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Coaching for Leaders - Talent Management | Leaders715: How to Stand Up for Yourself, with Sunita SahSunita Sah: Defy
Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology, leading groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, her research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. She is the author of Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes*.
We often think of defiance as a snap judgement. Yet, it’s so much more nuanced and purposeful than it often appears. In this conversation, Sunit...
2025-01-1336 min
Coaching for LeadersHow to Stand Up for Yourself, with Sunita SahSunita Sah: Defy
Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology, leading groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, her research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. She is the author of Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes*.
We often think of defiance as a snap judgement. Yet, it’s so much more nuanced and purposeful than it often...
2025-01-1336 min
Frontiers#28. Power and Influence Professor: Build Influence Without Authority. Beat Imposter Syndrome. Overcome Gender Stereotypes - Prof. Connson LockeLearn how to influence others regardless of your position, gender or background.Connson Chou Locke is a Professor in Management at the London School of Economics (LSE) where she teaches Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, and Negotiation and Decision Making.Music credit: David Cutter Music / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-1954 minCoaching for LeadersThe Power of Unlearning Silence, with Elaine Lin HeringElaine Lin Hering: Unlearning Silence
Elaine Lin Hering is a facilitator, speaker, and writer who helps people build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. She is a former Managing Partner of Triad Consulting Group and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, specializing in dispute resolution, mediation, and negotiation. She is the author of Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Your Talent, and Live More Fully.
Those of us who have struggled to speak up have been told, “Just be more confident,” or, “Say this to get started.” As Elaine and I discuss...
2024-04-2900 minCoaching for Leaders - Talent Management | Leaders672: Set the Tone for Speaking Up, with Mike MassiminoMike Massimino: Moonshot
Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut and a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University. He's also the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, and is the veteran of two space flights, the fourth and fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions in 2002 and 2009.
Mike has made numerous television appearances, including a six-time recurring role as himself on the CBS hit comedy The Big Bang Theory. He has hosted Science Channel’s The Planets and its special Great American Eclipse. Mike is th...
2024-03-1839 minCoaching for LeadersSet the Tone for Speaking Up, with Mike MassiminoMike Massimino: Moonshot
Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut and a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University. He’s also the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, and is the veteran of two space flights, the fourth and fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions in 2002 and 2009.
Mike has made numerous television appearances, including a six-time recurring role as himself on the CBS hit comedy The Big Bang Theory. He has hosted Science Channel’s The Planets and its spec...
2024-03-1839 minCoaching for Leaders - Talent Management | Leaders637: How to Handle Pushback From Difficult Askers, with Vanessa PatrickVanessa Patrick: The Power of Saying No
Vanessa Patrick is the Associate Dean for Research, Executive Director of Doctoral Programs, a Bauer Professor of Marketing and lead faculty of the Executive Women in Leadership Program at the Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. She has been recognized with a number of awards for both scholarship and teaching and was named one of the top 50 most productive marketing scholars worldwide by the DocSig of the American Marketing Association.
Vanessa was appointed as a Fulbright Specialist (2019-24) by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural...
2023-06-2636 minCoaching for LeadersHow to Handle Pushback From Difficult Askers, with Vanessa PatrickVanessa Patrick: The Power of Saying No
Vanessa Patrick is the Associate Dean for Research, Executive Director of Doctoral Programs, a Bauer Professor of Marketing and lead faculty of the Executive Women in Leadership Program at the Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. She has been recognized with a number of awards for both scholarship and teaching and was named one of the top 50 most productive marketing scholars worldwide by the DocSig of the American Marketing Association.
Vanessa was appointed as a Fulbright Specialist (2019-24) by the U.S. Department of State...
2023-06-2636 min
TRIUM ConnectsE27 - Upwards Influence – The Art and Science of Being HeardUpwards Influence – The Art and Science of Being HeardOver the last several decades, more and more leadership research has highlighted the need for leaders to create an environment where disparate and diverse opinions and approaches are elicited and incorporated into decision making. If leaders can manage that, they can more easily avoid premature consensus and narrative fallacies, thereby improving performance.Much of this research addresses the ‘demand’ side of the equation – how can/should leaders create environments whereby people feel that they have a permission structure to contribute to – or even openly question and contradict...
