In this episode, Sean Wendell, founder of ERP Advisors Group, walks listeners through how to realistically calculate and achieve ROI on enterprise software projects. He emphasizes the need to set cross‑departmental goals, differentiate between quantitative and qualitative benefits, and recognize that financial returns often take six months or longer to materialize. Wendell shares practical models for budgeting, resource allocation, and timeline planning, while highlighting the importance of stakeholder interviews to uncover hidden value drivers. Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience at firms like Accenture, Arthur Anderson, and Oracle, he offers an unbiased, hands‑on perspective for midsize organizations seeking true software investment returns.
In this episode of the Raw Selection Private Equity Podcast, former CEO Meg Pogue discusses how the psychology of change and transformation impacts private‑equity‑driven acquisitions. She explains that most employees react to change with fear because it threatens their need...

In this episode, Leah Wood and Nick Nader of ISOS Technology discuss modernizing fragmented federal IT Service Management (ITSM) environments using Atlassian’s Jira Service Management (JSM). They explain how legacy ITSM setups—often a patchwork of tools like ServiceNow, spreadsheets, and...

In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, host Renee Hartman and co‑host Chris Baker sit down with retail veteran Kevin Artel, author of *The Strategy Trap: Why Companies Fail at Execution and How to Get It Right*. Artel explains his...

In this episode, McKinsey partners Dominic Scarrett and Priya Moody define rigor as disciplined execution that turns bold transformation ideas into measurable, lasting results, emphasizing speed, resilience, and consistency. They share research showing that rigor‑driven transformations achieve 80% of targets...

In this episode, Harmeet Mann, CEO and co‑founder of MEHR Consultancy, walks through the cross‑platform tech stack that powers her third‑party hotel management firm, highlighting tools like Inflow for finance, Monday.com for task and document management, Slack for communication, and...

The Maximizing Value Conference recap, hosted by John Muntz of Dealers Edge, featured insights from Alan Haig and John Murphy of Haig Partners, along with industry leaders Steve Greenfield, Aaron Keating, and NADA CEO Mike Stanton. Key takeaways included the...

In this HBR IdeaCast episode, Harvard Business School professor Sadal Neely explains why AI drives radical organizational change, introducing the "30% rule" that sets a baseline AI literacy for all employees. She outlines AI’s historical waves, distinguishes narrow (specific) AI...
In this episode of Rattle and Pedal, hosts Jason Malicki and Jeff McKay explore the "Where to Play" paradox—how professional‑services firms decide which new markets or adjacencies to pursue. They identify drivers such as AI disruption, regulatory shifts, partner changes,...

In this episode, HBR Editor‑in‑Chief Amy Bernstein talks with Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient, about why AI should be treated as an operating system rather than a mere tool. Vaz argues that AI reshapes decision‑making, speeds up strategy cycles,...

In this episode, Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill discusses how leaders can build structures that continuously generate and scale innovation, emphasizing co‑creation, collaboration, and disciplined experimentation over visionary command. She debunks myths that innovation is driven by lone geniuses...

In this brief episode, host Jordan Cooney talks with Steve Wonker, Managing Director at New Markets Advisors, about the biggest mistake leaders make when rolling out AI to knowledge teams: launching without solid data and governance frameworks. They explain that...

In this episode, host Dave Stachowiak talks with Rebecca Hinds, an expert on organizational behavior and author of *Your Best Meeting Ever*, about how to measure meeting effectiveness. They explore why meetings are often sabotaged, the pitfalls of relying solely...

In this episode of the MRP Easy Manufacturing Podcast, Sarah Duff, commercial director of Smart Manufacture, explains how small and mid‑size manufacturers can mitigate the current talent shortage by improving their systems rather than hiring more staff. She highlights that...

In this episode of So What from BCG, Georgie Frost talks with Khadija Benhamada, former Chief of Staff and now Chief People Officer at Merck, and Judith Wallenstein, Global Leader of BCG’s CEO Advisory Practice, about how to deliberately build...