In today’s highly interconnected economy, many businesses find themselves competing in a global marketplace. This creates a lot of pressure to continually innovate – and not just by developing new products and services. To stay competitive, businesses must continually find ways to improve their structure, processes and culture. To achieve this, innovation must be part of the overall company strategy. 

On Quantum Business Insights with Olivia Parr-Rud, Insigniam partner John Kleinman and consultant Robert Johnson share how their methods have enabled large, complex organizations to generate breakthroughs in their management results—whether that be in topline growth, strategy implementation, better profitability, or culture change. We’ll learn how to create an innovation strategy that enables enterprises to innovate through identifying new strategic frontiers, generating creativity, and executing growth opportunities on those frontiers. Together, we’ll discover how to generate unparalleled dynamic growth by combining breakthrough performance and innovation.

Having led large-scale transformations in nearly every corner of the world, CEO and board chair John Davison says adaptability, resilience, and cultural intelligence can equip corporate directors to elevate the enterprises they support.

For the executive team at Medtronic—pioneers of AI-enabled medical devices—innovation is more than a buzzword, especially when actual lives are on the line. In this group interview, we'll hear from Giovanni Di Napoli, President, Endoscopy; Dr. Austin Lee Chiang, Chief Medical Officer, Endoscopy; and Ha Hong, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Endoscopy, to better understand how the company's game-changing devices are transforming the ability for practitioners and clinicians to care for patients in ways never before possible. 

Axios' China reporter and author of Beijing Rules, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian,on how China is leveraging capitalism to undermine Westerndemocracies—and potentially your organization.

How Dr. Nejib Ben-Khedher—head of Emirates Skyward—elevates over 30 million customer experiences worldwide, propelling the global carrier to reach stratospheric new heights.

Bonduelle Fresh Americas' senior vice president and executive leadership team member, Gretchen Grani, shares her insights into how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs have created a competitive advantage within the U.S. division of the French multinational food company—and what other executives should know when investing in their own ESG programs. 

In this special episode, we'll hear from the executive team at Butler/Till—including board chair Kathleen Brookbanks; CEO Kimberly Jones; COO Mike Della Porta; CMO Amanda DeVito; and CFO Scott Chapman—about how the company's radically successful, employee-owned, women-governed, B Corp agency model outperforms the status quo.

For Michelin North America CEO and President Alexis Garcin, innovating at full throttle while ensuring the 135-year-old mobility company never relegates employees to the backseat is essential for achieving his critical results. 

How PepsiCo’s SVP of Foods R&D, Denise Lefebvre, is leading the food and beverage giant towards designing packaging that’s 100% recyclable, compostable, biodegradable, or reusable by 2025—while stoking her passion for the environment along the way. 

Her career spans nearly every facet of corporate leadership. Now, as a respected board director, Irene Chang Britt sheds light on how boards can propel organizations to achieve rapid value—and why trust is a powerful asset in the boardroom.

Leadership in The Fast Lane

How FORVIA Interiors EVP Jean-Paul Michel is accelerating customer satisfaction at one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. 

Cone Health became a nationwide DE&I leader and transformed their business and community in the process. Now, CEO Mary Jo Cagle and Chief People & Culture Officer Michelle Adamolekun share their script for unlocking powerful diversity and inclusion.  

For many complex organizations, innovation management processes can help drive value creation. At multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GSK, Julia Pence—head of portfolio and value enablement—is leading just such an endeavor. In this episode, Ms. Pence offers great insight into how and why such a process can create transformational value for an organization—as well as the risk that can arise when no formalized process exists. Her perspective is highly relevant for fellow executives seeking to design and implement an innovation process that creates real value within their respective organizations.  

Kurt Nielsen, former CEO and president of Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii),  on how the paradigm for leadership is changing, and why some CEOs still take a “one-sizefits-all” approach.

Neil Archer, General Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb in Germany,  joins Insigniam podcast co-hosts Jon Ball and Marie-Caroline Chauvet to discuss how to lead an organization through drastic changes, both internally and externally.

Click here to read Mr. Archer's previous interview in the Summer 2022 issue of Insigniam Quarterly.

Syneos Health CEO Michelle Keefe is shattering leadership conventions through radical transparency and crafting unforgettable employee experiences.

How Metlife EVP and Head of Global Technology & Operations, Bill Pappas, harnessed the magic of talent to ensure unrivaled service amid global upheaval. 

Sam Hocking, President, and Co-Founder of the data-driven workforce intelligence tool, Vertis, joins Insigniam consultant Tracy D. Holloman to discuss the transformation of work and how enterprises can better balance the concerns of their employees with the commitments of the organization. 

Alexander Alonso, General Manager of BD Benelux, joins Insigniam Consultant Aaya Hafidi to discuss the importance of a North Star for an organization, and keeping an eye on building the future. 

There is no crystal ball for the future, but with an end goal in mind, we can build scenarios to know how to strategically manage any breakdowns. 

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Insigniam Consultants Greg Trueblood and Josh LeGassick discuss the importance of consistent feedback in organizations, and the undesired results when it is not present.

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Pfizer Global Influenza Lead, Oualae Alami joins Insigniam consultant Aaya Hafidi to discuss leading diverse & inclusive teams in a VUCA environment. Oualae Alami shares how influential leaders guide teams by leveraging emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and the ability to create a vision and a path for their people.

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Insigniam Consultant Tracy D. Holloman discusses innovative approaches to hiring with Katie Lopez, Chief Human Resources Officer at Bonduelle Fresh Americas.

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With over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, Colleen Flesher, former President & General Manager at Lima Corporate, shares the importance of operating in a powerful context when choosing to transition to a new chapter of your career.

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Insigniam Consultants Josh LeGassick and Greg Trueblood discuss the impact you can have as an executive coach when you focus on inspiration. Impact-based coaching provides the conditions in which one can work in order to achieve results that address systemic challenges in an organization.

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In the second episode of Dr. Natalie Nixon's presentation, she discusses the relevance of creativity in the workplace in 2022 and beyond. She describes what a "chaordic system" looks like and how it can be leveraged to lead organizations.

Learn more in Dr. Natalie Nixon's book, The Creativity Leap.

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