Explore every episode of the podcast Meet The Leader
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| A CEO coach shares new leaders' biggest blindspots (and how to overcome them) | 04 Sep 2024 | 00:46:21 | |
Ty Wiggins coaches leaders during the hardest moment in their careers – the shift from mere mortal to CEO. He drives the CEO and executive transition practice at consultancy Russell Reynolds and has had a backstage pass to what works (and what doesn't) in the top role. He's put what he's leaned into a new book, The New CEO, and in this wide-ranging interview, he shares tactical advice that can help any leader adjust, from what to do in the first 100 days, how to get more honest feedback from your team, common pitfalls to avoid, the traits effective leaders must develop and how leaders can adjust to a new reality where your words have outsized impact and few people tell you "no." | |||
| Build a culture of innovation: HPE's Chief Technology Officer shares what's needed | 09 Aug 2024 | 00:20:58 | |
Fidelma Russo is the Chief Technology Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise running of team of 5,500 innovators driving everything from hybrid cloud technologies to solutions for the future. She brings 30 years of experience as a technologist to the role and shares the tactical strategies that leaders can deploy to support innovation, from tangible ways to invest in experimentation to methods that promote next-level research while breaking down siloes and driving cross-team collaboration.
Related episodes: 7 top innovators share strategies that drive cutting edge solutions: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/top-innovator-strategies-tactics/ | |||
| Microsoft's Brad Smith: Tech blindspots and the key lesson that changed how he leads | 16 May 2024 | 00:31:05 | |
As Microsoft's vice chair and president, Brad Smith leads a team of professionals across business, legal and corporate affairs, tackling issues that stand at the crossroads of technology and society. In this wide-ranging discussion recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, he shares how these issues have shaped his thoughts on innovation and how they have informed his book and podcast Tools & Weapons. The 30-year Microsoft veteran also shares the career lessons that have changed him, how he leverages AI in his everyday work, why he thinks leaders must learn to be better storytellers and the tech blindspots they'd do well to avoid. | |||
| KKR's Pete Stavros: This change could build billions in wealth for working families | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:35:45 | |
Pete Stavros of private equity firm KKR channeled a lifelong interest in bridging wealth gaps to found Ownership Works, a non-profit making it easier for companies to share ownership with employees. When done right, the approach can not only strengthen businesses and build engagement, it could create billions in wealth for working families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| IRC's David Miliband: Ukraine's humanitarian crisis - and 'the age of impunity' | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:26:14 | |
David Miliband, CEO of International Rescue Committee, talks to Meet The Leader about the Ukraine humanitarian crisis, how aid organizations are keeping pace with an unprecedented flow of displaced people - and how the Russian invasion must end abuses of power and an 'age of impunity.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Philanthropist James Chen: Risk and the pivot that unlocked progress for poor vision | 16 Feb 2022 | 00:37:26 | |
James Chen has dedicated nearly two decades to making vision care accessible and affordable. Tackling this issue hasn't been easy, but drove home for him the importance of an entrepreneur's mindset and domain expertise to help philanthropists like himself both reveal and back the game-changing ideas that will have the biggest impact. He talked to Meet the Leader about resilience, collaboration, founding the education campaign Clearly, and the critical pivot that unlocked key progress after years of work (leading to the first-ever UN resolution on vision last July). He also delivered an important message about 'moonshot philanthropy' - and the special magic that can come when philanthropists take on risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Al Gore on effective leadership skills, climate action and the 'tipping point' ahead | 02 Feb 2022 | 00:41:51 | |
The Nobel laureate and former US Vice President understands the key role policy makers will play in climate action. That's why he's been helping to train thousands around the world through the organization he founded, the Climate Reality Project, educating grassroots leaders and empowering them with the practical skills they need to drive change in their communities and help policy makers speed solutions for the environment. In this episode, Gore shares why he's optimistic for change, how he's evolved as a leader and communicator, the strategy he can't work without and the advice he'd give to a younger self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Vattenfall's CEO Anna Borg: How this energy leader makes change happen | 18 Jan 2022 | 00:37:03 | |
