David Stark Collective

In this episode, David winds down our People series with a deep dive into Ichak Adizes’ work on corporate lifecycles. You can check out Ichak’s most popular work, here.

In this episode, David and Justin discuss the work of Peter Gloor including his famous work, Swarm Creativity. They have a good time, as always, talking about how this work relates to the metaphor of the body.

In this episode, David and Justin discuss the ground breaking management work of Peter Drucker. Known as the “father of modern management”, Drucker’s work is responsible for much of the progress we’ve seen in industry over the last century. He was also the first major management thinker to equate business within an “ecological” framework and often used the human body as a metaphor…sound familiar?

Have you noticed that the world seems to be spinning faster these days? Change is accelerating at a rapid pace and doing what you’ve always done is a recipe for disaster. In this episode, David and Justin once again discuss the wisdom of the work of renowned author, Dave Gray.

In this episode, David discusses the influential work of Daniel Pink – notably his book “Drive” and what motivates people to do what they do in an interconnected world.

Is there such a thing as a free lunch when it comes to business? In this episode, David and Justin discuss the authors of “Firms of Endearment” and how they describe the attributes of effective organizations.

In this episode we interview is startup guru and serial entrepreneur, Doug Berg. Doug has built multiple organizations to $100 million+ valuations. He founded Jobs2.0 which sold to SuccessFactors/SAP for $110 million in 2012. Doug has had a front row seat to the digital revolution for decades. We chat about how MyAlerts is helping put customers back in the driver’s seat regarding marketing communications. We also discuss cutting edge technologies from the point of view of human/technology interaction and how we can keep the human element at the forefront.

Is conscious capitalism just the flavor of the moment or is there a reason to believe companies will take all stakeholders seriously in the future?

Integrating work with your Christian faith can be difficult. In this episode, David and Justin interview Jayme Wisely, CEO of GLS Companies, and discuss how he approaches this integration. It’s a great discussion filled with pragmatic steps as well as powerful case studies and stories. You can learn more about Jayme on Linkedin here.

Don’t look now, but this isn’t your grandfather’s economy anymore. Gone are the days of punching out widgets and optimizing for the factory. Now we need to optimize for interaction and service delivery. In this episode, David and Justin discuss the work of Dave Gray, the author of The Connected Company.

David interviews successful real estate developer, John Trautz and discusses the importance of values and strategic plans in growing your business.

In this episode David and Justin discuss popular business authors David Birchall and George Tovstiga.

In this episode, David speaks with Jay Carroll, CEO of SeQuel Response.

In today’s competitive and connected environment, it’s not one company against another, it’s one network vs. another network. And what determines if you succeed or fail? In this episode, David and Justin discuss the importance of capabilities and making sure they’re always competitive.

Future proofing is tough. How do you know what capabilities to invest in and what to leave behind as you move your organization forward? In this episode, David and Justin discuss how leaders navigate this question in order to continually grow and compete.

One of the most important questions leaders can ask is “what should I stop doing?” It allows you to examine critical activities as well as activities that are just getting in the way. In this episode, David and Justin discuss this vital question and what the Bible has to say about focusing on what is important.

How likely are you to recommend a product or service to a friend? Did you know that this simple question is one of the most predictive for customer loyalty? In this episode, David and Justin discuss this helpful tool and the implications to your business.

Did you know that Coca-Cola was originally invented as a cure for morphine addiction. And Play Doh was invented to clean wallpaper? In this episode, Dave and Justin discuss the unintended uses of your products and services and how your organization can benefit if it listens better to customer needs.

How do you close the gap between strategy and execution in an interconnected world? In this episode, Dave and Justin discuss five unconventional leadership acts that, counter to conventional wisdom, actually close the gap in a real way across companies.

What’s up with Millennials in the Workplace? Dave unpacks content from his recently published book on how to reach and engage with the younger generation.