Nancy Duarte interviews author Alex Osterwalder

July 26, 2010

Written by

Team Duarte

Listen in as Nancy chats with Alex Osterwalder about his latest book, Business Model Generation. Alex offers insight on how to create and manage successful business models, and explains how his visual approach allows him to illustrate complex concepts clearly and beautifully.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IAUANbMD0G4%3Fsi%3DNyiWyt7bwVTGD_uT

Duarte video: Nancy Duarte interviews Author Alex Osterwalder

Business communication

Check out these related courses

New Course

Presenting Data Insights

Structure and deliver clear data analysis

Learn how to distill data analysis down into concise recommendations and deliver takeaways in clear, succinct language that lands with conviction.

In person: Coming soon

New Course

Adaptive Listening®

Build trust and traction

Uncover a better way to listen that goes beyond active listening and paying attention. Learn about the way you prefer to listen, and adapt to meet the needs of others.

Live online: Coming soon

Check out these related resources

A budget-seeker talking with their CEO, the budget-approver, in front of a locked cabinet with boxes and bags of cash locked inside.

Guides and tools

Executive Performance Levers Assessment

Craft your budget ask to match what budget-approvers are prioritizing. In 12 questions, learn where money, market, and exposure rank for your stakeholder and receive actionable tips to stay on target.

A budget-seeker is presenting in front of two decision-makers holding a magician’s top hat and waving a wand as money hovers above the overturned hat. The two decision-makers are seated and weighing whether to approve the budget.

Blog post

How to Get Your Next Budget Approved: 3 Narrative Techniques

Gain traction and earn funding for your next endeavor with 3 narrative techniques proven to get your budget approved and bring your project to life.

A group of executives are seated around a board room table as a another team member emerges through the floor on a chair to join them. This barber chair image is meant to signify how leadership development programs can support employee retention by giving folks a seat at the table.

Blog post

Improve Employee Retention with Leadership Training

Turning employee attrition around for stability and savings are reasons enough to invest in leadership development. But cost avoidance aside, the benefits of establishing a clear cadence for upskilling and advancement are felt at every level of an organization.

Blog post

How to effectively present to senior executives

Presenting to an executive team is a great honor and can open tremendous doors. If you nail this, people with a lot of influence will become strong advocates for your ideas.

A person in business attire carrying a briefcase is crossing a river by steppingstones. The current is rocky and they’re off-balance suggesting they could fall into the water. This is a visual metaphor for how leadership development programs fail without a firm foundation rooted in empathetic communication.

Blog post

Why Leadership Development Fails and How to Fix It

Leadership Development Programs Fail. A lot. A study by McKinsey found that while 90% of organizations invest in leadership development, only 10% feel they see a clear ROI. Here’s what organizations can do to turn their efforts around.

A leader standing on a cloud with five arcs of envelopes bending toward another cloud to five recipients dressed for different roles illustrating how segmentation can help messages build executive presence across each unique relationship.

Blog post

How to Build and Maintain Executive Presence Over Email

Presence doesn’t just matter in person. Learn how email can help build and maintain executive presence across audiences segments and establish meaningful connections.