Borg is the first-ever female CEO for this European energy company - a firm committed to fossil-free living in a generation. Phasing out fossil fuels will reshape industry and lead to historic milestones and unique collaborations (such as the joint-project that developed the world's first fossil-free steel last year). Not moving fast enough, however, can lead to 'devastating' risks for business and the planet. She explains what's needed to scale new technologies. She also shares the frameworks and questions she and her team use to weigh big decisions and to drive transformation while staying competitive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Keep tech skills sharp in 2022: AWS training chief Maureen Lonergan | 04 Jan 2022 | 00:26:54 | |
Cloud computing needs exploded after COVID-19 emerged but worker skills aren't keeping pace. In this episode, the VP of Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services discusses the sought-after digital skills workers must train for now to prepare for future needs. She explains how AWS is scaling training to millions through a range of free programs and platforms and how simple routines used by her and her team can help you sharpen your skills now and in the years ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 leaders share books that inspired and changed them | 14 Dec 2021 | 00:31:31 | |
This special compilation episode collects the top business and leadership books recommended by Meet The Leader guests -- people like Boston Consulting Group's Rich Lesser, Bank of America's Brian Moynihan, organizational psychologist John Amaechi, IBM Research's Dario Gil, and more. These recommendations changed how their readers -- CEOS, founders, ambassadors -- think, work and lead. Find classics for the problem solver in your life as you complete your holiday shopping. And as you get ready to tackle your own big goals in 2022, find surprising reads that will inspire, challenge and strengthen you in the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Wipro's Thierry Delaporte: Connecting as a remote CEO during COVID-19 | 30 Nov 2021 | 00:17:52 | |
Starting remote as CEO during COVID-19 meant reshaping the firm's operations -- and building trust with thousands -- mostly over Zoom. In fact, it was more than a year before Thierry Delaporte could meet many of his teams in person thanks to travel restrictions. Delaporte talked to Meet The Leader about starting in Paris as a remote CEO and Managing Director for this India-headquartered company (with staff around the world) and how he focused his communication to build connections and help simplify the company's operations. He also explained how a favorite hobby -- sailing -- prepared him to navigate COVID's uncertainty and how those lessons could help any leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Top Leaders Barack Obama, Elizabeth Wathuti and more: Habits for climate action | 17 Nov 2021 | 00:18:50 | |
In this special episode inspired by the COP26 summit, Meet The Leader compiles the habits and mindsets top leaders say we'll need to stay on track to meet climate goals, such as: accepting imperfect compromises, forging partnerships, building leadership incentives and more. This episode includes insights from top global leaders (Barack Obama, Christiana Figueres), climate activists (Elizabeth Wathuti) and top C-Suite leaders (Vattenfall's CEO Anna Borg; Yara's CEO Svein Holsether; Russell Reynolds' CEO Clarke Murphy; CEO Mahendra Singhi Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited and IKEA's CDO Barbara Martin Coppola). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Activist Jane Goodall on hope, making change happen - and climate summit COP26 | 02 Nov 2021 | 00:37:56 | |
Jane Goodall is one of the world's best known primatologists and activists for animal welfare and the environment. The founder of the Jane Goodall Institute shares how to advocate for change and the strategies she's used over the decades to connect with compassion. She also shares a critical message about hope -- both how it propels her and how we can use it as a tool for action as leaders gather to discuss climate change at COP26. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| We're living longer - how approaches to work, careers and finances will change: APG's Annette Mosman | 09 May 2024 | 00:23:02 | |
Living longer than ever will mean we'll need to prepare for our later years in ways we've never done before. While financial education and making savings last is always paramount, the World Economic Forum's recent Longevity Economy Principles report drives home the need to make sure we also prepare to live those extended years with purpose, changing the way we approach everything from careers to community. Annette Mosman, the CEO of APG (one of the world's largest pension investors) shares how she approaches the long-term as well as the trends she sees on the horizon -- and how they could change how workers and leaders take on everything from training to career development and advancement. | |||
| How effective leaders manage change and uncertainty: AlixPartners' CEO Simon Freakley | 19 Oct 2021 | 00:37:57 | |
This management consulting firm's CEO discusses the company's research on disruption and how leaders can both anticipate change and better manage it, making decisions quickly and effectively. He also shares personal lessons learned from early roles, like his days working as an apprentice for his father's boat building business. Classic people skills like listening with curiosity and respect can anchor any leader in ever-changing times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Unilever's HR Chief on the future of work - and vulnerability's role | 05 Oct 2021 | 00:32:37 | |
