Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

S5-Ep5: Revitalizing Leadership - Putting Theory & Practice into Context

Guest: Brad Jackson
Theory is one thing. Practice is another. That’s just as true of leadership coaches and their theories as with any science. Guest Brad Jackson understands that, and works to put leadership theory into real-world contexts so it can be truly useful.
 
That’s the focus of his book: Revitalising Leadership – Putting Theory and Practice into Context. It argues that the universal prescriptions favored by most leadership scholars ignore the reality that context always matters in leadership practice. He puts our attention on the key challenges for leadership in different organizational contexts. From developing a specific purpose for leadership to formulating the values, norms and domains of action, putting leadership in context is tremendously useful – shaping the role, responsibilities, rights, behaviors and attributes relevant to leaders and followers.
 
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
How Do Leadership & the Environment Connect? – with Rian Satterwhite & Kathleen Allen
Workforce Education: A New Roadmap – with William Bonvillian & Sanjay Sarma
The Essentials of Theory U with Otto Scharmer
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
You can find Brad’s book on revitalizing leadership on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3SLJhT6. For a breezy read, check out his other book, A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Studying Leadership.
 
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. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.
 
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Our Great Revitalizers: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guest:  
As director of the Policy Innovation Hub and Professor of Social Innovation at Griffith Univeristy, Brad Jackson’s research explores the relationship between leadership and governance practices; cross-sectoral leadership processes; the role of communication in strategic leadership; and the application of aesthetic and geographic perspectives to leadership research, development and education. He has taught courses in leadership and ethics; leadership and change; organisational behaviour; cross-cultural management; management learning; leading social enterprise and qualitative research methods. Prior to re-joining Victoria University of Wellington, Brad was the Fletcher Building Education Trust Chair in Leadership and Co-Director of the New Zealand Leadership Institute at The University of Auckland Business School between 2006 and 2013. During his original term with Victoria between 1999 and 2006, he served as Head of School of Management and the Director for the Centre for the Study of Leadership among several appointments.

S9-Ep48: A Genocide Survivor's Path to Leadership - How One Man Turned Trauma into Passion for Peace

Guests: Hyppolite Ntigurirwa & Mike Hardy
Seeing your family members tortured and murdered will have a major influence on your leadership mindset. But not necessarily in the ways that you think.
 
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa survived the Rwandan genocide as a child. Growing up, he thought of vengeance and retribution. But after encountering exceptional kindness, his mindset shifted – and he now leads efforts for peace and reconciliation. As he reveals his gripping story, Mike Hardy joins the conversation to discuss his friendship with Hyppolite, and his own work in pointing leaders to peace.
Here's what Hyppolite, Mike, and Maureen cover:
The atrocities young Hyppolite witnessed, and why humanity still practices such hatred;
The simple acts that turned Hyppolite’s heart from revenge to reconciliation; and
Steps leaders at any level can take to help people remember their humanity.
 
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses rape, murder, and other atrocities of genocidal acts.
 
This episode was produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses with Pauline Koelbl
Finding Peace in Conflict: Northern Ireland and Beyond with Lord John Alderdice
Cultivating Empathy through Authenticity with Jason Lioy
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Hyppolite’s powerful memoir, A Boy Called Hyppo, is available at https://amzn.to/3MI38Pm.
 
Learn more about Hyppolite’s organization, BE THE PEACE, at https://commonstreet.org/be-the-peace. Information about the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations – for which Mike was the founding director – is online at https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/trust-peace-social-relations. And the Yale initiative they both mentioned, the Jackson School of Global Affairs, has more information at https://jackson.yale.edu.
 
