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Join internationally known business performance expert and author Pamela S. (“Pam”) Harper, Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., and her business partner/husband D. Scott (“Scott”) Harper, an internationally known innovation expert, for thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are transforming the face of business. Each week, a new show focuses on sparking fresh insights, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas to take you and your organization to new heights of success in this rapidly changing world.

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United States

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Join internationally known business performance expert and author Pamela S. (“Pam”) Harper, Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., and her business partner/husband D. Scott (“Scott”) Harper, an internationally known innovation expert, for thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are transforming the face of business. Each week, a new show focuses on sparking fresh insights, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas to take you and your organization to new heights of success in this rapidly changing world.

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English


Episodes
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Leading at Warp Speed? A Quick Way to Uncover Assumptions

4/24/2024
Do you feel like you’re leading at warp speed? If so, you’re not alone. It’s likely that in the fast changing business environment you’re dealing with many high-stakes decisions all at once. What’s the key to balancing the often competing needs of employees, customers, partners, and other stakeholders when the pressure is on? As counter-intuitiveRead More The post Leading at Warp Speed? A Quick Way to Uncover Assumptions appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:09:56

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What is Your Resilience Plan? – with MH Pelletier PhD, MBA

4/17/2024
If you’re like many of the top leaders we work with, you have a can-do attitude that enables you to take on tough issues and do what it takes to exceed expectations. You assume that you’re resilient. But in the face of unrelenting demands, anyone can burn out and not even realize it. This week,Read More The post What is Your Resilience Plan? – with MH Pelletier PhD, MBA appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:38:03

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Finding the Positive Side of Business Turbulence – with Amy Lee Segami

4/10/2024
How do you regard the turbulence and complexity in today’s business environment? While it can be extremely challenging, we’ve found that successful visionary business leaders recognize and embrace complex situations because they can also offer many opportunities. To find out more, listen to this Fan Favorite conversation with Amy Lee Segami, President and Managing PrincipalRead More The post Finding the Positive Side of Business Turbulence – with Amy Lee Segami appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:29:49

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The Keys to Building a Family Business Legacy – with Thomasina H. Williams

4/3/2024
If you lead a family business, you probably deal with the challenge of building a lasting legacy for the business every day. Establishing good governance and nurturing leadership talent from inside and outside the family are important parts of a strong foundation. However, family dynamics also have a very powerful impact on how a familyRead More The post The Keys to Building a Family Business Legacy – with Thomasina H. Williams appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:51:34

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Celebrating our 10th year – Answering Your Questions

3/27/2024
How do you celebrate your company’s major milestones? Maybe you have a party; some companies ring bells. It’s important to celebrate in meaningful ways that fit with your company’s culture. Beyond the celebration, milestones can serve as an opportunity to reflect on your vision and what you’ve learned so far. This can help you makeRead More The post Celebrating our 10th year – Answering Your Questions appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:10:22

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Leadership & the Ethics of Gen AI – with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD

3/20/2024
As Chat GPT and other forms of generative AI emerge as potentially powerful resources for accelerating momentum for game-changing growth, we’re finding that many top leaders are discussing questions of the ethics of generative AI. What is top leadership’s role in mindfully creating a culture of ethics and reasonable governance around these complex matters? InRead More The post Leadership & the Ethics of Gen AI – with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:35:28

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How Everyday Adventure Can Be Fuel For Game-Changing Growth

3/13/2024
As a visionary top leader, you’re already thinking big and seeking out new adventures to help you challenge your boundaries of what you think is possible. Maybe you’ve climbed Kilimanjaro or sailed to the Antarctic. However, adventures such as these can be few and far between. Fortunately, there is another route to redefining what’s possibleRead More The post How Everyday Adventure Can Be Fuel For Game-Changing Growth appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:07:10

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Becoming Predictably Lucky – with Monica Laurence

3/6/2024
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be luckier than others? What if there were ways to go beyond random chance to make luck more predictable? This week, we feature our Fan Favorite conversation with Monica Laurence, a TEDx speaker, global entrepreneur, business strategist, and mentor. We discuss what she’s learned about usingRead More The post Becoming Predictably Lucky – with Monica Laurence appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:42:21

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Changing Patterns to Create Game-Changing Value

2/28/2024
If you’re like many of the visionary CEOs we speak with, you know that leading to create game-changing value often requires challenging established patterns of feeling, thinking, and acting. There are many ways to do this; what’s important is finding the unique ways that are right for you and your company’s culture. This week, listenRead More The post Changing Patterns to Create Game-Changing Value appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:09:05

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The CEO’s Role in Fostering Confident Business Innovation – with Robyn Bolton

