Bold Agendas

What happens when strategy and technology move forward but the structure of the enterprise doesn’t keep up? In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi Brooks is joined by Whynde Kuehn, founder of S2E Transformation and a leading voice in business architecture, to explore how organizations translate strategy into real operational change. Together, Mimi and Whynde unpack how organizations still default to technology-first thinking, the role of a clear business blueprint in grounding decisions, and how business architecture helps connect strategy to execution through capabilities, value streams, and operating models. In a landscape increasingly shaped by agentic systems influencing decisions and workflows, Mimi and Whynde explore how governance, control, and decision rights are becoming a central part of enterprise architecture. Whether you're leading transformation or navigating AI-driven change, this conversation will reframe how you think about the relationship between strategy, structure, and governance. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: When Structure Can’t Keep Up with Strategy 03:58 – Strategy Execution Gets Harder in the AI Era 07:16 – The Reality of AI and Transformation Today 09:46 – Why AI Is Still Being Driven by Technology 13:07 – The First Step: A Business Blueprint for Decision Making 18:59 – From Change Management to Organizational Readiness 25:11 – Architecture as Governance 30:42 – Designing Governance as a Control Structure 40:45 – Understanding How Decisions Actually Get Made 43:46 – Who Owns Organizational Design and Change

As organizations begin delegating decisions to agentic systems, control can no longer rely on oversight after the fact. In this episode, Mimi Brooks is joined by returning guest Mike Carroll—an expert in industrial innovation, applied AI, and system strategy—to explore what it means to maintain control when decisions happen at machine speed. Together, they unpack why traditional governance breaks down, how causality and decision-making logic shift how decisions are made and governed, and what leaders must rethink about architecture, accountability, and enterprise agency in an increasingly autonomous world. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: Control at Machine Speed 03:34 – AI, Productivity, and Why Work Isn’t Decreasing 10:50 – Why Governance Breaks at Machine Speed 14:42 – Less Experience, More Data, Higher Decision Burden 23:14 – How Agentic AI Changes Decisions, Permission, and Control 33:00 – Causality and the Shift to Decision-Relevant Data 35:50 – Looking Beyond Symptoms to Understand Performance 40:01 – How Agentic AI Enables Enterprise Agency and Decision-Making 48:25 – When Decisions Still Require Human Judgment and Accountability 52:31 – Embedding Principles and Values into AI Decision Systems 55:55 – Rethinking Knowledge and Application in the Enterprise 58:38 – How AI Is Reshaping Organizational Structure and the Enterprise 01:03:46 – Enterprise Agency and Rethinking AI Strategy

Agentic systems are reshaping the foundation of the enterprise faster than most organizations can adapt. In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi Brooks is joined by Jesper Lowgren—Agentic Enterprise Architect Lead at DXC technology and creator of the Enterprise Architecture 4.0 framework—to explore how enterprise architecture, governance, and leadership must evolve for the agentic era. Together, they examine Enterprise Architecture 4.0, the new governance requirements of agentic systems, and why leaders must shift from reactive oversight to governing through real-time guardrails and conditions. Jesper shares the mindset shifts leaders need, the risks of operating between legacy and agentic systems, and what sets organizations up for success as autonomy and uncertainty redefine the enterprise. If you’d like to reach out to Jesper, you can find him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesper-lowgren/) or on his website (https://www.jesperlowgren.com/) Jesper’s Books: - Design or Be Designed: The Agentic AI Survival Guide - Agentic Governance: Governing the Space Between Timestamps: 00:00 – The Agentic Shift: Rethinking Architecture, Governance, and Leadership for Real-Time Enterprise 10:03 – Governance as Strategy: Designing Constraints for Agentic Systems 14:10 – Redefining Enterprise Architecture for the Agentic Era 18:38 – How Legacy Enterprises Begin the Shift Toward Agentic Systems 23:37 – Understanding Emergence: Why Traditional Architecture Can’t Support Agentic Systems 27:16 – Understanding Micro and Macro Governance in Agentic Systems 29:13 – Shifting Leadership Toward Governance Embedded in the System 31:07 – Embedding Governance into Transformation Strategy for the Agentic Era 36:49 – Avoiding the Gray Zone: The Danger of Operating Between Legacy and Agentic Systems 40:40 – The Challenge of Living in Transitional States During Transformation 43:20 – The Five Mindset Shifts Leaders Need for the Agentic Era 48:02 – Connecting AI Maturity Models to Leadership Mindset Readiness 55:59 – The Challenge of Technical and Cultural Debt in an Agentic World 57:48 – What Sets Leaders Up for Success in Agentic Transformation 01:02:39 – Where to Find Jesper’s Work on Agentic Governance and System Design

