Shows
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe Three Ways Companies React to DEIThe advantages – and disadvantages – of a DEI program depend largely on a business’ board of directors…how they implement it, and react to it. The CEO of Competent Boards, Helle Bank Jorgensen, explains.
Learn more in our full interview with Helle on Podbean at https://bit.ly/YourFutureBoard, watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/YourFutureBoard-YT, or search for “Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future” on your favorite podcast platform.
2025-02-1904 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsHow to Disagree with Your LeaderWe won’t like absolutely everything our favorite leader says. When we disagree with them, it’s important to let them know; that’s actually an expression of loyalty. Our guest, author Ira Chaleff, explains why that simple act makes you a courageous follower.
Listen to our full interview with Ira here on Podbean at https://bit.ly/StopATyrant, watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/StopATyrant-YT, or search for “Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future” on your favorite podcast platform.
2025-01-0802 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsHow This Exec Signed 525 Companies to Amazon’s Climate PledgeKara Hurst leads Amazon’s sustainability work, and is on track for the company to be net-zero carbon by 2040. She brought 525 other companies on board, too. Here’s how she did it.
Hear our full interview with Kara on Podbean at https://bit.ly/BeyondRetail , on YouTube at https://bit.ly/BeyondRetail-YT, or search for “Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future” on your favorite podcast platform!
2024-12-2802 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe 5 Tech Trends Changing Your Shopping ExperienceChange comes fast these days...and it'll come 4x faster soon. How can your business handle it? Ken Moore, Mastercard's Chief Innovation Officer, uncovers the three things you'll need. Hear our full interview with Ken on Podbean at https://bit.ly/MCInnovations2, or watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/MCInnovations2-YT.
2024-11-2002 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe End of Competition? How Collaboration Makes Mastercard a WinnerMassive amounts of money move across the globe every day. Mastercard soon realized that they could improve that system for consumers if they focused on collaboration and partnership, rather than competition. The result: improved choice, convenience, and security for your payments.
Hear the full interview with Mastercard Senior VP Jennifer Marriner on Podbean at https://bit.ly/MCInnovations1, or watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/MCInnovations1-YT.
2024-11-1502 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsWhy We Say No to Women LeadersThere's still a huge gender gap in the C-suite, and in the 2024 US Presidential election, some voters admit they're "not ready for a female President." What gives?
Tall Poppy Syndrome, for one thing. Guest Betsy Myers, a former White House advisor, talks about that, the stats, and other reasons we're (often subconsciously) biased against women at the helm.
Check out our full interview with Betsy in our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/MyersInsights.
2024-10-3003 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsWhat Ancestry’s CEO Looks for in a LeaderDeb Liu, president & CEO of Ancestry, sees how rapidly the world is changing -- so wants people who can change with it. That will keep the company relevant for Ancestry's customers. In this video, she reveals the qualities she looks for when people want to join her team, including thinking out of the box, and being a team player instead of a superstar. Listen to our full interview with Deb on our podcast at https://bit.ly/ancestryCEO, or watch it on YouTube at https://youtu.be/8_w8PsGZIF4.
2024-10-0303 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe Future Is Coming Faster than You Think: Defining VUCAChange is happening faster and faster -- exponentially so. Leaders who fight the change instead of preparing for it will increasingly be left behind. The first step in preparing is recognizing why change is happening. Guests Chris Nolan and Mike Schindler provide an explanation of what the military's VUCA acronym means -- then reveal why we're entering the era of VUCAMax. Hear the full fascinating interview on our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/AntifragileLeadership, and on YouTube at https://bit.ly/AntifragileLeadership-YT.
2024-08-0603 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThree Keys for Leadership SuccessHilton has over a century of success; their leader culture is a big reason why. Shruti Gandhi Buckley, SVP of Hampton by Hilton & Spark by Hilton, explains her three areas of focus leading to her team's success:
- Put people first
- Be inclusive & empowering
- Inspire change.
Get the details in Shruti's full interview. You can listen on Podbean at https://bit.ly/HiltonHospitality, or watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/HiltonHospitality-YT.
2024-07-2601 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe Chick-fil-A Operator ModelGuest: Steve Robinson, former Chick-fil-A CMO
"There's a great leader in every Chick-fil-A restaurant."
