Claim OwnershipThe Alame Podcast: Change Your Company
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A top leadership podcast with new episode every second Friday. The purpose of this podcast is to inspire and empower every organizational leader from CEOs and senior leaders to middle management to first time leaders and aspiring ones to transform their companies through the power of people. Through interviews with leading experts and top leaders and my own reflections from my experience leading organizational development in the corporate world, my aim is help you make the biggest impact in your area of responsbility and leave a great legacy of high performance through people.
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This is the start of a new series where I lead from my upcoming book Inspire Your People. The human spirit is more important than numbers, this the topic of this episode where I comment on the importance of taking care of people.
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In this inspiring conversation with my guest Jake Jacobs, Founder and CEO Jake Jacobs Consulting, we talked about how you can drive change faster easier and better. Key topics included:
- How involving people is key to driving change whether we leading a 5 people team or 100,000 people organization.
- Being curious and asking people to share more will help us a leaders get more insights about challenges and opportunities
- It is possible to have 1000s of people in designing or implementing change when we use the right approach
- Learning is a critical skills for leaders not by just reading but also by reflecting and observing
These insights and much more advanced lessons on driving change faster easier and better!
Like always we closed the conversation with personal reflections on learning, success habits and purpose! I enjoyed this conversation a lot and I hope you will too!
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For any inquiry about how you can accelerate change and the development and/or engagement of your people, connect with me on my email: fouadmalame@gmail.com.
I was so much inspired and energized from this conversation. We talked about how companies can make their products and services customer centric by being employee centric. We discussed how the future of work is already here and where technology cannot replace being human. We also talked about the importance of dealing with emotions and caring for people. Like always we closed the conversation with personal reflections on learning, success habits and purpose! I enjoyed this conversation a lot and I hope you will too!
Please don't forget to rate the podcast and subscribe to it if you haven't done so.
For any inquiry about how you can accelerate change and the development and/or engagement of your people, connect with me on my email: fouadmalame@gmail.com or on LinkedIn.
What does it take to make your people own the goals and feel excited to achieve them? The answer is by engaging them with the goals. I explain in more detail in this new condensed episode which is part of the whiteboard series where I share insights about leading people from my experience developing thousands leaders managers and frontliners. I would love to hear your feedback and/or if you have an inquiry about how you can accelerate the developing and/or engagement of your people by writing me on email: fouadmalame@gmail.com.
My guest for this episode is Anders Bjerregaard, Director and Partner of the consultancy firm Beecon (formerly Execution Excellence) who shared a lot of interesting insights on why strategy implementation fails. Anders offered some tips on what could leaders do to ensure that strategy is implemented including insights on the importance of dialogue, curiosity, vulnerability, and the roles that culture and structure play in increasing the odd of success. Like always we closed the conversation with personal reflections on learning, success habits and purpose! I enjoyed this conversation a lot and I hope you will too!
Like always, I would love to hear your feedback and if you have an inquiry about how you can accelerate change and the development and/or engagement of your people by writing me on my email: fouadmalame@gmail.com
You can connect with Anders through on this email: bje@beecon.dk
My guest for this episode is Patrick Simone, Founder and CEO of Adesso Digital an organization which help companies transform the capabilities and performance of their commercial teams to thrive in the new normal. Together we discussed how many leaders and companies are able to adapt to the new realities leverage social media and virtual tools. I hope this episode motivates you to maximize the use of the unique opportunities available today to accelerate your team performance. For help around this, you can reach out to Patrick on patrick@adessodigital.ch and to me on Fouadmalame@gmail.com.
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This episode was supposed to be the pre-call before the interview however it was so fascinating and natural that few minutes into the conversation realized that this should be the podcast itself.
David is one of those rare leaders who are self aware and passionate about people and contribution. He shares how he started his journey in the corporate world and how as a leader he always sought to make himself redundant so his people don't need him.
He talks about how he escaped the corporate world to build his own company and how it grew from 7 to 120 employees and as it did he lost control of it which led to a negative culture. But the most fascinating thing is how he took time off and went back to rebuilt the company again building its values of gratitude, growth, contribution. This and much more inspirational examples you will find in this new episode.
Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall leave a rating or comment as feedback on this episode or overall about the podcast! I would love to hear from you!
Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level. You can reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com.
So excited to be sharing this special episode as the first one in the new season after this long break. In this episode, I reflect on my journey launching the podcast and the inspiring guests I had on my shows including special highlights from my conversations with them. You definitely don't want to miss this one! Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.
