Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

Guests: Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle J. Tan Women account for more than half of the world’s population – a little more than half in the United States. Yet they still make up far less than half of leadership roles…despite getting higher education degrees far more than men. Why? That’s what guests Lisa DeFrank-Cole and Sherylle Tan unpack. In this episode, they explore how women’s career journeys are different than men’s, why women have “nontraditional” career paths, and why women experience leadership development in ways men don’t. Here’s what Lisa, Sherylle, and host Maureen Metcalf discuss: Why it’s so important – now more than ever -- to look at women and leadership; What makes women's leadership journeys different from men's; and Why personal stories are just as critical as academic research in revealing the truths about women and leadership. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Reflections on Women in Leadership with Kim Campbell Sheba & ShEquity: Empowering Women-Owned Businesses with Pauline Koelbl You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Dr. Tan’s and Dr. DeFrank-Cole’s book is Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Perspectives. It’s on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3uF3oZ1. Their most recent book is Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity; it’s at https://amzn.to/47vbG4j. The Kindle version is https://amzn.to/47sWnt6. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli On a Journey All Their Own: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Sherylle J. Tan is the Director of Internships and KLI Research at the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. Dr. Tan has researched and published on leadership education and development, women and leadership, and work and family. She is currently series co-editor of Sage teaching case study collection on Women and Leadership and co-edited Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives (2019), with Lisa DeFrank-Cole. Dr. Lisa DeFrank-Cole is Professor and Director of Leadership Studies at West Virginia University (WVU). She is a member of the Executive Leadership Team in the ILA Women and Leadership Affinity Group and has been writing and studying women and leadership for nearly 20 years. Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives by Routledge (2019) is her first co-edited book with Dr. Sherylle Tan.

Guest: Suchi Srinivasan AI is disruptive. It’s already disrupting society, and is disrupting business faster than the internet did. It’ll disrupt you, too. But is that bad…or good? The answer is up to you. Guest Suchi Srinivasan of Boston Consulting Group shares her comprehensive view of the effects of AI on business now – and in the near future. The bottom line? Artificial intelligence is a tool like any other: embrace it and adopt it wisely, and it can be a significant boon to your operations and for your staff. And it has the potential to finally solve food insecurity and other global issues that have plagued humanity for centuries. Here's what Suchi and Maureen cover: The new business models – and ethical dilemmas – AI brings to your decision-making; The role of technology in boosting your balance sheet…and in solving hunger and other global issues; and The persistent gender imbalance in the tech workforce, and what women can do to overcome it. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Leading with an Eye on AI with Neil Sahota The Rise of Humanness (The Role of People in an AI World) with Chis Nolan & Michael Schindler Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration with Neil Sahota For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Suchi’s work at Boston Consulting Group on the firm’s website: https://www.bcg.com. Search for her podcast, In Her Ellement, on your favorite podcast platform; for example, it’s on Podbean at https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/n9cty-268d9c/In-Her-Ellement-Podcast. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Firmly in their element: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Suchi Srinivasan is a managing director and partner at BCG and has occupied the role since 2022. Suchi grew up with a dad who worked as an engineer, and vividly remembers the tech he brought home with him from work. After her studies, she went on to work as a software engineer at the former Bell Telephone Laboratories, moving on to Microsoft during a time of huge change and innovation in the company. Suchi is passionate about using technology as a way to solve some of our world’s most complex and pressing challenges such as climate change. In 2011 Suchi became one of the founding members of the Cleanweb Hackathon, a non-profit community-building event for global entrepreneurs and software developers. The goal was to drive IT-powered innovation and large-scale climate change impact. The event grew into an organization that boasted over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. Suchi is also an advisor and sponsor for Women In Cloud, a community-led economic development organization taking collective action to generate $1B in new net economic access for women entrepreneurs and professionals by 2030. Suchi is a seasoned executive operating cross-vertical to help businesses recognize the threats and opportunities brought on by Digital and AI. She has two decades of experience across Microsoft, McKinsey and Dell envisioning and operationalizing response strategies to build ecosystems, deliver solutions and services, grow customer satisfaction and bring new products to market. Suchi has 20+ experience in digital, B2B software and hardware. Track record of driving growth, M&A, GTM operations, and partnerships in Fortune 500 and venture-backed startups. Exceptional business acumen, operational savvy, deep intellectual curiosity, and entrepreneurial spirit to lead investors and board members, customer CxOs, and cross-functional global teams in engineering-driven cultures and fast-paced, resource-constrained environments to deliver on ambitious breakthrough initiatives.

Guest: Greg Moran When your competitor’s (or CEO’s) decisions don’t make sense, pause: there’s something to learn there. What do they know that you don’t? That’s just one insight guest Greg Moran offers about dealing with the irrational in your organization. Sometimes a decision is just bad; but more often than not, it’s been made from a perspective or with information you don’t see. And that perspective might just be the missing key to your success! Here's what Greg and Maureen cover: The impact of rational and irrational decision-making on your organization’s success; How your company’s structural incentives might be the cause of some of the worst decisions your peers (and maybe you!) make; and The changing dynamics of the employer-employee relationship as society changes. Enjoy your own Moran-athon with: Working Together: Leading a Hybrid AI-Human Workforce with Greg Moran What Leaders Won’t Talk About (When Scaling their Business) with Greg Moran What Your Team REALLY Thinks with Greg Moran For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The book on competitive intelligence Greg mentions at the beginning of the show is Inside the Competitor’s Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success by John Horn. It’s on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3sHtutS. You can contact Greg at https://zed2a.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli So Rational We Think They Might Be Undercover Vulcans: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and teaches part-time on the topic at Ohio University.

Guest: Brad Jackson Theory is one thing. Practice is another. That’s just as true of leadership coaches and their theories as with any science. Guest Brad Jackson understands that, and works to put leadership theory into real-world contexts so it can be truly useful. That’s the focus of his book: Revitalising Leadership – Putting Theory and Practice into Context. It argues that the universal prescriptions favored by most leadership scholars ignore the reality that context always matters in leadership practice. He puts our attention on the key challenges for leadership in different organizational contexts. From developing a specific purpose for leadership to formulating the values, norms and domains of action, putting leadership in context is tremendously useful – shaping the role, responsibilities, rights, behaviors and attributes relevant to leaders and followers. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: How Do Leadership & the Environment Connect? – with Rian Satterwhite & Kathleen Allen Workforce Education: A New Roadmap – with William Bonvillian & Sanjay Sarma The Essentials of Theory U with Otto Scharmer For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can find Brad’s book on revitalizing leadership on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3SLJhT6. For a breezy read, check out his other book, A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Studying Leadership. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Our Great Revitalizers: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: As director of the Policy Innovation Hub and Professor of Social Innovation at Griffith Univeristy, Brad Jackson’s research explores the relationship between leadership and governance practices; cross-sectoral leadership processes; the role of communication in strategic leadership; and the application of aesthetic and geographic perspectives to leadership research, development and education. He has taught courses in leadership and ethics; leadership and change; organisational behaviour; cross-cultural management; management learning; leading social enterprise and qualitative research methods. Prior to re-joining Victoria University of Wellington, Brad was the Fletcher Building Education Trust Chair in Leadership and Co-Director of the New Zealand Leadership Institute at The University of Auckland Business School between 2006 and 2013. During his original term with Victoria between 1999 and 2006, he served as Head of School of Management and the Director for the Centre for the Study of Leadership among several appointments.

Guests: Hyppolite Ntigurirwa & Mike Hardy Seeing your family members tortured and murdered will have a major influence on your leadership mindset. But not necessarily in the ways that you think. Hyppolite Ntigurirwa survived the Rwandan genocide as a child. Growing up, he thought of vengeance and retribution. But after encountering exceptional kindness, his mindset shifted – and he now leads efforts for peace and reconciliation. As he reveals his gripping story, Mike Hardy joins the conversation to discuss his friendship with Hyppolite, and his own work in pointing leaders to peace. Here's what Hyppolite, Mike, and Maureen cover: The atrocities young Hyppolite witnessed, and why humanity still practices such hatred; The simple acts that turned Hyppolite’s heart from revenge to reconciliation; and Steps leaders at any level can take to help people remember their humanity. Trigger Warning: This episode discusses rape, murder, and other atrocities of genocidal acts. This episode was produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses with Pauline Koelbl Finding Peace in Conflict: Northern Ireland and Beyond with Lord John Alderdice Cultivating Empathy through Authenticity with Jason Lioy For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Hyppolite’s powerful memoir, A Boy Called Hyppo, is available at https://amzn.to/3MI38Pm. Learn more about Hyppolite’s organization, BE THE PEACE, at https://commonstreet.org/be-the-peace. Information about the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations – for which Mike was the founding director – is online at https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/trust-peace-social-relations. And the Yale initiative they both mentioned, the Jackson School of Global Affairs, has more information at https://jackson.yale.edu. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith Note: As an Amazon affiliate partner, we may receive a small commission on any books sold through these links. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli They’ve Got a Peaceful Easy Feeling: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Mike Hardy is Chair of Intercultural Relations and a founding Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations at Coventry University. He is adjunct professor of leadership at the LSPR Institute of Communications and Business in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mike has been twice honoured in the UK, awarded the OBE in 2001 for his peace-building work in the Middle East, and appointed a Companion of Honour of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the HM Queen’s Birthday Honours June 2010 for his work internationally in Intercultural Dialogue. Mike is a Board Director and Chair of the International Leadership Association (www.ila-net.org), Chair of Trustees of The Faith and Belief Forum (http://faithbeliefforum.org) the leading interfaith charity in the UK, and life-fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. Hyppolite Ntigurirwa survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. When he was seven years old Hyppolite, lost many members of his extended family and witnessed the murder of his beloved father. He struggled after the genocide to gain an education and to learn to forgive the killers. By the age of thirty he had graduated from university in Rwanda and worked as a journalist and radio presenter, a playwright and a theatre director. He raised enough money to travel to England and achieved a Masters Degree in Sociology from Bristol University. He started a foundation for peace in Rwanda, and travelled to America to deliver a series of lectures at universities using theatre to address issues of hatred and racism being transmitted from one generation to the next. In 2019, Hyppolite became an international news item when he performed a hund

Guests: Gama Perruci, Sadhana Warty Hall & Karen Ford Are you spending a hefty budget on leadership training, and wondering if it’s worth it? You’re far from alone. According to the American Society of Training and Development, U.S. businesses spend more than $170 billion on leadership-based curriculum…and many wonder about the results. McKinsey reports "There is no silver bullet for successfully developing leaders—more than 40 key actions must be taken to increase chances of success to 80 percent." So how do you boost your chances, and make the most of your investment? Our guests in this episode have done the research, and share the results with host Maureen Metcalf! Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Finding Peace in Conflict: Northern Ireland & Beyond with John, Lord Alderdice Reflections on Women in Leadership with the Right Honourable Kim Campbell Adaptive Leadership & Culture Change with Ron Heifetz For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Sadhanna & Gama’s book is Teaching Leadership: Bridging Theory & Practice. It’s available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/469UtMk. You can learn more about Sadhana on her website: https://sadhanahall.com/home. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI . You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli (Information requiring higher security clearance than you have): Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Sadhana Warty Hall is the former Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Center. Hall designed, implemented, and oversaw programs for undergraduate students focusing on leadership, public policy, and civic engagement. Prior to her appointment at the Rockefeller Center, she worked for more than 20 years with communities around the world. In Tuvalu, Bhutan, and the Caucasus, she helped implement programs in health, agriculture, economic development, and water supply. In the US, Hall's experience includes managing primary healthcare programs and extending health services to disadvantaged communities in the state of New Hampshire. She served as director of international relations with the Global Health Council, where she also directed three annual global health conferences with 1,500 participants representing 80 countries. She holds a B.S. from the University of Delhi, India, a M.A. from the University of Rajasthan, India, and an M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health. The late Dr. Gama Perruci was Dean of the McDonough Center at Marietta College in Ohio and served as a leadership education consultant for The New York Times, a facilitator for the Young African Leaders Initiative, and a facilitator and the leadership programs at Dartmouth College’s Rockefeller Center. Gama was a frequent guest on the BBC and the Paris-based Radio France International broadcast to Brazil, his country of birth. He served as a member of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s Academic Advisory Council and as the Board Chair of the International Leadership Association. Notably, he also served as a consultant for the review of the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the United States Naval Academy and as an evaluator of Zayed University’s leadership program in Dubai, UAE. He is the author of several books including Global Leadership: A Transnational Perspective; Teaching Leadership: Bridging Theory and Practice with Sadhana Warty Hall; and Understanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Approach with Robert M. McManus. Dr. Karen Ford is a Professor Emeritus and former Director of Strategic Leadership Studies at James Madison University. Her educational background includes a D.S.W. from Howard University, an M.S.W. from Virginia

