Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

Guests: Peter Cunningham, Co-founder, & Patrick Sweet, Co-Director, of the Geneva Leadership Alliance Being a great leader means you can’t lead alone anymore. The leadership paradigm is changing. In this episode, Maureen speaks with Patrick Sweet and Peter Cunningham from the Geneva Center for Security Policy about the evolving nature of leadership. They explore how leadership is no longer just an individual endeavor, but a collective practice, emphasizing adaptability, cultural sensitivity, and resilience. From navigating post-conflict trauma to balancing polarities like continuity and change, this conversation offers powerful insights for growing your leadership – especially if your firm works across borders. Here's what Peter, Patrick and Maureen cover: Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Economic & Geoplitical Shifts: The Trends Leaders Need to Know for 2025 Empathy, Dialogue, & a Good Mood: An Ambassador Reveals What Leaders Need in CrisisCourageous Leadership Is Required to Address Global Issues For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The Geneva Center for Security Policy’s website is https://www.gcsp.ch/. 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Booking Producer: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Peter Cunningham is Head of Leadership at GCSP and Co-Founder of the Geneva Leadership Alliance, a network of associates and partner organisations working together to advance the understanding and practice of leadership for the benefit of peace and security worldwide. Peter has over 20 years of experience in leadership development, adult education, and executive coaching across private, public, and non-profit sectors. He is constantly seeking new, diverse, and innovative ways to bridge the study of leadership with the practice of leading, especially at international level and across cultural, geographical, political and organisational divides. Leveraging his diverse experience and background, he creates safe spaces for learning and encourages brave spaces for application, enabling people to learn leadership mindsets and practices in transformative ways and adapt them to their own work and life. Patrick Sweet is Co-Director of the Geneva Leadership Alliance. Previously, he was regional director for Northern Europe at the Center for Creative Leadership, responsible for advanced leadership development programs in the region in...

Guests: Ryan Redington, Amazon Music GM, & Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer An open door is an opportunity – and a risk. Assess that risk a little easier with the one-way and two-way door framework. It’s just one of the tools Amazon uses to innovate better and faster. In this episode, two Amazon execs explain how and why they innovate in areas outside of the company’s stereotypical retail business: in sustainability and in the music industry.The impact has been huge. Over 500 companies have joined Amazon in their climate pledge, moving to clean energy and other sustainable practices. In music, they’re redefining the industry, even discovering new artists such as Chappell Roan! Here's what Kara, Ryan, and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: Innovation Insights: Amazon Executives Share How They Deliver the FutureHow Climate Change Batters Business Bottom LinesStewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Detail about the sustainability initiatives Kara mentioned are online at https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/. Businesses interested in working with – or just learning from – Amazon’s sustainability efforts can learn more on the Exchange at https://exchange.aboutamazon.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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Booking Producer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @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: Kara Hurst leads Amazon’s sustainability efforts, overseeing the company’s initiatives on environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Under her leadership, Amazon announced its commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040 and co-founded The Climate Pledge, which now has over 525 signatories. Before joining Amazon, Kara was CEO of The Sustainability Consortium and served as Vice President at BSR, where she led global partnerships and built sustainability programs for businesses. Kara holds a BA from Barnard College of Columbia University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Ryan Redington oversees all aspects of Amazon Music, including strategy, product development, licensing, marketing, and industry relations. He has led the service’s growth into one of the world’s leading audio streaming platforms. Prior to becoming General Manager, Ryan was Vice President of Music Industry, where he led partnerships with artists and labels. Ryan started his Amazon career in the Prime Video division before moving to Amazon Music, where...

