Podcast Episodes

The Secret to Making Difficult Decisions

Episode 26

Management decisions almost always involve uncertainty. But what if you just can’t get the facts you need—or if your colleagues disagree about what you should decide?

Harvard Business School professo…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

How to Delegate

Episode 25

Delegating is an essential part of leadership. Without it, how can you rise above the tactical grind and focus on strategic thinking?

But leadership coach Deborah Grayson Riegel says delegating effec…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Secret to Giving Great Feedback

Episode 24

Some managers give meaningless positive feedback. Others are unreasonably critical. But Kim Scott, cofounder of the executive coaching firm Radical Candor, says good leaders can give honest feedback …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

How to Communicate in a Crisis — and How Not To

Episode 23

Captain Michael Davidson, of the container ship SS El Faro, was determined to make his trip on time. But a hurricane was approaching, and Davidson and his fellow officers had to plot a new course to …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

What Makes an “Authentic” Leader?

Episode 22

Herminia Ibarra, a professor of organizational behavior at London Business School, says that if you want to grow as a leader, you must leave your comfort zone and try new behaviors. Eventually, she s…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

How to Give — and Receive — Critical Feedback

Episode 21

Are you struggling to give and receive feedback at work? Executive coach and organizational consultant Ben Dattner says giving good feedback is really about how you deliver it.

“I think what good bos…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

What It Takes to Lead Across Generations

Episode 20

Generational differences may get laughs online. (Remember “OK boomer”?) But in the workplace, productivity can suffer when older and younger workers struggle to communicate and find common ground.

Mi…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

How One Founder Adapted His Role to Scale His Company

Episode 19

Fabricio Bloisi was just 21 years old when he founded Movile as a small start-up in a garage, in the late 1990s. At the time, the company specialized in building text messaging apps and selling them …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Secret to Leading Highly Collaborative Teams

Episode 18

If you’re leading a team, you know how hard it is to facilitate collaboration – especially when they don’t know each other well or may never meet in person. When people struggle to work together, it …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

What Is “Charisma,” Anyway?

Episode 17

In our leader-focused society, how often do we consider the role of followers?

Barbara Kellerman studies the relationship between leaders and followers at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Publ…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago