Interview: Why Most Breakthrough Initiatives Will Fail in Corporate America?

Is Your Corporate Culture Killing Breakthrough Initiatives? A breakthrough is a possibility you don not know how to accomplish with existing resources. However, once achieved, it alters the person’s or corporation’s future forever. For Apple Computer, the iPod altered their future. It allowed the possibility of an iPhone and iPad. Those products were not part of the normal trajectory of a computer manufacturer. At the same time, most breakthrough initiatives in organizations fail. In a very dynamic and challenging conversation I had with Jeff Christian and Mike Sestich, the three of us explore the elements of corporate culture that derail breakthroughs. The interview became challenging because we addressed many of the assumptions that are part of corporate culture. Those assumptions are never challenged. Yet, they dictate what can and cannot be done in the world of business. Afterwards, we addressed the elements of corporate culture that not only empowers people to become high performers we, talked about creating a US culture with a zero divorce rate. That divorce rate would be the result of a transformation of corporate social responsibility. This interview will have you on the edge of your seat. Do not forget to like, comment and repost. Also look for my continued series of videos about the Disruptive Leadership Model.

Interview: How to Create Breakthroughs and Transform Culture with Disruptive Leader...

How Do You Create a Future From the Future? In simple terms, you declare a future that does not exist. That is what JFK did when he declared a man to the moon before the end of the decade. The Founding Fathers did the same when they declared independence from Great Britain. At the same time, it cannot be a pipe dream. It is something for which you commit and put yourself on the line to accomplish it. In slightly more complex terms, you train your mindset to be able to navigate the uncertainty and chaos that accompanies possibilities that have no blue print. People can be easily derailed when they encounter chaos or problems that are beyond anything they have encountered in the past. As a leader, your mindset is best when you can navigate yourself and others through that uncertainty and chaos. Do not forget to like, comment and repost

Can the Top World Class Leaders Lose Confidence?

The magazine Communication Intelligence quoted me in an article about top leaders losing confidence in themselves and what can be done about it. 

 

Leaders: Shaken or Waning Confidence

Discussing what is happening and how to move through and out of it

Jul 17, 2025

The late David Gergen was a presidential adviser and political commentator

The highest-ranking leaders, no matter the success they’ve achieved, are not immune to battles with confidence. What’s most important is what specifically they recall about themselves and what matters, how they learn to best respond and how promptly and successfully they engage in the process to prove resilient.

(To read entire article and see where I was quoted, click here.)

Interview: Why Fixing Your Team Doesn’t Work—Until You Do This

Do Top Leaders Use Counterintuitive Approaches to Run Successful Businesses? 

It's common for many leaders to fix their people when it comes to transforming corporate culture.  As a consequence, the mantra in corporate America is ‘changing corporate culture’ is the most difficult job of a CEO.  What if it is

Interview: Human Behavior, Neuroplasticity, and The Power of Travel with Ted Santos

Is Disruption Mandatory for Businesses That Want to Drive Innovation and New Revenue Growth? 

When people think of disruption, they think of inconvenience. Inconvenience can appear costly because it may be filled with uncertainty. And some may experience

Interview: Exposing the Myths That Destroy High Performance

In an engaging interview with Darren Mitchell, he asks penetrating questions about sales, operations, innovation and disruption.  We thoroughly examine high performers and the mindset they possess.  We also explore commonly held