After a brief hiatus, the Leadership Caffeine podcast is back! I’m excited to be on the air again and I’m excited about the great line-up of experts, authors and executives ready to share their big ideas!
Speaking of big ideas, there’s no one better to kick us off for this round of podcasts than G. Michael Maddock (Mike), the leader of the innovation agency Maddock-Douglas, author of multiple books, serial entrepreneur and someone who is a one-person idea generating machine.
Mike is here with his latest literary effort: “Free the Idea Monkey…to focus on what matters most,” a follow-on to his excellent book, Brand New: Solving the Innovation Paradox.
The Interview:
Full disclosure, I’ve known Mike for a little over a decade We were classmates in a year-long program at Kellogg. We did business together while I was in the software industry and I’ve had the good fortune to watch him succeed, reinvent his business and succeed again. Mike is one of the leading voices behind the processes and practices that help us succeed in the difficult work of innovation. I’m biased here and proud of it!
“Free the Idea Monkey…to focus on what matters most,” is classic creative Mike Maddock, assisted by his equally remarkable co-conspirator, Raphael Lous Viton (Raff). Together, Mike (the self-described Idea Monkey) and Raff (the critical counter-weight to Mike as The Ringleader), offer us a fun and great guidance-filled work on succeeding with the creative characters that make our world so colorful, while getting things done that make money and build businesses…stuff that Ringleaders thrive on for some strange reason.
Join us for the interview…and remember to order the book. Like I said, I’m biased…in this case towards a great new work that will pay dividends many times over. Enjoy!
About Mike Maddock:
Mike proudly describes himself as an Idea Monkey because of his penchant for solving problems with disruptive ideas and it is this passion for problem solving that led him to establish Maddock Douglas in 1991. Maddock Douglas is an internationally recognized innovation agency that helps leading companies invent and launch new products.
Mike keeps busy. He’s launched three successful businesses, co-chairs the Gathering of Titans entrepreneurial conclave at MIT, is past president of Entrepreneurs’ Organization and current president of Young Presidents’ Organization, both chapters located in Chicago.
A doodler, turned political cartoonist, turned author, Mike has been using words and pictures to get laughs and build ideas for his entire life. In school, these gifts led to detentions, but today Mike is a featured innovation columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek, and author of the two books, “Free the Idea Monkey…to focus on what matters most!” and “Brand New: Solving the Innovation Paradox.”
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Art Petty is a Chicago-based management consultant focusing on strategy and leadership development. Art regularly speaks on innovation in management and leadership, and his work is reflected in two books, including the recent, Leadership Caffeine-Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development. Art publishes regularly at The Management Excellence blog at https://artpetty.com
Prior to his solo career, Art spent 20+ years leading marketing sales and business units in systems and software organizations around the globe. You can follow Art on twitter: @artpetty and he can be reached via e-mail at [email protected]
Listening to the podcast now, the post and podcast are both excellent! I’ve often said that life is to short to experience it all yourself and you need others in your life to draw from their life mistakes and successes!
Couple this with your latest newsletter regarding the need for a mentor and you’ve hit the nail on the head. Most of us beginning out in our careers / businesses need that helping hand that comes from seasoned pro’s. Thanks for the post Art!
Thanks, Remon! Wise words from someone I hold in high regard. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. -Art