Guest: Mike Hardy, founder & former director, Coventry University’s Centre for Peace & Security Is peace relevant to business? Absolutely, according to Mike Hardy. Profits and stability arise from peacefulness, yet we relegate its pursuit to nonprofit and government leaders. In this episode, Mike shares both his research and diplomatic experience to show how leaders in all sectors can create, and benefit from, peace and security in their communities and around the globe. Here's what Mike and Maureen cover: Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Former Prime Minister Papandreou’s Path to a Just World Empathy, Dialogue, & a Good Mood: An Ambassador Reveals What Leaders Need in CrisisPeace through Better LeadersWork, War, and In-Between: An International Peace Negotiator’s Top Tips for Resoving Conflict For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The Center for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, now called the Centre for Peace & Security, is online at https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/peace-and-security/. 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Booking Producer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Mike Hardy was the founding Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations (now the Centre for Peace & Security) 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, Chair of Trustees of The Faith and Belief Forum the leading interfaith charity in the UK, and life-fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts.

Guest: Alicia Pittman, Global People Chair – Boston Consulting Group Fast and furious: that’s how change is hitting our workplaces with AI, multiple generations, and more. Yet Boston Consulting Group has figured out how to turn those changes into advantages. Their Global People Chair, Alicia Pittman, shares how to unlock all that potential in your business, too. Here's what Alicia and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: AI Is Changing Your Business Model: Boston Consulting Group’s Managing Director Explains HowGetting on Code: Leaders Walk Their Talk Career Sponsorship & Being Sponsor Ready For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Booking Producer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Alicia Pittman is the Global People Chair at Boston Consulting Group and is integral to the firm's Consumer, Operations, and Organization practices. Alicia is responsible for BCG’s efforts to attract, retain, and develop exceptional talent, ensuring BCG delivers leading-edge capabilities and diversity of perspectives to clients. She also serves on the firm's Executive and Operating Committees. Previously, Alicia was the North America Consulting People Team chair leading Women@BCG for North America. Over the last five years, she played a vital role shaping BCG’s people strategy through COVID and developing new programs like Teaming@BCG and Pathways@BCG. Alicia’s passion for BCG’s value of “grow by growing others” guides her approach to mentoring BCG’ers the world over.

Guest: Greg Moran, Former Ford Senior Executive How do you negotiate the best deal possible? Our guest, Greg Moran, shares the three key elements he discovered negotiating for Ford and other top corporations. The ultimate success, he found, came when both parties found great benefit in the results. Here's what Greg and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: Let’s Talk: Four Steps to Bridging Workplace, Political, & Family DisagreementsWork, War, & In-Between: An International Peace Negotiator’s Top Tips for Resolving Conflict The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success No One Taught You For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Booking Producer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership 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: Christopher Washington, Franklin University Provost What awaits leaders in 2025? You’ll find out in this special future-scanning episode. We turn the tables this week, as our host, Maureen Metcalf, is interviewed by guest Christopher Washington, the provost of Franklin University. Maureen has determined the five major global trends which will affect leadership in 2025. It’s based on her countless interviews with CEOs and other though leaders over the past few months. Here's what Christopher and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together The Future Is Yours to CreateIs Your Organization Designed for the Future? For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Booking Producer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest Host: Dr. Christopher Washington serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President of Franklin University. He has dramatically increased the number of academic programs as the Chief Academic Officer, and supported the advancement of Franklin’s internationalization through relationships with partnering universities in Europe, Central America, the Middle East region, and Asia. He currently serves as National Board Chair of Global Ties U.S. and has been a member of the boards of The Metro Schools, the International Visitors Council, and the Columbus Council of World Affairs. Dr. Washington was selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster in 2015 and is a member of the United States Speakers Bureau, and the Forbes Nonprofit Council. Dr. Washington holds a Ph.D. in human resource development from Ohio State University, a master of science in college student personnel, and a bachelor of arts in communications from Western Illinois University.

