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Minds Worth Meeting is a timely discussion forum hosted by the speakers agency and public relations experts at Stern Strategy Group. Bringing together the world’s top thought leaders; from business leaders to technology analysts, academics, and researchers, Minds Worth Meeting features accessible, down-to-earth conversations about some of the most important topics of the day with the experts and leaders who are the top authorities in their fields. The Stern Strategy Group team features the S ...
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Learn How to Play ‘The Reputation Game’ With Oxford’s Rupert Younger
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It’s always been vital to stay on top of reputation management, both individually and organizationally. Today, though, bad actors can tarnish a reputation in the blink of an eye thanks to social media and artificial intelligence. On this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we sit down with the founding director of the Oxford University Centre for Corpo…
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Is It Time for Performance Reviews to Be Put Out to Pasture? Leadership Expert and Author Ashley Goodall Explains
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From an employee standpoint, constant upheaval and the specter of having to sit down with the boss multiple times a year to be graded via performance review is a recipe for organizational disaster. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, former Cisco and Deloitte HR executive and author, Ashley Goodall joins Justin Louis to discuss his latest book,…
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Megan Reitz on Open Dialogue, Spaciousness and the Conversations We Need to Have
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Speaking up – and empowering your employees to speak up – is a vital prerequisite for a company culture that supports innovation. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis and Meg Virag sit down with Oxford University Saïd Business School associate fellow, Megan Reitz. We discuss the importance of how leaders “show up” to work, why we al…
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How to Supercharge Strategy While Avoiding Digital Exhaustion with UCSB's Paul Leonardi
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Successfully leading a business in the AI-heavy digital age requires a new mindset. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis sits down with University of California Santa Barbara professor and Technology Management department chair, Paul Leonardi. We talk about how to cultivate a digital mindset and why it’s so important to do so, he sh…
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Finding the Friction Sweet Spot with MIT's Renée Richardson Gosline
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The conventional wisdom in business is that friction is a bad thing that must be removed for processes to move forward smoothly. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings has a fascinating conversation with MIT researcher and head of the Human-First AI group at the school's Initiative on the Digital Economy, Renée Richardson Gosline.…
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Are You a Plumber or a Poet? AI, Purpose and Leadership With Harvard’s Ranjay Gulati
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How can leaders engage people both rationally and emotionally? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis sit down with Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati. We talk about corporate purpose, artificial intelligence leadership and Ranjay shares the inspiring story of how his mother’s passion became a global …
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What do the geek takeover, rethinking economies, unparalleled resilience, appreciating nostalgia while understanding our past and ensuring recognition and dignity for all have in common? They’re just a few of the memorable lessons we learned this past season on Minds Worth Meeting. Join us as our hosts Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis take a look …
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Seeing Others Can Help Heal a Divided World, but How? Harvard's Michèle Lamont Tells Us
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How can something seemingly as simple as recognition help to heal society's deep divides? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings has a conversation with sociologist and Harvard University professor Michèle Lamont. She tells us how taking the time to see others and give recognition and dignity to all can redefine the workplace, and…
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How Can You Become a Great Boss and a 'Good-ish' Person? Dolly Chugh Explains
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How can we become ‘good-ish’ people? For that matter, what is a ‘good-ish’ person? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis speak with NYU Stern School of Business professor and social psychologist Dolly Chugh. She explains how being a ‘good-ish’ person allow us to better relate to others, become great leaders and u…
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Learn How To Nurture Hope From Great Adversity With Tova Friedman
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It is possible to spread a message of hope from the greatest adversity possible. In this inspirational episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis and guest host Meg Virag speak with Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman about how to find hope in times of darkness. In this episode: Tova tells us about the emotional process of writing her memoir, “The D…
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Are There Economic Alternatives That Actually Work? Author Nick Romeo Says Yes
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Economics is inseparable from politics and philosophy, but we don’t have to be prisoners to what are assumed to be inevitable economic laws. As we kick off our third season of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with journalist and UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism lecturer Nick Romeo about his new book, "The Alternative: How to Build …
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Companies that are run by geeks are some of the most innovative, agile and scalable organizations today. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with renowned MIT researcher Andrew McAfee, author of “The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results.” In this episode: Andy explains what “geeky leadership” is an…
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The Best of Minds Worth Meeting Season Two
