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Thought Sparks

Hosted by: Rita Gunther-McGrath

Insightful ideas, actionable suggestions, strategic thinking, Innovation and more with Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School Professor, Thinkers50 Top 10, #1 in Strategy.
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Episodes

Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Carter Copeland

Season #2 Episode #4

Carter Copeland is the President of Melius Research, where he is also the lead research analyst covering the global aerospace and defense sector. He is consistently ranked in Institutional Investor’s annual survey of...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Amy Edmondson

Season #2 Episode #3

Harvard's Amy Edmondson pioneered the breakthrough concept of psychological safety at work, in which people feel that they can speak up without fear of retribution.  It's been shown to be crucial to innovation and...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Chris Fussell

Season #2 Episode #2

Protests in the streets, against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic with political upheaval the world over. What kind of leadership should we look to under such complex and highly uncertain conditions? I'm grateful to...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Charlotte Jones Burton

Season #2 Episode #3

We are in the midst of several huge inflection points - a global pandemic, a recognition of structural inequities in American society and a looming economic crisis. How timely then to be talking to the founder of...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Clive Thompson

Season #2 Episode #1

Protests in the streets, against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic with political upheaval the world over. What kind of leadership should we look to under such complex and highly uncertain conditions? I'm grateful to...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Clive Thompson

Season #1 Episode #30

Clive Thompson's recent book "Coders" takes us into the minds and hearts of the people that are actually creating the digital world we all live in.  From the first piece of code many learned to love - "hello, world"...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Erich Joachimsthaler

Season #1 Episode #29

It's pretty clear that we need a whole new playbook for strategy, and Erich Joachimsthaler has just published a thought-provoking new book on this very topic. While strategy used to be thought of as the property of a...
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Thought Sparks with Rita Mcgrath and Gisbert Rühl

Season #1 Episode #28

Gisbert Rühl, the CEO of German metals distributor Klöckner is one of my corporate heroes.  He and his company have digitized a very old legacy business, changed their business model and created new growth in an...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Jennefer Witter Fireside

Season #1 Episode #27

Jennefer Witter, public relations expert, CEO and one of the “10 most successful black CEOS and entrepreneurs” by Madame Noire Magazine enjoy a spirited conversation in this #FridayFiresideChat​.   She describes her...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Joanne Wilson

Season #1 Episode #26

The original Gotham Girl herself, Joanne Wilson, and I get into a great conversation!  You can listen in while we talk about her varied interests, how NYC will come back, the insanity that has been venture capital in...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Linda Hill

Season #1 Episode #25

Globally recognized leadership scholar Linda Hill is the author of well regarded business books "Being the Boss" and "Collective Genius." She's been interviewing leaders about how they are navigating the COVID-19...
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Thought Sparks with Rita McGrath & Shellye Archambeau

Season #1 Episode #24

Even in the midst of a pandemic, we have to be thoughtful about our next career moves, what kinds of support we'll need to take our next step and what being ambitious - especially for women - really means. Join me and...
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