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. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
 
Note: As an Amazon affiliate partner, we may receive a small commission on any books sold through these links.
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
They’ve Got a Peaceful Easy Feeling: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guests:  
Mike Hardy is Chair of Intercultural Relations and a founding Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations 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 (www.ila-net.org), Chair of Trustees of The Faith and Belief Forum (http://faithbeliefforum.org) the leading interfaith charity in the UK, and life-fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. Hyppolite Ntigurirwa survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. When he was seven years old Hyppolite, lost many members of his extended family and witnessed the murder of his beloved father. He struggled after the genocide to gain an education and to learn to forgive the killers.By the age of thirty he had graduated from university in Rwanda and worked as a journalist and radio presenter, a playwright and a theatre director. He raised enough money to travel to England and achieved a Masters Degree in Sociology from Bristol University. He started a foundation for peace in Rwanda, and travelled to America to deliver a series of lectures at universities using theatre to address issues of hatred and racism being transmitted from one generation to the next.In 2019, Hyppolite became an international news item when he performed a hundred-day walk across 1,500 kilometres of Rwanda to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide, inviting people to join him and to share their stories of peace and forgiveness.

S5-Ep4: Evidence-Based Best Practices for Leadership Development

Guests: Gama Perruci, Sadhana Warty Hall & Karen Ford
Are you spending a hefty budget on leadership training, and wondering if it’s worth it?
You’re far from alone. According to the American Society of Training and Development, U.S. businesses spend more than $170 billion on leadership-based curriculum…and many wonder about the results. McKinsey reports "There is no silver bullet for successfully developing leaders—more than 40 key actions must be taken to increase chances of success to 80 percent."
So how do you boost your chances, and make the most of your investment? Our guests in this episode have done the research, and share the results with host Maureen Metcalf!
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Finding Peace in Conflict: Northern Ireland & Beyond with John, Lord Alderdice
Reflections on Women in Leadership with the Right Honourable Kim Campbell
Adaptive Leadership & Culture Change with Ron Heifetz
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Sadhanna & Gama’s book is Teaching Leadership: Bridging Theory & Practice. It’s available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/469UtMk. You can learn more about Sadhana on her website: https://sadhanahall.com/home.
 
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. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here.
 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
(Information requiring higher security clearance than you have): Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guests:  
Sadhana Warty Hall is the former Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Center. Hall designed, implemented, and oversaw programs for undergraduate students focusing on leadership, public policy, and civic engagement.
Prior to her appointment at the Rockefeller Center, she worked for more than 20 years with communities around the world. In Tuvalu, Bhutan, and the Caucasus, she helped implement programs in health, agriculture, economic development, and water supply. In the US, Hall's experience includes managing primary healthcare programs and extending health services to disadvantaged communities in the state of New Hampshire. She served as director of international relations with the Global Health Council, where she also directed three annual global health conferences with 1,500 participants representing 80 countries.
She holds a B.S. from the University of Delhi, India, a M.A. from the University of Rajasthan, India, and an M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health.
 
The late Dr. Gama Perruci was Dean of the McDonough Center at Marietta College in Ohio and served as a leadership education consultant for The New York Times, a facilitator for the Young African Leaders Initiative, and a facilitator and the leadership programs at Dartmouth College’s Rockefeller Center. Gama was a frequent guest on the BBC and the Paris-based Radio France International broadcast to Brazil, his country of birth. He served as a member of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s Academic Advisory Council and as the Board Chair of the International Leadership Association. Notably, he also served as a consultant for the review of the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the United States Naval Academy and as an evaluator of Zayed University’s leadership program in Dubai, UAE. He is the author of several books including Global Leadership: A Transnational Perspective; Teaching Leadership: Bridging Theory and Practice with Sadhana Warty Hall; and Understanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Approach with Robert M. McManus.
 
Dr. Karen Ford is a Professor Emeritus and former Director of Strategic Leadership Studies at James Madison University. Her educational background includes a D.S.W. from Howard University, an M.S.W. from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a B.A. from Emory & Henry College. Her professional interests focus on accountability and policy in higher education. Dr. Ford has held various positions, including Professor in the Social Work Department at JMU, Director of Lynchburg Youth Services, Regional Youth Prevention Specialist for the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice, Director of Camp New Hope, and a Middle School Social Studies Teacher. Additionally, she has contributed to organizations such as the Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Association, Council on Social Work Education, American Association of University Professors, Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Academic Centers Council, and the NAACP​​.

