http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts Thunderbird Knowledge Network Podcasts Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:16:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Global leaders will have opportunities to create a more inclusive, more sustainable society in the next 15 years as the world moves toward a low-carbon economy. "It is an opportunity to reinvent our lives -- the way we work, the way we transport ourselves, and the way we interact in ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/12/01/business-leadership-toward-a-low-carbon-economy/ As a leader, BP Group CEO Bob Dudley '79 spends most of his time listening. "Many leadership problems can be traced to poor communication," he said Nov. 10, 2011, during the opening keynote at the inaugural Thunderbird Global Business Dialogue in Glendale, Arizona. "In BP we talk about listening to ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/12/01/listening-to-the-quietest-voice-in-the-room/ Individuals, organizations and countries looking for an edge in the new global economy can find all the wisdom they need from three fortune cookies collected by retired Intel CEO and Chairman Craig Barrett. "During any period of transition, people win and lose market share," Barrett said Nov. 10, 2011, during ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/12/01/fortune-cookie-wisdom-for-winning-in-an-era-of-global-transition/ As global CEO of public relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller, Mark Penn follows a simple formula to help his clients get the results they want: Numbers + creativity = strategy. Penn used the approach in the 1990s to help U.S. President Bill Clinton win re-election. The same formula has worked ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/12/01/numbers-creativity-strategy/ Many people use "international" and "global" as interchangeable terms, but Thunderbird Professor Denis Leclerc, Ph.D., makes an important distinction. "Most international organizations have a center of gravity at corporate headquarters," says Leclerc, who teaches in the Executive Certificate in Global Negotiations program through Thunderbird Online. "They might sell products around ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/10/28/denis-leclerc-global/ Anthropologists, economists and linguists all talk about culture. But settling on one clear definition is difficult. One reason is because culture remains largely invisible, especially when looking inward. "It is clearly very hard to see one's own culture," says Thunderbird Professor Denis Leclerc, Ph.D., who teaches in the Executive Certificate in ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/09/19/leclerc-culture/ People who view the Mideast uprisings as an “Arab Spring” are missing the broader significance of a global movement, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Aug. 29, 2011, at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. “I don’t think Arab Spring is the right name for it,” McCain said. “It ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/09/07/john-mccain/ Western and Eastern European cultures share many things in common, but one distinction is the way people view their ability to change external conditions that affect their lives. "One of the key concepts in defining culture is how people perceive that they can affect their own environment," says Thunderbird Professor ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/08/22/europe/ Hierarchy matters in Asia, whether you are doing business in China, Japan or any other country in the region. "The hierarchy really shapes the way people interact with each other," says Thunderbird Professor Denis Leclerc, Ph.D., who discusses Asian communication styles in this podcast from Thunderbird Online Executive Certificates. Thunderbird ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/08/22/asia/ Doing business in the Middle East starts with building relationships of trust through face-to-face interaction. "Nothing gets done in any of these countries if you have not spent the time to develop relationships," says Thunderbird Professor Denis Leclerc, Ph.D., who discusses Middle East communication styles in this podcast from ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/08/22/mideast/ Blending cultures from North and Latin America is a little like mixing oil and water. "There are components of each culture that are almost on opposite ends of the spectrum," says Thunderbird Professor Denis Leclerc, Ph.D., who discusses Canadian, U.S. and Latin American communication styles in this podcast from ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/08/22/americas/ When Thunderbird Professor Mary Teagarden, Ph.D., arrived in China as a business consultant and researcher in 1978, car factories still relied on donkey power. "The donkeys would move the engines around to different stations to pick up buckets of tool and parts," she says. "It was primitive at best." She ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/08/09/mary-teagarden-china/ What is the statistical benefit of an international business degree? New analysis of growing survey data at Thunderbird School of Global Management puts the value at roughly eight years abroad in four or more countries. “For the first time ever, we are able to show a return on investment for ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/06/07/turbo-charged-global-mindset/ Sales teams entering developing markets hurt their chances for success when they stay at Western brand hotels, eat familiar food and shield themselves from the local language and culture. “Unless your clients see you as locals — unless they see you interacting and making the effort — they will not ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/04/02/global-sales-local-mindset/ Global companies must consider many factors besides science when thinking about sustainability, Xerox sustainability chief