2023-03-281h 03
Beyond the Benchmark by EFGEP 66: Making Your Voice Heard with Connson Locke | 10th January 2023Our host, Moz Afzal:https://bit.ly/31XbkTROur guest:Connson Locke, Professorial Lecturer in Management at the London School of Economicshttps://connsonlocke.com/EFGAM:https://bit.ly/2Oy6tFIImportant InformationThe value of investments and the income derived from them can fall as well as rise, and past performance is no indicator of future performance. Investment products may be subject to investment risks involving, but not limited to, possible loss of all or part of the principal invested. T...
2023-02-0356 min
The AllegoryMaking your voice heard with Connson LockeConnson Locke is a Professional Lecturer in Management at the London School of Economics, an author of a new book "Making Your Voice Heard". She is a psychologist, author, and speaker with over 25 years’ experience working in nearly 20 countries across Europe and Asia Pacific as well as the United States and Australia. her work focuses on power and influence, culture, gender, and organizational change.
In my conversation with Connson you will gain a better understanding on:
How to build influence with the individual to get the directed outcome;
How to speak up in the workplace to aid...
2022-11-0147 minCoaching for LeadersHow to Help People Speak Truth to Power, with Megan ReitzMegan Reitz: Speak Up
Megan Reitz is Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Hult International Business School where she speaks, researches, consults and supervises on the intersection of leadership, change, dialogue and mindfulness. She is on the Thinkers50 ranking of global business thinkers and is ranked in HR Magazine’s Most Influential Thinkers listing. She has written Dialogue in Organizations and Mind Time.
She is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and her research has recently featured in Forbes, on the BBC, in TEDx talks, and in numerous academic and practice-based journals. Her latest re...
2022-10-0338 min
Reframe & Reset Your Career: Job Search & Career Development InsightsEpisode 31. Making Your Voice Heard - How To Influence Those With More Power - Dr Connson LockeLooking for ways to improve your communication at work and influence those people with more power? Dr Connson Locke, the author of Making Your Voice Heard, and I discussed this and much more on Episode 31 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
Graduating from Harvard and starting her career in the non-profit sector,
Moving to Hong Kong and working in management consulting,
Developing an interest in training and teaching, which she developed at the Boston Consulting Group,
Earning a Ph.D. at...
2022-03-3044 minCoaching for LeadersHow to Protect Your Confidence, with Nate ZinsserNate Zinsser: The Confident Mind
Nate Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance. He has been at the forefront of applied sport psychology for over thirty years. He has been a regular consultant to the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Giants as well as a consultant for the FBI Academy, the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.
Since 1992 he has directed a cutting edge applied sport psychology program at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Enhanced Pe...
2022-03-2838 min
The Business of Being BrilliantS1 E2 'The Power of Uninterrupted Time' with Connson LockeI talk with Professor Connson Locke of the London School of Economics, author of ‘Making your voice heard’, about ‘being a bridge’, managing difficult emotions at work and the power of uninterrupted time. Grab your calendar and your headphones and join us! You’ll find the show notes at www.helenbeedham.com/podcast.
2022-02-0637 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersHas COVID killed the office?What does the post-pandemic future hold for office workers? Will we drift back to old ways of working, or continue with hybrid/remote working? What do the experts advise on how best to adapt?
Joanna Bale talks to LSE’s Connson Locke, Grace Lordan and Carsten Sorensen, as well as Hailley Griffis, a social media management company executive, who believes that offices will soon become extinct.
LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
2022-01-1124 minLSE PodcastsHas COVID killed the office?What does the post-pandemic future hold for office workers? Will we drift back to old ways of working, or continue with hybrid/remote working? What do the experts advise on how best to adapt?
Joanna Bale talks to LSE’s Connson Locke, Grace Lordan and Carsten Sorensen, as well as Hailley Griffis, a social media management company executive, who believes that offices will soon become extinct.
LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
2022-01-1124 min
LSE IQHas COVID killed the office?Contributor(s): Dr Grace Lordan, Dr Carsten Sorensen, Professor Connson Locke, Hailley Griffis | Joanna Bale talks to LSE’s Connson Locke, Grace Lordan and Carsten Sorensen, as well as Hailley Griffis, a social media management company executive, who believes that offices will soon become extinct.
2022-01-1124 minLSE IQ podcastHas COVID killed the office?Contributor(s): Dr Grace Lordan, Dr Carsten Sorensen, Professor Connson Locke, Hailley Griffis | Joanna Bale talks to LSE’s Connson Locke, Grace Lordan and Carsten Sorensen, as well as Hailley Griffis, a social media management company executive, who believes that offices will soon become extinct.
