Episodes

May 27, 2021

15. Scaling Learning: Magdy Karam x ‘Dare to Lead’

Reading from Dare to Lead by Brené Brown and discussing his leadership tactics.

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May 25, 2021

14. Transformed by Failure: Ashley Good x ‘The Rise’

Reading from ‘The Rise’ by Sarah Lewis and discussing the positive elements of failure.

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May 20, 2021

13. Freedom in Constraints: David Nour x ‘The Lords of Strategy’

Reading from Walter Keichel’s The Lords of Strategy and discussing how relationships facilitate growth in life.

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May 18, 2021

12. Trust is the Key: Jennifer Paylor x “Leadership and Self-Deceptio…

Reading from Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute and discussing the significance of humility in our lives.

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May 13, 2021

11. Conflict & Curiosity: Ian Leslie x ‘Revolution in the Head’

Reading from Revolution in the Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald and discussing the power of conflict in creativity.

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May 11, 2021

10. Lead Care Win: Dan Pontefract x 21 Letters on Life and Its Challe…

Reading from Charles Handy’s 21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges and discussing the importance of humanity in organizations.

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May 6, 2021

9. Brave Choices: Shannon Minifie x “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Neve…

Reading from David Foster Wallace’s essay “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again” and discussing the challenges surrounding decision making.

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May 4, 2021

8. Heart of Abundance: Nell Edgington x “Playing Big”

Reading from Tara Mohr’s Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak up, Create, and Lead and discussing putting an abundance mindset at the heart of social change.

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April 29, 2021

7. Hope For Tomorrow: Roman Krznaric x “Basin and Range”

Reading from John McPhee’s Basin and Range and discussing how we can be ‘good ancestors.’

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April 27, 2021

6. A Seat at the Table: Minda Harts x “Kindred”

Minda Harts reading from Octavia Butler’s Kindred and sharing her experiences as a Black woman in the workplace.

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April 22, 2021

5. Fragile and Fleeting: Mason Currey x “The Magic Mountain”

Reading from Mann’s The Magic Mountain and discussing what allows creativity to happen.

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April 20, 2021

4. Killing Your Ego: Riaz Meghji x “Everyone Communicates, Few Connec…

Reading from “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect” and discussing the power of story.

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April 20, 2021

3. The Double-Edged Sword: Octavia Goredema x “Year of Yes”

Reading from “Year of Yes” and discussing what it means to be the first first.

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April 20, 2021

2. Unmasking Ourselves: Monika Jiang x “Sensuous Knowledge”

Reading From “Sensuous Knowledge”, and discussing what makes life livable.

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April 20, 2021

1. The Dilemmas of a CEO: Dig Howitt x “In Search of Excellence”

Reading from “In Search of Excellence”, and discussing failure capacity.

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March 8, 2021

Welcome to 2 Pages with MBS

Which books are the true classics, the ones that change minds and shape lives? Authors, activitists, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and leaders read the best two pages of their favourite book ... and then dig in with MBS to the ...

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