Patricia Calkins says Feb. 22, 2011, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. "If it was just science, even that gets complicated," Calkins says. "Be we've got various players." Calkins, Vice President for Environment, Health and ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2011/02/28/patricia-calkins/ Thunderbird Emeritus Professor Robert Moran, Ph.D., tried hard to be Japanese when he arrived from Canada as a young Catholic priest in the 1960s. Then he discovered a liberating concept. He could be Canadian and still have a  global perspective. Acclaimed physicist Albert Einstein reached a similar conclusion. In a ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/12/20/robert-moran/ Critics who view emerging markets as a threat to the United States and other developed countries underestimate the power of free trade to create sustainable prosperity worldwide, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold President and CEO Richard C. Adkerson told Thunderbird graduates Dec. 17, 2010, in Glendale, Arizona. “In the United States ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/12/18/richard-adkerson/ Corrupt Venezuelan officials who ask Rum Santa Teresa Chairman and CEO Alberto Vollmer for bribes get something much different than cash or liquor under the table. The leader of the 200-year-old family distillery offers free enrollment instead to courses on anti-corruption, transparency and human rights. “At first they laugh,” Vollmer ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/11/24/alberto-vollmer/ High-tech companies need problem solvers, but Google Creative Lab Vice President Andy Berndt says engineers and other creative professionals first need scrappy managers who know how to define the right problems, assemble the right teams and provide the right resources. “Tackling a problem is great,” Berndt said Nov. 9, 2010, ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/11/24/andy-berndt/ A classic Jane Austen story will get a modern Latino makeover with the first release from Pantelion Films, a new Hollywood studio launched by Thunderbird alumnus James McNamara and two big-name partners. Pantelion will premiere “From Prada to Nada” at theaters across the United States on Jan. 28, 2011. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/11/24/james-mcnamara/ Students who come to Thunderbird School of Global Management tend to have one thing in common. They are misfits. That's the best description Thunderbird Professor Mansour Javidan, Ph.D., can find. Normal people prefer to live and work in familiar environments surrounded by others who speak the same language, share the ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/11/04/thunderbird-misfits/ Expatriates need to rethink their roles in emerging markets if their organizations expect to stay relevant in the post-recession economy, said Thunderbird Professor Nathan Washburn, Ph.D. “They have seen their job as coming in and transferring their expertise to the emerging economies where they are assigned,” Washburn said. Expatriates who ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/10/15/nathan-washburn/ Satjiv Chahil moved fast when he came to Hewlett-Packard in 2005 as Senior Vice President for Marketing. In less than 12 months, he helped the company reinvent its entire line of personal computers. "We started defining complete solutions and messages, segment by segment," says Chahil, a 1976 Thunderbird graduate. He ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/10/14/satjiv-chahil2/ Hewlett-Packard was at a crossroads when Satjiv Chahil arrived in 2005 as Senior Vice President for Marketing. Industry analysts and others inside the company advised HP to exit the personal computer market, which was dominated by Dell. “In 2005 few people knew HP made PCs,” says Chahil, a 1976 Thunderbird ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/10/14/satjiv-chahil/ The U.S. trade deficit improved by $7 billion from June to July 2010, but Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., said that might not be a good thing. "The improvement is actually a negative thing," Mathis said Sept. 9, 2010, on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/09/11/john-mathis-2/ The future finally has arrived for Brazil, Thunderbird Professor Roy C. Nelson, Ph.D., said Sept. 7, 2010, during the final installment of a four-part BRIC series organized by Thunderbird Executive MBA faculty and staff. "People have said Brazil is the country of the future, and it always will be the ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/09/09/roy-nelson/ BP, Toyota and Goldman Sachs have taken public image beatings in 2010. Many would say deservedly so. But other firms linked to irresponsible behavior have escaped close scrutiny. Thunderbird Professor Nathan Washburn, Ph.D., has a theory why the public singles out some firms for criticism but not others. Working with ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/08/24/washburn/ Monthly indicators suggest growth in the U.S. economy, Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., said Aug. 11, 2010, on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio. Mathis said U.S. imports are growing, which indicates a recovery. Exports also are growing, but at a slower rate. The result is a larger deficit, year ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/08/17/john-mathis/ The difference between China and the United States can be felt on the street, Thunderbird Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., said July 22, 2010, during the third installment of a four-part BRIC series organized by Thunderbird Executive MBA faculty and staff. “You go to China, and they are very optimistic,” Goddard ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/07/30/goddard-teagarden/ Services companies struggling to close the gap between their customers' expectations and perceived experiences need to look at four areas