2022-01-1124 min
Career EngineeringBONUS: Making Your Voice Heard with Professor Connson LockeWe are beyond excited to bring you our third bonus episode of this season with our latest guest, Connson Locke.Connson Locke is a professor at the London School of Economics where she serves as a Program Director and Instructor in their Management department. Her first book, Making Your Voice Heard, was just published in March 2021, and it’s chock-full of great tips and research-backed insights that are perfectly aligned with our show’s theme of Communication this season. In this episode, she shares her research on finding your voice, influencing others, communication styles, and so much more!
2021-12-0933 min
The Leadership Enigma077: Leading Without Authority | Connson LockeConnson Locke is a Professorial Lecturer at the world renowned London School of Economics, leadership expert and author of "Making Your Voice Heard." In this fast paced, informative and personal episode Connson shares what led her to dedicate her academic life to the pursuit of finding her voice and helping others do the same. Connson brilliantly outlines key tips for leaders in ensuring introverts and extroverts have equal space to contribute, and how the analogy of a metal ball inside a rubber ball can help us understand our own authenticity as...
2021-11-2640 min
Squiggly Careers#239 Ask the Expert: Influence with Connson Chou LockeIn this episode, Helen talks to lecturer, psychologist and author, Connson Chou Locke about Influence. Together they discuss influence issues and assumptions, whether you can fake it, if you don't feel it and the most effective things you can do to improve how you think, feel and act with influence.This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign up to be part of series one here: https://uncertaintyexperts.com/. Listeners can use the code 'Squiggly' to get a discount on tickets.To download...
2021-10-1230 min
The Look & Sound of LeadershipHow To Coach Your PeopleA no-nonsense leader is asked to add coaching to her list of duties. She turns to the coach who’d coached her for a quick immersion course. Coaching your people requires a shift in thinking and a specific set of behaviors. These ideas are captured in a PDF about the GROW model. It’s available to you for free here.This month we are offering three free mini-courses. Come join us!Demystifying Workplace ConflictUnderstanding Yourself and Others (DiSC)Get 15% off your registration with either of these cours...
2021-10-0722 minCoaching for LeadersHow to Speak Up, with Connson LockeConnson Locke: Making Your Voice Heard
Connson Locke is Professor (Education) of Management at the London School of Economics, where she teaches Leadership, Organizational Behaviour, and Negotiation and Decision Making. She has over 30 years experience as an educator, coach, and consultant working all around the world.
Her highly popular Guardian Masterclass Developing Your Presence, Power and Influence regularly sells out. Connson is the recipient of a number of teaching awards from the London School of Economics. She’s also the author of Making Your Voice Heard: How to Own Your Space, Access Your Inner Power, and...
2021-09-2037 min
The Workplace Podcast in association with YellowWoodEpisode 39: Making your voice heard with Professor Connson Chou LockeProfessor Connson Locke of the London School of Economics joins the Workplace podcast to discuss Making your voice heard -How to own your space, access your inner power and become influential.
During this podcast we discuss influencing upwards and why it matters, personality type and introversion, the difference culture and gender makes plus we dive into imposter syndrome and the role of personal power.
Listeners are in a chance to win a copy of her new book:
Making Your Voice Heard, which uses the research on power and influence to help people speak u...
2021-08-271h 14
How to Be Awesome at Your Job694: How to Make Your Voice Heard with Connson LockeConnson Locke reveals the factors that get people to sit up and take notice. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why we pay attention to some more than others 2) The elements of an influential voice 3) The simple secret to becoming more likable Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep694 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CONNSON — Professor Connson Locke joined the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2008 where she teaches Leadership, Organizational Behaviour, and Negotiation and Decision Making. Connson has over 3...
2021-08-1636 min
GradBytesFrom the Mentor’s desk: Dr. Connson LockeDr.Connson Locke is a Professorial Lecturer at the London School of Economics where she has been teaching leadership, organisational behaviour, and negotiation and decision making since 2008. She is also the author of the hugely successful book - Making Your Voice Heard: How to own your space, access your inner power and become influential.In this episode we discuss how students can use the skill of Upward Influence in their academic and professional lives. We will also discuss the importance of harnessing our inner voice among other topics based on Dr. Locke’s hugely successful Guardian Masterclass an...