As Unilever's Chief Human Resource Officer, Nair is the first female, first Asian and the youngest ever person to hold that post at the company. As a result, she knows a little something about pioneering and she talked to Meet The Leader about the future of work as Unilever tests new models such as 4-day work weeks and other new programs rethinking the classic 9 to 5. Our new work future will also take a mastery of soft skills - of vulnerability, transparency and the type of empathy that ensures everyone can truly have a voice and adapt their workplaces to meet the needs of the years ahead. Nair shares how she models these traits, the dramatic moment that shaped how she leads, and why mastering soft skills will be the hardest task of all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Russell Reynolds Associates' Clarke Murphy: How effective leaders bridge 'say/do' gaps for sustainability | 21 Sep 2021 | 00:35:01 | |
Protecting people and the planet is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and one that will require a new type of leadership. CEO Clarke Murphy understands this more than most. His firm Russell Reynolds Associates has just released a first-of-its-kind report, digging into what the new generation of leaders will need to meet sustainability goals in the decades to come. Clarke talked to Meet The Leader about the findings, from what 'spooked' him and inspired him to what gave him pause. He also shared steps leaders can take to bridge 'say/do' divides, rethink incentives and transform company culture. His practical advice paired with the report's surprising findings help leaders better tap the most important sustainability resource already in their organization: their people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Africa Teen Geeks' Lindiwe Matlali: True leaders seek impact, not accolades | 07 Sep 2021 | 00:37:00 | |
Africa's largest computer science non-profit looks to reshape opportunity in Africa by teaching kids to code and creating a pipeline of tech leaders and entrepreneurs. Matlali built this organisation from scratch, with bootstrapping and cold calls, as she worked to transform mindsets and curriculums, and bridge equity gaps. She talks to Meet the Leader about how tech training and entrepreneurship can reshape Africa. She also discusses the power of humility in making collaboration and making change happen and the lessons she's learned from her own mentor, Google's Marian Croak, about being present. Those lessons can help anyone be a better mentor to a new generation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Yara's Svein Tore Holsether: Trust will power the next big climate breakthrough | 24 Aug 2021 | 00:34:07 | |
After the Paris Climate agreement of 2015, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Yara shifted gears. The milestone event - held just a few months after he started at Yara - sharpened his understanding of the critical role his company could play in decarbonising food value chains. The shifts that resulted have meant new priorities and a new way of working for him and his teams at the fertiliser and food solutions company as it looks to both feed the world and protect the planet. It has also lead to an exploration of innovative ways to produce 'green ammonia' that could lead to fossil free fertiliser and help decarbonise long-range shipping. Such new solutions require collaboration and trust. That trust, says Holsether, will be play a bigger role than miracle tech in making progress for the climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Organisational Psychologist John Amaechi: 'Find your inner giant' | 10 Aug 2021 | 00:25:55 | |
This former NBA basketball player changed course after his athletic career to earn a PhD in psychology and found a psychological business consultancy that leverages science, research and evidence-backed insights into human behaviour. He talks to Meet The Leader about how looking inward can help top execs recognize leaders throughout an organisation and how everyday choices and commitments can shape success. He also shares how bias conversations must change in workplaces and insights from his latest leadership book: 'The Promises of Giants.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| John Pearson of DHL Express: Keep business – and leadership - simple | 27 Jul 2021 | 00:33:27 | |
CEO John Pearson shares the strategies this shipping and logistics company uses to simplify and focus a complex business – methods that have helped it navigate major upheavals including the COVID-19 pandemic. Special training programs - including one featuring a small red passport each staffer carries – are a special source of pride and one of several important ways the company keeps communication clear and thousands of employees aligned in one of the most global companies in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Johnson Controls' George Oliver: Leadership 'rhythms' can drive innovation, opportunity | 13 Jul 2021 | 00:30:47 | |
During the COVID-19 crisis, those in critical infrastructure joined doctors and nurses in the pandemic's front line as temporary hospitals and isolation rooms were needed nearly overnight. Chairman and CEO George Oliver shared how practice and routine helped the company weather the crisis and how building technologies can help tackle other complex problems such as climate mitigation. Oliver also shared how routine can drive innovation and the habits this early riser depends on in his own life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| IKEA's Barbara Martin Coppola on COVID-19, the climate, and its tech and data transformation | 06 Jul 2021 | 00:33:48 | |