Former Chick-fil-A CMO Steve Robinson explains the origins of the company's philosophy for leadership in individual restaurants. After opening the first two stores, founder Truett Cathy saw plenty of problems with the standard fast-food management system, so he created an entirely new operator model. Steve provides the details in this video!
Catch our full interview with Steve; watch it on our YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/ChikinStory-YT, or listen to the podcast version at https://bit.ly/ChickinStory.2024-07-1204 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe Benefits of AI Coming TrueDave Levy shares the promise of AI -- and the ways those benefits are coming true now, including:
- Empowering decision-makers with better data
- Speeding up research
- Personalizing services (and making them more convenient), especially in dealing with government, and
- Converting ideas into action.
Dave is the Vice President of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), playing a direct role in making AI more focused on people. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/AWSandAI-YT , or listen to the podcast at https://bit...2024-06-2402 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsAI Isn't Ready for HR Prime TimeAlthough Artificial Intelligence is making fast inroads into business, HR departments are often lagging behind. Sander van 't Noorende, the CEO of multinational HR firm Randstad, says it's for good reason: AI still doesn't understand human nuance, which is vital in the hiring process.
Learn more in our full interview with Sander; the podcast is available on Podbean at https://bit.ly/PayWithPurpose, and on YouTube at https://bit.ly/PayWithPurpose-YT.
2024-06-1002 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsWhen Leaders Dare to FailWhen was the last time you heard a senior executive say, “I screwed up?”
It’s exceedingly rare – and it’s holding organizations back. Why? Because, as guest Tammy Alvarez – the CEO of Career Winners Circle – points out, you can’t succeed without failure. In fact, you’re likely to learn more from failures than successes! Tammy has more details in this excerpt from our interview.
The full interview will be available starting tomorrow (Tuesday, 5/21/24) as a regular podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/CareerSteer.
2024-05-2004 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe Leadership Trap -- and a SolutionWe’ve seen the leadership trap a lot in CEOs post-COVID: they’re too set in their old status quo. Being static or stagnant in your beliefs traps you in the past, unable to respond successfully to new issues.
But our guest, Shaan Patel (CEO of Prep Expert), says the solution is simple: adopt a mindset of nimbleness and agility. Curiosity, too: take a look at new tech, for example, and consider how it fits in your organization’s mission.
Listen to our full interview with Shaan on our podcast platform at https...2024-05-1402 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsThe Four Principles of Trauma-Informed LeadersGuest: Stephanie Lemek, Founder: The Wounded Workforce
Up to 70% of your workforce faced at least one trauma and its aftermath. That affects their work...but leaders aren't equipped to be therapists. What can you do? In this video, Stephanie Lemek, founder of The Wounded Workforce, highlights the four things every leader can do: - Be informed - Be aware - Avoid re-traumatizing and - Actively minimize further harm. She goes into deeper detail in our full interview. You'll find it on our Podbean podcast at https://bit.ly/Trauma-Informed-Leader .
2024-05-0604 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsUp and Out: Defining How Leaders GrowGuest: Mike Morrow-Fox, Organizational Development Consultant
Teachers want their students to have horizontal and vertical development. But leaders need to grow like this, too. So what are they?
In this clip from our interview with Michael Morrow-Fox, he explains the basics.
Check out the full interview in our Podbean podcast at https://bit.ly/BeyondConvention. Mike provides more detail on horizontal and vertical development, and we discuss what it means to be a post-conventional leader.
2024-05-0303 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsCali Sober's Appeal to LeadersHave you heard of Cali Sober? It’s gaining popularity with leaders, although it’s been around for years. As health – mental and physical – becomes a bigger priority in C-suites, leaders are looking for less toxic ways to destress than drinking alcohol.
With Cali Sober, execs are turning to psychedelics instead. In this video, Paul Austin, the CEO of Third Wave, explains further.
For our full exploration of the growth of psychedelics in the C-suite, listen to our full interview with Paul on our Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future podcast; it's on Podbean at https://bit.ly/C...2024-04-2202 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsHow to Pause a Heated ConversationArguments at work seem inevitable -- but you can easily defuse them by cooling down a heated discussion before it explodes. The key? Take a pause. In this video, elite executive coach Amiel Handelsman offers three very distinct ways you can smoothly take that pause. It's part of our longer interview with him about helping leaders communicate better. You'll find it on our podcast platform with Podbean at https://bit.ly/TalkInMind .