Guest: Matthew Griffin Feeling uncertain about the future as a leader? You have good reason: a staggering 55% of a company’s fate lies beyond the CEO’s grasp. In fact, 40% of CEOs believe their companies won’t survive the next decade. So what can you do? Futurist Matthew Griffin shares his insights in this episode — with game-changing strategies that will reshape the way you perceive your own future leadership. Here's what Matthew and host Maureen Metcalf cover: What the statistics say about the growing irrelevance of today’s type of CEO; The qualities you need to win in the current (and future) climate of business chaos; and How the future of work is shaping up as AI infiltrates the office space. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Prepare for the Future with Foresight with Dr. Ciela Hartanov Is Your Organization Designed for the Future with Mark Palmer & Eddie Moore The Future Is Yours to Create with Rebecca Ryan For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Matt’s work, access his blog, and more on his organization’s website: https://www.311institute.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Warily Eyeing the Future: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Matthew Griffin, described as “The Adviser behind the Advisers” and a “Young Kurzweil,” is a world class futurist and the founder and CEO of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures consultancy working across the next 50 years, and the World Futures Forum and XPotential University, two philanthropic organisations whose mission it is to reduce global inequality, in all its forms, and ensure the benefits of the future are accessible to everyone, irrespective of their abilities or background. He is also the author of the futuristic “Codex of the Future” series, and the book “How to Build Exponential Enterprises.” Matthew’s clients include royalty, world leaders, G7 and G20 governments, Accenture, Aon, BCG, Centrica, Credit Suisse, Decathlon, Dentons, Deloitte, GEMS, Huawei, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Qualcomm, RWE, SAP, Samsung, T-Mobile, and many others. A rare talent Matthew is regularly featured in the global media, including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Telegraph, ViacomCBS, and WIRED, and his ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of revolutionary emerging technologies on global culture, industry and society, is unparalleled. Recognised for the past six years as one of the world’s foremost futurists, innovation and strategy experts Matthew is an international speaker who helps governments, investors, multi-nationals and regulators around the world envision, build and lead an inclusive, sustainable future.

Guests: Rian Satterwhite & Kathleen Allen Leadership is changing in so many ways, in large part because our environment is changing in so very many ways. That’s true of the business climate as much as nature’s environment. Are the two related? Absolutely, according to guests Kathleen Allen and Rian Satterwhite. From both Kathleen’s senior organizational perspective and Rian’s academic research findings, leaders must now consider the biosphere as one of the primary frames of leadership. The result? A more resilient and sustainable business. They provide some background and practical practices you can take. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ . Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Stewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom with Helle Bank Jorgensen - Delivering the Future: Amazon’s Innovation Culture with David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, & Tye Brady - Reflections on Women in Leadership with the Right Honourable Kim Campbell For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Both of our guests have books explaining more about their leadership and environment principles. Rian co-edited Innovation in Environmental Leadership: Critical Perspectives, on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3QpaxnM. Kathleen’s book is Leading from the Roots: Nature-Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today’s World; it’s available in paperback at https://amzn.to/45ZdlO3 and for Kindle at https://amzn.to/3tUc11y. (Note: as an Amazon affiliate, we may make a small commission on any of these book sales.) You can also learn more about Kathleen’s work on her website: https://kathleenallen.net/works. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Naturally Wonderful Teammates: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Kathy Allen helps organizations and individuals create meaningful change using Nature as a model for more effective leadership practices. In recent years her time has been spent writing, presenting, and consulting on ways to incorporate the concepts of living systems and Nature’s adaptive cycle to leadership, human, and organizational development. Dr. Allen’s clients include executives, non-profit organizations, businesses, and collaborative networks based in the United States and in countries around the globe. She is the author of the popular book Leading from the Roots: Nature Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today’s World. Along with Dr. Cynthia Cherrey, she is the co-author of Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of Our Work. Rian Satterwhite's research focuses on understanding and examining effective leadership. As Director of the Office of Service Learning at UNLV, Satterwhite helps to advance leadership development and community service. He advises UNLV faculty in building meaningful partnerships into their courses, and also supports students experiencing food and housing insecurity. Satterwhite has delivered more than 30 national and international conference talks and presentations. He is active in the International Leadership Association, the Association of Leadership Educators, NASPA, ACPA, and the National Association of Campus Activities, among others. He has been featured in numerous publications about leadership and co-edited the 2018 book, Innovation in Environmental Leadership: Critical Perspectives.

Guest: Alvaro Luque Innovation is key to success in our changing world. And avocados are the key to innovation! They’re a superb example, at least. By fostering innovation, Alvaro Luque — president and CEO of Avocados From Mexico — boosted the overall market for avocados in the United States. And that market is still growing. One major move involved the Super Bowl, a move no one in the produce sector had ever tried before. Learn the results, and Alvaro’s tips for fostering innovation, in this episode! Here's what Alvaro and Maureen cover: The role of internal innovation champions within your organization; Why innovation is crucial to brand marketing that makes a difference, and Why boosting an entire market, including your competitors, is more profitable than just focusing on market share. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Delivering the Future: Amazon’s Innovation Culture with David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, & Tye Brady Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance with Howard Tiersky How to Harness Honesty with Peter Kozodoy For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Avocado Advocates: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Alvaro Luque has transformed the produce industry by delivering innovative marketing strategies that not only defy established paradigms but also deliver impressive results. With more than 28 years of marketing experience in the CPG and produce industries, Alvaro has successfully built a brand in a brandless category. Under Alvaro’s leadership, Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has led the growth of U.S. avocado consumption to more than 2.5 billion pounds per year, and today, 8 in 10 avocados in the U.S. come from Mexico. Alvaro’s vision for making AFM the first fresh produce brand to advertise in the Super Bowl is one of many industry firsts that have positioned AFM as the most preferred brand of avocados in the U.S. and one of the most innovative produce companies in the world.

Guests: Donna Marie Laskin & Chellie Spiller What can the Maori traditions of New Zealand teach you about leadership? Recorded at the 2018 International Leadership Conference in West Palm Beach, this episode explores embodied leadership and way-showing. With influences from Maori culture, guests Donna Laskin and Chellie Spiller reveal way-showing and embodied leadership as ideal practices for leaders to use when navigating uncharted territory where the path forward is unclear. Ethics help guide you as a leader, too. They’re critical to build trust and inspire followership. Together, ethics, way-showing, and embodied leadership provide hope that you have the ability to amplify your impact. They’re a great alternative to “tired” frameworks of leadership. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Adaptive Leadership & Culture Change with Ron Heifetz International Leadership: One Size Doesn’t Fit All with Mansour Javidan Be Human, Lead Human with Jennifer Nash For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Way-Finders Whenever the Podcast Team’s Focus Goes Adrift: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Donna Ladkin is internationally recognized for her critical and accessible scholarship in the field of Leadership and Ethics. Informed by a thorough study of continental philosophy, Donna has re-considered many of the basic assumptions of leadership and its development as exemplified in her prize winning book Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions (the second edition of which was published in 2020 by Edward Elgar). Her current research interests include re-imagining leadership theorizing through the lens of Critical Race Theory, exploring how business schools might go about decolonizing their pedagogical practices, as well as studying the practices of organizations and leaders aiming to achieve ecologically sustainable ways of working. Professor Chellie Spiller, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Pākehā lineage, is based in Auckland and is a professor at the University of Waikato Management School. Chellie has extensive corporate experience in management, tourism and marketing, holding senior executive positions in New Zealand and abroad. She brings this experience to her academic work and leadership and management training and development programmes. Chellie's research explores wayfinding, diversity and inclusion, governance, authentic leadership, wisdom and change at work and how businesses can create relational wellbeing and wealth. Chellie is an author, keynote speaker and facilitator. She works closely with a team of experts who bring an experiential dimension to the learning environment.

Guests: David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Tye Brady Do you want to foster a work environment that sparks innovation and fuels creativity? You can learn from Amazon’s success! In this episode, Amazon execs David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Tye Brady discuss how the e-commerce giant delivers the future through its highly successful innovation culture – using examples of new developments in robotics, drones, and a unique patient-centric pharmacy-in-your-pocket. Underneath them all is a common thread of improving customer experience with convenience and speed. Their experience becomes your takeaway to boost your leadership, too! Here's what our guests and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The four questions the Amazon Pharmacy team ask to guide developing their new ideas for innovation; What the Golden Window is in healthcare, and why that motivates Amazon’s goal of delivering your prescriptions in less than 30 minutes; and How starting every new initiative from your customer’s perspective reframes your leadership for success. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Paving the PATH to Customer-Centric Success with Sarah Ahern Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance with Howard Tiersky None Shall Pass: Crossing the Deathline with Dr. Karen Tilstra For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Delivering Morale and Support: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: David Carbon is VP of Prime Air. Prior to that, he was VP of Operations for Boeing’s 787 program – with earlier work on the 747; he started with Boeing/Hawker de Havilland in Australia. He also spearheaded projects at Ford Motor Company. John Love is VP of both Amazon Pharmacy and PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy. Prior to those, his 16-year Amazon career also saw him serve as VP of Alexa Shopping, as well as supporting many other business lines. He’s responsible for helping customers discover equitable, affordable, high-quality medical care and prescription access. Dr. Vin Gupta is the Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Pharmacy. He remains a practicing pulmonologist, is affiliate faculty at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation and Evans School. He serves as a major in the USAF Medical Reserve Corps, and is a medical analyst for NBC News. Tye Brady is the Chief Technologist of Amazon Robotics, Fulfilment Information Technology. He has over 30 years of hands-on experience in team leadership, technical management, and system design. Prior to Amazon Robotics, Tye spent 15 years with Draper Laboratory. He’s a founding partner of MassRobotics, a not-for-profit that serves as a world-class platform for robotic innovation.

Guest: John, Lord Alderdice, Peer in the House of Lords Wars are raging again, yet peace IS possible. Getting there provides invaluable lessons for leaders dealing with conflict everywhere, whether it’s in the workplace or the battlefield. John, Lord Alderdice, has helped peace happen. From the Good Friday Agreement that ended the Troubles and brought peace to Northern Ireland, to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lord Alderdice has been involved in numerous peace negotiations. But finding peace requires a special kind of leader — one which may be in short supply lately. Lord Alderdice reveals to host Maureen Metcalf the leadership qualities that bring peace, promote peace, and maintain peace. Here's what John and Maureen cover: Why conflict is rooted in relationships – sometimes centuries old – more than specific actions or grievances; How the factors influencing conflict go far beyond the two sides we see fighting; and The importance of knowing that future generations pay the consequences of our actions today. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Reality Lost: How Disinformation Shapes Your World with Tara McGowan The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict with Liane Davey Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Lord Alderdice edited Faith and Modernity: A Muslim-Christian Conversation. It’s available at https://amzn.to/46Hk1Bt. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. It’s available at https://amzn.to/3FqkYCi. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota Time and Chance by Kim Campbell Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Working for Peaceful Resolutions Daily: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: John, Lord Alderdice, FRCPsych, is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, and was the Chairman of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords during the Liberal/Conservative Coalition Government. He also speaks for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in the House of Lords, and as Leader of the Alliance, he played a significant role in the negotiation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. When the Northern Ireland Assembly was elected, he became its first Speaker. In 2004 he retired as Speaker on being appointed by the British and Irish Governments to be one of the four members of the International Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), put in place to close down the operations of the paramilitary organizations and monitor security normalization.