S9-Ep47: Coming Soon to a Business Climate Near You!

Guest: Matthew Griffin
Feeling uncertain about the future as a leader? You have good reason: a staggering 55% of a company’s fate lies beyond the CEO’s grasp. In fact, 40% of CEOs believe their companies won’t survive the next decade. So what can you do?
Futurist Matthew Griffin shares his insights in this episode — with game-changing strategies that will reshape the way you perceive your own future leadership.
Here's what Matthew and host Maureen Metcalf cover:
What the statistics say about the growing irrelevance of today’s type of CEO;
The qualities you need to win in the current (and future) climate of business chaos; and
How the future of work is shaping up as AI infiltrates the office space.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Prepare for the Future with Foresight with Dr. Ciela Hartanov
Is Your Organization Designed for the Future with Mark Palmer & Eddie Moore
The Future Is Yours to Create with Rebecca Ryan
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
You can learn more about Matt’s work, access his blog, and more on his organization’s website: https://www.311institute.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. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Warily Eyeing the Future: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guest:  
Matthew Griffin, described as “The Adviser behind the Advisers” and a “Young Kurzweil,” is a world class futurist and the founder and CEO of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures consultancy working across the next 50 years, and the World Futures Forum and XPotential University, two philanthropic organisations whose mission it is to reduce global inequality, in all its forms, and ensure the benefits of the future are accessible to everyone, irrespective of their abilities or background. He is also the author of the futuristic “Codex of the Future” series, and the book “How to Build Exponential Enterprises.”
Matthew’s clients include royalty, world leaders, G7 and G20 governments, Accenture, Aon, BCG, Centrica, Credit Suisse, Decathlon, Dentons, Deloitte, GEMS, Huawei, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Qualcomm, RWE, SAP, Samsung, T-Mobile, and many others.
A rare talent Matthew is regularly featured in the global media, including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Telegraph, ViacomCBS, and WIRED, and his ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of revolutionary emerging technologies on global culture, industry and society, is unparalleled.
Recognised for the past six years as one of the world’s foremost futurists, innovation and strategy experts Matthew is an international speaker who helps governments, investors, multi-nationals and regulators around the world envision, build and lead an inclusive, sustainable future.

S5-Ep3: How Do Leadership and the Environment Connect?

Guests: Rian Satterwhite & Kathleen Allen
Leadership is changing in so many ways, in large part because our environment is changing in so very many ways. That’s true of the business climate as much as nature’s environment. Are the two related?
Absolutely, according to guests Kathleen Allen and Rian Satterwhite. From both Kathleen’s senior organizational perspective and Rian’s academic research findings, leaders must now  consider the biosphere as one of the primary frames of leadership. The result? A more resilient and sustainable business. They provide some background and practical practices you can take.
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ .
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Stewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom with Helle Bank Jorgensen
- Delivering the Future: Amazon’s Innovation Culture with David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, & Tye Brady
- Reflections on Women in Leadership with the Right Honourable Kim Campbell
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES: 
Both of our guests have books explaining more about their leadership and environment principles. Rian co-edited Innovation in Environmental Leadership: Critical Perspectives, on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3QpaxnM. Kathleen’s book is Leading from the Roots: Nature-Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today’s World; it’s available in paperback at https://amzn.to/45ZdlO3 and for Kindle at https://amzn.to/3tUc11y. (Note: as an Amazon affiliate, we may make a small commission on any of these book sales.)
You can also learn more about Kathleen’s work on her website: https://kathleenallen.net/works.
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. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Naturally Wonderful Teammates: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guest:  
Dr. Kathy Allen helps organizations and individuals create meaningful change using Nature as a model for more effective leadership practices. In recent years her time has been spent writing, presenting, and consulting on ways to incorporate the concepts of living systems and Nature’s adaptive cycle to leadership, human, and organizational development. Dr. Allen’s clients include executives, non-profit organizations, businesses, and collaborative networks based in the United States and in countries around the globe.
She is the author of the popular book Leading from the Roots: Nature Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today’s World. Along with Dr. Cynthia Cherrey, she is the co-author of Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of Our Work.
 