2024-04-1902 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsHow to Make Your Team Future ReadyIf your employees aren't ready for the future, your organization isn't, either. Tech companies like Amazon can't afford that -- so they create their future by preparing their employees. Steve Armato, Amazon's VP of Middle Mile and Tech, explains a few of the ways their teams get ready for the future: with upskilling, training, education, and empowerment. The result? About half of Amazon's new innovations come from the bottom up, rather than top down. Learn more in our full interview, "How Moonshots and Robots Put Packages on Your Porch." It's here on YouTube in our "Full Interviews" section, and...2024-04-1102 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsOmaha Steaks' Secret Sauce: Make It Your Competitive AdvantageGUEST: Nate Rempe, Omaha Steaks CEO
Omaha Steaks has led their market for over a century. CEO Nate Rempe says maintaining that lead for the next century requires several ingredients in their secret sauce for success...especially horizontal leadership. It creates cohesive leadership teams, connecting across lines of business. Nate explains more in this excerpt from our full interview.
2024-04-0503 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsGlobal Hunger vs Malnutrition: A SolutionDr. Reza Soltanzadeh points out that, while 828 million people go hungry every night worldwide, 1.2 billion are malnourished. And he feels that can be solved using American manufacturing excellence, producing high quality foods at low price points to feed those in need.
Our full interview with Dr. Soltanzadeh is available on YouTube at https://bit.ly/BorealisFoods-YT, or on our podcast host at https://bit.ly/BorealisFoods .
2024-03-0803 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsQuestionable Ethics? Question Your Board!As businesses adopt AI, ethical questions arise about its use: generating misinformation and disinformation are only the beginning! What do you do in the gray zone, where the ethics aren't obvious? Competent Boards CEO Helle Bank Jorgensen says one solution is to take it to your board of directors; after all, it's their job to ask questions. Listen to our full interview with Helle about the risks businesses face -- and how a competent board helps you face them -- in our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/BoardBalance.
2024-02-2202 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsLeadership by the Slice: Managing Successful ChangeChange is scary — especially in the restaurant business, where routine and consistency are often the root of success. But Donatos Pizza CEO Tom Krouse explains the key roles of a leader to smoothly incorporate innovation. Number one: communicate! When your people understand WHY change is needed, they're more likely to accept it.
This is an excerpt from our full interview with Tom. Check out the complete interview on Podbean at https://bit.ly/LeadingLove or on YouTube at https://bit.ly/LeadingLove-YT .
2024-02-1702 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsLeading by Listening: How Judges RuleBeverley McLachlin -- former Chief Justice of Canada's Supreme Court -- points out that leadership requires more of judges. Their decisions change people's lives. Their leadership principles are solid behaviors for ALL leaders: chiefly, leading by listening carefully to all present, but also considering multiple ideas, and taking the perspective of each person involved before making a decision. Listen to our full interview with the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin in our podcast. It's here on YouTube in our "Full Interview" playlist (here's a shortcut: https://bit.ly/JudicialLeadership-YT ) or on Podbean at https://bit.ly/JudicialLeadership .
2023-12-1403 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsFrom Intern to VP: A Journey of LearningPhysicist Julius Sumner Miller used to say failure doesn't exist in science because you learn from EVERY outcome.
As guest Beryl Tomay reveals, the culture at Amazon is similar. She started there as an intern, and rose to Vice President. We all make mistakes, and she had her share of stumbles -- but the workplace was supportive, with both she and the company learning and growing. That's a key element to successful innovation!
Learn more in our full interview with Beryl. It's on your favorite podcast platform, on YouTube at https://bit.ly/ResilientOne-YT , and...2023-12-0802 min
Innovating Leadership: ShortsFrom Fear to Joy: How People Experience AI at WorkWatching AI anxiety turn into excitement is one of the things Suchi Srinivasan of Boston Consulting Group loves about her work. Despite the doomsayers, AI (usually!) makes work more positive; salespeople, for example, can work more on relationships instead of paperwork. For more on Suchi's real-world experience with AI in the workplace, check out our full interview with her. Look for "Humans in the Loop" on YouTube in our full interview playlist (here's a shortcut: https://bit.ly/AIBizModels-YT ), or listen to our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/AIBizModels .
