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Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

Innovative Leadership Institute

The pace of change in the world is increasing exponentially. As COVID proved, leadership must evolve. And that gets to the heart of our mission: to bring you the latest thoughts on leadership so you can innovate, learn, and evolve...growing your team, your business, and yourself! Every week, host Maureen Metcalf interviews world leaders, global business and NPO executives, thought leaders, and researchers in a wide range of industries. It’s a breadth of perspectives unavailable anywhere

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32:34

S3-Ep5: How to Avoid the Bad Leader Trap with Harvard...

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2025/02/11

Guest: Barbara Kellerman, Founding Executive Director, Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public LeadershipBad leadership is everywhere, running the spectrum from simple incompetence to outright evil. So why don’t we do a better job of calling it out, if not fixing it? Guest Barbara Kellerman shares her ideas and solutions, including how this is seen in both the political and corporate spheres. She also discusses the oft-forgotten but ultimate component for effective leadership: followers. Here’s

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28:48

S11-Ep3: How Your Leadership Can Rebalance Society –...

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2025/02/04

Guests: Henry Mintzberg & Jonathan Gosling, Co-Founders of One Planet LeadershipWhat does it take to rebalance society and change the world? Easy: you…and your leadership. Although that answer is easy, accomplishing change can be hard. Guests Henry Mintzberg and Jonathan Gosling have studied this for decades, and share both the issues and the solutions for rebalancing society. It may be difficult for us as leaders – humans tend to be comfortable with the status quo – but the very survival of

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36:09

S3-Ep1: Salsa, Soul, & Spirit - Leading Your...

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2025/01/28

Guest: Dr. Juana BordasWhat do leaders lose as DEI falls out of favor? A lot, particularly the richness of multiculturalism. The value of multicultural perspectives is almost incalculable, according to our guest, Juana Bordas. The benefits are profound for the business, but stretch deep into our communities, too. In this episode, Dr. Bordas shares the principles that set the foundation for cross-cultural leadership from her book Salsa, Soul and Spirit – Leadership for a Multicultural Age. Produced

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30:43

S11-Ep2: Cultivating Cross-Cultural Leadership:...

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2025/01/21

Guest: Bjørn EkelundLeading across cultures isn’t easy. Success means very different things depending on where you live. Our guest, Bjørn Ekelund, looks at cross-cultural leadership, including the differences in trust and followership between the U.S. and his native Norway. In the end, understanding these cultural contexts can lead to true flourishing at work! Here's what Bjørn and Maureen cover: Why people are more important than productivity outside the U.S.; How leaders in Norway don’t need

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S4-Ep8: How Your Personal Practices Make You an...

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2025/01/14

Guest: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Ph.D.From fostering smiles in the office to mindfulness, your personal practices have a major effect on your team – and your success. In fact, what you do as a person – not just as a leader – can ripple through your organization. That’s one major takeaway from Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler in this episode. She’s conducted extensive research on “waking up at work” – a greater awareness of workplace systems and how your actions affect them. Having a sense of humor,

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31:04

S11-Ep1: To Stop a Tyrant: How Five Types of...

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2025/01/06

Guest: Ira Chaleff, former executive director of the Congressional Management FoundationTyrants can only rise with our help. And they aren’t limited to heads of state. Family heads, corporate CEOs, a town mayor: any leadership role can have tyrannical qualities. As followers, we make them possible. And we can push them to a better path. Our guest, Ira Chaleff, studies followership in-depth. He’s identified five categories of followers who play a role in a tyrant’s rise…and how they can change

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14:26

S10-Bonus: Amplifying Human Potential: How Celliant's...

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2025/01/01

Guest: Seth Casden, CEO & co-founder of Hologenix From the high-stress, competitive world of private equity to boosting human potential: Seth Casden had an unusual journey of leadership growth. In this episode, he tells that story – and how he met and partnered with inventor David Horinek to found Hologenix. Their innovative work is focused on amplifying human potential using body-generated energy. He delves into his transition from a rigid leadership style to a servant leadership approach,

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42:55

S4-Ep12: Geneva Experts Share Why Leadership Is a...

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2024/12/31

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

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27:39

S10-Ep40: Delivering the Future - Why Amazon Execs...

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2024/12/24

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

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39:23

S4-Ep7: 11 Steps to Help You Heal Divides from the...

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2024/12/17

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

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37:37

S10-Ep39: In It Together - How Boston Consulting...

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2024/12/10

Guest: Alicia Pittman, Global People Chair – Boston Consulting GroupFast 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: Why BCG started reverse mentorships, and how that energizes their teams; What an exoskeleton does

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29:59

S10-Bonus: The Seven Leadership Mindsets You Need...

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2024/10/22

Guest: Greg Moran, Former Ford Senior ExecutiveWe’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

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36:42

S3-Ep4: Deloitte’s Dean Explains Why Your Old...

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2024/10/22

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

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42:22

S10-Ep33: Innovation Insights: Amazon Executives...

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2024/10/15

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

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S2-Ep49: Africa’s EU Ambassador Redefines Leadership:...

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2024/10/08

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

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S10-Ep30: An Oxford Ethicist Reveals How to...

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2024/09/03

Guest: David Rodin, Chair and Founder of Principia & Former Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed ConflictEven 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

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36:08

S10-Ep29: Let's Talk - Four Steps to Bridging...

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2024/08/20

Guest: Michael Morrow-Fox, Organizational Development & Leadership ConsultantThey say talk is cheap, but not listening can be very expensive. Yet many leaders don’t listen to their teams, especially in today’s climate of disagreements and divisiveness. So how can you have these difficult conversations, and keep your team running smoothly? Our guest, Mike Morrow-Fox, has the answer: conversational receptiveness. It’s a four step technique that moves the needle on workplace dialogue, so the

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47:58

S8-Ep6: Empathy, Dialogue, & a Good Mood: An...

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2024/08/13

Guests: Ambassador Thomas Greminger & Peter Cunningham (Geneva Center for Security Policy) War in Ukraine and Gaza. Disunity on climate change. Human trafficking. Water shortages. The list of international crises is growing. So where is the leadership to solve these global crises? It seems sadly lacking, but the qualities for this new kind of leader are well studied and defined at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). In this episode, GCSP's Ambassador Thomas Greminger and Peter

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S10-Ep28: How Leaders Thrive through Rapid Change -...

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2024/08/06

Guests: Chris Nolan, Director/Writer, & Michael Schindler, Writer/Exec. Producer, It’s VUCA documentaryDo you face uncertainty with fear…or with confidence? In the 1980s, the US military began developing the concept of VUCA: ways to deal with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Today, as change happens at an exponentially accelerating pace, anti-fragility is a key concept in not just surviving, but thriving through the chaos. VUCA experts and documentarians Chris Nolan and Mike

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46:41

S10-Ep27: Change, Risk, & Diversity - The Pillars of...

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2024/07/23

Guest: Shruti Gandhi Buckley, SVP of Hampton by Hilton & Spark by HiltonHow do you survive a disaster? Or, like Hilton, how do you thrive after one? The answer is: great leadership. The COVID pandemic devastated the hospitality industry, but Hilton’s leadership adapted to this new world. As guest Shruti Gandhi Buckley reveals, the hotelier’s leadership resiliently embraced change, risk, and diversity to emerge stronger than ever. Here's what Shruti and Maureen cover: Why connecting people –

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