Guest: Ken Moore How can you have solutions for your customers before they even know they need them? Or BE the change instead of reacting to change? That’s all part of the job for Mastercard’s Chief Innovation Officer, Ken Moore. He says the rate of change for businesses will soon increase 400%, as if the world isn’t changing fast enough already! But no worries; Ken shares the keys to innovation and being ready for change with you in this episode. Here's what Ken and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: Leading Fintech: Mastercard Execs Share How They See the Future and Meet It NowDisruption No More: DHL’s Supply Chain VP on Future-Proofing Your BusinessPrepare for the Future with Foresight For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Charging into Our Future: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Ken Moore is chief innovation officer at Mastercard and a member of the company's Management Committee. He leads the Mastercard Foundry organization, inclusive of R&D, Digital Futures, Product Lifecycle Management, and Experience Research & Design teams. In this role, Ken is responsible for the company's innovation agenda, including incubating and bringing new products and services to market, unlocking the potential of emerging technologies, and anticipating changes in customer needs. Ken is an advisory board member to the World Intellectual Property Organization on the production of the Global Innovation Index, and an Expert-in-Residence at Harvard Innovation Labs at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Guests: Jennifer Marriner, Sr. VP, & Sherri Haymond, Co-President, of Mastercard divisions What happens when innovation means life or death for your company? In this first of a two-part series of innovation at Mastercard, guests Jennifer Marriner and Sherri Haymond describe the ongoing innovations in their divisions: Global Acceptance Solutions and Global Partnerships, respectively. As customers and retailers alike continue to change how they move money, Mastercard must not only keep up with them, but innovate so deeply that they actually have new tech ready BEFORE payment preferences evolve. That means leading an organization-wide innovation culture, with plenty of leadership lessons for the rest of us. Here's what Jennifer, Sherri, and Maureen cover: Other episodes on innovation in companies: Innovation Insights: Amazon Executives Share How They Deliver the Future Eat Mor Chikin: Chick-fil-A’s CMO on Their Recipe for SuccessAvocados: When Produce Produces Innovation For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Making the World a Better Place: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Jennifer Marriner is the Executive Vice President of Global Acceptance Solutions at Mastercard. She leads the product evolution and strategy for Mastercard’s acceptance solutions, ensuring the company’s payments products drive usage and shape future commerce experiences. Prior to Mastercard, Jennifer spent over 16 years at PayPal, leading the Global Markets and Partnerships team. She also managed strategic merchant growth for The Royal Bank of Scotland’s acquiring division and worked at The Wall Street Journal. Based in London, Jennifer is the executive sponsor of Mastercard’s Women Leadership Network (WLN) and ADAPT. Sherri Haymond is Co-President of Global Partnerships and a member of the company's Management Committee. Sherri co-leads a unique team that works with partners large and small to create disruptive products and solutions. As our world becomes borderless and even more digitally connected, Sherri's team keeps a pulse on the industry and collaborates with partners to ensure Mastercard delivers innovative and differentiated products and services at scale to meet the needs of today's evolving businesses and consumers. Sherri holds a B.A. in Literature from Duke University and a J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School. She serves on the board of...

Guest: Éliane Ubalijoro, Rwandan Presidential Advisor, Consultant, & Professor Clues about the leadership you’ll need in the near future are coming from unexpected places: Africa and genetics. Our guest, Dr. Éliane Ubalijoro, shares success stories in leadership development she’s seen in African communities. Nuance, cultural competencies, and persistence stand out as qualities not usually seen in lists of leadership qualities, but they enhanced success – and with growing multiculturalism in our workforces and globally interconnected markets, they are emerging as keys to enhancing leadership everywhere. Here's what Éliane and Maureen cover: Recorded in Brussels in association with the International Leadership Association: Other episodes you'll enjoy: A Genocide Survivor’s Path to Leadership: How One Man Turned Trauma into Passion for Peace Sheba & ShEquity: Empowering Women-Owned BusinessesShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses Diamonds in the Rough: Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Éliane Ubalijoro is an adjunct professor of practice for public and private sector partnerships at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of International Development, where her research interests focus on innovation in global health and sustainable development. She is the project manager and an investigator on a Gates Foundation Grand Challenges in Global Health phase 2 project led by Professor Timothy Geary, the director of McGill’s Institute of Parasitology. She is a member of FemStep, a research network highlighting rural girls’ and women’s perspectives for engendering poverty reduction strategies in Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, DR Congo, and Ethiopia using arts-based methodologies. In this context, she has been developing Ashes to Light, a multimedia project to document intergenerational dialogue on resilience as a platform for wisdom sharing and youth leadership training in peacebuilding. Dr. Ubalijoro is an expert consultant for the non-profit group The Innovation Partnership (TIP) as well as the founder and executive director of C.L.E.A.R. International Development Inc., a consulting group harnessing global networks for sustainable systems development. Previously, she was an assistant professor in McGill’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. She is a member of the...