An important lesson emerged in 2025: incremental transformation is no longer enough. In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi Brooks is joined by Pieter van Schalkwyk—CEO of XMPRO, author of Building Industrial Digital Twins, and a leader in the Digital Twin Consortium—to explore why today’s operating models are reaching a breaking point. Together, they unpack the systemic pressures reshaping operations—aging infrastructure, rising complexity, talent loss, and unsustainable work models—and why technology alone can’t fix them. From the cognitive burden on frontline workers to the fragility of legacy systems, Pieter makes the case for agentic intelligence, human-centered design, and rethinking productivity itself. It’s a conversation that spans intelligent digital twins, organizational modeling, decision intelligence, and the call to move from experimentation to action. Read Pieter’s article with co-author Michael Carroll, “Obituary for 2025: The Year We Buried the Copilot Dream and Discovered What Intelligence Actually Requires” Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: The Strategic Case for Reinventing Operations 03:15 – Why Operational Models Need Reinvention, Not Incremental Fixes 08:20 – People as the Point of Rationalization in Complex Systems 15:53 – Leadership’s Awareness and Urgency Gap 18:34 – System Experts and the Knowledge Gap in Industrial Transformation 21:48 – Common Mistakes Leaders Make in Transformation 29:00 – Priorities for Redesigning Your Ops Model 35:05 – The Value of Digital Twins in Future Operating Models 39:51 – A Practical Roadmap to Operational Autonomy 45:18 – The Real Transformation Challenge: People, Not Tech 47:34 – Digital Twins of the Organization: Modeling Culture, Strategy, and Decision-Making 51:33 – Relational Dynamics: A New Lens on Organizational Context 56:15 – Lessons from 2025: Letting Go, Designing for Humans, and Looking Ahead

As we close out 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year of acceleration. We saw the promises of AI tested against operational reality, watched composable enterprises take shape, and saw governance, trust, and resilience move from the edges of strategy to its center. In this year-end episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi is joined once again by Frank Diana—global futurist, thought leader, and Managing Partner and Principal Futurist at Tata Consultancy Services—to reflect on what 2025 revealed about the changing nature of transformation and explore what leaders must be prepared for as 2026 begins. It’s a timely conversation about acceptance, acceleration, and adaptability, and a powerful reminder of a new truth: transformation is no longer a destination, but a continuous state of becoming. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: Reflecting on 2025 and Accelerating Toward 2026 02:43 – Big Movements in 2025: Acceptance, Acceleration, and Systemic Adaptation 07:52 – What Successful Companies Did Right in 2025: Open-minded Leadership, Workforce Inclusion, and Collective Intelligence 10:41 – Lessons Learned from 2025: Adaptable Governance and Simulation 15:57 – Frank Diana’s Strategy Framework: Pathways, Possibility Chains, and Systems Thinking 25:55 – Actioning the Strategy Framework 30:39 – Leading Through Orchestration, Unlearning, and Human Adaptability 33:26 – Accelerated Learning and the Culture of Experimentation 35:42 – The Core of the Strategy Framework: Convergence and Possibility Chains 38:26 – Activating Purpose through Human-Centric Pathways 43:29 – Emerging Global Priorities 44:45 – The 2026 Road Ahead: AI, Robotics, Synthetic Biology, and Policy Innovation 49:06 – Composability and the Fall of Hierarchies in Organizational Design 51:43 – The Reality of Predictions Meeting Plausibility 53:05 – Leadership Advice for a Changing World: Acceptance, Sense-Making, and Ambient Learning