where blunders occur, Thunderbird Professor Sundaresan Ram, Ph.D., said June 30. "If perceptions exactly match expectations, then the gap is zero, and you have an ideal service," Ram said. "The ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/07/02/ram3/ Any customer service organization is only as good as its weakest employee, Thunderbird Professor Sundaresan Ram, Ph.D., said June 30 at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. "People who deal with others one-one-one create your brand," said Ram, an associate professor of global marketing. "If the person does ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/07/02/ram2/ The fastest way for any customer service organization to build its brand is to admit a problem and then fix it, Thunderbird Professor Sundaresan Ram, Ph.D., said June 30 at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. "We should not be afraid to say we are having problems," said ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/07/02/ram1/ Leaders with big ideas to change the world face a tough choice early in their careers. Or at least they think they do. If they want to make money and help themselves, they must choose the business sector. If they want to improve the planet and help others, they must ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/07/01/interface/ One Thunderbird professor makes the case for doing business in India, while a colleague does his best to prove the rosy projections wrong during a Thunderbird Executive MBA forum May 20 in Glendale, Arizona. The two Ph.D. professors, Kishore Dash and Sundaresan Ram, assumed the roles of optimist and pessimist during ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/05/26/india/ The world is in the midst of a massive economic shift led by China, India and other emerging economies, Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., said May 19, 2010, at Business Beyond Our Borders, a forum presented by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Cabrera said entrepreneurs with a global mindset ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/05/19/chamber/ Canadian entrepreneur Ken Valvur never tasted sushi until he arrived at Thunderbird in 1987 and decided to learn Japanese to boost his international career. “On pure commercial grounds, I picked Japanese,” says the Thunderbird graduate. The decision has paid off for Valvur, who eventually returned from an expatriate assignment in ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/05/19/valvur/ Rather than destroy Goldman Sachs, over-regulate them or view them as the source of the global financial meltdown, the more rational approach would be to create an environment in the United States that rewards financial services innovation and develops more companies like Goldman Sachs. Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/05/05/goldman/ Confused about the fraud allegations against Goldman Sachs? Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., reviews the allegations and puts them into perspective April 26, 2010. Mathis, director of Thunderbird's Global Financial Services Center, says the notion that Goldman Sachs deceived investors stems from misunderstandings about the bank's duties as a ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/05/05/goldman2/ Critics anxious to blame Goldman Sachs as a key player in the recent financial crisis should point the finger elsewhere, Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., said April 26, 2010. Mathis, director of Thunderbird's Global Financial Services Center, said the real problem was the failure of central banks to manage ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/05/05/goldman3/ Corporate leaders who put short-term profits ahead of global citizenship lose in the end, Thunderbird graduate Saad Abdul-Latif said during a campus visit March 16, 2010. The CEO of PepsiCo's Asia, Middle East and Africa Division said the key to sustainable prosperity is to reach out to local communities and ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/04/01/citizenship/ Thunderbird graduate Saad Abdul-Latif says a global mindset has helped propel him to the top of PepsiCo's Asia, Middle East and Africa Division. He says managers sometimes succeed at home but stumble when their companies send them overseas because they overlook cultural differences and fail to develop a global mindset. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/04/01/pepsi/ Saad Abdul-Latif calls himself "a guy from the neighborhood." The 1981 Thunderbird graduate grew up in East Jerusalem surrounded by poverty and violence. His Palestinian family was displaced after the Six-Day War in 1967, and he had little exposure to the outside world. The first time he stepped on a plane was ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/04/01/abdullatif/ Thunderbird Arabic instructor Firdos Jawad, Ph.D., survived gender discrimination, political persecution and even gunshot wounds in Iraq. After attempts to resettle in Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey, she and her family eventually came to the United States. Dr. Jawad says her first "breath of peace" came on May 13, 2009, when she ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2010/01/28/jawad/ Politicians can set environmental policy and create incentives for sustainable business practices, but the innovations necessary for a low-carbon economy will come from entrepreneurs in the private sector, Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., said Nov. 6 in Macau. “Politicians are not very good at innovating,” Cabrera told an international audience ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/12/07/climate/ Business journalists asked the wrong questions in the months leading up to the global financial crisis, Fast Company magazine co-founder Alan Webber said Nov. 3 at Thunderbird during a visit to promote his new book, Rules of Thumb. "If you ask the wrong questions, you get the wrong answers," he ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/11/19/webber/ Thunderbird Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., sat down this month with Thunderbird Knowledge Network reporter Darien Carroll and discussed China's emergence from the global financial crisis. Goddard teaches a course on the regional business environment of Asia, and he follows China closely. Overall, he has made 49 trips to the country. