Interviews & Speaking Topics
Simon offers expertise and crisp commentary across a broad range of business and leadership topics
- Why Organizations Slow Down
- Businesses Undergoing Transformation
- How Good Companies Waste Their People
- What Really Drives Bureaucracy
- Escaping Homogeneity of Thought
- Embracing The Power of Different Thinkers
- Chasing Growth Instead of Optimization
- How To Lead Gen-Z, And Everyone Else
- How Leaders Get The People Part Wrong
Simon offers expertise and crisp commentary across a broad range of business and leadership topics:
- Why Organizations Slow Down
- How Good Companies Waste Their People
- Businesses Undergoing Transformation
- What Really Drives Bureaucracy
- Escaping Homogeneity of Thought
- Embracing The Power of Different Thinkers
- Chasing Growth Instead of Optimization
- How To Lead Gen-Z, And Everyone Else
- How Organizations Get The People Stuff Wrong
About Simon Rurka
Simon's perspective is shaped by a 24-year career in technology and consulting, including nearly two decades at Intel Corporation and Deloitte. Leading multiple complex, global businesses at Intel, Simon became known for challenging assumptions about how fast a huge organization could move.
His work on organizational stagnation is also informed by years of research, hundreds of executive interviews, and thousands of data points collected while authoring his upcoming book, Stagnation Traps.
In addition to writing, Simon serves leaders across multiple industries as founder of The Simon Impact.
He holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and delivers guest lectures at the SMU Cox School of Business, the TCU Neeley School of Business, and The University of Texas at Dallas.
Stagnation Traps: About the Book
Stagnation leaves organizations and their people vulnerable when external change hits. And it always does, taking the form of disruptive technology, hungry competitors, shifting tastes and even geopolitical upheaval.
In his upcoming book, Stagnation Traps, Simon Rurka explores why successful organizations slow down, fail to adapt to external change, and at the same time frustrate the people inside them.
In an era where generic advice is free, Simon helps leaders to understand behaviors that are holding their people back, what is undermining the performance of their organization, and how to begin addressing both.