What if your organization wasn’t just digital, but living? In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi Brooks is joined by Nicolas Waern, Founder of WINNIIO, CEO and Founder of Life Atlas, and Co-Chair of the Digital Twin Consortium’s Manufacturing Working Group, to explore how digital twins, AI, and platform thinking are redefining the enterprise. Nicolas makes the case that the future of decision-making won’t be driven by prediction, but by rehearsal, simulating thousands of future scenarios before a single action is taken. Together, Mimi and Nicolas unpack why organizations must evolve from rigid hierarchies to modular, living systems; how digital twins become dynamic, decision-making environments; and how the built environment itself becomes intelligent infrastructure for transformation. They explore the shift from data for data’s sake to real-time, context-aware systems that learn, adapt, and scale impact. This conversation will reframe how you think about systems, leadership, and the future of work. You can find Nicolas on LinkedIn if you’d like to connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaswaern/ Timestamps: 00:00 – Introducing Nicolas Waern: Reimagining Digital Twins and the Living Enterprise 03:05 – Digital Twins for People and the Planet 07:56 – Digital Twins Done Right: Creating Real Impact in Complex Systems 15:18 – Modeling Reality with Digital Twins for Better Decisions 26:00 – Rethinking Enterprise Data Strategy with Impact-First Digital Twins 39:40 – From Insight to Impact: Building Resilient Systems in a Changing World 49:45 – Finding Strategy’s North Star with Digital Twins 56:27 – From Strategy to ROI: Making the Business Case for Digital Twins 01:02:49 – From Strategy to Operating Models: Executing with Digital Twins 01:07:59 – From Authority to Orchestration: Leading with Digital Twins 01:19:10 – Anchoring Strategy in Reality: Practical Steps for Leaders

What does leadership look like when one leader can’t do it all? In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi Brooks is joined by Deborah Ancona, MIT Sloan professor and founding director of the MIT Leadership Center, to explore a radical shift in how we understand and practice leadership. Drawing from her groundbreaking research on X-Teams and the Incomplete Leader, Deborah makes the case that today’s complexity demands more than individual brilliance, it requires collective capability. Together, Mimi and Deborah dive into the capabilities leaders must cultivate and why no single person can excel at all of them. They unpack why leadership must move beyond hierarchy, how networks and external orientation drive agility, and what it means to lead in systems where no one has all the answers. Whether you're leading a transformation, scaling innovation, or building adaptive teams, this conversation will reframe how you think about leadership in a world that won’t stop changing. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: Leadership in the Age of Complexity 03:24 – The Incomplete Leader: Debunking the Myth of the Perfect Leader 11:00 – The 4-CAPS+ Framework: Capabilities that Define Modern Leadership 20:40 – Rethinking Servant Leadership: From Humility to Leadership Signature 24:08 – The Case for X-Teams and External Sensemaking 36:28 – Cross-Industry Learning and the Power of Exploration 43:14 – Augmented Leadership: Sensemaking and Smart Collaboration with AI 54:52 – Strategic Mindset in the Age of AI: Anchors, Alignment, and Always-On Leadership 01:01:20 – New Trust Architectures: Redefining Relationships in Human-AI Teams 01:08:09 – Adapting Organizational Systems for a Fast-Moving Future 01:16:54 – The Power of Pause: Navigating Change with Humanity and Calm