When most of IKEA's global retail locations closed temporarily during the pandemic, e-commerce became the cornerstone of the business. This near overnight shift was possible, in part, thanks to a digital transition that was already several years underway, one of the biggest in the company's 78-year-history. Barbara Martin Coppola, an alum of Google and Samsung, was hired in 2018 as the company's first-ever Chief Digital Officer to lead this transition, using data and technology to modernize everything from IKEA's supply chains, to its stores to the way its staffers work. In this episode, Coppola shares the leadership lessons she's learned and why she believes in resilience and "stubborn optimism." She also shares and the experiences that have prepared her to tackle big challenges including early music studies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| P&G's Loic Tassel on scaling planet-friendly consumer products and habits | 25 Jun 2021 | 00:36:14 | |
To meet big climate goals, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is redesigning both products and supply chains. In this effort, P&G Europe is pioneering many sustainable products and helping consumers build better habits for the planet. P&G Europe's president Loic Tassel shares how his teams are helping to rethink everything from how we buy our shampoo to the temperature with which we wash our laundry. He talks to Meet The Leader about the upcoming European Green Deal, how being a father of five drives him, and what he's learned in his near 33 years at the company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Speak last, lean on your team, and one CEO's other top lessons learned: Norsk Hydro | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:20:05 | |
Norsk Hydro was founded nearly 120 years ago to tackle global famine. Today, it has evolved to take on a bigger challenge: climate change. The company focuses on low- and no-carbon aluminium, a material that will be key in electric vehicles, construction and comprises 2% of emissions. CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim shares the unique technologies and partnerships that are helping to drive a green energy transition. She also takes us through her unique path to the top job, one that has spanned a range of roles, from plant manager to auditor to HR leader. She shares how seemingly unrelated roles can help you better understand yourself and how you can contribute as a leader -- better motivating people and tapping the full capabilities of your team. | |||
| Morgan Stanley's Audrey Choi: Leadership isn't in titles | 11 Jun 2021 | 00:38:25 | |
The Chief Sustainability Officer of Morgan Stanley hails from policy and journalism and helped invent her current role. She'll explain why unique backgrounds are key to tackling sustainability, what drove the firm to dive into sustainable investing after the last recession and how finance can play a key role in addressing some of the biggest challenges of our day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Volvo's Lars Stenqvist: 'Partnership is the new leadership' | 27 May 2021 | 00:35:47 | |
The Chief Technology Officer of Volvo Group discusses tech's role in transport's decarbonisation. He'll also explain the role creativity and accountability will play in that transition and how leaders will need to change how they interact with everyone from teams to rivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Boston Consulting Group's Rich Lesser: "We can go further than we think" | 14 May 2021 | 00:35:31 | |
The CEO discusses leadership lessons from three decades at the firm, the signals that prompt teams to tackle big challenges - and what's really needed to make progress on the climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| WorldQuant's Igor Tulchinsky: "Obstacles are nothing more than information" | 29 Apr 2021 | 00:21:00 | |
The CEO of quantitative investment firm WorldQuant talks experimentation, the principles he lives by and why he founded a not-for-profit online university to modernize talent pools and bridge opportunity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Verizon's Hans Vestberg: Focus on what's most important | 09 Apr 2021 | 00:36:32 | |
The CEO of Verizon shares why he charts his time, the questions he asks world leaders and why he's dedicated his life to bridging connectivity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Leaders from IBM, Deloitte and more: Habits they can't work without | 19 Mar 2021 | 00:23:58 | |
To mark the 6-month anniversary of Meet The Leader, this compilation episode collects favourite tips, mindsets and approaches from past episodes as well as insights from World Economic Forum events like the Annual Meeting in Davos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Signify's Eric Rondolat: How small steps drive big changes | 04 Mar 2021 | 00:22:29 | |
This global lighting company achieved carbon neutrality last fall. Its CEO will share the changes it made - and its lessons learned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| EY's Carmine Di Sibio: 'Build a better working world' | 18 Feb 2021 | 00:25:47 | |
The CEO will share how new programs are helping the firm train future leaders in tech and sustainability and even create jobs to tackle neurodiversity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| AB InBev's Carlos Brito: Solve the right problem | 04 Feb 2021 | 00:29:22 | |
