“Disruption” has become such a familiar experience—in workplaces and the world in general—that many have considered it an overused cliché for years. But have you ever considered the benefits of disrupting yourself as a pathway to greater leadership? Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Organizational Behavior at the London Business School, would invite you to consider […]
“I’ve had opportunities to soar in leadership, and I’ve crashed and burned and over the years,” says Stacey Abrams, political leader, voting rights activist, entrepreneur, and three-time New York Times best-selling author. Along the way, she adds, she kept careful notes about the experiences, which led to her identification of three core lessons for leaders. […]
Charlene Li is an expert on digital transformation, leadership, and the future of work. She is the author of six books, including the New York Times best-seller, Open Leadership. Q: Your most recent book is the Disruption Mindset, which, coincidentally, came out in the fall of 2019 – right before our lives were massively disrupted […]
Creating an agile environment that empowers your team with a shared sense of purpose is critical to leadership during radical uncertainty. This episode is a replay of a 2021 session from the Pennsylvania Conference for Women, featuring leadership expert and Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill. She will show us how leaders can build organizations […]
It’s Women’s History Month, and we’re talking to a woman who has been making history for decades: Indra Nooyi, the former CEO and chair of PepsiCo, and the first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company. Regarded as one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time, this trailblazer is an […]
Q: Since the pandemic, many people have been wrestling with their personal why, their purpose. What do you see going on? And how should businesses respond? I think only half the story is being written about the Great Resignation. The pessimistic view is that people don’t need to work now, but they’ll be back. The […]
After graduating college, Christine Porath thought she had landed her dream job as an intern for the world’s largest sports management and marketing firm. The only problem: It was a toxic work environment. That’s when she asked herself a career-making question: What are the objective costs of a toxic work environment, and what are the […]
Communication is easy—if you’re talking to yourself, says Vernā Myers, bestselling author, TED speaker, and Vice President for Inclusion Strategy at Netflix. But when it involves other people, it can be a good deal less easy—especially for those seeking to be inclusive communicators. So here are 12 tips from Myers that can help: Being an […]
This episode is a replay of an amazing 2021 California Conference for Women Keynote Conversation with best-selling author, nonprofit CEO and political leader Stacey Abrams. Narrowly defeated as the first Black woman to win a major party nomination for Governor, she galvanized a movement that would register 800,000 new voters. Joined by award-winning journalist Lisa […]
It seems fitting that Michelle Howard—famous not only for being the first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy but for facing down Somali pirates to rescue Captain Philips—has this as one of her favorite quotes: “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” So, how do […]