This week on the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole interviews Willie Pietersen. Willie specializes in strategy and the leadership of change, and his methods and ideas-especially strategic learning-are widely applied within the Columbia's executive education programs, and also in numerous corporations. He has served as a teacher and advisor to many global companies, including Aviva, Bausch & Lomb and Boeing.  Willie is the author of three books and numerous articles, and in this episode we'll be looking at his latest book: Leadership - The Inside Story: Time Tested Prescriptions for Those Who Seek to Lead.

In this episode, Willie and Nicole talk about: 

[00:06:38] How Nelson Mandela's personal values led to unprecedented leadership

[00:24:29] How philosophy helps us think more clearly and do better work

[00:27:52] Four Biases and how being aware of them will help our decision-making

We are so grateful to Willie for sharing his wealth of knowledge and passion for leadership, strategic learning, and so much more! His insights are sure to inspire professionals and leaders of all kinds to BUILD A Vibrant Culture.

Get Willie's book today! https://a.co/d/gHnY1mI

Want to know more about Willie?

Willie's website: https://williepietersen.com/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/willie-pietersen-286b149/

X (formerly Twitter) - https://x.com/WillPietersen

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/williepietersenauthor/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/williepietersen1/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@WilliePietersenAuthor

Other books mentioned on this episode:

The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge: https://a.co/d/iQLJANL
How Philosophy Can Save Your Life by Marietta McCarty: https://a.co/d/gkpai4v

Memory by Hermann Ebbinghaus: https://a.co/d/coxeltf

Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams by Roger M. Schwarz: https://a.co/d/ivfJILf

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://a.co/d/1GTZjph

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin: https://a.co/d/f0fIeXn

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