The CEO of one of the world's largest brewing companies explains how tech like blockchain and fintech are helping retailers and smallholder farmers around the world and how such investments are strengthening communities in developing economies more resilient have kept the company humming during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Davos Agenda Week Preview: Time to act | 21 Jan 2021 | 00:29:13 | |
Polly Courtice, the Founder Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) shares why business survival depends on taking action on sustainability, what sometimes holds leaders back and the role of corporate boards in putting planet over profit. This episode will also include insights from top leaders ahead of January's Davos Agenda Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The founder using 'pocket forests' to transform cities and protect biodiversity | 19 Apr 2024 | 00:21:50 | |
SUGI is a unique global organization that brings pocket forests -- ultra-dense, biodiverse forests leveraging the proven Japanese Miyawaki Method -- to cities all over the world. The group has built 200 pocket forests in 42 cities so far, with each providing a key form of "urban acupuncture" that can protect biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and even better reconnect people to nature. Founder and CEO Elise Van Middelem shares more about SUGi and how it got started - and the unique ways these projects are reviving places from England to Cameroon. This interview was recorded at the Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit, Michigan in October 2023. | |||
| The Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein: Rise to the occasion | 06 Jan 2021 | 00:30:42 | |
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, explains the role courage plays in making change happen, and what leaders must do to push through the resistance that they face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Deloitte's Punit Renjen: 'The future is not pre-ordained' | 16 Dec 2020 | 00:32:50 | |
How will you play the hand you're dealt? This shape-your-own-destiny approach helped Deloitte's Global CEO forge his own unique path in life and is helping the company tackle big challenges such as climate change and expanding opportunity for millions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PwC's Bob Moritz: What tomorrow's leaders need today | 02 Dec 2020 | 00:26:12 | |
Tackling long-term challenges requires leaders committed to making big change happen. Moritz will share how the leaders of tomorrow can truly drive progress and make an impact. He'll also share how PwC is helping to upskill the next generation of workers, and how a set of non-financial metrics can better measure how companies are doing right by society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| AARP's Deb Whitman: Scaling empathy | 18 Nov 2020 | 00:24:19 | |
This special training program for staff at banks and credit unions didn't just help tackle the multi-billion-dollar problem of financial exploitation. It built motivation and empathy among thousands of front line staffers to help protect seniors' retirement savings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Hexa Foundation's Netta Korin: Deploying passion and persistence | 04 Nov 2020 | 00:27:17 | |
The co-founder of Orbs, Israel's largest blockchain group, explains what drove her to found a non-profit using blockchain to tackle some of the world's biggest humanitarian problems. She'll explain how she leverages patience and persistence in her work and the importance of looking for "the doers" to make things happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bank of America's Brian Moynihan: Finding Better Measures of Success | 21 Oct 2020 | 00:21:42 | |
How can public companies help solve some of the world's biggest problems? The CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, explains how a special set of metrics can help companies better measure and disclose how they're doing well for society on environmental, social and governance issues. He'll also talk about staying focused for the long term, his reliance on curiosity, and the importance of looking "out-in" as a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| IBM's Dario Gil and the Science Super Squad | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:25:41 | |
What if the world's top scientists can help us prevent future crises, all with the best technology at their fingertips? The Director of IBM Research explains the need for a Science Readiness Reserves and the supercomputer project that inspired it. He also shares what he's learned about what makes great collaborations tick and why he listens to Bach (loudly) on the way into work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Workers have changed - How leaders must adapt: Randstad's Sander Van't Noordende | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:18:25 | |
What workers want - and what keeps them motivated - has changed drastically in recent years. And with big technological and demographic shifts driving labor shortages, knowing how to both retrain and retain your workforce will be more important than ever. Randstad CEO Sander Van't Noordende will share insights from the talent firm's annual Workmonitor survey, giving a one-of-a-kind snapshot on how workers are thinking about everything from ambition, to purpose, to flexibility and pay. He'll also share what new habits leaders will need to adopt (including the value of microfeedback) and how leaders should be approaching everything from how they connect with workers to how they future proof their talent pipelines. Recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, 2024. | |||