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/10/30/china/ Thunderbird professors Denis Leclerc, Ph.D., and Karen Walch, Ph.D., enjoy watching students in their cross-cultural communication classes learn to thrive in diverse work environments. “The students realize that sometimes the issues they have in teams are not due to personalities but actually due to cultural misunderstandings and miscommunication,” Leclerc says. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/08/05/coi/ Gross domestic product numbers in the United States were bad but not horrible in the second quarter of 2009, and Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis calls that good news. "All these things really reflect a slowdown in the deterioration of the U.S. economy," Mathis said. "So that's good." He said ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/08/03/gdp/ More than 70 percent of Iran's population is under 30 and social media savvy. Thunderbird Professor Paul Kinsinger says this makes technology the worst enemy for Iran's hard-line leadership, which has attempted to block cell phone and social media use to quell protests over alleged election fraud. Kinsinger talked June ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/06/20/kinsinger/ Business schools leery of teaching MBA students the difference between right and wrong need to rethink their approach to ethics education, Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., said June 17, 2009, at a global conference in Phoenix. “Not only is it OK for us to tell future managers what is right ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/06/19/cabrera/ Whether it's a standoffish coworker or an arrogant boss, incivility at the office doesn't just affect the moods of a few employees. It hurts an entire company. Thunderbird Professor Christine Pearson and co-author Christine Porath provide a decade of research that shows how -- and what you can do about ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/05/19/incivility/ The troubled world of global business needs an updated version of capitalism that bridges the gap between fiscal and social responsibility, recently retired Coca-Cola chairman and CEO Neville Isdell told Thunderbird graduates May 1 in Glendale, Ariz. “We need leaders who will help update capitalism for the challenges the world ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/05/12/isdell/ What does violence in Mexico mean for tourists and global managers doing business in the country? What about stories of rogue taxi drivers who take foreigners to remote locations and extort money? Thunderbird Professor Roy C. Nelson, author of the new book, "Harnessing Globalization: The Promotion of Nontraditional Foreign Direct Investment ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/05/05/nelson/ Marketers and finance professionals have a “famously fractious relationship” that sometimes resembles a sibling rivalry, Thunderbird Professor Richard Ettenson, Ph.D., told representatives of both sides April 21 at the Advertising Financial Management Conference hosted by the Association of National Advertisers in Phoenix. The tension that results may seem irreconcilable, but ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/04/21/ettenson/ Billionaire Warren Buffett stood in the New York Public Library in June 2006 and announced plans to give away most of his wealth. Matthew Bishop, chief business writer for The Economist, left the library with the idea for his new book, “Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World.” He spoke ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/04/20/bishop/ Profitable growth starts with employee engagement, Avnet Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee said March 19, 2009, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. He describes the "service value chain" that has become a primary focus at the Fortune 500 company based in Phoenix. "Engaged employees plus loyal customers equals profitable growth," ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/03/19/vallee/ Thunderbird Professor Michael Moffett, Ph.D., works closely with oil and gas industry leaders as the academic director for Thunderbird’s various International Consortia programs. “The expertise involved in the industry globally is absolutely amazing,” Moffett said March 6 during a special homecoming presentation. “And they’re pouring money constantly into further research ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/03/06/oil/ Ethical companies face disadvantages when competitors pay bribes and engage in bid rigging. Alan Boeckmann, chairman and CEO of Fluor Corp., watched the corruption in the engineering construction industry and decided to do something about it through the World Economic Forum. He talks Feb. 26, 2009, about the Partnering Against ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/26/boeckmann/ Jerre Stead got a call on Thanksgiving eight years ago. He was serving on the board of a large holding company that owned IHS, a Denver-based information solutions provider. Something was wrong at IHS, and Stead was asked to investigate. What he found was a culture of corruption that started ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/24/from-corruption-to-ethics-at-ihs/ “Swim with the Sharks” author and syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay built a multimillion dollar envelope company in Minnesota by learning people’s names and humanizing his selling strategy, the entrepreneur says Feb. 17, 2009, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Part of the strategy includes a 66-question customer profile for every ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/17/mackay/ The ruins of great civilizations often are found in some of the poorest nations of the world. Jeff Morgan, executive director of the Global Heritage Fund, works in places such as Laos, India and Guatamala to preserve these sites. He speaks Feb. 12 at Thunderbird about blending cultural tourism with development. Full ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/12/morgan/ Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and others accuse Carlos Danel of exploiting low-income families in Mexico by using a commercial microfinance model at Compartamos Banco. Danel defends the commercial model Feb. 10 at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Full length: Serving clients and shareholders together (28:40) Condensed: Reality check for ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/10/danel/ Business managers and others dealing with stress during the economic downturn need to stop and take a deep breath. “You can have a sense of paralysis because the anxiety is so high,” Thunderbird Professor Christine Pearson, Ph.D., says during a roundtable discussion Feb. 5 that included input from two other ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/05/pearson/ Thunderbird Professor Karen Walch, Ph.D., remains optimistic about the future despite a global recession that has turned the world upside down. The cross-cultural negotiation and brain science expert says the world is on the edge of a new frontier. "The new frontier is exploring what we can do with our ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/05/walch/ For awhile, some economists thought that Asia would survive the global recession and come to the rescue of the West. Thunderbird Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., says Feb. 5 during a faculty roundtable discussion that that was wishful thinking. The challenge now is to avoid a knee-jerk reaction in the U.S. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/02/05/goddard/ Government bailout programs designed to soften the landing of a plunging economy will only delay the inevitable, Dallas entrepreneur Scott Walker says Jan. 12 at Thunderbird. "Everything we're doing now, we're going to pay for later," says Walker, the namesake of Thunderbird's Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship. Audio: Scott Walker on ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2009/01/12/walker/ Private equity industry leaders gathered April 3-4, 2008, at Thunderbird for the fourth annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference. Susan Boedy, a 2002 Thunderbird graduate and director of the Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center, discusses conference highlights, which are featured in the November/ December 2008 issue of Thunderbird International Business ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/12/15/boedy/ Business leaders can no longer pretend to be working in a fragmented world, the president of Inter-American Development Bank tells Thunderbird graduates Dec. 12. “Every decision you make as a corporate executive, a government official or even as a consumer in the grocery store has a connection in the broader ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/12/12/moreno/ As managing director of J.P. Morgan's private banking operations in the Middle East, Steve Klemme spends time with many ultra-high-net-worth families. Klemme, a 1985 Thunderbird graduate who lives and works in Geneva, says corporate leaders can learn lessons from these families about sustaining wealth in turbulant times and passing it ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/12/10/klemme/ When Marilyn Carlson Nelson got her first job as a securities analyst, her boss asked her to sign her name "M.C. Nelson" to disguise her gender. Women have come a long way since then. Nelson talks Oct. 30, 2008, about her personal journey and her philosophy as chairman and former CEO of Carlson Companies. Full length: ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/10/30/carlson/ Consultant Eric Pillmore, who helped engineer Tyco’s turnaround as the company’s senior vice president of corporate governance, shares lessons learned from the Wall Street scanals of 2002. Pillmore spoke Oct. 28, 2008, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Full length: Lessons from Tyco for today's financial crisis (16:25) Condensed: Are you willing ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/10/28/pillmore/ Bob Cremin, chairman, president and CEO of defense contractor Esterline Technologies, talks Sept. 25, 2008, at Thunderbird School of Global Management about streamlining operations, boosting stock values, empowering employees and "doing the right thing." Full length: Accelerating growth in a high-tech company (29:37) Condensed: Empowering employees (4:57) http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/09/26/cremin/ Some business leaders excel when their companies send them overseas to do business in foreign environments. Others flop. Thunderbird Professor Mansour Javidan, Ph.D., decided to find out why. The result was the Global Mindset Inventory, a scientific instrument that measures a person's capacity to influence people from different cultural backgrounds. Audio: ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/09/10/javidan/ Thunderbird commencement speaker Steve Forbes outlines five keys for stimulating innovation and economic growth. These include: 1. Applying the rule of law, 2. Stabilizing money, 3. Lowering taxes, 4. Removing barriers that hinder enterprise, and 5. Developing a hobby. Forbes delivers the keynote address May 2 in Glendale, Ariz. Audio: Steve ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/podcasts/2008/05/02/forbes/