Guest: Betsy Myers, Former White House Advisor, Author, & Leadership Consultant The concept of the ideal leader changed dramatically over the last few decades, and Warren Bennis was one of the first researchers to analyze modern leadership. Our guest Betsy Myers shares the traits he found, then merges that with her own extensive experience in leadership – which reaches right up to the President of the United States – to look at the continuing gender divide in corporate and political leadership. The gender gap remains, and who perpetuates it may surprise you! Here's what Betsy and Maureen cover: Produced in association with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ Other episodes you'll enjoy: Top Leadership Lessons for Women from a Senior White House Advisor Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, 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. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Generally Awesme in Every Regard: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership 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 executives and managers worldwide to level up their leadership. Her practical guidance helps attract and retain top talent, build an inspirational culture, and achieve impactful results in the rapidly changing 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 is currently a senior advisor at the Warren Bennis Leadership Institute at the University of Cincinnati. She also serves on the Council on Advancing Women in Business for the US Export-Import Bank and the Board of the International Leadership Association. She has extensive experience in the corporate world, government settings, and in higher education. Previously, she was the founding director of the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University and the 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 White House Advisor on...

Guests: Gill Hickman, Jepson School of Leadership Studies Professor Emerita; Jorrit Volkers, dean of Deloitte University EMEA; and Cynthia Cherrey, CEO of the International Leadership Association “CEO clashes with their own corporate culture.” That’s the subtext of business headlines at least once a week. What’s going on? Simply put: they’re sticking with their old leadership styles, even though the world – and their own organization – has changed around them. The solution is simple: change…and change quicky. That’s the underlying message for our guests, as Gill, Jorrit, and Cynthia talk with host Maureen Metcalf about their own research, and how it’s important to blend today’s latest leadership theories with practical, proven leadership techniques. Generational and societal changes are happening too rapidly; leaders can’t simply “wait it out” if they want success. Listen in for the details! Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org . Other episodes you'll enjoy: How Leaders Thrive through Rapid ChangeChange, Risk, Diversity: The Pillars of Modern Leadership Leadership 2050: Two Experts Uncover How to Become Tomorrow’s Leader, Today 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 NancyThe Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back The Parable of the SowerThe Left Hand of Darkness ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Adaptable Support: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Gill Robinson Hickman is Professor of Leadership Studies Emerita at Jepson School of Leadership studies and winner of the 2016 ILA lifetime achievement award. Compelling common purpose would be three words at the core of Gill’s institution building work in leadership studies, her life and her research. As one of the inaugural faculty members of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, one of the first institutions in the world with a multidisciplinary faculty devoted to the study of leadership, Gill joined forces with her colleagues to build a leadership studies program from the ground up. She published Leading Change in Multiple Contexts which has become a standard in a field that has experienced incredible growth since those first Jepson faculty gathered with their compelling common purpose more than 20 years ago. She grew up as a black woman in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights era where she experienced the power of people coming together in common cause. Jorrit Volkers is Dean of Deloitte University Europe Middle East Africa (DU EMEA), one of the world’s largest consulting firms, Deloitte. DU EMEA designs and delivers a world-class curriculum to develop Deloitte practitioners as trusted business advisors and leaders. Its vision, which Volkers himself exemplifies is to “have a ‘game-changing’ impact on clients and people, and add value to every member firm by embedding a unified culture across borders, functions and levels.” With only four years of operations, under Volkers’ leadership, DU EMEA has already offered professional and leadership programs to nearly 18,000 participants. The mission is to develop the Deloitte...