2021-07-0350 min
How To Be A ChangemakerThe Future of Leadership with Connson LockeConnson Locke is an incredible professional lecturer in management at the London School of Economics, where she teaches on leadership Organisational Behaviour and negotiation. She is also the author of Make Your Voice Heard, with a particular emphasis on how you can boost your presence and your personal impact in the workplace, especially working remotely. We spend quite a bit of time delving into her experience over 30 years, working as an educator and a consultant in the Asia Pacific, North America, Australia and Europe. And so we honed in on a lot of the cross cultural communicational issues and...
2021-06-1652 min
Shaping the Post-COVID WorldHow to Develop your Presence and InfluenceContributor(s): Professor Connson Locke | Influencing others has always been an important skill and it will become even more critical in a post-COVID world. To create positive change in the world, we need to influence people who have more power than we do and convince them to listen to us.
Drawing on material from her new book, Making Your Voice Heard, Professor Locke will provide practical tips for how to build your bases of power, influence others, and make your voice heard.
Meet our speaker
Connson Locke (@connsonlocke) is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Management at LSE. Her...
2021-03-0248 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldLet’s Talk Careers in a Post-COVID worldContributor(s): Dorie Clark, Dowshan Humzah, Professor Connson Locke, Simon Ong, Helen Tupper | The impacts of COVID-19 on career prospects will differ across individuals. In this session we will discuss the groups of people who have advanced and those who have been left behind during the pandemic, along with discussing how those who have been left behind can adapt in a post pandemic world.
In this session Grace Lordan will discuss the lessons we can learn from the social science literature about how we should react to the world of work in this time of uncertainty. In this conversation style...
2021-02-161h 29
Enterprising InvestorLeadership: How to Enhance Your Presence, Power, and InfluenceIn episode #369, recorded at the 72nd CFA Institute Annual Conference in London, Connson Locke, senior lecturer in practice in the department of management at the London School of Economics, talks about the what the underlying question in the leadership research has been: Are leaders born or made? Moreover, what makes a great leader? What are some tips for developing presence and influence as a leader?
2019-07-1715 min
Christian Woman Leadership Podcast with Esther Littlefield & Holly Cain4: Are Leaders Born or Made?Have you ever heard someone state, "she's a natural leader" or "he was born for this role"? We've all met those people who seem to be perfect for the leadership role - it appears to come so easy for them. But other people end up becoming excellent leaders even though they never anticipated it. In this episode, we discuss the age old debate of whether leaders are born or made. Do some people have an advantage in the leadership department, or does everyone have the potential to be a leader? We talk about...
2018-07-3128 min
???? ? ?????? ?LSE IQ Episode 10 | What makes a great leader? [Audio]Contributor(s): Dr Connson Locke, Professor Elizabeth Samet, Professor Ben Voyer | Welcome to LSE IQ, a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society. If you do a quick Amazon search on ‘leadership books’ and you’ll get nearly 200,000 results. These books promise to reveal the leadership secrets of luminaries such as Steve Jobs, notable explorers, military figures, and numerous sports men and women. Whether we’re seeking to improve our own ability to lead or wonderin...
2018-01-0937 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersWhat makes a great leader?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE IQ, a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
If you do a quick Amazon search on ‘leadership books’ and you’ll get nearly 200,000 results. These books promis...
2018-01-0937 minLSE IQ podcastLSE IQ Episode 10 | What makes a great leader?Contributor(s): Dr Connson Locke, Professor Elizabeth Samet, Professor Ben Voyer | Welcome to LSE IQ, a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society. If you do a quick Amazon search on ‘leadership books’ you’ll get nearly 200,000 results. These books promise to reveal the leadership secrets of luminaries such as Steve Jobs, notable explorers, military figures, and numerous sports men and women. Whether we’re seeking to improve our own ability to lead or wondering why thos...
2018-01-0937 minLSE IQLSE IQ Episode 10 | What makes a great leader?Contributor(s): Dr Connson Locke, Professor Elizabeth Samet, Professor Ben Voyer | Welcome to LSE IQ, a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society. If you do a quick Amazon search on ‘leadership books’ you’ll get nearly 200,000 results. These books promise to reveal the leadership secrets of luminaries such as Steve Jobs, notable explorers, military figures, and numerous sports men and women. Whether we’re seeking to improve our own ability to lead or wondering why thos...