2/21/2024
One of the themes that keeps coming up in our conversations with top leadership is finding the appropriate balance of confidence that can inspire employees, partners, and others to reach past the status quo and create new value for game-changing innovation and growth. The CEO has a critical role in fostering confident business innovation. Over-confidenceRead More The post The CEO’s Role in Fostering Confident Business Innovation – with Robyn Bolton appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:30:25

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Spotting Signals of Important Changes Before They Happen – with Rita Gunther McGrath

2/14/2024
We’re all faced with a constant stream of unexpected changes in the business environment. The challenge for visionary CEOs, C-Suite executives, and Boards is separating the signals of important changes from the noise. Even better, how about spotting early signals of change before they grow to have a major impact? Sometimes, it helps to takeRead More The post Spotting Signals of Important Changes Before They Happen – with Rita Gunther McGrath appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:33:28

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How C-Suite Teams Can Use Songwriting to Increase Innovation – with Cliff Goldmacher

2/7/2024
Are you like many of the visionary top leaders we speak with who have made business innovation a top priority in the constantly changing world? If so, you know how important it is to keep finding new ways to think more expansively, creatively, and collaboratively as a C-Suite team. In this week’s episode, we speakRead More The post How C-Suite Teams Can Use Songwriting to Increase Innovation – with Cliff Goldmacher appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:38:13

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Leading Brave Conversations When the Stakes are High

1/31/2024
In the year ahead, are you reimagining what’s possible to create game-changing growth for your company? If so, you may be like many top leaders we speak with who bring together people with a wide variety of perspectives. Their insights can be especially valuable when you’re moving your company into complex, uncharted territory. But leadingRead More The post Leading Brave Conversations When the Stakes are High appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:09:23

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Can a Card Game Really Change the World? with Gena Scurry

1/24/2024
Are you like many of the top leaders who have shared how important it is to go beyond transactional interactions and create deeper connections with people? These are the conversations that can strengthen the mutual trust, collaboration, commitment it takes to bring big dreams to life. Sometimes these connections happen naturally over a meal. OtherRead More The post Can a Card Game Really Change the World? with Gena Scurry appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:31:16

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Make Jargon and Buzzwords An Ally of Connection

1/17/2024
Is it possible to use jargon and buzzwords as an ally of connection instead of as its enemy? Every industry, business, and profession has its own language representing complex ideas. While it can be confusing and alienating to people who don’t understand it, there are ways to use these terms and phrases to promote understandingRead More The post Make Jargon and Buzzwords An Ally of Connection appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:08:58

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New Year, New You: Seizing 2024 With Purpose – with Kuda Biza

1/10/2024
Are you looking for a starting point to refresh, renew, and take yourselves and your company to even higher levels of growth in the New Year? We’ve found that leading with purpose can make all the difference in bringing big dreams to life. In this week’s episode, our guest Kuda Biza, shares his approach toRead More The post New Year, New You: Seizing 2024 With Purpose – with Kuda Biza appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:39:15

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Is It Time To Reimagine The Culture Of Your Hybrid Organization?

1/3/2024
As we start the New Year, maybe this scenario seems familiar: you want employees to return to the office, but they want a different arrangement. If so, maybe it’s time to reimagine the culture of your hybrid organization. In this “Quick Take”episode, we discuss why hybrid organizations may stay with us for the foreseeable future.Read More The post Is It Time To Reimagine The Culture Of Your Hybrid Organization? appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:10:34

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Transforming from CEO to CHO: Changing the Narrative on Leading a Happy Company – with Edwin Edebiri

12/27/2023
As we enter 2024, what does it mean to lead a happy company? You may already be focused on the happiness of employees and customers, but what about the happiness of your partners, suppliers, and other stakeholders? Our guest says “it’s time to change the narrative on leading a happy company.” In this “FanRead More The post Transforming from CEO to CHO: Changing the Narrative on Leading a Happy Company – with Edwin Edebiri appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:47:47

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Top Lessons We’ve Learned Over Nine Years of Podcasting

12/20/2023
Are you wondering whether 2024 is the year for your company to launch a business podcast? Or perhaps you’re wondering about the key to increasing ROI from your existing business podcast. Visionary CEOs and C-suite executives often ask us these questions. That’s why we’re sharing the three top lessons we’ve learned since we launched ourRead More The post Top Lessons We’ve Learned Over Nine Years of Podcasting appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:08:02

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Leadership Lessons from A Silicon Valley Disruptor – with Feyzi Fatehi

12/13/2023
What can it take for your company to be the disruptor and not the disrupted? In this episode we speak with Silicon Valley legend Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Technology, Inc. about his award-winning approach to human-centric leadership. Feyzi is a technology visionary, inventor, innovator, and entrepreneur. He received the 2019 CODiE Lifetime Achievement Award,Read More The post Leadership Lessons from A Silicon Valley Disruptor – with Feyzi Fatehi appeared first on Business Advancement.

Duration:00:38:03