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 […]
Agile Leadership
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 […]
Leadership Lessons with Trailblazer Indra Nooyi
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 […]
Simon Sinek Has Tips for Businesses that Want to Keep Their Employees
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 […]
How Civility Literally Pays: Tips from Christine Porath
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 […]
How to Be a Better Communicator: 10 Tips from Vernā Myers
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 when you want to communicate to a variety of different people. So here are 12 tips from Myers that […]
Success, Leadership and Authenticity: A Conversation with Stacey Abrams
This episode is a replay of an amazing 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 Ling, […]
What One of the Highest-Ranking Women in the Military Learned about Leadership
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 […]
Tips for Being a Successful Entrepreneur and Leader – From Issa Rae
It’s been 10 years since Issa Rae became a sensation with her YouTube series Awkward Black Girl. Since then, Rae has been on the fast-track, proving herself not only a brilliant producer and actress but successful entrepreneur and leader of a growing media conglomerate. The Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated star and creator of the HBO […]
James Clear’s Tips on Keeping Commitments
Show Notes: Habits are not a finish line to be crossed. They’re a lifestyle to be lived. They’re something to stick to, day in and day out. In this episode, leading expert and best-selling author on habits James Clear will help you keep those New Year’s resolutions. Sharing proven and actionable tips, learn how to […]