2023-12-0402 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsAre CEOs Coping? The Statistics Say...Futurist Matthew Griffin ponders what CEOs should be thinking about in light of the facts that they have less direct control of their companies, many believe their organizations will be in bad shape within a decade, and the average CEO tenure is only about half of what it used to be! This is but a small snippet of a full fascinating interview with Matt. Hear the full episode on our website at https://bit.ly/BizFuture-ILI -- or right here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/BizFuture-YT .
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsHow AI Changed the Game for RobotsRobots are coming into their own. From the narrowly programmed industrial 'bots a generation ago, today's robots can perceive the world around them and change how they react. The key, according to Tye Brady -- the Chief Technologist of Amazon Robotics -- is AI. And human safety is improving in the process! For our full interview with Tye, pop over to our podcast at https://bit.ly/DeliveringtheFuture , or check our audiogram of the interview right here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/DeliveringtheFuture-YT2 .
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsInnovation’s Like Cement: Amazon’s Key Questions to Set an Innovation Culture in Your OrganizationIf there's one key quality behind Amazon's success, it's a deep culture of innovation. Prime Air is one division with innovation at its very core -- and VP David Carbon reveals the questions he asks through any new project to ensure his team's innovative edge stays razor sharp. This is an excerpt from a trio of in-person interviews we conducted during Amazon's Delivering the Future event. You can hear the full interview in our podcast at https://bit.ly/DeliveringtheFuture
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsWho Are You, Really? Leadership & VulnerabilityBeing vulnerable is really another way of being honest with yourself: not just being aware of your emotions, but WHY you're feeling them. Knowing you're angry is one thing, but knowing why you're angry leads to solutions...and better leadership. In this excerpt from our interview, Jacob Morgan explains further. You can hear the full interview here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/VulLeader-YT2 , and on our podcast homepage at https://www.innovativeleadershipinsti... .
2023-11-3004 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsKeep Your Staff Dissatisfied (and Other Surprising Leadership Lessons)As a leader, your main title is really CDO - Chief Dissatisfaction Officer. Not in a disgruntled way, but in a motivated way. Being content with the status quo leads to stagnation, so set new visions, new goals, and encourage curiosity and exploration. In short, guest Mansour Javidan says, motivate your team to be the Indiana Jones of your industry! To hear more of Mansour's findings after decades of researching leaders around the globe, listen to our full interview with him on Podbean at https://bit.ly/Fit-Pod or here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (or use this...2023-11-3004 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsThree Myths of the Western World (Killing Your Innovation)We say we want innovation in our companies, our governments, and our daily lives. But we fear it, too! Three myths help perpetuate that fear, but guest Karen Tilstra also has four actions you can take to make everyone comfortable with innovation! Learn more in our full interview with Karen on Podbean at https://bit.ly/Pass-Pod, or here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/Pass-YT2.
2023-11-3001 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsDoes Work Make You Sick -- or Well?You spend over half of your waking hours each weekday at work. It only makes sense that the workplace has a major affect on your mental health and general well-being! Cameron Stockdale, from Vancouver-based Work Wellness Institute, shares some basic tips on making a healthy workplace. One basic point: workplace well-being has less to do with the money you spend than on the culture you create! Hear more from Cameron in our full interview. The podcast version is on Podbean at https://bit.ly/WorkWell-Pod, or check out our audiogram version here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/WorkWell-YT2...2023-11-3004 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsBurnout at WorkThe world has changed. So what happens at work when the status quo doesn't work any more? The speed of change and uncertainty keeps you busy and running...but it's running on a treadmill. If your leaders are reactive, instead of making decisions grounded in your purpose, you're going nowhere mighty fast. You're burning out. Sonya Shelton has the details in this video. For her full interview, check out our podcast at https://bit.ly/Exec-Pod , or here on YouTube in our Podcast Playlist -- look for "You're an Executive, But Are You a Leader?"