In this inspiring conversation with Mickael Drouard co-founder of Fabric, we talked about how leaders can unleash the power of their people and companies. Some of the topics we are explored:
- Driving collaboration being critical in the new era we live in
- Meetings as the best shots to drive teamwork and collaboration
- Leaders could delegate facilitating meeting to others to develop future leaders and drive more engagement
- The need to develop, beyond the individuals, the organizational system including collaboration
This and much more we covered in this episode!
My guest in this episode is Bretton Putter, CEO of CultureGene and author of Own Your Culture and Culture Decks Decoded. In this inspiring conversation we talked about the power of culture especially during challenging times, what does it take to create great culture, how to develop such culture during crisis and virtual work and many practical applications for leaders.
Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.
Some insights from this episode:
- Culture create both stability and #agility in times of #crisis
- Investing time to #connect on a #human level is key to drive #positiveculture and this we could do as leaders by creating psychological safety
- #zoomfatigue is the result of over relying on #synchronous communication instead of leveraging the power of #asynchronous
- Hiring people who are aligned with your culture and #values saves you endless struggles trying to force unfit candidates into your company
- #virtualwork requires more attention to and clearer: values and culture including communication, processes and tools.
- #leaders should give culture as much attention as a business unit because it is the invisible force that drives behavior and performance
- "#culture and #strategy meet for breakfast, then have lunch, then at dinner they beat the competition!"
Hope you will find inspiration and practical insights in this episode. Please leave a rating or comment as feedback on this episode or overall about the podcast! I would love to hear from you!
I am so energized and inspired from this conversation with Advisor, Educator, and Executive Coach; David Nour, CEO The Nour Group Inc. He is the author of more than 10 books on creating high performing organizations and achieving success through relationship economics and one of the best authorities in this field. Here are some of the topics we covered together:- The power of strategic relationships is not only for business but also professional and personal- Some of the very best opportunities we get as individuals as well as organizations come from our relationships- The key is to be intentional in developing these relationships for the long term- Relationships accelerate growth because both parties share common values- The future belongs to the ones who are curious and continuously developing themselves- Dedicate some time every week to learn and develop even in areas not directly related to your scope of work- Work life blending is a better approach then work life balance!- Be interested in having your message remembered instead of being rememberedAnd many more insights from this conversation. Check it out!Until the next episode, stay INSPIRED and make the biggest difference in your area of responsibility and beyond. For any inquiries, please contact fouad@alame.ch
My guest for this episode, is Russell Eisenstat, an inspirational leader whose mission has been to develop leaders and organizations that put people at the center together with profit. We explored so many critical leadership topics like how to balance leadership focus between people and bottom line, how to engage the whole organization, how to earn trust, and how to develop a shared emotional resonant purpose.In his very humble voice, Russ shared his reflections on his own successful leadership journey and offered advice to organizational leaders including young aspiring ones.Russ is, Emeritus Executive Director and co-founder of the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership and Former President and co-Founder of TruePoint, a management consultancy firm. He served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School and spent five years at McKinsey & Company. He is a co-author of the Higher Ambition, a book that shows how great CEOs around the world create superior long term economic and social value and many articles in Harvard Business Review.Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.Until the next episode, stay INSPIRED and make the biggest difference in your area of responsibility and beyond. For any inquiries, please contact fouad@alame.ch
My guest in this episode is Nandu Nandkishore ex Global CEO Nestlé Nutrition. Broadcasted live on LinkedIn and Facebook (please excuse the audio quality), we explored in this inspiring conversation what does it take to lead in challenging times and how can leaders make the most out crisis. Nandu shares so many deep insights from his top leadership experience including how leading during COVID requires creativity to leverage the crisis for success and how remote working and remote leadership is here to stay which requires from every leader to adapt to new way of leading and communicating.Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.Insights/direct quotes from this episode:“Never waste a failure.. It is too precious to be wasted by complaining.”“Consciously nurturing diversity and psychological safety” “Stay true to your values, never compromise them” “Spend more time discussing ideas and less talking about people and events”These are just some of many wise reflections from Nandu. I hope you will find inspiration and motivation in this episode and if you do so, check Nandu’s inspiring YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0vLXNK5dRzocNjXbMVdECAPS Apologies in advance for the challenging audio quality which was caused by the live broadcast.
