A System for Becoming Better Leaders

One of the most important thing that we can do as a leader is to find a way to continue to grow as a person and as a leader on a regular basis. This is one of the fundamental habits that transforms us from being amateur leaders to professionals. I was first introduced to the Shamrock system for continuous and holistic growth in my conversation with David Burkus on my podcast. You can listen to my entire conversation with David here. This is a very simple system that was created by the legendary mixed martial artist Frank Shamrock. This is […]

PBTO48: Your Organisation’s Culture is Your Last Competitive (Invisible) Advantage with Soren Kaplan

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/48_PBTO48__Building_Your_Invisible_Advantage_with_Soren_Kaplan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS Who is on the show: In this episode we host, Soren Kaplan. Soren is the bestselling and award-winning author of Leapfrogging and The Invisible Advantage, an Affiliated Professor at the Center for Effective Organisations at USC’s Marshall School of Business, a writer for FastCompany, a globally recognised keynote speaker, and the Founder of InnovationPoint, an innovation consulting company. Why is he on the show: His Wall Street Journal bestseller, Leapfrogging, was recognised as “Best General Business Book” by the International Book Awards and “Best Leadership Book” by the Axiom Book Awards. He is a sought after […]

25 Insanely Interesting People I Came Across in 2014

One of the goals that i had for 2014 was to discover new people and learn from new sources. I must say that I was fortunate enough to discover these people online and learn so much from them. So, here is a list of some of the insanely interesting people that i came across in 2014. I do hope you will find some of these people and the great work that they are doing interesting enough to start following them. Bernadette Jiwa: She has a great blog called “The Story of Telling“. This is one of the best blogs that […]

PBTO9: Myths of Creativity – In Conversation with David Burkus

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/09_PBTO9__In_conversation_with_David_Burkus__Myths_of_Creativity.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSWho is David Burkus David is the author The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies Generate Great Ideas. He is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, PsychologyToday and 99U. He is also the founder and host of LDRLB (pronounced “leader lab”), a podcast that shares insights on leadership, innovation, and strategy. Why is he on the show? He is an awesome person with lots of insights on how to be creative as an individual and innovate as a team. What are we talking about? In this episode, we talk about some of the most common […]