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsLead Like a Human - and Survive!Still having staffing problems? The Great Resignation isn't over; it's just settled in as the new normal. People continue leaving jobs that don't match their values -- including being treated like a human being, not a cog. What's at stake if you don't lead human? Your company's very survival. The stats indicate that you risk extinction otherwise. Dr. Jennifer Nash has the details. Take heed! Check out Jennifer's complete view on human leadership in our full interview. It's here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/LeadHuman-YT2 (or hunt for "Be Human, Lead Human" in our YouTube podcast playlist), and...2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsIgnite Your Goals with StructureWhen we fall short of goals, we often blame a lack of discipline: "Oh, if only I were more disciplined, I'd be CEO by now." But, Dre Baldwin points out, we're missing the real key: structure. It's the template we follow, and discipline arises out of that. Forget the structure, and discipline falls apart. Dre has the details in this video. He has more great tips for getting on your game in our full interview. It's here on YouTube in our Podcasts playlist (or go directly at https://bit.ly/Game-YT2) and as a regular podcast on Podbean at...2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsBuilding Up Women-Owned Businesses in West AfricaWhile women-owned businesses account for 40% of small- to medium-sized businesses in Africa, the owners aren't always trained to be investment-ready. Through the Sheba program, Pauline Koelbl and ShEquity are changing that! Learn more in this excerpt from our full interview with Pauline. You can hear the complete podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/ShEquity-Pod, or here on YouTube at https://bit.ly/ShEquity-YT2 in our podcast playlist.
2023-11-3004 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsEQ: Boosting Engagement Boosts ProductivityEmotions drive people, and people drive your profitability. It's pretty simple, really -- but most bosses ignore the role of emotion in the workplace. In fact, EQ (emotional intelligence) is going down. Joshua Freedman of Six Seconds gives the details. To learn more about boosting your leadership EQ, check out our full interview with Joshua. It's on Podbean at https://bit.ly/HumanEnergy-Pod , and here on YouTube in our podcasts playlist at https://bit.ly/HumanEnergy-YT2 (or just look for "The Human Energy Crisis at Work."
2023-11-3001 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsThe Competitive Edge in Psychological SafetyPsychological safety gets eye rolls from old-school leaders. Sure, it means making sure your team members feel good and can bring their best selves to work. But innovative leaders know the material benefit: your team feels safe to experiment, to try out new ideas -- and that gives your organization a big competitive edge! Guests Suzie Lewis and Jim Ritchie-Dunham provide the details in this excerpt from our full interview with them and their co-author David Dinwoodie. You'll find that complete discussion in our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/FutureWork-Pod, and as an audiogram here on YouTube...2023-11-3004 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsEverybody Says the Customer Rules -- But WHICH Customer???Customers can have conflicting needs from your company. So when your CEO says the customer is always right, which customer do they mean? Rini Das of RD Management Consulting breaks down the three priorities of customer expectations: Must-Haves, Satisfiers, and Delighters, along with the impact each one has. This is an excerpt of a full interview with Rini in our latest podcast. Check it out on Podbean at https://bit.ly/RDas-Pod , or here on YouTube in our podcast channel (look for "Seeking Success in Simplicity).
2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsAnxiety Kept Us Alive (within Reason)Anxiety is one of most ancient emotions. Back in the epoch, it kept our ancestors alive -- as a way of anticipating threats. But today, anxiety can get in the way: we can feel like we're in a constant state of threat. Morra Aarons-Mele has lived with and researched anxiety; in this excerpt from our full interview, she explains the anxiety spectrum. It can range from being debilitating to being beneficial by motivating us! Check out our complete interview in our "Innovating Leadership" podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/Anxious-Pod, or here on YouTube in our Podcasts playlist...2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsIs Joy Part of Your Boss’ Job?Leaders have a lot of responsibility...but is forging a workplace with joy part of that? YES! That's the short answer from Dr. Pamela Larde, who studies joy in the workplace and in our personal lives. The bottom line of her research: joy is good for your business' bottom line! She says more in this excerpt from our interview. Check out the full interview on our Podbean platform at https://bit.ly/JoyWork-Pod -- or here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "Working & Living in Joy").
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsCaring and the CodeBeing on code means a lot of things: bringing others along as you climb the leadership ladder, authentically walking your talk, and most critically, doing the right thing, for example. In many ways, being on code means caring. Guests Keith Powell and Ricky Robinson of C-Crets give the details in this piece. For the full interview, pop over to our podcast playlist here on YouTube (look for "Getting on Code: Leaders Walk Their Talk"), or on Podbean at https://bit.ly/WalkTheTalk-Pod .