| This pivot helped a mom-turned-founder scale modern student transit - and transform lives for moms and kids | 29 Mar 2024 | 00:19:24 | |
As a busy mom working in tech, Ritu Narayan understood the chaos school logistics can bring to kids and parents. Her personal experience inspired her to found Zum, a startup providing an end-to-end solution for districts with optimized bus routes, one including bus fleets to match different-sized schools, and an approach that makes school transit transparent and efficient for the first time in a century. The startup was launched originally as an on-demand service and she shares the key questions that helped her pivot the company for scale -- questions that can help any founder make a big shift happen. She also discusses the unexpected impact wrangling family logistics can have on parents' work lives (even nudging some moms out of the workforce altogether) and how tackling that can boost opportunity for parents and kids alike. | |||
| What adventure taught this eco-entrepreneur about leadership and tackling risk | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:24:56 | |
Kat Bruce is an eco-entrepreneur who founded NatureMetrics, one of the world's leading nature technology companies measuring the very tiny traces of DNA that organisms leave in the air, water and soil. She's also a former jungle explorer who has undertaken expeditions in the Amazon, working in research stations, riding down tributaries on balsa rafts she's made herself. She shares how such experiences have helped her to be a better leader: to be reflective to find new solutions, to understand different people's unique roles in a team, and to make tough choices quickly. She also shares the potential environmental DNA provides, and why more leaders than ever are understanding the need to leverage data in new ways to tackle their environmental impacts. | |||
| What workers really want - and how it can bridge the gender gap: Reshma Saujani | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:26:29 | |
Forget snacks and gym memberships: Today's worker wants to know you value their family. | |||
| 12 leaders share what to prioritize in 2024 | 23 Feb 2024 | 00:27:02 | |
Where do you see yourself and your team a year from now? How can you maximize tech - and mitigate its risks? How can you stay focused despite increasing geopolitical tensions? What impacts will small decisions now have in 5 to 10 years? In this special compilation episode of Meet The Leader recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, heads of top companies, civil society organizations and non-profits shared what leaders should prioritize this year. They share questions to ask yourself, how to set your objectives, ways to better serve your team, the risks to keep on your radar and ways to build your vision for the long term. In this episode: | |||
| What's next for the global economy? IMF's Kristalina Georgieva on AI, preparedness - and the unexpected | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:12:17 | |
What's next for the year ahead? Is a much-promised "soft landing" for certain economies possible? And what new impacts can we expect from inflation? Meet The Leader caught up with International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva at the Annual Meeting in Davos to get her take on what's ahead, including how upcoming elections and other global challenges could make some moves especially tricky in 2024. She discusses the findings of a new IMF report exploring how AI will impact jobs in different economies around the world in the decades to come -- and how leaders can get prepared now. She also shares the mindsets and approaches that can help leaders stay nimble in what could be an unpredictable year -- along with what gives this "die hard" optimist hope. | |||
| How to motivate your team - from an organization with 17 million volunteers | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:21:17 | |
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is powered by 17 million volunteers in 191 counties.. At its helm is Jagan Chapagain, a man who started himself at the organization as a teenaged volunteer in Nepal, wanting to do good. He returned after college and has been with the organization ever since, eventually serving in a number of leadership roles until he was appointed to his current position of chief executive officer and secretary general in February 2020. In this wide-ranging conversation, he sets the stage for humanitarian challenges the world faces, as well as how the IFRC is developing solutions to prevent the next crisis from occurring. He'll also share a first-of-its-kind for the humanitarian sector -- an insurance solution that can transform disaster preparedness and resilience. But he'll also share what any organization can learn from the IFRC on engaging and motivating teams -- and the simple lessons any leader can keep in mind. To learn more about IFRC-DERF insurance: https://www.ifrc.org/happening-now/emergency-appeals/disaster-response-emergency-fund-dref/dref-insurance What COVID taught one epidemiologist about speaking to build trust, without jargon: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/speak-effectively-takeaways-from-scientist-turned-comms-founder/
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