In this episode of Bold Agendas, host Mimi Brooks welcomes back René Sonneveld, global executive turned Master Certified Coach, to explore the hidden forces that shape leadership in high-stakes environments. Drawing from his new book, The Elephant in the Family Room: Managing the Complexities of Legacy Businesses, René reveals why silent threats like unspoken resentments, misaligned values, and emotional blind spots can be more dangerous than market forces. Together Mimi and René unpack how leaders can spot these invisible dynamics, navigate generational divides, and build “emotional governance” alongside strategy and legal frameworks. This isn’t just a conversation for family-owned enterprises. Whether you lead a global corporation, a scaling startup, or a multi-generational business, you’ll learn how to turn conflict into clarity, align identity with strategy, and strengthen trust before it breaks. Check out Rene’s new book, The Elephant in the Family Room: Managing the Complexities of Legacy Businesses, here 00:00 – When Business Gets Personal: Introducing René Sonneveld 03:33 – Team Coaching, Belonging, and Family Business Dynamics 06:52 – The Origins of The Elephant in the Family Room: How René’s Work with Legacy Families Began 09:21 – Becoming a Master Coach: When Work Becomes Energy 10:47 – Silent Threats in Legacy Business Dynamics 14:47 – Lessons from Family Businesses for Modern Organizations 16:11 – Universal Issues: The Four Elephants in the Room 19:28 – Succession Challenges and the Rise of Emotional Governance 25:16 – Hidden Emotional Drivers: Rivalry, Relevance, and Building Bridges 27:38 – The Research Behind The Elephant in the Family Room: Blending Experience with Scholarship 32:25 – Emotional Breakthroughs in Family Leadership 35:46 – Purpose and Impact: What René Hopes Readers Take Away 37:43 – What’s Next for René

How do leadership teams make decisions when the future isn’t clear? In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi welcomes guest Ben Pring, IT futurist, author, thought leader, and advisor. Drawing on years of experience guiding organizations through seismic shifts in work, technology, and leadership, Ben joins Mimi to explore how senior leaders can operate amid ambiguity, cut through the noise, and build systems for strategic thinking. This isn’t just a conversation about technology; it’s about navigating transformation that’s political, human, and happening in real time. 00:00 – Aligning Leadership Teams in an Uncertain Future 10:03 – Modern Methodologies for Aligning Leadership in the AI Era 19:05 – Leadership Fractures: Closing the Technology Fluency Gap in Senior Teams 33:53 – AI Adoption Reality: Skills Shortage, Workforce Readiness, and the Pace of Change 47:02 – AI Disruption: New Players Reshaping Consulting and Business Models 51:15 – Facilitating Alignment in the AI Era: Bridging the Business-IT Divide 58:36 – Future of Work in the AI Era: Overcoming Fear and Building Readiness for Change 01:05:40 – Leading Through AI Transformation: Inspiring People and Preserving the Human Advantage

How do you innovate without disrupting yourself? This is a question Geoffrey Moore—advisor, speaker, philosopher, and author of Crossing the Chasm and Zone to Win—has helped enterprise leaders tackle for decades. In this episode of Bold Agendas, Geoffrey joins Mimi to revisit his signature frameworks and rethink them for today’s breakneck pace of change. What still holds true? What’s evolved? And how should leaders adapt when disruption moves faster than strategy? You can find all of Geoffrey’s books on his website 00:00: Introduction: Meet Geoffrey Moore, Architect of Disruption and Mastermind Behind “Zone to Win” 02:32: The “Zone to Win” Methodology: Balancing Legacy and Innovation in a Disruptive Era 06:04: Mastering the Four Zones: The Execution Framework Behind “Zone to Win” 15:44: Common Scenario 1: The #1 Cause of Transformation Failure? Taking Your Foot Off the Gas 18:33: Common Scenario 2: Misaligned Leadership – When Leaders Block Real Transformation 22:20: Common Scenario 3: When CIOs Overreach and What Real Tech Leadership Requires in Disruptive Transformation 28:00: How Leadership Teams Must Transform: Zoning Discipline, Ecosystem Alignment, and the Customer as North Star 34:39: Applying the Zones in Small Companies 36:30: The New Leadership Playbook: Why Listening, Learning, and Team Recomposition Matter Most 38:25: Diagnosing Transformation Readiness: CEO Commitment and Board Alignment 44:17: Essential C-Suite Advice: Customers First, Employees Second, Investors Third 45:25: The Necessity of Zoning the Board 47:02: The Infinite Staircase: A Strategy Framework for Living on Earth 50:35: Bridging Philosophy and Business: How Leaders Can Apply “The Infinite Staircase” 53:12: The Enduring Edge of Experience in Strategic Leadership 56:35: Final Advice for the C-Suite: Lead in Service to Something Greater