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsThe PATH to Understanding Your CustomerDo you know what your customers want? What your employees want? Small organizations may have an innate feel for it, but there's a tipping point when a company is too big for leaders to know customer or staff needs. Gathering and processing data is critical to understand those needs -- and thus in understanding how your business can amp up its success! Sarah Ahern of market research firm PATH has a few tips! Hear our full interview with her in our Podbean podcast at https://bit.ly/PATH-Pod , or in our Podcast playlist here on YouTube (look for "Paving...2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsBoost Yourself with Hybrid IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence gets such a bad rap -- but AI tools are NOT meant to replace us. They're here to augment us, to help us do more of the things that are human strengths. Guest Neil Sahota, an IBM Master Inventor, calls it Hybrid Intelligence: adding artificial intelligence to our own natural intelligence. Far from causing our doom, learn about the benefits of AI. For the full interview, check our podcast playlist here on YouTube (look for "Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration") or listen to our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/AIPower-Pod .
2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsWhen DEI Is Part of Your DNALinkedIn takes DEI to a new level with their DIBs programs: Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging. They've been wildly successful with it. Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson explains one of the core reasons behind that success: DIBs is supported right up to the CEO, so it's part of LinkedIn's DNA. Listen to the complete conversation; you'll find our full podcast interview with Teuila on Podbean at https://bit.ly/YouBelong-Pod , and here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "You Belong: LinkedIn Brings Diversity & Inclusion Home").
2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsDoes Your Boss Think Remote Work Reduces Productivity? Myth Busted!One reason many CEOs want staff back in the office full time: they claim remote work is less productive. But the hard data shows that simply isn't the case. As Dr. Gleb Tsipursky points out, part of the CEOs' disconnect is that leaders often don't understand the nature of work. He explains more in this excerpt from our interview with him. You can listen to the complete discussion -- which includes the well-being benefits of remote work -- as a podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/BeWell-Pod , or here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "Remote...2023-11-3004 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsEvery Employee Has a StoryLaura Fuentes, SVP and CHRO of Hilton, talks about the importance of leading with character and values. Why? It boils down to the fact that every team member is a person with a story...often, a very deep and moving story. And it is the leader's sacred responsibility to steward that! Learn more from Laura in our full interview here on YouTube in our Podcasts playlist (look for "Thrive at Hilton: Relentlessly Improving the Workplace"), or listen on Podbean at https://bit.ly/Hilton-Pod .
2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsHow Does High Tech Hit Goals? They Go Old SchoolKvon Tucker trained leaders at hugely successful high tech giants, including Netflix and Amazon. And he discovered one key secret behind their way-above average hit rate on new initiatives: writing. When something stumbles, they'll do a root cause analysis, asking the Five Whys to burrow down to figure out what went wrong. But they take it further; the people on the project write -- they hit the keyboard and write their thoughts, observations, opinions, and analysis. Then they distribute those writings so others can learn from it, increasing the chances their project will succeed. Kvon explains more in this...2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsWhen Will AI Be More than Human?Robots may be on the threshold of being sentient -- and more intelligent than humans. Or maybe not: the problem is, we don't really know how to tell. Our guest, Greg Moran, asks how we can recognize when AI reaches that tipping point. Already, robots are better than people at specific tasks. Regardless, Greg says the future is not to be feared! Check out our complete interview with Greg here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "Working Together: Leading a Hybrid AI-Human Workforce"), or listen to our audio-only podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/HybridAI-Pod .
2023-11-3003 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsLeading Conviviality: How Your Staff Can Make You a Better LeaderWhen Ann Mukherjee became CEO of wine and spirits giant Pernod Ricard's U.S. division, she found a culture of conviviality: of caring not just about each other, but the people they serve. As the pandemic hit, Ann spread her philosophy of advancing through ambiguity -- and witnessed both resiliency and vulnerability in the company staff. Even as she guided them, her Pernod Ricard team also taught her new ways to become an even better leader. Hear all of Ann's truly inspiring story with our full interview here on YouTube in our Podcast playlist (look for the "Lead Responsibly...2023-11-3002 minInnovating Leadership: ShortsMaking Supply Chains ResilientIt wasn't over with COVID. Weaknesses in the supply chain -- nationally and globally -- had been brewing for many years. And there WILL be more disruptions to come, so how can you prepare? Mike McLellan of DHL Supply Chain shares some tips. The thread between them all: if you prepare now, the next supply chain disruption will simply be a nuisance, not a business stopper! Check out the full interview over in our Podcast playlist here on YouTube; look for "Supply Chain Innovation: Orders Can't be Filled with Stagnation." Or listen to our audio-only podcast with Mike at...2023-11-3002 min