Guest: Greg Moran, Former Ford Senior Executive We’ve distilled seven absolutely vital mindsets every leader must have to succeed. They’re extra critical in today’s business environment, which continues to evolve and change years after the infamous COVID quarantine. The only constant: there’s no going back to the old way of leading. In this episode, Greg Moran joins Maureen to discuss these seven mindsets, and give examples on their effectiveness from his extensive real world experience – from small startups such as Aware to giant corporations like Ford. Other episodes with Greg Moran: How Missing Ethics Makes a Mess of OrganizationsForming Your Firm’s EthicsThe Rationale of Irrationality For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, 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. The Kindle version is available at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 .You’ll find further 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: The War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5Full Disclosure https://amzn.to/46TxW6Qhttps://amzn.to/46VDL3QDenial https://amzn.to/46YCbhshttps://amzn.to/3GJc0AA 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Overachieving with 8 Mindsets: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership 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.

Guests: Amazon Vice-Presidents Udit Madan (Worldwide Operations), Jamil Ghani (Worldwide Prime), & Sarah Rhoads (Workplace Health & Safety) Answer honestly: can you innovate? Most organizations can – but their leaders won’t. Fear of change is often cited, but the reality is they don’t know how. Amazon’s success is predicated on constant innovation, so leaders there have deeply embedded it into their business culture. In this episode, we hear from three high-level Amazon executives, each one encouraging innovative mindsets in different ways. They reveal their teams’ latest innovations, and their own leadership philosophies that keep their teams on the cutting edge. Here's what Udit, Jamil, Sarah and host Maureen Metcalf cover: Do a deeper dive on Amazon leadership with these interviews: To Err Is to InnovateFour Key Lessons on Trust & Safety from Amazon’s Head of Family TrustPutting People First with AI How Moonshots & Robots Put Packages on Your Porch For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Eternally Irreplaceable by AI: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @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: Udit Madan, VP of Worldwide Operations, oversees fulfillment, transportation, and last-mile delivery operations. Udit joined Amazon in 2008 as a Software Development Engineer, building technology to automate and scale the company’s fulfillment network. Over the years, he has led numerous R&D initiatives, introducing robotics and automated control systems. In 2015, he transitioned to the Last Mile Technology team, where he developed key programs for Amazon’s delivery services. Udit also played a crucial role in Amazon’s COVID-19 operations response. He earned degrees in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Texas and was born and raised in India before moving to the U.S. in 2004. Jamil Ghani, VP of Worldwide Prime, leads Amazon Prime globally, overseeing product, technology, marketing, decision science, operations, and finance teams that drive the membership’s growth and success. Under his leadership, Prime membership has tripled, and per-member spending has doubled, with new benefits added across categories such as healthcare, grocery, and food delivery. Before joining Amazon in 2017, Jamil was Senior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy, Digital & Innovation at Target, where he played a key role in revitalizing Target.com and launching new customer experiences. Jamil also held leadership roles...