What happens when architecture isn’t just about systems—but about cognition? In this episode of Bold Agendas, Mimi Brooks is joined by Jesper Lowgren, Enterprise Architecture Practice Lead at DXC Technology and creator of the Enterprise Architecture 4.0 framework. Jesper is rethinking enterprise architecture for an AI-first world—one where we’re no longer just designing systems, but shaping the conditions for intelligent agents to think, learn, and act. Together, they explore how ontologies, simulation, and systems thinking are redefining enterprise architecture for autonomy and emergence. If you’d like to reach out to Jesper to discuss Enterprise Architecture 4.0, reach out to him on LinkedIn! 00:00:00 – 00:03:16: Introduction – Enterprise Architecture 4.0: Designing for Intelligence, Autonomy, and Emergence 00:03:17 – 00:05:28: Defining Enterprise Architecture 4.0 00:05:29 – 00:07:18: Evolving the Core Domains of Architecture for a Dynamic Enterprise 00:07:19 – 00:09:15: The Origin of Enterprise Architecture 4.0: Rethinking Static Architecture in an Agentic AI World 00:09:16 – 00:11:11: The Enterprise Architecture Wake-Up Call: Recognizing the Architecture Gap 00:11:12 – 00:12:25: From IT to Intelligence: Expanding Enterprise Architecture for the Agentic Future 00:12:26 – 00:15:03: Co-Evolving Strategy and Architecture for a Dynamic Enterprise 00:15:04 – 00:17:17: From Blueprint to Simulation: Modeling the Co-Designed Enterprise 00:17:18 – 00:18:52: Digital Twins Are Essential for Governing Agentic Enterprises 00:18:53 – 00:22:22: Enterprise Architecture 4.0 Framework: Foundational Building Blocks and Strategy Overlap 00:22:23 – 00:28:14: Inside the Maturity Model: Navigating the Leaps to an Agentic Organization 00:28:15 – 00:32:02: The Shift to a New Paradigm of Living Systems 00:32:03 – 00:36:14: Dynamic Governance in Agentic Enterprises 00:36:15 – 00:43:27: The Nine Living Systems: Architecting for Emergence and Interdependence 00:43:28 – 00:47:26: A System of Systems: Scaling the Nine Living Systems Across the Maturity Model 00:47:26 – 00:51:20: Living the Framework: A Work in Progress 00:51:21 – 00:55:16: An Open Call: Co-Creating the Agentic Future 00:55:17 – 00:58:21: Closing Insight: The Future Starts with a Mindset Shift

