194: Roger Martin – When More is Not Better

<p>In this episode we talk with <a href= "https://rogerlmartin.com/"><strong>Roger L. Martin</strong></a>, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Management, and former Dean at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. In 2017 Roger was named the world’s #1 management thinker by Thinkers 50, a global ranking of management thinkers. He’s written 28 articles for the Harvard Business Review and has published 11 books.</p> <p>Roger’s latest book, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/When-More-Not-Better-Overcoming/dp/1647820065"> <em>When More Is Not Better</em></a>, analyzes society’s increasing inequality and the impact it has on democratic-capitalism.</p> <p><strong>Today, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The idea that we are actually better off with things not being perfect. He’s talking about this from an economic perspective, but I believe this also applies to the individual.</li> <li>How over-emphasizing efficiency drives unequal distribution of the benefits of growth.</li> <li>How we as individuals can modify our behavior to influence how our economy looks and operates in the future. Roger and I discuss this from the perspective of citizens, consumers and educators.</li> </ul> <p>This is an episode that will get you thinking and talking – calling into question many of our societal and structural assumptions.</p> <p>For a complete transcript and links from this episode, please visit: <a href= "https://whitneyjohnson.com/?p=14431&preview=true" target= "wp-preview-14431">https://whitneyjohnson.com/<span id= "editable-post-name">roger-martin</span>/</a></p>