Navigate the paradox that can make or break success

Find out how by listening- on-the-go to Episode 155.  Scott and I share stories about how successful visionary leaders approach a paradox that impacts bringing a bold vision to life.

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The “visionary’s paradox” and why it matters. A powerful way to navigate mysterious, large-scale pushback. Three immediately useful ideas to increase stakeholder commitment to a bold vision.

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In a disruptive world, there’s more call than ever for people who lead companies to be visionaries. The challenge lies in gaining the commitment it takes to bring the vision to life | @DScottHarper Tweet This About Us More About Pam Harper

Pamela S. Harper is the Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., a strategic growth advisory firm based in Glen Rock, NJ. For more than 20 years, Pam has applied her gift for finding the hidden opportunities in every situation to helping clients in entrepreneurial, mid-market, and Fortune 500 companies across 30 industries create hundreds of millions of dollars of value in both top and bottom line growth.

Prior to founding BAI, Pam skyrocketed into the ranks of management by taking a progressive series of newly created organizational development positions is companies ranging from mid-market to Fortune 500 across multiple industries, all undergoing dramatic change and growth.

Pam has been quoted in, featured in, or written articles for prominent business media including Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, Chiefexecutive.net, CEO.com and other major media. Her book, Preventing Strategic Gridlock, has been used as a text in universities around the world.

More About Scott Harper

D. Scott Harper, Ph.D., is Sr. Partner with Business Advancement Inc. Throughout his career, Scott has devoted himself to understanding why things work the way they do, and how to apply those insights to create new value. Scott helps clients sift through complexity and take full advantage of opportunities by discovering the hidden side of everything.

Before joining BAI in 2010, Scott held a succession of increasingly accountable innovation positions in the consumer healthcare industry. Since then, he has been published and quoted in prominent business media outlets including Chief Executive Magazine, CEO.com, CEO World Magazine, and the IndUS Business Journal.

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