Guests: Cynthia Cherrey, CEO of the International Leadership Association, & Ajay Bramdeo, African Union Ambassador to the EU This classic episode, revisited, focuses on global challenges. Migration – legal and illegal – is just one major issue haunting the globe. As the world faces this, climate change, and other international challenges, what can you do? Plenty, as we learn in this episode! ILA CEO Cynthia Cherrey opens the conversation by discussing the frameworks and forum for the new leadership needed to develop solutions which the Association’s annual global conference provides. Then Ambassador Ajay Bramdeo steps in to point out how old-school leadership fails in light of illegal migration and other global challenges – and how redefining leadership is necessary to solve them. Here's what Cynthia, Ajay, and Maureen cover: Produced in conjunction with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Empathy, Dialogue, & a Good Mood: An Ambassador Reveals What Leaders Need in Crisis with Ambassador Thomas Greminger & Peter Cunningham - Work, War, and In-Between: An International Peace Negotiator’s Top Tips for Resolving Conflict with John, Lord Alderdice - Cooperation, Leadership, & Empathy: George Papandreou’s Path for Meeting Challenges with the former Prime Minister of Greece For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Cynthia Cherrey’s organization – as well as their next global conference – on the International Leadership Association website: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/. To learn more about the African Union, check out https://au.int. https://au.int/. 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: https://amzn.to/47OUO9Ehttps://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQCovert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Redefining the Reach of Podcasts: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @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: Cynthia Cherrey, is president and CEO of the International Leadership Association (ILA), a global network of leadership scholars, educators, and practitioners. Previously, Cynthia served as Vice President and Lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She publishes in the areas of leadership, organizational development, and higher education including coauthoring Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of our Work, coediting ILA’s Building Leadership Bridges book series, and co-editing Women and Leadership around the World. She is a Fellow at the World Business Academy and a recipient of a J.W. Fulbright Scholarship....

Guest: Deb Liu, Ancestry President & CEO You are who came before…personally and as a leader. Your ancestors have been shaping you for generations. That’s one key lesson from Deb Liu, who heads Ancestry, the world’s leading genealogical service. Even though we like to think we’re completely self-made, we’ve been heavily supported by our teams and communities. But, more invisibly, we’ve also been shaped by decisions our ancestors made generations ago: when they immigrated, who they married, the jobs they worked, and more. Deb discusses that and more with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode that looks back to help you look ahead. Here's what Deb and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: Why Rare Leadership Is Well-Done at Omaha SteaksLeading with Care & PurposeThe Future Is Yours to Create For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Deb’s book is Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work on how to overcome the obstacles women still face in the workplace – especially in tech. It’s in hardback at https://amzn.to/47OUO9E, and audio at https://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQ. 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Shaping a Very Positive Future: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Deb Liu joined Ancestry's helm in March 2021 as President & CEO and a member of the company's Board of Directors. Named one of Business Insider's most powerful female engineers, Deb has worked in the tech industry for over 18 years with previous leadership roles at PayPal, eBay, and Facebook where Liu created and led Facebook's Marketplace. She also led the development of Facebook's first mobile ad product for apps and its mobile ad network, in addition to building the company's games business and its payments platform, including Facebook Pay. Now Liu is guiding Ancestry into a new chapter of growth and innovation – all to empower journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. Under her leadership, Ancestry is undertaking a bold vision focused on building a more inclusive experience. Where Ancestry has traditionally been Designed for Some, Deb is leading the company to Ancestry for All, where EVERYONE can see themselves and their families reflected in the product, regardless of family dynamics, race, ethnicity, and heritage. And the proof is in her business strategy – from the release of their inaugural Impact Report, to the acquisition of Geneanet, a leading French genealogy company, and...

Guest: George Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece Do you want to lead like an Olympian…or a gladiator? The Olympics were founded by the ancient Greeks as a model for collaboration and cooperation, developing a city-state’s Olympians to their highest potential. That dovetails with the mission of today’s best leaders – and Greece’s former prime minister, George Papandreou, shares why that Olympic vision is all the more important now. As he shares with host Maureen Metcalf, it’s the key to solving so many of today’s global issues: from refugees to climate change. The first step: figuring out our common values, then building on them to work together across borders. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Former Prime Minister Papandreou’s Path to a Just WorldHow Climate Change Batters Business Bottom Lines: A Prime Minister Explains Here’s Why This Prime Minister Gives Failing Grades to Today’s Leaders 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 NancyThe Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them BackThe Parable of the SowerThe Left Hand of Darkness ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Adaptable Support: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders Twitter: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: As Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011, George A. Papandreou understands leading in turbulent times. A public servant for many years, he served, among other posts, as Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs and as Minister of Foreign Affairs before following in his father and grandfather's footsteps to become Greece's Prime Minister. His election to office after the devastation of the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 came with a mandate to increase transparency and reduce corruption in Greece's government while humanizing globalization and its economic effects on Greek citizens. Challenged by time and global financial markets, he made the difficult decision to implement austerity programs and cuts that appeased the Eurozone and the pressures of the global economy. For his work in 2010 of "making the best of Greece's worst year," Foreign Policy magazine named him a Top 100 Global Thinker.

