 – Reconomics
In this episode, I talk with Storm Cunningham, author of the book, Reconomics: The path to resilient prosperity. Storm is the Executive Director of th...
119 – The invisible GEMBA
Today I talk with Sam Yankelevitch, author of the book, Walking the Invisible GEMBA: Discover the hidden link between communication and quality. ‘Gemb...
118 – Out of the African Pleistocene
Anthropologists tell us that anatomically modern humans (i.e., Homo Sapiens) emerged about 300 thousand years ago during the Pleistocene era on the Af...
117- The power in storytelling
In this episode, I offer three stories that illustrate the power of storytelling. Stories can be used to knit threads together, shape how we see thing...
116 – The management technology your organization needs
Today we are at Episode 116 and I am calling it “The management technology your organization needs” [as a footnote, much of today’s content was origin...
115 – Anyone can lead change
In this episode, I am joined by Adam Braus — an author, consultant, and university professor who lives in San Francisco, California. He focuses on cha...
114 – Whispering your organization to health
In this episode, I interview David Childs, Ph.D., who is the author of The Organization Whisperer: The 12 Core Actions that Ripple Excellence through...
113 – The Future of Humanity
In this episode, I am joined by Fred Spier, a retired senior lecturer in big history at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We discuss his m...
112 – Does HR contribute to organizational effectiveness?
In this episode, I welcome Dr. Linda Holbeche to the podcast. Linda is the author of several books, but today we discuss her 2017 book, Organizational...
111 – Noble purpose
Today I am joined by author Lisa Earle McLeod who has written two books in the last few years on ‘noble purpose.’ Much of her early career was spent i...
110 – Freedom management (encore)
In this episode, I interview Professor Luca Solari of the University of Milan (Italy) who has written a book, Freedom Management: How leaders can stay...
109 – A philosophy of organizations
Today I am joined by a philosopher. Jean-Philippe Deranty is a Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. His research focu...
108 – Entrepreneur in Africa
In this episode, I am joined by Marek Zmyslowski, author of the book, Chasing Black Unicorns: How Building the Amazon of Africa Put Me on Interpol's M...
107 – Great leaders create great workplaces
In this episode, I am joined by David Veech, author of the book, Leadersights: Creating Great Leaders Who Create Great Workplaces (2017). David teache...
106 – Big projects in complex environments
In this episode, I interview Bob Prieto, a senior executive at Strategic Program Management LLC, where he is Chairman & CEO. Bob focuses on achieving...
105 – Fundraising for nonprofits
Today I am joined by Martin Leifeld, author of the book, Five Minutes for Fundraising. Martin directed the raising of over $500 million dollars during...
104 – The Regenerative Business
In this episode, I welcome another guest author, Carol Sanford, to discuss her book, The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work, Cultivate Human Potenti...
103 – Adopting a collaborative stance
In this episode, I welcome a guest author from the UK to the podcast. Paul Skinner is the author of Collaborative Advantage: How collaboration beats c...
102 – Managing the next 10,000 years
Today’s episode is called “Managing the Next 10,000 years.” That could be a tall order, since managing the next 10 years will be challenging due to ex...
101 – When bureaucracy was an innovation
Bureaucracy was an innovation in the mid-1800s, as the world changed from a traditional society to one driven by a new sense of rational-legalism, lar...
100 – Your mission, vision, values, and offerings … in 10 minutes
Today the podcast has reached a milestone, at episode 100. Starting back in February 2016, it has taken a little over 3.5 years to get to this point....
099 – The view from the bottleneck
For all practical purposes, the year 1800 was the beginning of the Anthropocene, the age when mankind embarked upon the industrial revolution and grea...
098 – The Purpose of a Corporation
This month, August 2019, the Business Roundtable issued a new overall statement of purpose for a corporation, signed by the CEOs of almost 200 of the...
097 – Finding clarity in business
In this episode, I am joined by Dolores Hirschmann as we discuss the IDEA method for finding clarity in business. Dolores is a STRATEGIST, COACH, and...
096 – The freight market
This episode continues our occasional series in which we visit a business to try to understand how it works. Today, our guide will be Mandy Barton who...
095 – Reinventing management
In this episode, I talk about the need to reinvent management and suggest a way forward to achieve it. I like to think of management as a technology t...
094 – The role of training in organizations
In this episode, I interview Isaac Tolpin, who is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of ConveYour.com, a micro-learning platform. We cover several topics r...
093 – Management by Positive Organizational Effectiveness
In this episode, I join Kendall Lott, host of the PM Point of View podcast, which originates from the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Project Manageme...