Introducing and Using an Organization Guidance System (OGS) with Dave Ulrich

In this one-hour session introduced by Thinkers50’s Stuart Crainer, Dave provides a powerful overview of the Organization Guidance System (OGS) and shares insights on the early results of this research with over 1,000 companies. The session reviews the key human capital initiatives in talent,...

Future of leadership: Why culture must be a priority in the post-COVID world

From tech to talent, leaders are going through an accelerated period of complex change and deep uncertainty, but is enough being done to build agile, daring and anti-fragile cultures? With headwinds to navigate, companies are looking for a beacon to guide their...

Aim 2 win – Name 2 disappoint

Why do corporations give their initiatives such uninspiring names? Words matter. Storytellers know that the right selection of words can inspire and encourage readers and maintain a suspension of disbelief in even the most fantastic stories. The names authors give to...

Back2Better Webinar: The Future of Leadership and Team Development with Michael Watkins

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the adoption of new virtual ways of developing leaders and teams (and ways of working more generally). While we will never go back to the pre-crisis status quo, essential elements of best development experiences will return to...

Thinkers50 Celebrating International Women’s Day

Thinkers50 believes in the power of ideas and their ability to make the world a better place. And we believe that great ideas are truly democratic and universal. On International Women’s Day we are privileged to showcase some of the ideas, research, opinions, tips,...

Back2Better Webinar: How to Marry Love and Work in a Post-COVID World with Jennifer Petriglieri

The last 12 months have turned careers and relationships on their heads. Remote working, home schooling and living in closer proximity to our loved ones than ever before has raised fundamental questions about the meaning of work, the interaction between our careers...

Back2Better Webinar: The Art of Entrepreneurship at Scale: The Engine 2 Imperative with Chris Zook

For decades, one dominant pattern accounted for 90% of profitable growth in the most successful businesses. This came from driving a strong core business to full potential, increasing market share, innovating to grow the profit pool in its industry, and moving into...

Back2Better Webinar: Sponsorship in Action with Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Many people know the benefit of finding a sponsor—someone who goes beyond traditional mentorship to partner with a junior-level employee to help build their skills, advocate for them when opportunities arise, and open doors. But few realize that being a sponsor is...

Back2Better Webinar: A New Leadership Playbook for the Digital Economy with Doug Ready

We know a lot about the changing nature of work. We know that technology, demographic shifts, societal and cultural changes, as well as changes in the location of wealth creation and economic power are all factors that are influencing our business and work lives. But,...

Back2Better Webinar: Developing Change Leadership Capability in an Online World – Friend or Foe? with Deborah Rowland

In a year of profound global disruption, the need for leaders to be able to handle uncertainty, complexity and unprecedented change has been never so vital. Deborah’s three decades of research and practice in the field of how to lead big change have consistently...

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