Guest: Catherine Teitelbaum, Head of Family Trust at Amazon Your current skills can take you to surprising places. That’s the backstory for Amazon’s Head of Family Trust, Catherine Teitelbaum. It could be your story, too! Catherine started as a classroom teacher; she’s now a tech leader. And, as she tells host Maureen Metcalf, it was a natural progression…but one she never foresaw. In this episode, she shares her journey, how those skills were perfect as online companies realized they needed trust and safety programs to maintain safe spaces online for kids and families, and the lessons learned as she ascended the leadership ladder. Here's what Catherine and Maureen cover: Other episodes you'll enjoy: Shifting from Trusting Institutions to Trusting PeopleTo Err Is to InnovateDigital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Arthttps://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Ensuring Our Team Is Safe & Trustworthy: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @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: Catherine Teitelbaum, Head of Family Trust at Amazon, is a former educator and industry veteran with 25 years of experience in the fields of online safety, product policy, educational technology, and developing trustworthy digital products. For more than a decade, Catherine held senior positions within Yahoo!, leading the award-winning Yahooligans and Yahoo! Education products as well as global policy initiatives. Catherine was the Chief Trust & Safety Officer at ASKFm, leading the safety turnaround of the teen Q&A app, and has consulted for a variety of popular social media apps. Most recently Catherine led Trust & Safety for Twitch, Amazon’s popular live-streaming service.

Guests: Susan Cannon, Leadership Professor & Futurist, and Mike Morrow-Fox, Organizational Development & Leadership Consultant What you know now probably won’t cut it in a few years. You need to adapt your leadership skills to succeed through the next generation – and today’s guests tell us how! Futurist Susan Cannon and consultant Mike Morrow-Fox emphasize the need for modern leaders to develop higher-order skills to navigate the complexities and rapid changes happening now…and yet to come. The keys are adaptability, cross-cultural management, and emotional intelligence. Listen now to become a forward-thinking leader able to thrive in an increasingly volatile world. Here's what Susan, Mike, & Maureen cover: Produced in association with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Prepare for the Future with ForesightIs Your Organization Designed for the FutureThe Future Is Yours to CreateComing Soon to a Business Climate Near You For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: The Leadership 2050 book is available in paperback on Amazon at https://amzn.to/4gkuOHk. Susan, Mike, and host Maureen all contributed to it. To learn more about Susan’s coaching and consulting work, dive into Vollett Executive Coaching’s website at https://vollett.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. The Kindle version is available at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Arthttps://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Joining Us on This Journey to the Past: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guests: Susan Cannon, PhD, is a professor at Fielding Graduate University, and on faculty with the Conscious Business Coalition. She’s a partner with Vollett Executive Coaching, as well. As an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner, Dr. Cannon brings 30+ years to innovation, learning, and change in human systems. Her work brings recognition as a pioneer in women’s integral leadership development, founding Kore Evolution. Work history includes engineering/senior executive positions, and patents. B.S. Engineering Physics, Texas Tech University; M.S. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University; Ph.D. Integral Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies. Michael Morrow-Fox, MBA, EdS, has over 20 years of experience in leading technology and human resources operations. Michael has served as full-time university faculty at Capital University winning a Department of Education FIPSE Grant and George Mason Program Excellence Award, as the Director of Technology Strategy for the OhioHealth Hospitals, as the Vice President of Operations for a technology start-up serving American Express, as the Vice...