Guest: Paul Gibbons What happens when you apply hard science to leadership? A lot of truths turn out to be unfounded myths. Paul Gibbons, who strides both the corporate and consulting worlds, dug deep to uncover those myths, particularly as they affect change management. From flaws in personality assessments to the ineffectiveness of adapting to learning styles, Paul reveals many of the major workplace myths he’s uncovered researching his latest books. Here's what Paul and Maureen cover: Why Meyers-Briggs tells you what you already know; Understanding the human element in change management; and Why it’s so important to be a LIAR (and what that really means!). Language Advisory: The language in this episode is rather salty; s**t is sprinkled liberally throughout. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons Leverage Change with Jake Jacobs Joy at Work with Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Paul on his website: https://paulgibbons.net. He’s also written many books, including The Science of Organizational Change (paperback: https://amzn.to/3FiX37F and Kindle: https://amzn.to/46RoWzx), Impact (paperback: https://amzn.to/46yy5gP and Kindle: https://amzn.to/3tGin4s), and The Spirituality of Work and Leadership (paperback: https://amzn.to/48YJcB6 and Kindle: https://amzn.to/46yYVVS). Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Her latest is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Managing Change Very Well, Thank You: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Paul Gibbons was most recently a partner at IBM Consulting—a thought leader and futurist on behavioral science, culture, leadership, and the future of work. He previously advised PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG, and Deloitte on talent, culture, and leadership. He previously authored five books, most prominently The Science of Organizational Change and Impact, the first two books in the Leading Change in the Digital Age series. Those books birthed the conversation about change mythology. The first volume of his Humanizing Business series, The Spirituality of Work and Leadership, was published in 2021.

Guest: Neil Sahota You need help with AI. Artificial intelligence requires developing a new set of ten leadership skills. And fast! Do you know what they are? Neil Sahota and Maureen Metcalf do. They share them in this episode, along with the risks you face if you don’t reskill your leadership team. For example, up to 1/3 of workers using ChatGPT don’t tell their bosses. And that opens your company up to a wide swath of potential liability! Here's what Neil and Maureen cover: The most important skills leaders need in this new Age of AI; Why dragging your feet on developing those skills and solid AI policies puts your enterprise at risk; and How the new book Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI is the perfect resource to get you started! Learn more about AI with these episodes: Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration with Neil Sahota How to Own the AI Revolution with Neil Sahota The Rise of Humanness (The Role of People in an AI World) with Chris Nolan & Michael Schindler For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Neil’s book, Own the AI Revolution is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3Q1ASHL. You can learn more about Neil on his website: https://www.neilsahota.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Warily Watching AI: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Neil Sahota (萨冠军) is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor, author of the best-seller Own the AI Revolution, and a sought-after speaker. With 20+ years of business experience, he works to inspire clients and business partners to foster innovation and develop next-generation products/solutions powered by AI.

Guest: Kim Campbell, First Female Prime Minister of Canada As our world is changing at a rapid pace and our leadership strategies are changing, what does this mean for women in leadership? In this program, we will be discussing the changes of women in leadership with an experienced leader who has had significant worldwide leadership roles. Right Honourable Kim Campbell will share her insights from women in leadership from the early 1990s to now and where women in leadership hope to go in the future. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Hot Topics: A Prime Minister’s Perspective with Kim Campbell - You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers - Women on the Rise: A Leadership Journey with Reta Jo Lewis For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Threads and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Kim Campbell’s work on her website at https://kimcampbell.com. Her memoir, Time and Chance, is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3Q8TxDc (Kindle version: https://amzn.to/46D6avJ). Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Greatly Appreciative of our Neighbors to the North: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: As Canada's first and only female Prime Minister, Kim Campbell's life has been a life of firsts. From the age of 16, when she became the first female student body president of her high school, until 30 years later, as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, Ms. Campbell has spent much of her life breaking barriers for women. She served at all three levels of government in Canada. After leaving politics, she served as the Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles, then taught at the Harvard Kennedy School, after which she became an international leader of leaders with organizations such as the International Women's Forum and the Club de Madrid. Drawing on her extraordinary experience as an academic and a leader, she served as the Founding Principal of the Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta from 2014–2018. Holding audiences since the age of ten, Ms. Campbell speaks widely on issues related to leadership, international politics, democratization, climate change, gender, and Canadian/American relations addressing audiences in places such as Kyiv, Dubai, Cordoba, Toronto, Berlin, Ulaanbaatar, Prague, Brussels, Paris, Vancouver, London, Beijing, Seoul, Washington, DC, and Ottawa.

Guest: Jacob Morgan There is strength in vulnerability. It sounds like a Zen master’s saying, but it’s a fundamental truth of today’s workplace: leaders who display vulnerability have greater success. But there are five different aspects to vulnerability, and Jacob Morgan shares them with host Maureen Metcalf. The loud, short-tempered leader who pretends to know it all is outdated and now hinders the growth of organizations. Jacob helps build stronger connections within your team — and beyond. Here's what Jacob and Maureen cover: The common thread of vulnerability Jacob discovered interviewing 100 top CEOs; The big difference between being vulnerable and vulnerability; and The benefits of vulnerability for a leader’s personal growth, professional success, and building a thriving organization. Other episodes you'll enjoy: The Future Leader: Skills & Mindsets to Succeed in the Next Decade with Jacob Morgan Be Human, Lead Human with Jennifer Nash To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice, & Purpose with Ron Carucci For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Jacob’s book on vulnerability is Leading with Vulnerability (hardback = https://amzn.to/46Eueyt and Kindle = https://amzn.to/3ZEbZqw). His earlier book is The Future Leader (hardback = https://amzn.to/46Euxt7 and Kindle = https://amzn.to/3PJzlpY). The new book’s website is www.LeadingWithVulnerability.com and his main website is https://thefutureorganization.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Decidedly Invulnerable: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: After graduating with honors in business management economics and psychology from the University of California Santa Cruz, Jacob was excited to join the corporate world. At his first job he was told that he’d be traveling the country, meeting with executives and entrepreneurs, and doing all sorts of exciting work. A few months in, he was stuck doing data entry, cold calling, and PowerPoint presentations. One day the CEO came out of his nice corner office, handed Jacob a $10 bill and said, “I’m late for a meeting, go grab me a cup of coffee, and get something for yourself as well.” That was the last corporate job he ever had. Today, Jacob Morgan is a trained futurist and one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. He speaks in front of tens of thousands of people each year and his content is seen over a million times a year. Jacob is the best-selling author of five books: Leading With Vulnerability (Wiley, 2024), The Future Leader (Wiley, 2020) The Employee Experience Advantage (Wiley, 2017), The Future of Work (Wiley, 2014), and The Collaborative Organization (McGraw Hill, 2012). He speaks at over 50 conferences a year including TED Academy which is one of the largest TED events in the world. In addition, Jacob provides advisory and thought leadership services to various organizations around the world.

Guest: Ron Heifetz In times of change, people often try to hold onto the values of their culture that have had personal meaning and significance to them. When dominant cultures are confronted with stresses, they are called to examine their values and take on very difficult integrative work. The leadership required must point out values their cultural values; in the United States, for example, one would be: We stand for freedom and respect for all people, and our policy does not align with what we say we stand for. How do we make space for this evolution? What are the “gives” and “gets” required to evolve cultures? How can we hold steady to our cultural DNA and still evolve? In nature, when an organism adapts, it builds on its old capacity and generates radically new functionality. Ron suggests that "God didn’t do zero-based budgeting in evolution." We honor our past yet determine what parts of the past we can release. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: You Belong: LinkedIn Brings Diversity & Inclusion Home with Teuila Hanson Reality Lost: How Disinformation Shapes Your World with Tara McGowan Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Adaptable Support: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Ronald Heifetz is among the world’s foremost authorities on the practice and teaching of leadership. In 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia highlighted Heifetz’s advice in his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. Heifetz founded the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School where he has taught for nearly four decades. He is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership. Heifetz played a pioneering role in establishing leadership as an area of study and education in the United States and at Harvard. Heifetz co-developed the adaptive leadership framework with Riley Sinder and Marty Linsky to provide a basis for leadership research and practice. His first book, Leadership Without Easy Answers (1994), is a classic in the field and one of the ten most assigned course books at Harvard and Duke Universities. Heifetz co-authored the best-selling Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Change with Marty Linsky (2002, revised 2017). He then co-authored the field book, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing your Organization and the World with Alexander Grashow and Marty Linsky (2009).

Guest: Mansour Javidan What do getting a little drunk and meeting quarterly quotas have in common for leaders? They each build trust with your team — depending on what country you’re in! Guest Mansour Javidan has studied the similarities — and differences — in effective leadership in cultures across the globe. He shares the results of his research in this episode…especially the common qualities you’ll need to be a great leader no matter where you are. Here's what Mansour and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The importance of crafting a story with your team, no matter what nation they’re in; The roots of trust, and why it’s a need hard-wired into our biology; and The universal traits of good leadership (plus a few fun differences!). This episode is produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ . Other episodes you'll enjoy: The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership – with Ruchira Chaudhary Building Trust in Uncertainty: A Personal & Professional Journey – with Dr. Mary Jo Burchard Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust & Connection – with Erica Dhawan For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Mansour’s work with the GLOBE 2020 project at https://globeproject.com. The latest information on the Thunderbird School of Management at Arizona State University is online at https://thunderbird.asu.edu. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Her latest, Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI, is available at https://www.innovativeleadershipfieldbook.com/book-series/innovative-leadership-followership-in-the-age-of-ai. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Colleagues We Trust Inherently: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Multiple award-winning executive educator and author whose teaching and research interests span the globe, Dr. Mansour Javidan received his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota. He is the Garvin Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the Najafi Global Mindset Institute at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Mansour is the Past President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the world-renowned research project on national culture and leadership, titled GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness, globeproject.com). He is a coeditor of the 2004 GLOBE book. Mansour is currently the Project Director and Principal Co-Investigator of GLOBE 2020, working with a team of 426 researchers studying culture change, leadership ideals, and trust dynamics. Dr. Javidan was recently recognized as among the top 100 most influential (i.e., top 0.6%) authors in Organization Behavior in the world. He is also recognized as among the top 2% most cited scientists in the field of business and management in the world. The World Bank and the United Nations Development Program have designated Dr. Javidan as an expert advisor on Global Leadership.

Guest: Dr. Karen Tilstra Here’s the painful truth: following old established procedures and avoiding risk stifles your growth…even your survival. What’s the answer? Innovation. But, as Dr. Karen Tilstra points out in this episode, fear keeps your team from embracing innovation. She calls the point of fear the Deathline. Deathlines may doom your organization’s long-term success. Fortunately, Dr. Tilstra shares a wealth of proven tips on overcoming this killer of human and business potential! Here's what Karen and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The origin of the Deathline concept, and techniques to overcome it; Strategies to overcome Deathlines, and boost both innovation and creativity; and How to tap into the benefits of driving clear, open conversations with your team. Other episodes you'll enjoy: The Creative Mindset: Mastering Skills that Empower Innovation – with Jeff DeGraff The Essentials of Theory U – with Otto Scharmer Optimize Your Mindset – with David DeRam For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Karen’s books are The Deathline: Stopping the #1 All-Time Killer of Human Potential (paperback = https://amzn.to/3Rmlrg6, Kindle = https://amzn.to/460DTPO) and 101 Activities to Ignite Collaboration, Boost Creativity, and Fuel Innovation (paperback = https://amzn.to/45XeOW1, Kindle = https://amzn.to/46eHJoc). You can also learn more about Karen and her firm at Creativity Effect’s website: https://www.creativityeffect.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Supporting Our Efforts with No Fear Whatsoever: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Karen Tilstra, PhD., is an author, award-winning innovator, psychologist, and super fun person. She has led hundreds of human-centered design projects, runs innovation workshops, and builds innovation labs for universities, healthcare systems, pro-sports teams, and government agencies. Her two books, The Deathline: Stopping the #1 All-Time Killer of Human Potential and 101 Activities to Ignite Collaboration, Boost Creativity, and Fuel Innovation, help leaders and team members unlock the creative potential that lies within all of us.