2018-01-0937 min
Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfHow to Have a Good DayContributor(s): Caroline Webb | Behavioural economics has the capacity to transform our everyday lives. Caroline Webb will demonstrate how easy it is to use science-based strategies to boost effectiveness, happiness and productivity. Caroline Webb (@Caroline_Webb_) is CEO of Sevenshift and External Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company. Caroline's new book is How To Have A Good Day: Think Bigger, Feel Better and Transform Your Working Life. Connson Locke is Senior Lecturer in Practice. Dr Locke's research draws from social and cognitive psychology to focus on leadership, power, and influence in organisations, in particular, leadership presence, adaptability, upward influence, and nonverbal...
2016-01-131h 11Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoHow to Have a Good DayContributor(s): Caroline Webb | Behavioural economics has the capacity to transform our everyday lives. Caroline Webb will demonstrate how easy it is to use science-based strategies to boost effectiveness, happiness and productivity. Caroline Webb (@Caroline_Webb_) is CEO of Sevenshift and External Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company. Caroline's new book is How To Have A Good Day: Think Bigger, Feel Better and Transform Your Working Life. Connson Locke is Senior Lecturer in Practice. Dr Locke's research draws from social and cognitive psychology to focus on leadership, power, and influence in organisations, in particular, leadership presence, adaptability, upward influence, and nonverbal...
2016-01-131h 11
Gearty GrillingsGearty Grilling: Connson Locke on the value of women in the workforceContributor(s): Connson Locke | Connson Locke, Assistant Professor of Management, discusses her research which shows that organisations benefit from a more diverse workforce.
2015-02-1905 min
Department of ManagementExecutive Global Master’s in Management [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Saul Estrin, Dr Connson Locke | Our faculty and students give an overview of the Executive Global Master’s in Management programme for working professionals.
2014-11-1303 minDepartment of Management | VideoExecutive Global Master’s in Management [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Saul Estrin, Dr Connson Locke | Our faculty and students give an overview of the Executive Global Master’s in Management programme for working professionals.
2014-11-1303 minDepartment of ManagementMSc Human Resources and Organisations [Video]Contributor(s): Prof Carola Frege, Dr Connson Locke, Dr Jonathan Booth, and LSE students | Our faculty and students give an overview of the MSc Human Resources and Organisations programme.
2014-10-2004 minDepartment of ManagementMSc Human Resources and Organisations - Your Career [Video]Contributor(s): Prof Carola Frege, Dr Connson Locke, Dr Jonathan Booth, and LSE students | Our faculty and students share their insights into the range of career benefits available with the MSc Human Resources and Organisations programme.
2014-10-2004 minDepartment of Management | VideoMSc Human Resources and Organisations [Video]Contributor(s): Prof Carola Frege, Dr Connson Locke, Dr Jonathan Booth, and LSE students | Our faculty and students give an overview of the MSc Human Resources and Organisations programme.
2014-10-2004 minDepartment of Management | VideoMSc Human Resources and Organisations - Your Career [Video]Contributor(s): Prof Carola Frege, Dr Connson Locke, Dr Jonathan Booth, and LSE students | Our faculty and students share their insights into the range of career benefits available with the MSc Human Resources and Organisations programme.
2014-10-2004 minDepartment of ManagementExecutive Global Master’s in Management – Your Career [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Saul Estrin, Dr Connson Locke | Our faculty and students share their insights into both the immediate and longer-term career benefits for working professionals on the Executive Global Master’s in Management programme.
2014-03-1403 minDepartment of Management | VideoExecutive Global Master’s in Management – Your Career [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Saul Estrin, Dr Connson Locke | Our faculty and students share their insights into both the immediate and longer-term career benefits for working professionals on the Executive Global Master’s in Management programme.
2014-03-1403 minSummer 2010 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Summer School 2010 - Business strategy in a global ageContributor(s): Professor Costas Markides | Costas Markides is the Robert P Bauman Professor of Strategic Leadership at London Business School. Connson Locke is Lecturer in Management at LSE EROB Group.
2010-07-121h 25Summer 2010 | Public lectures and events | VideoLSE Summer School 2010 - Business strategy in a global ageContributor(s): Professor Costas Markides | Costas Markides is the Robert P Bauman Professor of Strategic Leadership at London Business School. Connson Locke is Lecturer in Management at LSE EROB Group.
2010-07-121h 25