What does digital equity, agency, and possibility mean in the AI era? Mimi and returning guest Mike Carroll, an expert in industrial innovation, applied AI, and system strategy, take on an important issue that isn’t getting nearly enough attention: the new digital divide. Today, the digital divide is no longer just about access to devices and broadband. It’s about who gets to augment their thinking, extend their capabilities, and collaborate alongside intelligent systems. In a world increasingly run by autonomous systems, this raises a critical concern: who is empowered, thrives, and gets to benefit from AI—and who gets left behind? 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:59 – From Access to Augmentation: Redefining the Digital Divide 00:05:22 – Autonomy at Risk: When Logic Is Automated and Humans Fall Behind 00:09:27 – The Risk Layer: Logic, Access, and the Need for a New Bill of Rights in the AI Era 00:13:00 – Access Is the New Power: The Risk When Business Leaders Fail to Address the Digital Divide 00:16:07 – Geopolitical Disruption and the Power of Decentralized Reasoning 00:18:58 – Digital Rights and the Rise of Logic-Based Class Systems 00:24:08 – Organizations Must Redesign for Trust and Access 00:27:04 – The Augmentation Gap: Intelligence, Equity, and the Future of Human Work 00:32:59 – Thought Exercise: The Power of Personalized Intelligence at Scale 00:37:12 – The Big “A”: Access, Agency, and the Right to Shape Your Future 00:42:23 – Governance as a Learning Loop: Rethinking Human Participation in Intelligent Systems 00:45:41 – Better Questions, Bold Agendas: Asking the Right Things at the Right Time

In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, workforce strategy is no longer just about filling roles—it’s about building capabilities that drive agility, innovation, and long-term value. In this episode of Bold Agendas, host Mimi Brooks sits down with Dr. Beverly Tarulli, a seasoned HR strategist, educator, and expert in people and analytics. Beverly offers a sharp, forward-looking view of how organizations must evolve their workforce planning approach. Together, Mimi and Beverly explore the shift from job-based planning to capability-driven strategy, the growing role of analytics in decision-making, and how HR can become a true strategic partner in times of disruption and change. Foundations & Frameworks 00:00:00 – From Headcount to Human Capabilities: Introducing Dr. Beverly Tarulli and the Future of Workforce Strategy 00:01:55 – Beverly Tarulli’s Career in People Analytics: Curiosity, Data, and Leadership 00:05:21 - Rethinking HR’s Role: Why People Analytics Matters in Workforce Strategy 00:12:55 – What Is Strategic Workforce Planning? A Capability-Driven Approach for Transforming Organizations 00:18:35 – The Strategic Role of HR: Facilitating Capability-Driven Workforce Planning 00:21:15 – Start with Capabilities, Not Skills: A Smarter Approach to Workforce Planning AI, Ethics, & Strategy 00:26:00 – AI in Workforce Planning: Automation, Augmentation, and the Future of Work 00:28:46 – HR and the Ethics of AI: Asking the Right Questions in Workforce Decisions 00:31:48 – Strategic Foresight: HR’s Role in Scenario Planning 00:37:04 – How Today’s HR Students Are Driving the Future of People Analytics 00:42:32 – From Data to Insight: Rethinking People Analytics in HR 00:48:27 – The HR–IT Partnership: Turning Work Data into Strategic Insight 00:53:42 – Governance, Explainability, and HR’s Role in AI-Driven Decisions The Human Factor & Looking Forward 00:57:23 – The New Employee Advocate: HR’s Role in Ethics and People-Centered Decision Making 01:00:01 – Advice for Leaders: Two Ways to Make HR a Strategic Partner

Capabilities are the foundation of transformation, and building the right ones is essential to staying competitive in today’s fast-changing business landscape. In this episode of Bold Agendas, host Mimi Brooks sits down with Karl Johnson, Global Head of the Strategic Capabilities Practice at Mars, Incorporated. Together, they unpack how organizational capabilities—spanning operating models, talent, culture, and more—form the infrastructure that allows companies to adapt, thrive, and lead in a time of digital disruption, AI acceleration, and evolving workforce dynamics. Recommended reading from Karl: The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi.

In chaotic times, wisdom—not just knowledge—becomes a leadership imperative. In this episode, Mimi Brooks speaks with Faisal Hoque, innovation and transformation partner, entrepreneur, and founder of SHADOKA and NextChapter. Drawing on Faisal’s unique fusion of Eastern philosophy and American entrepreneurial spirit, Mimi and Faisal explore what it means to transcend as a leader, how to build organizations that thrive through cycles of change, and why the inner life of leadership is more important than ever. Faisal’s latest book, Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI, is out now!