Guest: Cameron Stockdale Can a four-day workweek be just as productive – even more productive – than a five-day workweek? The answer is an unquestionable “yes!” Cameron Stockdale talks about this and other workplace wellness initiatives with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode. Cameron is the CEO of the Work Wellness Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia. They’ve experimented with many different ways of improving employee wellness, with sometimes surprising results! For example, the staff overwhelmingly prefer taking walks outdoors over chillaxing indoors on yoga mats during their regular 17-minute breaks. What would work in your workplace? Listen in to find out! Here's what Cameron and Maureen cover: How giving employees the tools for wellness is more effective than dumping money into the most expensive wellness programs; Why it’s important to normalize our view of mental health to the same view we have of physical health; and Uncovering the myth of the 8-hour workday (because in a “normal” office, your people only really work 2 hours and 59 minutes a day!). Produced with support from the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons The Human Energy Crisis at Work with Joshua Freedman The Dogged Pursuit of Pet-Friendly Workplaces with Lisa Campbell For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You’ll find complete information on the Work Wellness Institute on their website at https://workwellnessinstitute.org. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Feeling Fine, Thank You: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Cameron Stockdale, an executive leader and scholar in the fields of leadership, innovation, technology, law, and organizational behavior, brings his extensive experience to bear in guiding positive change within organizations. Emphasizing an approach of ongoing growth and refinement, his work focuses on increasing efficiencies and bolstering team performance. Drawing from a substantial background in emergency services, including over 25 years of hands-on experience, Dr. Stockdale’s research is rooted in its practical applications. As the CEO of the Work Wellness Institute, a non-profit research organization dedicated to conducting global research and disseminating knowledge that fosters a positive workplace environment Dr. Stockdale’s goal is to make research more accessible for workplaces and employers, with a focus on workplace health, wellness and performance issues. Besides his undergrad education in Recreation Management and Paramedicine, Dr. Stockdale holds a Doctor of Education degree in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University, a Master of Laws degree in Innovation, Technology & Law from the University of Edinburgh, a Postgraduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University Extension School, and a Master of Arts degree in Leadership from the University of Guelph.

Guests: Chris Nolan & Michael Schindler In their zealous rush to incorporate Artificial Intelligence, most corporate leaders are forgetting one thing: you. Chris Nolan and Michael Schindler remind execs to remember humanness in their plans. AI may be a great time- and money-saving tool, but humans remain an important equation in the mix. A complete reliance on AI overlooks the nuances and insights humans bring to the table. And, they warn, there’s one job that analysts already say AI may be able to do better than a human: CEO! They share their research on AI and VUCA – and the human-conserving ways companies can navigate them -- with host Maureen Metcalf. Here's what Chris, Michael, and Maureen cover: How AI is accelerating the exponential pace of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Chaos, and Ambiguity) in our lives; The ways AI is propelling change – but may not be as innovative as people think; and Why it’s so important for smart companies to keep humans at the center of work as AI grows more powerful. Have a Chris Nolan binge-listen with these episodes: Using Storytelling to Elevate Leadership with Chris Nolan Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Chris Nolan For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You’ll find all things VUCA (and humanness) at Chris & Michael’s website: https://itsvuca.com. If you’d like to check out their VUCA documentary, it’s on Amazon at https://bit.ly/ItsVUCA. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Trying to Find Order in a Chaotic World: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Chris Nolan is a multi-award-winning writer and director, bringing in-depth understanding to the complex interplay between humans and AI technology. His insights, gained from a distinguished career, aid in comprehending and balancing the intricate dynamics of this digital era. His thought-provoking work on VUCA: The Secret to Living in the 21st Century, showcases his adeptness in decoding the exponentially accelerating technological changes. Michael Schindler, a veteran, writer and podcast host, adds his transformative voice to the discussions on integrating AI with human qualities. His inquisitive approach breaks down the complexities of blending business and AI. Mike's expertise, shaped by hosting the 'Military Wire' podcast, frames his insightful outlook on the future of work. Together, Michael & Chris consult with companies – and coach their leaders – on navigating VUCA in the business world…and understanding humanness in the process.

Guest: Sonya Shelton Where is passion bred: in the heart or in the head? An executive may not care, but a leader knows how critical passion is – along with purpose and culture. In this episode, Sonya Shelton reviews these and other critical elements of true leadership with host Maureen Metcalf. In a process called Red Thread Leadership, Sonya helps leaders tease out the elements that make their leadership – and their organizations – strong. It’s all based on her proven experience working in and carefully observing Disney and other companies. Here's what Sonya and Maureen cover: The red flags that are raised when executives use their titles to lead; How poor leadership leads to burnout and turnover; and Why younger generations won’t put up with a lack of purpose in a company or its executives. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule Do It on Purpose with Nell Derick Debevoise Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice, & Purpose with Ron Carucci For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Sonya’s book is You’re an Executive But Are You a Leader? Available on Amazon in hardback at https://amzn.to/3QXhYV0 and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3QUdQ8c. Her firm, and contact information, are online at https://executiveleader.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli Executive Cool Cats: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: When it comes to navigating the ins and outs of business, Sonya Shelton has seen it all: from successful startups with brand-new ideas to well-established Fortune 500 companies. Sonya Shelton founded Executive Leadership Consulting in 2007 from her passion for partnering with leaders and high achievers to create a clear vision and build work environments where employees are fulfilled and completely committed to their organization’s success. She has captured her leadership tips and success stories in her #1 Amazon bestselling book “You’re an Executive, But Are You a Leader?” Having been an executive as well as an international speaker and consultant, Sonya knows how to tap into lesser-known, hidden practices that drive true leadership. Her philosophy, background and experience add a strategic, pragmatic, and multidimensional approach to making strong leaders. Sonya serves on the Forbes Coaches Council and is a certified Master Corporate Executive Coach through the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches.

Guest: Jennifer Nash In corporate America through the years, CEOs lost sight of something: humans. Humans fell so far off the radar that, when corporate leadership was analyzed, the majority of executives were actually leading processes and procedures, not people! Do you work for one of those execs? Are you one of them? There’s hope! Some leaders – like Ford’s Alan Mulally – began putting humans back in the equation, making their companies stronger. Dr. Jennifer Nash joins us to discuss Mulally’s techniques and other ways to lead with humanity, along with the benefits you’ll see. Here's what Jennifer and Maureen cover: What human leadership means; Why it gets better results than the stereotypical uncaring bureaucracy; and How to help leaders who aren’t cruising on the status quo, and actually want to be better leaders! Other episodes you'll enjoy: Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma with Rachael Kelly The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership with Diane Rosenfeld The Human Energy Crisis at Work with Joshua Freedman For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Jennifer’s book, Be Human, Lead Human, is available on Amazon. Paperback is https://amzn.to/3qPZXx7, Kindle is https://amzn.to/45BNtbl. You can learn more about the book and Jennifer’s work on her website: https://drjennifernash.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Ever Mindful of Our Humanity: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Jennifer Nash, PhD, MBA, PCC is a leadership expert and consultant to Fortune 50 organizations such as Google, Ford, Exxon Mobil, JP Morgan, IBM, The Boeing Company, and Verizon. She is Founder & CEO of Jennifer Nash Coaching & Consulting, a leadership advisory firm helping successful leaders connect people and performance to deliver exceptional results. Jennifer’s 25-year resume includes serving in executive and leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting and Ford Motor Company and as adjunct professor at the University of Michigan. She contributes to Harvard Business Review, has presented her research at Columbia University, and is a Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching Fellow.

Guest: Dre Baldwin Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by the lack of progress in achieving your goals, despite your best efforts and hard work? You are not alone! Many leaders and aspiring leaders find themselves trapped in a cycle of unproductive actions, such as micromanaging every task or relying solely on their team's inertia, instead of taking personal initiative. This not only hinders their own growth and development but also limits the potential for success within their organizations. It's time to break free from this cycle and embrace the significance of personal initiative in driving your own success. Former pro-basketball player and current full-time entrepreneur Dre Baldwin joins host Maureen Metcalf to share concepts from his business and new book, Work on Your Game – using the professional athlete mindset to achieve your – and your team’s – goals. Here's what Dre and Maureen cover: How structure can be the missing element to make personal discipline easier; Why the Third Day Theory helps you continue something new – from an exercise program to a new team project – past the novelty of its honeymoon period; and The infectious way your personal motivation can spread and help your team get on their game, too. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Disruption in America’s Favorite Pastime: Leadership Insights from Major League Baseball with Mark Shapiro The Science of Dream Teams with Mike Zani Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, and Success with Barbara Kellerman For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: To receive Dre’s daily motivational text message, text a “subscribe” request to 305-384-6894. There’s also plenty to learn on his website at https://www.workonyourgameuniversity.com. He’s also written a lot of books, including but by no means limited to: Work on Your Game (hardback = https://amzn.to/3OBZarp, Kindle = https://amzn.to/3OUP6KD) The Third Day (paperback = https://amzn.to/3OVvWFt, Kindle = https://amzn.to/3scvoSM) The Mental Handbook (paperback = https://amzn.to/3QF255j, Kindle = https://amzn.to/3DWSrDJ) Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Desperately Trying to Get Dan to Work on His Game: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Threads: @innovativeleaders LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: In just 5 years, Dre Baldwin went from the end of his high school team's bench, to the first contract of a 9-year professional basketball career. While playing professional basketball, Dre pioneered new genres of personal branding and entrepreneurship via an ever-growing content publishing empire. Dre started blogging in 2005 and began publishing videos to YouTube in 2006. He has published over 8,000 videos to 137,000+ subscribers, his content being viewed over 73 million times to date. Dre's daily Work On Your Game Podcast MasterClass has over 1,700 episodes and more than 3 million downloads. Dre has given 4 TEDxTalks on Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness & Personal Initiative and has authored 29 books. He has appeared in national campaigns with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy's, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, STASH Investments and DIME magazine. A Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, Dre lives in Miami.

Guest: Pauline Koelbl 40% of small and medium-sized businesses in Africa are owned by women. But expanding those businesses is tough: in 2022, single female founders and exclusively-female founding teams received only around 2.4% of investments that went to startups in Africa. Pauline Koelbl is out to change that and narrow the extreme gender gap. Born in Rwanda, Pauline faced the challenges of life as a young refugee yet managed to secure not one but two Fulbright scholarships. Now she leads ShEquity, an impact investing fund addressing the gender funding gap in Africa. Discover how she’s shaping the future for women-owned businesses in Africa in this follow-up episode. Here's what Pauline and host Maureen Metcalf cover: Why investing in women-led businesses does double duty as an investment in community, much more effectively than with men-led firms; Breaking down the misconceptions around African women in business – and of the African business climate in general; and The far-reaching impacts of the companies ShEquity has invested in so far. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - ShEquity - A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses with Pauline Koelbl - You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers - Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook with Carolyn Buck Luce For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram,and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Learn more about Pauline’s impact fund, ShEquity, on the web at https://shequity.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Every Man a King by Walter Mosley Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli Majority Investors in this Podcast: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: ShEquity’s Founder & Managing Partner, Pauline is a gender-lens/impact investor and a leading innovation expert in developing & emerging economies with over 20 years of experience in international affairs and venture philanthropy. ShEquity provides smart investment to impactful and scalable African female-led and owned businesses. Pauline also has 11+ years of experience catalyzing innovation and supporting SMES/startups across Africa. Her passion lies in innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic empowerment of youth and women. A double Fulbright Scholar and Fellow, Pauline holds an Executive Education in Innovation for Economic Development from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government; a Master’s Degree (MA) in Poverty and Development, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies (Honors) from the University of Arizona (UoA), USA. In 2022, Pauline was recognized as one of 100 Leaders building ‘Meaningful Business’, combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.