We talk about how leaders can drive and accelerate collaboration in their teams and organizations, with Harvard Professor Dr. Heidi Gardner, author of the Washington Post bestselling book "Smart Collaboration". Some of the takeaways:To apply smarter collaboration we need deep expertise who are exited, passionate and educated in our area.We need to find people who have complementary basis of expertiseAll successful entrepreneurs are actually heading platforms which contain qualified, passionate and ambitious people who are supporting them.Dr. Gardner Introduces a tool under “Smart Collaboration” to measure how we identify problems, and how teams can interact to approach that problems.These and much more were discussed in this beneficial conversation.Until the next episode, stay INSPIRED and make the biggest difference in your area of responsibility and beyond. For any inquiries, please contact fouad@alame.ch
My guest in this episode is Richard Jolly. He is Adjunct Professor at London Business School and Director of the organizational consulting firm, Stokes & Jolly Consulting Limited. In this fascinating talk, we explored many leadership topics including organizations being socio-technical systems, how confident organizations make it to success, how strategy work changed, the importance of engaging people, the current status of executive education and corporate learning, and much more. A masterclass in organizational leadership and development with many inspiring stories and examples!Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.
My guest in this episode is one of my heroes Agility Group Chief Human Capital and Ex CEO of its Government and Defense Business, Ex Commander Toby Switzer. He built and developed one of the largest supply chain contracts, a multi billion organization which was responsible for feeding over one million meal a day. If you toured the warehouses managed under his leadership you would sense the impeccable organization and management and if you walked in the offices you could feel a sense of pride like no other.In this very personal reflection, Toby shares his leadership philosophy and military influence, how he and the team build a great organization and culture focusing on people and delivering exceptional service and excellent bottom line performance.Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.
In this episode, we had a great discussion with Harvard Professor Dr. Heidi Gardner, author of the Washington Post bestselling book "Smart Collaboration". Dr. Gardner’s passion about collaboration is contagious and her extensive research not only proves scientifically the impact of smart collaboration on business results but also gives clarity on how to maximize the talents and behavior tendencies of your team and people during challenging times and beyond.
What is the difference between “feel good” collaboration and smart collaboration and how could you, as an organizational leader, drive smarter collaboration in your workplace to maximize your people impact and your organizational performance? Through examples and stories, you will get many insights on these and more!
Feel free to check, Dr. Gardner’s Research and Advisory firm Gardener & Co on https://www.gardnerandco.co/ and the smart collaboration accelerator tool on https://smartcollaborationaccelerator.com/
Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on fouadmalame@gmail.com. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.
This episode is a part of series of solo cast episodes, where I talk about balancing career success with personal fulfillment, that requires self-awareness, reflection, and sustainable habits. Some of the key takeaways:
Career and personal life need sustainable balance, not perfection.
Daily reflection on what brings energy and fulfillment is key.
Awareness of overworking triggers helps maintain work-life harmony.
Both personal and professional lives should support and fuel each other.
These and much more in this episode.
Until the next episode, stay INSPIRED and make the biggest difference in your area of responsibility and beyond. For any inquiries, please contact fouad@alame.ch
A solo cast episode where I talk about transforming a draining career by boosting energy, nurturing relationships, focusing on impactful tasks, and aligning with personal passion and purpose. Some of the key takeaways:
Prioritize Energy: Start your day by investing in physical and mental energy to set a positive tone for work.
Nurture Relationships: Build meaningful connections at work to enhance fulfillment and open new opportunities.
Focus on High-Impact Tasks: Identify and prioritize important but non-urgent tasks that can drive success.
Align with Passion: Reflect on your strengths and purpose to ensure your work aligns with what truly motivates you.
These and more in this solo cast episode.
Until the next episode, stay INSPIRED and make the biggest difference in your area of responsibility and beyond. For any inquiries, please contact fouad@alame.ch
A very special episode with Ken Schmidt who is one of the business world’s most demanded executive advisors and speakers. It explores how Harley-Davidson's former CEO, Richard Teerlink, revitalized the iconic brand through bold leadership and strategic innovation. Some of the key takeaways:
Effective leadership can drive sustainability and innovation in a company.Successful turnarounds often involve integrating eco-friendly practices and updating the company’s image.Strategic focus on new market opportunities and customer engagement is crucial for revitalization.Visionary leadership can significantly impact the revival of established brands.
These and much more in this special episode.
Until the next episode, stay INSPIRED and make the biggest difference in your area of responsibility and beyond. For any inquiries, please contact fouad@alame.ch
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