As global markets evolve, understanding emerging economic forces—especially in regions poised for rapid change, like Africa—can offer business leaders valuable perspectives. In this episode, Mimi Brooks and Jim Murphy, distinguished economic geographer and Director of Clark University’s Graduate School of Geography, explore Jim’s invaluable perspectives on Africa’s evolving economic landscape, its role in global trade and geopolitics, and key insights for responsible and sustainable business strategies and opportunities. If you’d like to follow up with Jim after listening to the discussion, you can reach out to him on LinkedIn or at [email protected].

Trust is the foundation of any thriving organization, especially during times of rapid growth and transformation. Mimi Brooks is joined by Susie Jamerson, Chief People Officer for Corporate Services at AdventHealth, to explore how leaders can cultivate trust by aligning and living their mission, vision, values, and promises. Together, they discuss the critical role leadership plays in delivering on organizational commitments and creating a resilient, purpose-driven workplace.

In this episode, Mimi Brooks and Judy Persichilli, who served as the Commissioner of Health for the State of New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic, dive into what it takes to make decisions under pressure, how to communicate effectively during uncertainty, and the human side of leading through adversity. Judy’s insights offer lessons for any leader navigating a storm.

Fostering relationships and creating an environment that supports innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth are imperative strategies for leaders. In this episode, Mimi Brooks and guest Susanne Clark, CEO of Canopy Life Sciences, discuss balancing operational discipline with bold leadership, and how relationships and culture are the foundation for a successful leadership strategy.

Navigating the next wave of transformation and radical innovation must be a priority for business leaders. Mimi Brooks and guest Michael Carroll, a global executive in industrial innovation and AI research, explore how leaders should confront the complexity of this moment in time and what strategic planning looks like when the speed of change demands agility and foresight.

In today's business landscape, sustainable success requires more than reacting to the pressures of growth and disruption—it demands vision and disciplined execution. In this episode, Mimi and Dave Cote, former Honeywell CEO, discuss running a conservatively bold agenda, the art of industrial innovation, and lessons from Dave's transformative leadership journey.

As leaders face rapid technological innovation, shifting global dynamics, and emerging societal trends, the ability to anticipate and adapt has never been more important. In this episode, Mimi and guest Frank Diana, futurist and managing partner at Tata Consultancy, unpack Frank’s transformative concept of “rehearsing the future,” discuss how leaders can build adaptability and resilience, and explore actionable strategies to thrive in an uncertain world.

Mimi and guest René Sonneveld explore the transformative power of Leadership Coaching in driving organizational change, highlighting how coaching helps leaders adapt, build trust, and inspire their teams to navigate complexity and achieve sustainable success.

Research has shown that the most successful and enduring businesses are the ones that put their people first. In today’s episode, Mimi Brooks and guest Stephan Meier, author and professor at Columbia Business School, discuss Stephan’s book The Employee Advantage: How Putting Workers First Helps Business Thrive, explore why an employee-first model is critical in today's rapidly changing world, and examine actionable strategies for building thriving organizations.

Successful execution of contemporary transformational strategies requires a playbook of best practices. In this episode, Mimi and guest Whynde Kuehn, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation, discuss that playbook for strategy to execution.

Progressive HR practices are key to driving business transformation. On this episode, Mimi and guest Natalie Wintermark, Chief People and Culture Officer at Glamox AS, discuss Natalie’s innovative "Circular Economy of Talent" and how people-centric principles in combination with digital and sustainable transformation shape a future-ready workforce.

Mimi Brooks and guest Charlene Li, strategist advisor and author, discuss leadership evolution in the digital age and the unique moment leaders find themselves in during today’s rapidly evolving business environment.

On the premiere episode of the Bold Agendas podcast, host Mimi Brooks and Eric Hemmer, Principal Solution Consultant at ServiceNow, discuss digital sprawl and its impact on worker productivity.