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Exponential technology, modern communication and failing well – those were the themes we touched on in the second season of Minds Worth Meeting. Today, we’re taking a look back at the fascinating conversations we had with our expert guests to bring you the best of the season. In this episode: We revisit our conversation with technology analyst, inv…
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Is It Possible To Fail Well? Amy Edmondson Teaches Us How
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"Failure" doesn't have to be a bad word. In fact, failing well can lead to unexpected positive breakthroughs. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings speaks with Harvard Business School's Amy Edmondson, author of the upcoming book "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well". In this episode: Amy discusses the origins of her …
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Reid Blackman Explains the Importance of Evaluating Ethical AI
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Artificial intelligence is spreading fast, but are ethical safeguards spreading as quickly as they should be? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the founder and CEO of Virtue Ethics Consultancy and author of “Ethical Machines” Reid Blackman. In this episode: Reid explains why the issue of ethics in AI has become so muc…
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What Do the AI and Robots of Tomorrow Have in Store? OSU Dean Ayanna Howard Tells Us
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Have you ever wished you could sit down and have a conversation with one of the top robotics and AI engineers in the world? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting we do exactly that when Whitney Jennings speaks with former NASA engineer and the current Dean of The Ohio State University's College of Engineering, Dr. Ayanna Howard. In this episode: A…
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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Creative? Columbia University’s Hod Lipson Makes the Case
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Is AI on the path to sentience? This time on Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson. In this episode: Hod talks about the speed with which artificial intelligence is advancing right now and tells us that we shouldn’t think about AI as a “thing” but as a “journey”. Hod, w…
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Public Relations Expert Mark Beal Helps Us Decode Gen-Z
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Public relations , marketing, and Gen-Z expert Mark Beal joins Stern PR's Kenny Conrade this episode of Minds Worth Meeting. Mark, a public relations professor at Rutgers University, has published several books for and about Gen-Z, including 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In College, 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In High School About Going T…
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What Is the Future of Tech and Innovation? Azeem Azhar Takes an Exponential View
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Exponentialist Azeem Azhar, bestselling author of “The Exponential Age” and author of the Exponential View newsletter joins host Justin Louis on the first episode of season two of Minds Worth Meeting to discuss the future of technology and innovation. In this episode, Azeem discusses what the future of the world's most complex technologies like art…
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In this final episode of season one, hosts Whitney Jennings, Justin Louis, and Kenny Conrade look back at some of the top contributions of guests from Minds Worth Meeting season 1 which focused on female experts and thought-leaders. Guests featured include: Zoe Chance, expert on the power of influence and decision-making and author of Influence Is …
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How Can AI and Human Emotions Complement Each Other? Nirit Pisano Explains
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Dr. Nirit Pisano, licensed clinical psychologist and the Chief Psychology Officer of Cognovi Labs, an award winning psychology-infused AI platform, joins host Kenny Conrade on Minds Worth Meeting to discuss several hot-button issues in AI, the workplace, and human emotions and psychology. In this episode, Nirit discusses the work she is doing at Co…
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Columbia Business School’s Sheena Iyengar Explains How To Open Our Little Black Box of Creativity
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Sheena Iyengar, Columbia Business School professor and a global authority on decision-making and choice, joins host Whitney Jennings on this week's episode of Minds Worth Meeting. In this episode, Sheena discusses her best-selling book, "The Art of Choosing," as well as her new book "Think Bigger," which was recently released this year. Sheena disc…
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How To Build an Enduring Company Culture With Susan Stern
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Susan Stern, founder of Stern Strategy Group, joins host Whitney Jennings on Minds Worth Meeting to discuss her experience as a female founder, important lessons learned from founding a PR agency and speakers bureau, and to give advice to the next generation of female founders. Text us and let us know your thoughts on this episode! Music by AudioCo…
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Next-Level Marketing for Professional Services Firms with Randi Caplan
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Randi Caplan, Farient Advisors' leader of marketing and business development and a long-time client of Stern PR, joins the show to discuss her role at Farient, the evolution of professional services marketing landscape over her 20 years in the field, what forging a successful partnership with a PR agency looks like, and more. Randi has been a membe…
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How Can Influence Become Your Superpower? Yale School of Management’s Zoe Chance Explains
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In the first episode of the relaunched version of Minds Worth Meeting, Zoe Chance, author of Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen, sits down with host Whitney Jennings to delve deep into the the world of persuasion and influence and how to make it a part of your everyday life. I…
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Learn more about Minds Worth Meeting, a podcast from Stern Strategy Group! Text us and let us know your thoughts on this episode! Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/By Stern Strategy Group
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