What if the pressure to cut costs could actually unlock innovation?
In this episode, former Fortune 500 division president Louise Francesconi and Arbinger consultants Mike Merchant and Duane Boyce share how two organizations on opposite ends of the globe faced the impossible mandate of cutting $100 million. Instead of collapsing under pressure, their leaders discovered how an outward mindset transformed fear, resistance, and self-preservation into collaboration, creativity, and lasting results.
Ideas we explore:
02:14 – How to tackle any high-stakes challenge.
06:52 – Why the way you start determines whether you succeed.
09:47 – Why you need to shift from self-preservation to supporting others.
13:35 – What it takes to move a divided, resistant group into alignment.
18:22 – How to uncover solutions no one sees.
22:40 – When strategy isn’t enough to deliver results.
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