Guest: David Rodin, Chair and Founder of Principia & Former Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict Even the mightiest corporate juggernaut can crumble under an ethics scandal. But even minor ethics issues can taint your business – not just with PR, but in reduced employee morale, engagement, and more. But ethics can be taught, forged, and grown throughout an organization. Guest David Rodin researches and teaches ethics for businesses and militaries, and he shares his wisdom and practical tips with host Maureen Metcalf. Here's what David and Maureen cover: Other episodes to help you with ethical issues at work: - Do No Harm: Ethics for Leaders with Terri O’Fallon - Transformational Leadership & Ethics with Ron Riggio - How Missing Ethics Makes a Mess of Organizations with Greg Moran For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Learn more about David’s ethics firm, Principia, at https://www.principia-advisory.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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Ethically Clear-Headed at All Times: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @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: David Rodin is the Founder & Chair of Principia, the leading global advisory firm on organizational ethics. He is one of the world’s foremost authorities on ethics and organizational culture. His work has helped to transform the fields of organizational and military ethics, and he advises some of the world’s largest private and public organizations. A distinguished moral philosopher, David worked for almost two decades at the University of Oxford where he was Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict and Co-Founder of the Oxford Changing Character of War program. A Rhodes Scholar from New Zealand, David began his career at Boston Consulting Group. In 2011 he was honored by the World Economic Forum as a “Young Global Leader”, recognizing the most distinguished young leaders in all fields below the age of 40.

Guests: George Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece, & Jorrit Volkers, Dean of Deloitte University EMEA Can you change the world? Our two guests have been doing it for years. In the first half of this episode, former Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou dives deep into defending democracy – and how the European Union has evolved into a model of independent nations resolving differences to band together for the common good. Then, Deloitte’s Jorrit Volkers unveils the reasons he cofounded the company’s own university, as it gains renown for developing leaders at all levels. It ensures the international firm maintains quality leadership using the latest research – providing a solid career and growth path for managers in the process. Produced in collaboration with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. Other episodes you'll enjoy: Climate Change: Leaders in the Hot SeatFinding Peace in Conflict: Northern Ireland & BeyondGrowing Up Biden: Family Lessons on Leadership For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, 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, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Covert Cows and Chick-fil-Ahttps://amzn.to/460LnmQhttps://amzn.to/3RVXhZshttps://amzn.to/3xPjBgnThe War of Art https://amzn.to/3VEl7cUhttps://amzn.to/45JGm1Lhttps://amzn.to/3RPhC2yEveryday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Wayhttps://amzn.to/48Doh6jhttps://amzn.to/48YCRF4Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went Firsthttps://amzn.to/3tOtzg4https://amzn.to/41OYdT5 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 & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Primed for more Prime Minister Interviews: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @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: Jorrit Volkers is Dean of Deloitte University Europe Middle East Africa (DU EMEA), one of the world’s largest consulting firms, Deloitte. DU EMEA designs and delivers a world-class curriculum to develop Deloitte practitioners as trusted business advisors and leaders. Its vision, which Volkers himself exemplifies, is to “have a ‘game-changing’ impact on clients and people, and add value to every member firm by embedding a unified culture across borders, functions and levels.” With only four years of operations, under Volkers’ leadership, DU EMEA has already offered professional and leadership programs to nearly 18,000 participants. The mission is to develop the Deloitte culture, develop skills to serve clients better, and develop people. At the heart of the curriculum is the global leader framework and the seven core competencies Deloitte leaders need: living the purpose, influence, performance drive, strategic direction, talent development, competitive edge, and inspirational leadership. As Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011, George A. Papandreou understands leading in turbulent times. A public servant for many years, he served, among other posts, as Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs and as Minister...