Guest: Joshua Freedman Gallup and other surveys are showing employee disengagement at record highs. The human energy crisis is at its root. This energy crisis isn’t due to staff skipping breakfast and coffee in the morning; it’s the result of stunningly low emotional intelligence (or EQ) with American bosses. We can’t answer it by becoming more like Vulcans; the lack of emphasis on emotional intelligence is causing strained relationships, reduced collaboration, toxic work atmospheres, disengagement, and mental health issues. Fortunately, Joshua Freedman of Six Seconds has solutions. In this episode, he helps you discover how prioritizing emotional intelligence can bring about a transformative shift in your organization’s success…and its profitability. Here's what Joshua and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The integral role trust plays in creating robust teams and sustainable success; The correlation between emotional intelligence and higher performance (we’re talking 22 times higher!); and The surprising real cause of burnout – it’s not overwork! LANGUAGE ADVISORY: The term “s**t show” appears twice at (33:25). We retained it here because of the phrase’s common usage in many American workplaces. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership with Jonathan Reams Lead Responsibly: An Absolut with Ann Mukherjee Working and Living in Joy with Pamela Larde For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The website for Joshua’s company, Six Seconds, is https://www.6seconds.org. He’s a prolific writer, too! Just a few of his books on emotional intelligence include: At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence (Paperback = https://amzn.to/44ReiIr or Kindle = https://amzn.to/3OlJ0T9) Whole-Hearted Parenting: How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Create More Peace, Connection, and Joy (Paperback = https://amzn.to/3qjDJmT or Kindle = https://amzn.to/3qgPWsM) and Inside Change: Transforming Your Organization with Emotional Intelligence with Massimiliano Ghini (Paperback = https://amzn.to/3QgzGCC or Kindle = https://amzn.to/3OgM2YU) Here’s the article on the human energy crisis from Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s Chief People Officer, which Joshua mentioned: https://www.fastcompany.com/90872995/microsoft-chief-people-officer-we-are-experiencing-a-global-human-energy-crisis. And here is the US Surgeon General’s framework for workplace mental health and well-being: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli Holding a Gamut of Positive Emotions: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Joshua is the author of books, articles, case studies, and psychometric assessments related to emotional intelligence (EQ). He’s a Master Certified Coach (ICF) and the CEO and cofounder of Six Seconds, the global community for EQ. Six Seconds is the world’s first & largest network of emotional intelligence practitioners and researchers with 25 offices globally. As a consultant, facilitator, or coach, Joshua's clients include FedEx, Intel, Etihad Airways, Amazon, Microsoft, the UN, and all branches of the US armed services. Joshua co-developed Six Seconds’ EQ Certification Training which he has delivered on five continents as master-trainer to thousands of professionals seeking practical tools for learning and teaching emotional intelligence.

Guests: Jim Ritchie-Dunham, Suzie Lewis, & David Dinwoodie Here’s a common business myth: the key to navigating all the complexity increasing in the world is simply working harder and longer. But the results aren’t there. Neither is the science. In reality, the future of work requires agility, and adaptive problem-solving. In this episode, guests Jim Ritchie-Dunham, Suzie Lewis, and David Dinwoodie bring their expertise with host Maureen Metcalf about what works – and what doesn’t – in company cultures. Here's what our guests cover: Why we need to rely on the people in our personal and professional networks (and the fact that you can only manage 15 of them effectively); The importance of your own vertical development (not just developing expertise in your field); and How personal flourishing is important for leaders and their teams. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - The Power of Passion & Perseverance – Four Levels of Grit with Jim Ritchie-Dunham - The Science Behind Our Yes! with Jim Ritchie-Dunham - Flex: The Art & Science of Leadership in a Changing World with Jeff Hull For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Details about the Global Flourishing Study our guests mentioned are online at https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/global-flourishing-study. The article on the navigating complexity and the future of work by Jim, Suzie, & David is available in its original Spanish version at https://www.harvard-deusto.com/navegar-por-la-incertidumbre-y-aprender-con-agilidad-claves-en-el-trabajo-del-futuro. David and Jim have also written books, including: Ecosynomics: The Science of Abundance by Jim Ritchie-Dunham Becoming a Strategic Leader by David Dinwoodie et al. Learn more about Suzie’s company, Transform for Value, at https://transformforvalue.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli Getting Back to Their Futures: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Threads: @innovativeleaders LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: David Dinwoodie David L. Dinwoodie has collaborated with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) for over 15 years as a researcher, author, educator, and coach. As Vice-President of Global Leadership Solutions managed CCL’s global portfolio of Open Enrolment Programs, Corporate Learning Solutions, Coaching and Assessment Services across 12 campuses worldwide servicing 3,000 client organizations and over 30,000 individuals each year. David is co-author of the book Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization's Enduring Success. He is an Advisory Board member for the Penn State School of Graduate Education (SMEAL) and Developing Leaders Quarterly. Suzie Lewis Suzie Lewis is founder and managing director of Transform for Value, and an executive fellow at the Centre for the Future of Organisation, an independent think tank at the Drucker School of Management. Suzie is a global business leader, speaker, podcast host, and executive coach with extensive experience in driving international transformation projects, in preparing business leaders and employees for change, and bridging the gap between human and digital ecosystems. Her quest is to build more inclusive & collaborative environments, placing the onus on how to drive value through people as well as data and processes to drive sustainable change. James Ritchie-Dunham James L. Ritchie-Dunham, PhD is president of the Institute for Strategic Clarity, affiliated with Boston College, Harvard, and author/co-author of Leadership for Flourishing (forthcoming), Agreements (2023), Ecosynomics (2014), Managing from Clarity (2001), and many chapters and articles. He blogs regularly at jlrd.me. His global research, surveying over 132,000 groups in 126 countries, shows (1) that you prefer abundance-based agreements to scarcity-based ones, (2) lots of people have figured out how to live this way, for decades, with far better results and experiences, and (3) you can choose to shift your agreements, experiences, and outcomes to abundance-based.

Guest: Lisa Campbell Pets in the workplace can boost productivity, well-being, and those vaunted “water cooler” conversations. (Although they become “water bowl” conversations instead…) Those are just some of the benefits for both businesses and employees Lisa Campbell, VP of Corporate Affairs for Mars Pet Nutrition North America, shares in this episode. Sure, there’s some prep work to be done, but the benefits are many and lasting. If you’ve been thinking of (literally!) letting your workplace go to the dogs, this is a must-listen podcast. So sit, stay, and hit play. That’s a good listener! Here's what Lisa and host Maureen Metcalf cover: What to consider as you design your pet-friendly work environment; The multitude of benefits to your staff (and ultimately your bottom line); and How to avoid potential pet-friendly pitfalls, such as accommodating people with pet allergies. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Do It on Purpose with Nell Derick Debevoise Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsuleand Intentional Leadership in a New Work World with Monique Jefferson For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The Cesar website with information on going dog-friendly at work is https://www.cesar.com/dog-friendly. You can learn more about Mars’ dog-friendly cities program at https://www.bettercitiesforpets.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World’s Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury (Paperback: https://amzn.to/44tMfOZ or Kindle: https://amzn.to/3XWJ2VO) Vic and Blood: The Continuing Adventures of a Boy and His Dog by Harlan Elllison & Richard Corben (Paperback: https://amzn.to/3Q3Blv8) Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Paperback: https://amzn.to/3DoPStC or Kindle: https://amzn.to/46WA5A4) ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Keepers of the Golden Ticket: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Threads: @innovativeleaders LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Lisa Campbell is Mars Pet Nutrition North America’s Vice President of Corporate Affairs, leading the full Corporate Affairs enterprise communications strategy including internal communications, executive communications, corporate and brand reputation, crisis and issues management, media relations, consumer care, sustainability initiatives and stakeholder engagement, all in service of the company’s purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Guest: Ehren Cruz In this supplemental episode, we learn that psychedelic drugs have entered the C-suite. After decades as a societal pariah, why are psychedelics finding a home among America’s corporate leaders? Focusing on plant medicine, Ehren Cruz gives some of the background, history, and science behind the many business uses leaders are finding. The Wall Street Journal is paying attention – so we’re taking a look at it, too. Here's what Ehren and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The goals leaders have for their psychedelic journeys; The neurochemistry behind these plant medicines; and The difference between therapeutic and ceremonial techniques in safe – and legal – psychedelic use. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Fringe or Mainstream? Leaders Explore Psychedelics with Paul Austin Reality Lost: How Disinformation Shapes Your World with Tara McGowan Leading Edge 120: Getting Higher Up the Chain with Greg Moran For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You’ll find more information about Ehren’s work on his website at https://thesparc.co. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley X-Men Archives #3: Legion by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Asst. Editor: Luigi Morelli Companions on the Journey: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Ehren Cruz is a historian & anthropologist, Third Wave Psychedelic Certified Coach (CCP1), CTA & ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Master Ceremonialist, Trained Harm Reductionist, loving husband & proud father. He is devoted to the healing & self-actualization of self & others in all facets of his life. For over a decade, Ehren dedicated his life to the creation of experiences that ignite the mind, inspire the heart, and empower our communities. From reimagining organizational culture to transforming the face of festivals & events, his success is rooted in the fostering of environments that welcome and encourage self-actualization, team synergy, and inspired creative expression. Between 2009-2019, Ehren produced, curated, and served as Master of Ceremonies for events welcoming over 300K patrons, hailing from 80 different nations, including 5400+ performers, 3000+ individual shows, 1650+ workshops, and countless immersive experiences – setting a new bar for what’s possible when converging visionary art, music, culture, & spirit into the alchemy of intentional festival settings. After a decade as an award-winning producer & high-performance team builder, netting over $100M in gross regional income through festivals & events, in early 2021 Ehren founded The SpArc: a groundbreaking coaching approach that utilizes rites of passage immersive experiences to dramatically elevate awareness, embodiment, and impact.

Guest: Rini Das Simplify. Streamline. Succeed. Seems simple enough, but most big organizations do the opposite, bogging teams down with more and more complexity. But as the world itself becomes more complex and changes (like AI) arrive more rapidly, resilience is absolutely key for any organization’s survival – much less success! Rini Das knows complexity; she worked in healthcare early in her career, which has layers upon layers of processes. Fortunately, she knows simplicity and resilience, too. In this episode, she reveals the ironies and challenges faced by leaders striving to create simpler, more adaptable companies in the face of VUCA. She shares solutions, too! Here's what Rini and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How to foster resilience – making your organization strong against the unpredictable; Dissecting the potentials and pitfalls of using AI to revolutionize your operations; and Your role in confidently steering your team through changing tides. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Simplify Work: Crushing Complexity with Jesse W. Newton Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Chris Nolan Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together with Margaret Heffernan For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: More information on Rini’s leadership work is on the RD Management Consulting website: https://www.rdmchelps.com. The organization for LGBTQ+ professionals in tech that Rini cofounded is Zettabytes.Today. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Complex People in our Simple Company: Luigi Morelli & Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Threads: @innovativeleaders LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Rini Das (She, Her, Hers) is a serial entrepreneur, having founded her first company to provide STEM tutoring when she was 15 years old. She founded and led various startups such as a gamification SaaS company -- PAKRAGames.com -- and a big data consulting company -- DemsWin.com. At her core, she considers herself as Mary Poppins, she likes to fly in with her umbrella, solve problems and fly away. She founded RD Management Consulting Inc. (RDMCHelps.com) in 2003. She brings decades of experience in M&A consulting, Operational Excellence and Lean Six Sigma, IT Leadership Excellence, Software Development, User adoption and Data Science and Analytics. She has taught at various universities. She holds an MA in economics from Stony Brook University (SUNY) and an MS in applied mathematics from the University of Iowa. She is the co-founder of Zettabytes.Today - a networking organization for LGBTQ+ professionals in Tech.

Guests: Christina Grote and Pam Kramer We tell our teams not to stress, and to have a good work-life balance. But what about us: their leaders? Too often, leaders ignore their own advice – and the stress becomes overwhelming. Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) is one answer. More than just another mindfulness practice, it’s a way of growing and developing, created to help you explore your full potential. In short, to help your skills and talents move from ordinary to extraordinary! In this episode, Christina and Pam go over the basics of ITP, the philosophies and origins of the concept, and even walk us through one of the practices. Here's what Pam, Christina, and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How we hold ourselves back from achieving our full potential; The core practice intentions of ITP; and The special role ITP can play for leaders, in particular. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele - Staying Cool in Challenging Situations with Janet Fouts - Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership with Dr. Maryanna Klatt For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Christina and Pam’s book is Living an Extraordinary Life – it’s available in paperback at https://amzn.to/46wvZ1j and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3JIfHIT. Another book they mentioned is the foundational The Life We Are Given by George Leonard & Michael Murphy (paperback: https://amzn.to/46AqcaP). Of course, they have lots of information on their website: https://www.itp-international.org. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli Integral to Our Success: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Christina Grote is the board chair of ITP International and has been a practitioner of Integral Transformative Practice since 2003. She is a licensed massage therapist and her interest in natural healing led her to explore ITP and include it in her work. She founded ITP Columbus in 2004, which continued for many years. She has designed and taught ITP workshops and planned numerous conferences with longtime friend, collaborator, and ITPI president Pamela Kramer. Christina lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband Jim. Pamela Kramer is President of ITP International, a nonprofit organization that stewards ITP and the work of its founders, George Leonard and Michael Murphy. Pam is an ITP Mastery teacher, is on the faculty of Esalen Institute, and presents workshops at venues in the US and abroad. She is engaged in training ITP teachers, forming ITP groups, and bringing integral principles and practices to the workplace. Pam is an executive coach and consults with organizations and their leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Guest: Morra Aarons-Mele Does anxiety plague your leadership role? Just push through it isn’t a solution: the constant stress and strain of anxiety can take a toll on both your mental health and workplace performance. It's time to stop ignoring the issue and start implementing effective strategies to manage anxiety. Morra Aarons-Mele lives with anxiety, too, but has researched it deeply. Now, she’s dedicated to helping others navigate its challenges. In this episode, Morra shares her personal story with host Maureen Metcalf, and offers practical advice for anxious leaders across all industries. The unexpected twist? It turns out, anxiety can actually be a source of motivation and drive. Listen to learn more! Here's what Morra and Maureen cover: The scale of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues; Why they are so important to acknowledge in the workplace; and How anxiety affects your own leadership…and your team’s well-being. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Leadership Is Relationships with Kvon Tucker A Cure for Toxic Leadership with Raj Subrameyer Remote Work and Mental Well-Being with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Morra’s new book, The Anxious Achiever, is available in hardback at https://amzn.to/3pkND7o and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3puFYU1. Her previous book, Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You’d Rather Stay Home, is also available in paperback at https://amzn.to/46nUcql and in Kindle format at https://amzn.to/3JwnVnl. Morra’s podcast is on all major platforms. You can hear sample episodes — and learn more about her consulting work — on her website at https://morraam.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Jessica Jones: Alias by Brian Michael Bendis Watership Down by Richard Adams The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli Bon Vivants: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Morra Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever, a top-10 management podcast that helps people rethink the relationship between their mental health and their leadership. Morra founded Women Online and The Mission List, an award-winning digital-consulting firm and influencer marketing company dedicated to social change in 2010 and sold her businesses in 2021. She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first internet chat and has launched digital campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, the CDC, and many other leading figures and organizations. She lives outside Boston with her family and menagerie. For more details, visit www.theanxiousachiever.com.

Guest: Pamela Larde, Ph.D. Does the struggle to balance work and personal life sound familiar? Have you bought the myth that working harder leads to? You’re not alone. But the truth is, that leads to burnout, stress, and decreased productivity. It’s time to break free and discover the power of joy in professional settings. By prioritizing joy and well-being, you can enhance your personal and professional life, build mental stamina, and create a positive work environment. Pamela Larde joins us with details on building your joy. And by incorporating joy into your leadership approach, you can foster a culture that is not only successful but also fulfilling for both you and your team. Join us to learn how to integrate joy into your workplace and achieve the results you want. Here's what Pamela and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The difference between joy and happiness; How leaders can help their teams find joy – and how that benefits your organization; and The personal benefits of fostering joy and well-being in your own life. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Joy at Work! With Roxanne Brown & Edward Cook Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons The Science Behind Our Yes! with Jim Ritchie-Dunham For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Pamela has a bounty of resources on the practice and science of joy on her website: www.thejoywhisperer.org. Her upcoming book is Joyfully Single. While you wait for it to be released, check out her current book: Letters to the Brokenhearted. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Asst. Editor: Luigi Morelli Joyful Podcast Support Personages: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Pamela Larde, a professor, coach, award-winning author, and business owner, is committed to engaging in the work of advancing the reach and commitment of the coaching profession to serve and build up heart-centered leaders. In 2013, she founded the Academy of Creative Coaching, which was among the first of black female-owned ICF-accredited coaching schools in the world. As a scholar with a strong interest in helping people overcome barriers through the art and science of coaching, her research focuses on joy, justice, self-motivation, resilience, and posttraumatic growth.

Guests: Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell Are you on code? “On code” is like authenticity on steroids: as a leader you not only walk the talk, but give back, bring others along (mentor and sponsor), and fight for change when you see inequity. Being on code can be tough; after all, as guest Ricky Robinson points out, “In reality, most organizations don’t want you to be your authentic self.” But fear not; Ricky and Keith Powell, the founders of C-CRETS, join host Maureen Metcalf to explain the many ways of getting on code…and the many benefits it presents. Here's what Keith, Ricky, and Maureen cover: How being on code can help you win the war for talent; What the concept of Village Accountability is all about; and The very real importance of DEI in AI. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Career Sponsorship & Being Sponsor Ready with Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell Building Communities within Your Business with Alice Yoo LeClair DEI Insights from IBM South Africa with Roger Madison For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Ricky and Keith’s work on their website: www.c-crets.com. You’ll also find links to their podcast there or at www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r229d-127b00/C-CRETS-Podcast. Either way, you’ll find tips and tricks for climbing the ladder, and handling the systemic roadblocks for people of color. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Inside a Silver Box by Walter Moseley (Hardback: https://amzn.to/43WBe8p) This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Currently Coding: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Keith Powell is a Chief Operating Officer in private education with over 20 years corporate experience in the U.S. and Canada. Most of his career, Keith led global Finance and Operations functions for Fortune 1000 companies in the automotive, chemical, consumer and commercial goods, e-commerce, and smart home industries. Keith was the “first” or the “only” quite often climbing the corporate ladder. Having mentored and coached hundreds throughout his career, he continues to share practical, digestible advice to underrepresented employees as a co-founder of C-CRETS (https://www.c-crets.com), which is a career advice platform offering career coaching services, online courses and topical content through blogs and a podcast. Ricky Robinson is a Vice President of Human Resources for a $35B leader in the Medical Device industry. His 20+ year career has afforded him leadership roles in Human Resources for some best in class global organizations spanning industries from commercial goods, retail, smart home industries and med tech. Ricky is extremely familiar with being the “Sole Brother” on the Executive Leadership Team quite often challenging diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias issues within Corporate America, as an advocate and sponsor for underrepresented groups. Having spent his career as a mentor and coach, he continues to share the tips and tricks that help underrepresented employees reach their full potential as a co-founder of C-CRETS (https://www.c-crets.com).

Guest: Sarah Ahern Client loyalty. Stakeholder loyalty. Employee loyalty. However you define your customers, their loyalty is key to moving your organization from just good to great. One key to growing it is to always make it easy for your customer to get what they want from you. But how do you know what they want, much less how they want to receive it? With data! And knowing how to find that data is what Sarah Ahern and her company, PATH, help organizations of all sizes understand. In this episode, Sarah shares the role of surveys, communication, and more in delivering exceptional customer experiences. And that, in turn, delivers long-term success for your business! Here’s what Sarah and host Maureen Metcalf discuss: The importance of collecting feedback through surveys to hear your customers’ voice; Why customer experience isn’t just another buzzword, but the foundation of the Experience Economy; and How companies with this focus outperform the S&P500 by up to 1,200%! Other episodes you'll enjoy: - What Your Team REALLY Thinks, in Real Time! – with Greg Moran - Leadership Is Relationships – with Kvon Tucker - Lead Responsibly: An Absolut – with Ann Mukherjee For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The article Sarah mentioned about how to lose customers is online at https://www.pathgrowth.com/insights/5-techniques-to-lose-any-client-employee-or-customer. Sarah also referenced these books in the interview: The Experience Economy by Joseph Pine II & James Gilmore (Hardback or Kindle); Good to Great by Jim Collins (Hardback or Kindle); Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers by Fred Reichheld, et al (Hardback or Kindle). Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Podcast Loyalists: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Sarah Ahern, MA, is an Owner and Partner at PATH, a 40-year-old woman-owned market research and business management firm. She has developed and launched companies, programs, products, and services for almost two decades as a 4-time entrepreneur and consultant. Sarah has built change management and market growth strategies for Fortune 100 and 500 companies across North America. To spice it up, she rounds out her understanding of human behavior with a Masters in Health Education, a culinary degree, and experience designing and implementing nutrition-focused population health programs for Whole Foods Market, LinkedIn, Tesla, SpaceX and more. Sarah is a passionate thought leader, consultant, educator, and community steward. She was recognized as a 2022 recipient of the Columbus 40 Under 40 award and is a renowned facilitator and mentor in the social enterprise community.

Guest: Neil Sahota The jobs of tomorrow are being incubated right now. Artificial Intelligence – AI – is already rapidly transforming our world. You have two years, maybe up to five, before it transforms your work, too. But IBM Master Inventor Neil Sahota sees hope, not gloom: throughout human history, technological transformations meant more and often better jobs. The key is to be ready, and Neil tells us how. Here's what Neil and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The five skills every job will require; The fact that we don’t teach three of those five skills in U.S. education; and The top actions leaders need to take right now (because odds are you’re already behind the curve…and your competitors!). Other episodes you'll enjoy: How to Own the AI Revolution – with Neil Sahota The End of Jobs – with Jeff Wald The Creative Mindset – with Jeff DeGraff For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Neil's book, Own the A.I. Revolution: Unlock Your Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Disrupt Your Competition, can be purchased here. Learn more about Neil on his website at NeilSahota.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Regenerative Learners: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Neil Sahota (萨冠军) is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor, author of the best-seller Own the AI Revolution, and a sought-after speaker. With 20+ years of business experience, he works to inspire clients and business partners to foster innovation and develop next generation products/solutions powered by AI.

Guest: Teuila Hanson Does your team feel like they belong in your organization? Do you? At LinkedIn, that feeling of belonging is a critical part of workplace culture. And one way they accomplish it is by taking DEI to a whole new level: DIBs (Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging programs). Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson has seen remarkable success with it…so much so, LinkedIn happily shares techniques with other companies. It’s like an open source program for HR departments anywhere! What’s more, the benefits cascade into the community. Teuila brings us the details in this discussion with host Maureen Metcalf. Here's what Teuila and Maureen cover: Why LinkedIn looks at an employee’s entire career cycle, and how it helps them advance within the company; What DIBs means in practice; and How HR innovations like this break generational cycles in and provide opportunities for families in poor socioeconomic conditions. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Workforce Demographics & Inclusive Culture with Nadia Younes, Gamiel Yafai, & Louise Carvalho DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Executives – with Eric Douglas Keene For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Information about the course Teuila mentioned about incorporating DIBs in your organization is online at https://www.linkedin.com/learning/advancing-a-dibs-strategy-in-your-organization/driving-transformative-change-in-your-deib-work?autoplay=true. You can learn more about the business side of LinkedIn at https://about.linkedin.com. LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has written many books. Start with Masters of Scale about successful entrepreneurs. It’s available through Amazon at https://amzn.to/3MthBO1 (hardback) and https://amzn.to/4321yOp (Kindle). Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Glass Hearts by Terri Paul The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin The Sandman – Book 1 by Neil Gaiman & Sam Kieth ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko People We’re Linked To: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Teuila Hanson is the Chief People Officer at LinkedIn. In this role she leads the team responsible for hiring, developing and growing top talent, including all benefits, employee experience, and Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging programs. Prior to joining LinkedIn, Teuila was the executive vice president and Chief Strategy and People Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In this role, she led the strategy and people teams and served as chair of the bank’s management committee, creating an engaging workplace by driving bank strategy and integrating best practices in talent management, inclusion and diversity, learning and development, compensation and benefits, employee engagement and corporate culture. Teuila also held various leadership roles at AECOM Technology Corporation, a global professional services organization. Teuila earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University, and her juris doctor degree from Golden Gate University School of Law. She is a licensed member of the California Bar.

Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Many CEOs and executives insisting on staff returning to the office full time are making decisions based on myths about hybrid work. The truth may surprise them – and you! Dr. Gleb Tsipursky busts those myths with hard data and direct experience with 23+ organizations. The bottom line: for the majority of “office” workers, hybrid work benefits both wellbeing and productivity. With mental health concerns at an all time high world-wide, that’s a message more employers should be paying attention to. Here's what Gleb and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How hybrid work boosts not only boosts mental well-being and productivity, but employee retention and satisfaction, too; How to establish new norms for workdays that accommodate diverse lifestyles; and Why workers feel social isolation in the office, too – and targeted strategies to combat it! Other episodes you'll enjoy: The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth & Effectiveness with Dr. JJ Walcutt Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Gleb has written seven books. In this episode, he talked about Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams (Paperback: https://amzn.to/3MI2uSt and Kindle version: https://amzn.to/3pQ5enr). His other works include: Never Go with Your Gut The Blind Spots Between Us and Pro Truth: A Practical Plan for Putting Truth Back into Politics with Tim Ward You can also learn more about Gleb’s work on his company’s website: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin The Joker: An Origin Story by Louise Simonson & Luciano Vecchio ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Remotely Working Tirelessly Night & Day: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky helps leaders use hybrid work to improve retention and productivity while cutting costs. He serves as the CEO of the boutique future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts. He is the best-selling author of 7 books, including Never Go With Your Gut and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams. His cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 650 articles in prominent venues such as Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and Forbes. His expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting for Fortune 500 companies from Aflac to Xerox and over 15 years in academia as a behavioral scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill and Ohio State. A proud Ukrainian American, Dr. Gleb lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Guest: Laura Fuentes Joy, learning, friendship: that’s how Laura Fuentes believes the ideal workplace should be. When she arrived at Hilton, Laura found a culture and leadership team that was thinking along the same lines. Since then, she’s been instrumental in guiding the growth of that culture into one of inclusion, wellness, growth, and purpose – the four pillars of Hilton. It’s just one way Laura and Hilton commit to the well-being of Hilton’s employees. The goal: make Thrive at Hilton something every employee feels every day. Laura shares that journey, which has plenty for you to learn from to make your organization a thriving place, too! Here's what Laura and Maureen cover: How Thrive at Hilton has 100-year-old roots, when Conrad Hilton shared his belief that travel is the key to world peace; The incredible value of a human-focused work culture; and How that culture boosts the company: “If your team members feel respected and heard, that’s how they’ll make your guests feel, too.” Other episodes you'll enjoy: Joy at Work! with Roxanne Brown & Edward Cook Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons Hiring in the Great Resignation with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You’ll find more information on Hilton at https://www.hilton.com. Go to the bottom of the homepage to find their business information. The Thrive at Hilton details Laura discussed are at https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/benefits. To learn more about Conrad Hilton’s vision for the Hilton hotels, check out his autobiography, Be My Guest. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Suite Assistance Provided By: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Laura Fuentes is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Hilton with over two decades of experience in engineering, strategy consulting and human resources. Having worked in hospitality, financial services, and management consulting, Laura’s career reflects her global, cross-industry perspective in key business and talent areas. Throughout her tenure at Hilton, Laura has led efforts to build an award-winning culture at Hilton, being recognized by Fortune as the #1 Best Place to Work in the U.S. and by DiversityInc as the #1 Company on their 2021 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. Originally from Spain, she holds a B.S. from the University of Virginia, a M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. She lives in Arlington with her husband and two sons.

Guest: Kvon Tucker If there’s one key thing that’s common to all effective leadership theories, it’s this: leadership is all about relationships. Kvon Tucker distilled this through both academic scholarship and real-world experience at Netflix, Google, and Amazon. Those companies remain high-performing outliers because of their unique leadership culture, and an emphasis on relationships (and writing!) are key. Losing sight of that leads to more than just sterile numbers on morale, low engagement, or layoffs. It leads to real pain for people, real depression, and – as Kvon saw – real suicide. Kvon discusses all this, along with solutions for leaders who care, in this episode. Here's what Kvon and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How an old school practice – writing – leads to innovation and better odds of project success; Why truly effective leaders understand the importance of relationships; and The reasons that, even with all the trappings of success, your job can still leave you feeling miserable and depressed…and what to do about it. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth, & Effectiveness with Dr. JJ Walcutt Leading with Care in a Tough World with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Kvon’s website has more information about his company and his work. You’ll find it at https://consciously.one. If you’re in crisis or emotional distress, call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. They have more information online, too, at https://988lifeline.org. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for personal development right now include: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson Spark: The Revolutionary News Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Making Space for Podcast Awesomeness: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Kvon Tucker is the CEO and Founder of Consciously, a purpose-driven Executive and Leadership Coaching firm. Kvon is also a professionally trained Learning and Leadership Development expert. He has spent a third of his life dedicated to helping leaders, teams, and organizations learn, adapt, and transform. His favorite tagline is, “All I know is how to help people grow.” He has helped leaders at Netflix, Amazon, and Google adapt to hyper-growth and tremendous scale through experiential learning and leadership development coaching. Kvon also holds a Master's in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (M.S. I-O) and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and Professional Certified Coach (PCC).

Guest: Will O’Brien & Dave DuBose The labor shortage is not going away. Workers are more transient, looking for better pay, plus Amazon, Walmart, and other large online retailers are continuing to drive up competition for distribution center (DC) employees. So, most DC operators resort to wage increases and retention bonuses as the quick solution to this really challenging people problem. Will O'Brien and Dave DuBose joins the show to share the better answer, which is a set of more robust solutions that better serve the operators’ longer-term needs and mitigate their dependence on short-lived “quick fix” wage and bonus answers that everyone else is chasing. Here's what Will, Dave, and Maureen cover: Why pay is only the beginning in forming long-term solutions to supply-chain labor; How Columbus, Ohio, represents the distribution issues retailers face; and Why, regardless of the economy, the labor shortage is not going away. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Supply Chain Innovation: Orders Can’t Be Filled with Stagnation with Mike McLellan of DHL Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption with Greg Moran Are You Disrupting, or Being Disrupted? with Mark Kvamme For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Will and Dave are partners with True North Growth Partners; you can learn more at https://truenorthgrowthpartners.com. (We love their motto: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”) Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Central to Our Distribution: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Will O’Brien is a partner at True North Growth Partners where he works with organizations on the supply chain and operations sides of their business. He helps his clients overcome the things that hold back their growth and profitability. He has over 30 years of experience in supply chain and operations. He has held executive positions in both industry and consulting. As an executive at Lowe’s Home Improvement he helped to lead the development of the supply chain for that big box retailer during a period of rapid growth, from $35 billion to $50 billion in revenue. He also helped pioneer Lowe’s omni-channel fulfillment when its online sales were growing significantly. He successfully grew a mid-sized family-owned supply chain consulting firm by over 50%, expanded its markets, improved its pricing, reengineered its sales and business development organization and created career paths and professional growth for its associates. Dave DuBose is a senior supply chain professional with strong cross-industry experience including retail, consumer products, resources and high-tech in the North American and global theaters. Dave has held executive positions in logistics and supply chain in industry as well as consulting and has more than 30 years of professional experience. DuBose delivers innovative results and can translate business strategy into operating strategy and tactics. He has deep expertise in end-to-end business operations and in deploying business solutions from strategy through implementation. Dave is on the Columbus Roundtable, and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is active in speaking and writing about contemporary supply chain issues.

Guest: Greg Moran Odds are Artificial Intelligence isn’t going to replace you at work. It’s going to join you. Greg Moran sees AI integrating much the same way breakthrough technologies always have. It will help us be more efficient, and help leaders make better decisions. Of course, it’s not all rasterized rainbows and Unix unicorns; to thrive, people will have to be able and willing to continually learn new skills and processes. In short, the obsessively curious will rise to the top. Greg shares the details in this episode. Here's what Greg and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How generative AI has already proven it can give you a competitive advantage by helping you make better, faster decisions on quality information, but… …be careful! AI won’t make those decisions for you! Why continually growing, learning, and adapting are top skills for career success (and coasting at work is no longer an option). Other episodes you'll enjoy: How to Own the AI Revolution with Neil Sahota The Future Is Yours to Create with Rebecca Ryan The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace with Greg Moran For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Greg is the former COO and currently a board member of Aware, which creates AI-infused solutions for collaboration platforms; you can learn more at https://www.awarehq.com. You can also connect with Greg on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsmoran. A terrific book about the promise and pitfalls of the AI revolution is Own the A.I. Revolution: Unlock Your Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Disrupt Your Competition; it can be purchased here. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams I, Robot by Isaac Asimov ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Hybrids Before It Was Cool: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and teaches part time on the topic at Ohio University.

Guest: Ann Mukherjee Ann Mukherjee’s life is one of complete inspiration, both personally and professionally. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver when Ann was just 14; as an adult, she endured alcohol related violence. Yet today, she leads the second largest wine and spirits company in the world. Far from a contradiction, it’s a calling – one which sees not just customers and ROI, but caring and ROR (Return on Responsibility). The two are intertwined; even as Pernod Ricard promotes safe, responsible drinking, their profits have soared. Here's what Ann and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The changing role of leaders, especially CEOs; How Ann sees her work at Pernod Ricard not as a job, but as a calling; and The important role of mentors for career success. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule Leading with Care in a Tough World with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt Career Sponsorship with Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Ann’s company, Pernod Ricard, at https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en. The organizations Ann mentioned include The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (https://www.responsibility.org) and Women of the Vine & Spirits (https://www.womenofthevine.com/cpages/home). Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko A toast to our podcast support team: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Ann Mukherjee joined PRNA (Pernod Ricard) as CEO in December 2019. An industry outsider and woman of color, Ann is focused on delivering both ROI and ROR (return on responsibility). She’s advanced the business through ambiguity, driving a transformation rooted in the science of predictable consumer demand and guiding PRNA to record-breaking profits in 2021. Ann has launched award-winning brand campaigns and initiatives around consent, voting and hate speech. Ann has been recognized by Forbes 2022 ‘50 over 50’; Forbes’ Top 50 Most Influential CMOs; ADCOLOR’s Legend Award; and was inducted into the American Marketing Association’s Marketing Hall of Fame.

Guest: Paul Austin You never know where the next big breakthrough in leadership research will come, so we’re going to sporadically feature outlier ideas, research from the fringe. Today is our first foray, as we investigate the role psychedelics can play in leadership development. Struggling with the dichotomy of legality and morality, Paul Austin found himself on an unexpected journey of self-discovery – a journey that led him to establish Third Wave, a platform dedicated to using psychedelics to unlock leadership potential and transform paradigms. As Paul says to host Maureen Metcalf, “If I could focus my time and energy on one thing that would move the needle the most, it would be intentional psychedelic use by the leaders who are creating the paradigms of tomorrow." Here's what Paul and Maureen cover: How intentional microdoses of psychedelics can propel leadership development; Why the proper setting and having an expert facilitator for guidance is absolutely critical; and How CEOs and other leaders are already using psychedelics to help them problem-solve in today’s new normal of chaos and disruption. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule Bringing Clarity to Confusion with Terri O’Fallon & Kim Barta Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership with Dr. Maryanna Klatt For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: If you have questions and you’d like Paul to answer them in an upcoming podcast, e-mail them to us at [email protected]. Paul’s web page contains the resources he mentioned in the interview; it’s https://thethirdwave.co. Paul has also written a book on the healing and development use of psychedelics. Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub-Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life is available on Amazon (Kindle version). The seminal books by other researchers Paul mentioned are James Fadiman’s The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide (Kindle: https://amzn.to/410wL3g) and Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence (Kindle: https://amzn.to/3KRgSGU). Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley X-Men Archives #3: Legion by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Podcasting in Alternate Realities: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Paul F. Austin is one of the most prominent voices in the world of psychedelics. As the founder of Third Wave, he has educated millions on the importance of safe and effective psychedelic experiences. A pioneer at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, he has been featured in Forbes, Rolling Stone, and the BBC's Worklife. Paul helps others use microdosing as a tool for professional development and increased self-awareness by treating the use of psychedelics as a skill refined through mentorship and courageous exploration. Learning how to master this skill will be crucial in the story of humanity’s present-future evolution.

