Signal Talks {+}
Moe Abdou & Stefan Beswick
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Presented by 33voices - Signal Talks are bursts of insights that introduce entrepreneurs and leaders to a set of thinking tools and principles to help them reimagine the real-time growth issues and opportunities that they’re wrestling with.
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Jun 1, 2022
Preventing Individual and Team Burnout
The big myth about burnout is simply that people are overworked - and that’s not exactly true …in this episode, we'll explore why the manner in which people experience their work has a stronger influence on burnout than the number of hours they work.
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May 30, 2022
Soft vs Role-relevant Skills
When building a world-class organization, role-relevant skills are absolutely essential - but so are soft skills {however you define them}. In this episode, we'll discuss why they're not mutually exclusive and share ways to strengthen both.
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May 25, 2022
Identifying The Right Performance Metrics
There are no universal formulas for building any size business, only the discipline to do, learn, and refine. Outstanding leaders understand that performance management is highly personal - and in this episode, we'll discuss why the intangibles are often the best predictors of individual and team greatness.
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May 23, 2022
Talent Retention
A recent Gallup survey indicates that one out of four people are currently being recruited away, and no business is immune. This is a leadership issue, and we'll explore why it starts with constantly having a pulse on the team's level of engagement.
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May 18, 2022
Dealing with Toxic Employees
Every organization will inevitably deal with challenging employees or poor hires; still, before you decide to terminate them, it's wise to pause and evaluate the manager's contribution toward their behavior - often it's a direct correlation. In this episode, we'll discuss why it's always about the manager.
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May 17, 2022
Storytelling For Impact
An inspired storyteller, a creative thinker, and a talented author - Ian Sanders helps leaders and entrepreneurs influence change through the power of story.
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May 16, 2022
Nurturing An Inspired Workplace Culture
The single greatest danger for a founder is to become so certain of his own myth that he loses sight of reality. And, the equally insidious danger for a startup is to lose all sense of myth and mistake disenchantment for wisdom. In this episode, we explore why organizational culture is always evolving.
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May 11, 2022
The Building Blocks of An Inspired Startup Culture
Your workplace culture is a direct reflection of your Founding Principles - start with a distinct Point of View, and pay particular attention to the language you use - both internally and with customers.
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May 9, 2022
Designing and Hiring a Diverse Workplace?
I believe that the greatest competitive advantage that any size organization has in modern times is a wide and diverse workplace. Not only does it provide intellectual firepower; more importantly, it brings more humanity, more opportunity, and consistent performance to the Middle East
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May 4, 2022
Individual and Organizational Up-skilling
An organization that thinks together grows together - and, there's no higher priority than the continual growth and evolution of each team member. In this episode, we'll explain the difference between training talent and cultivating genius.
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May 2, 2022
Should Startups Prioritize Attitude or Experience When Hiring Junior Talent?
While experience plays a significant role in the trajectory of any new company; forward-thinking organizations prioritize a disciplined talent management process that creates a wider and deeper talent/leadership pipeline.
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Apr 27, 2022
Self-Actualization and Resistance
What does it mean to be self-actualized? And, what happens when a workplace culture doesn't provide a safe enough environment for one's unique abilities to flourish?
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Apr 25, 2022
Hiring & Retaining Gen Z Talent
There's a great misconception about the Gen Z workforce, still, I believe they're an integral part of any organization building towards a bigger future. In this episode, we'll explore an approach to better understand their most important values.
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Apr 14, 2022
Why startup culture is never accidental
We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with Microsoft For Startups MEA where each week we'll share perspective on select questions submitted by the Microsoft For Startups MEA community. In this inaugural episode, we explore why startup culture must be a day-one, founder-led imperative.
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Apr 1, 2022
The 3 Imperatives of a Modern Leader | Rishad Tobaccowala & Moe Abdou
Rishad Tobaccowala unpacks his leadership philosophy of getting people to see, think and feel differently.
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Mar 29, 2022
The invisible trait that distinguishes sales masters | Bill Burnett & Moe Abdou
Executive Director of Stanford's design program, Bill Burnett shares why elite sales professionals follow a different approach to selling.
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Mar 25, 2022
Unlocking The Creative Capital Within Your Organization | Gary Hamel & Moe Abdou
There’s an incredible prejudice amongst business leaders on one's ability to change - distinguished business thinker, Gary Hamel will convince you why that false notion continues to dismantle once-successful organizations.
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Mar 22, 2022
The fabric of high-achieving teams | Erin Meyer & Moe Abdou
Insead professor and Reed Hastings collaborator, Erin Meyer on the Netflix version of a high-performing team.
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Mar 18, 2022
The right first step | Panos Panay, R. Michael Hendrix & Moe Abdou
Whether it's writing a song, an essay, or deciding to start a new business - the first step is what often lifts or kills an idea. Panos Panay & R. Michael Hendrix share a definitive first step that will always lead to progress.
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Mar 15, 2022
Becoming A Great Operator | Bill Carr, Colin Bryar & Moe Abdou
After a combined three decades at Amazon during its formative years, Bill Carr and Colin Bryar share a glimpse of how leadership at Amazon groomed outstanding operators.
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Mar 11, 2022
Why leaders give away their influence | Carole Robin & Moe Abdou
Extraordinary leaders understand and embrace their blind spots - and as Carole Robin explains, that's precisely why they choose to own their power.
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Mar 8, 2022
Thinking About The Future | Roger Martin & Moe Abdou
One of the world's most accomplished thinkers, Roger Martin shares an imperative for thinking about the future that ignites ingenuity and reimagines excellence.
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Mar 4, 2022
How do you get good at change? Margaret Heffernan & Moe Abdou
In her book - Uncharted: How To Navigate The Future, Margaret Heffernan invites you to amplify your ingenuity by embracing an unpredictable future.
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Mar 2, 2022
Johann Hari | Why being in a Flow state elevates your ability to solve difficult problems
British journalist and bestselling author, Johann Hari shares distinguished psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's framework for sustained optimal performance.
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Oct 22, 2021
The Upside of Self-Doubt
While self-doubt is a likely unconscious human instinct; self-confidence is a skill that requires deliberate practice. We explore three habits that will help enhance your confidence.
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Aug 19, 2021
Design Thinking
Leveraging the Design Thinking methodology as an approach to generate novel ideas for complex problems.
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Aug 13, 2021
Designing Workplace Culture
Attracting world-class talent starts with designing a workplace that permits individuals to find meaning in their work - and when you do that, you'll be designing a human nature that values work.
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Aug 6, 2021
Aligning Organizational Priorities
Undertanding why and how ''Objectives and Key Results {OKR's}" are the leadership precedent that align innovation and execution.
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Jul 23, 2021
The Upside of Covid-19
No organization was left unchanged in 2020 - those who distanced themselves were deliberate about these leadership priorities.
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Jul 16, 2021
Being Attractive To Investors
Why the concept of category design is the key ingredient to being attractive to investors.
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