Guest: Mike McLellan Supply chain disruptions: they’ve been at the top of the list for leaders’ anxiety in nearly every sector for years. Will it ever get better? Yes – if you’ve learned lessons from COVID and other supply chain disrupters. That’s the advice Mike McLellan has for leaders. A vice president of operations for DHL Supply Chain, Mike discusses the innovations DHL and others are implementing: from rapid responses to exoskeletons for warehouse workers. If your organization relies on supplies – and few organizations don’t – this is a must-listen episode! Here's what Mike and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How COVID-19 exposed weaknesses that had been brewing in the supply chain for years; Why having a single-source supplier looks great on the balance sheet, but is quite costly in reality; and The critical role of resilience for companies’ future survival. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption with Greg Moran Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy with Christoph Hinske Are You Disrupting, or Being Disrupted? with Mark Kvamme For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Details on tech innovations, sustainability, and other programs Mike mentions are on DHL’s website at https://www.dhl.com/global-en/delivered.html. To dig even deeper, read DHL: Three Letters that Shrank the World by Jane Chung for Kindle at https://amzn.to/3MgwHIa. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Most relevant for today’s interview is the Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations. The Guide is available now on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3KufXMg, and the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/3U7MzyK. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers Batman/Catwoman by Tom King & Clay Mann The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Professional Podcast Disrupters: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov Change is accelerating. Volatility continues unabated. And no business is immune. What’s a leader to do? Develop foresight and become future-ready, of course! Ciela Hartanov joins us in this episode to detail her practical process for developing foresight. As a futurist, she’s developed many tools for probing potential paths’ future outcomes. She’s distilled those tools into her foresight process. That, in turn, helps leaders adapt their mindsets, enabling them to make their organizations future ready. Here's what Ciela and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The definition of foresight, and what it means for businesses; How future-ready capabilities increase profitability and growth potential; and Questioning whether organizations really need a C.E.O. at the top. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together with Margaret Heffernan Finding Peace When in Conflict – with Lord John Alderdice (excerpt of full interview referenced by Maureen in today’s podcast) Opportunity in Uncertainty – with Dr. Ciela Hartanov (her first appearance on our show!) For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Here is Dr. Hartanov’s email address: [email protected]. You can also learn more about her consulting, research, and other work at www.humcollective.co. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones at https://amzn.to/3MamuwO Future Shock by Alvin Toffler at https://amzn.to/3KiRWYs Connections by James Burke at https://amzn.to/3GpWdav ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Future-Ready Friends: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov is a futurist, organizational psychologist, human behavior expert, writer, and thinker dedicated to reinventing work. She helps leaders create a revolution inside the modern workplace, one aimed at breaking a system that promotes work practices that have existed since the industrial era. She was part of the founding team of The Google School for Leaders and Head of Next Practice Innovation and Strategy at Google, where she developed projects designed to shape the future of leadership and work. She currently runs humcollective, a boutique strategy and innovation firm that helps companies, executives, and teams make sense of the forces shaping the future and prepare strategically.

Guest: Tara McGowan Misinformation and disinformation have become the lifeblood of social media – even some cable channels hungry for ratings. But, as a leader, you need hard facts and straight information. How did we get here, and what can you do to find the good data your decisions need? Tara McGowan, founder and publisher of Courier Newsroom, notes that propaganda and disinformation have always existed…but social media’s algorithms have amplified it exponentially, creating hard echo chambers that can be hard for truth to get through. And, she says, that puts not just your business at risk, but democracy itself. Fortunately, she has some solutions! Here's what Tara and host Maureen Metcalf cover: How social media algorithms work – and revolutionized the spread of misinformation; Ways leaders can recognize disinformation and halt its spread; and Simple steps we can all take to be media literate. Other episodes you'll enjoy: You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers Hot Topics: A Prime Minister’s Perspective with Kim Campbell Democracy: Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo? with Matt Qvortrup For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: More information on Courier Newsroom is available at their website: https://couriernewsroom.com. Tara’s website tracking election campaign spending and digital strategies is https://fwiwmedia.com. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. If you’d like to learn more about journalism, try these books: Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism by Brooke Kroeger (hardback=https://amzn.to/3lsU4DE, Kindle=https://amzn.to/3JynXKM) With Heroic Truth: The Life of Edward R. Murrow by Norman Finkelstein (https://amzn.to/3Z4xDlW) Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation by Richard Stengel at https://amzn.to/3yWvpu5 (paperback) and https://amzn.to/3yXN7O0 (Kindle) ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko (Information requiring higher security clearance than you have): Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Tara McGowan is the founder and publisher of Courier Newsroom and CEO of Good Information Inc., a civic incubator that invests in immediate solutions to counter disinformation online. A former political strategist with an early career in journalism, Tara has seen firsthand how America’s information crisis has contributed to the rising threat of authoritarianism and the deterioration of social trust.

Guests: Brenda Hampel & Erika Lamont More than 40% of new leaders fail within 18 months. Why? Don’t blame the leader; look at the organization instead! Most organizations don’t onboard a new leader well, if at all. They assume a person’s success at one company will automatically transfer to theirs – but there are far too many variables at play to bank on that. Instead, an onboarding plan that goes beyond HR protocols and benefits sign-up is necessary: a plan that considers company culture, history, team dynamics...even quality of life differences if the new leader is coming from out of town! Brenda Hampel and Erika Lamont of Connect the Dots share tips, tricks, and outright wisdom from years of experience helping organizations maximize the success of their new leaders. Here's what Brenda, Erika, and host Maureen Metcalf cover: The three main components of a good onboarding plan; Why overlooking help with personal transitions – including spouse and children – is a key reason for new leaders leaving your organization; and Why how you handled your workforce during the COVID pandemic is the ultimate litmus test for a leader considering your job offer. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Hiring for Keeps: The Rise of Recruiter.com - with Evan Sohn A Cure for Toxic Leadership – with Raj Subrameyer Hiring in the Great Resignation – with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too! ---------------------- RESOURCES: To learn more about Erika & Brenda’s company, Connect the Dots, visit https://connectthedotsconsulting.com. They’ve also written two books together as further resources for you: Solving Employee Performance Problems at https://amzn.to/3LbelrG and Perfect Phrases for New Employee Orientation and Onboarding at https://amzn.to/3FgqmIJ. In addition, Erika also wrote The Talent Selection and Onboarding Pocket Tool Kit, available at https://amzn.to/3ZCDWOp, and Brenda wrote The Talent Assessment and Development Pocket Tool Kit, available at https://amzn.to/3YG62Y3. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko People We Onboarded to Our Podcast without Them Knowing: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Brenda Hampel co-founded Connect the Dots Consulting in 2006, having already gained a national reputation as a leadership team session and discussion expert. From day one, Brenda dedicated Connect the Dots to providing Real Leadership, meaning custom-crafting Leadership Solutions to a client’s unique, specific, real-life leadership needs. That focus has only grown, for today Brenda and her team service a wide range of companies with a tailored, custom approach to leadership building and related services that help transform companies and the leaders at their helm. Erika Lamont is an executive coach, author, speaker and founding partner of Connect the Dots Consulting. Connect the Dots is a boutique management consulting firm deep expertise in leadership onboarding, coaching and team effectiveness. Erika brings a distinctive blend of operational experience and leadership development skills to her client base. Erika has held leadership roles inside large organizations such as Riverside Methodist Hospital (part of the OhioHealth Corporation), and Bath & Body Works, a division of The Limited, Inc.—experience that has been advantageous to her coaching practice. Erika is a Master Certified Executive Coach (MCEC) and an active member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches. She is also a certified coach for Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching and blends her own leadership experiences with the proven methods of best-practice coaching.

Guest: Betsy Myers, former Senior White House Advisor We may gripe about the pandemic, but it gave us one very positive change for women in the workplace: flexibility. It also highlighted for everyone that old-school leadership won’t cut it anymore. Betsy Myers says head and heart leadership is the model for today’s leaders. It fuses data-driven strategies and decisiveness with qualities such as warmth, compassion, empathy, and collaboration. In short, the head sets the purpose for an organization, but the heart engages your people to follow and bring their best selves to the team. Here's what Betsy covers with host Maureen Metcalf: Change is inevitable…so successful leaders embrace it; The impacts of holding on to an old-school leadership style (and why it’s the #1 cause of leadership failure!); and What Head-and-Heart Leadership really means. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook – with Carolyn Buck Luce - ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses – with Pauline Koelbl - Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations – with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too! ---------------------- RESOURCES: Betsy’s book, Take the Lead, is available in paperback at https://amzn.to/3lbMWv6. The Kindle version is at https://amzn.to/3YEb1Za. Her website is betsymyers.com. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Taking the Lead (and the office doughnuts): Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Betsy Myers is on a mission to improve leadership by developing leaders and teams who infuse passion and purpose into their organizations by leading from both the head and the heart. Betsy’s insightful keynotes and workshops have inspired and offered practical guidance to executives and managers around the world who want to level up their leadership, retain top talent, and achieve results in the modern workplace. Betsy is a renowned expert on emerging leadership trends and women’s leadership and is the author of Take the Lead: Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You. She currently serves on the Council on Advancing Women in Business for the Export-Import Bank of the United States and has extensive experience in the corporate world, government settings, and in higher education. Previously, she was founding director of the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University and executive director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School. A senior adviser to two U.S. presidents, Betsy served as President Clinton’s Advisor on Women’s Issues and was Chief Operating Officer of President Obama’s 2008 National Presidential Campaign. She also held leadership roles in the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Guest: Anne Klibanski Healthcare begins and ends in the home. At least, it should: you’re more likely to heal a bit faster and your outlook tends to be brighter at home instead of a hospital. Further, COVID revealed and amplified medical staff burnout and other issues already brewing in our healthcare system. It’s overwhelming for most healthcare leaders, but our guest – Dr. Anne Klibanski – tackles these issues head-on. The president and CEO of Mass General Brigham, she and her team created, and continue to develop, groundbreaking solutions for their hospitals...and, more importantly, their patients. In this episode, Anne shares those solutions and the challenges they present for leaders with host Maureen Metcalf. Here's what Anne and Maureen cover: The lack of patient beds and other resources COVID made clear (but remain today); What healthcare leaders can do to resolve those issues; and Why the old status quo for American healthcare won’t work anymore, along with the newer, better methods Mass General Brigham is creating and using. Other episodes you'll enjoy: High Performance Medicine: Healthcare & Innovation with Brian Ferguson Innovative Leadership for the Healthcare Industry – with Neil Grunberg (Hospital) Hiring in the Great Resignation – with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too! ---------------------- RESOURCES: Information on Dr. Kilbanski and her team is available at https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org. Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. She’s also written two books on healthcare and physician leadership: the Innovative Leadership Workbook for Physician Leaders and the Innovative Leadership Workbook for Health Care. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: The Man Who Tasted Shapes by Richard Cytowic, MD This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Podcast Surgical Team: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadership.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Anne Klibanski is President and CEO of Mass General Brigham, a Boston-based integrated healthcare system that includes internationally known Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, nationally recognized specialty hospitals, seven community hospitals, a health insurance company, physician networks, community health centers, home- based care, and long-term care services. Dr. Klibanski’s vision for Mass General Brigham is to build the integrated academic health care system of the future with patients at the center, by transforming care, improving outcomes, and expanding impact locally, nationally, and globally. She has led clinical integration of services across the system, spearheaded the development of new digital platforms to achieve digital care, and overseen the increased investment in leading-edge research since assuming the role in 2019.