Rian Satterwhite's research focuses on understanding and examining effective leadership. As Director of the Office of Service Learning at UNLV, Satterwhite helps to advance leadership development and community service. He advises UNLV faculty in building meaningful partnerships into their courses, and also supports students experiencing food and housing insecurity.
Satterwhite has delivered more than 30 national and international conference talks and presentations. He is active in the International Leadership Association, the Association of Leadership Educators, NASPA, ACPA, and the National Association of Campus Activities, among others. He has been featured in numerous publications about leadership and co-edited the 2018 book, Innovation in Environmental Leadership: Critical Perspectives.

S9-Ep46: Avocados - When Produce Produces Innovation

Guest: Alvaro Luque
Innovation is key to success in our changing world. And avocados are the key to innovation!
They’re a superb example, at least. By fostering innovation, Alvaro Luque — president and CEO of Avocados From Mexico — boosted the overall market for avocados in the United States. And that market is still growing.
One major move involved the Super Bowl, a move no one in the produce sector had ever tried before. Learn the results, and Alvaro’s tips for fostering innovation, in this episode!
Here's what Alvaro and Maureen cover:
The role of internal innovation champions within your organization;
Why innovation is crucial to brand marketing that makes a difference, and
Why boosting an entire market, including your competitors, is more profitable than just focusing on market share.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Delivering the Future: Amazon’s Innovation Culture with David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, & Tye Brady
Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance with Howard Tiersky
How to Harness Honesty with Peter Kozodoy
 
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. 
Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find 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:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Avocado Advocates: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Alvaro Luque has transformed the produce industry by delivering innovative marketing strategies that not only defy established paradigms but also deliver impressive results. With more than 28 years of marketing experience in the CPG and produce industries, Alvaro has successfully built a brand in a brandless category. Under Alvaro’s leadership, Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has led the growth of U.S. avocado consumption to more than 2.5 billion pounds per year, and today, 8 in 10 avocados in the U.S. come from Mexico. Alvaro’s vision for making AFM the first fresh produce brand to advertise in the Super Bowl is one of many industry firsts that have positioned AFM as the most preferred brand of avocados in the U.S. and one of the most innovative produce companies in the world.

S5-Ep2: When Your Path Is Unclear - Embodied Leadership & Way-Showing

Guests: Donna Marie Laskin & Chellie Spiller
What can the Maori traditions of New Zealand teach you about leadership?
Recorded at the 2018 International Leadership Conference in West Palm Beach, this episode explores embodied leadership and way-showing. With influences from Maori culture, guests Donna Laskin and Chellie Spiller reveal way-showing and embodied leadership as ideal practices for leaders to use when navigating uncharted territory where the path forward is unclear.
Ethics help guide you as a leader, too. They’re critical to build trust and inspire followership.
Together, ethics, way-showing, and embodied leadership provide hope that you have the ability to amplify your impact. They’re a great alternative to “tired” frameworks of leadership.
 
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Adaptive Leadership & Culture Change with Ron Heifetz
International Leadership: One Size Doesn’t Fit All with Mansour Javidan
Be Human, Lead Human with Jennifer Nash
 
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. 
 
Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find 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:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Way-Finders Whenever the Podcast Team’s Focus Goes Adrift: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guests:  
Donna Ladkin is internationally recognized for her critical and accessible scholarship in the field of Leadership and Ethics. Informed by a thorough study of continental philosophy, Donna has re-considered many of the basic assumptions of leadership and its development as exemplified in her prize winning book Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions (the second edition of which was published in 2020 by Edward Elgar). Her current research interests include re-imagining leadership theorizing through the lens of Critical Race Theory, exploring how business schools might go about decolonizing their pedagogical practices, as well as studying the practices of organizations and leaders aiming to achieve ecologically sustainable ways of working.
Professor Chellie Spiller, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Pākehā lineage, is based in Auckland and is a professor at the University of Waikato Management School. Chellie has extensive corporate experience in management, tourism and marketing, holding senior executive positions in New Zealand and abroad. She brings this experience to her academic work and leadership and management training and development programmes. Chellie's research explores wayfinding, diversity and inclusion, governance, authentic leadership, wisdom and change at work and how businesses can create relational wellbeing and wealth. Chellie is an author, keynote speaker and facilitator. She works closely with a team of experts who bring an experiential dimension to the learning environment.

S9-Ep45: Amazon Execs Share How Innovation Delivers Your Future

Guests: David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Tye Brady
Do you want to foster a work environment that sparks innovation and fuels creativity? You can learn from Amazon’s success!
In this episode, Amazon execs David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Tye Brady discuss how the e-commerce giant delivers the future through its highly successful innovation culture – using examples of new developments in robotics, drones, and a unique patient-centric pharmacy-in-your-pocket. Underneath them all is a common thread of improving customer experience with convenience and speed. Their experience becomes your takeaway to boost your leadership, too!
Here's what our guests and host Maureen Metcalf cover:
The four questions the Amazon Pharmacy team ask to guide developing their new ideas for innovation;
What the Golden Window is in healthcare, and why that motivates Amazon’s goal of delivering your prescriptions in less than 30 minutes; and
How starting every new initiative from your customer’s perspective reframes your leadership for success.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Paving the PATH to Customer-Centric Success with Sarah Ahern
Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance with Howard Tiersky
None Shall Pass: Crossing the Deathline with Dr. Karen Tilstra
 
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. 
Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Delivering Morale and Support: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
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About Our Guests:  
David Carbon is VP of Prime Air. Prior to that, he was VP of Operations for Boeing’s 787 program – with earlier work on the 747; he started with Boeing/Hawker de Havilland in Australia. He also spearheaded projects at Ford Motor Company.
 
John Love is VP of both Amazon Pharmacy and PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy. Prior to those, his 16-year Amazon career also saw him serve as VP of Alexa Shopping, as well as supporting many other business lines. He’s responsible for helping customers discover equitable, affordable, high-quality medical care and prescription access.
 
Dr. Vin Gupta is the Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Pharmacy. He remains a practicing pulmonologist, is affiliate faculty at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation and Evans School. He serves as a major in the USAF Medical Reserve Corps, and is a medical analyst for NBC News.
 
Tye Brady is the Chief Technologist of Amazon Robotics, Fulfilment Information Technology. He has over 30 years of hands-on experience in team leadership, technical management, and system design. Prior to Amazon Robotics, Tye spent 15 years with Draper Laboratory. He’s a founding partner of MassRobotics, a not-for-profit that serves as a world-class platform for robotic innovation.
 

S8-Ep6: Work, War, and In-Between: An International Peace Negotiator’s Top Tips for Resolving Conflict

Guest: John, Lord Alderdice, Peer in the House of Lords
Wars are raging again, yet peace IS possible. Getting there provides invaluable lessons for leaders dealing with conflict everywhere, whether it’s in the workplace or the battlefield. John, Lord Alderdice, has helped peace happen.
 
From the Good Friday Agreement that ended the Troubles and brought peace to Northern Ireland, to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lord Alderdice has been involved in numerous peace negotiations.  But finding peace requires a special kind of leader — one which may be in short supply lately.
Lord Alderdice reveals to host Maureen Metcalf the leadership qualities that bring peace, promote peace, and maintain peace.
Here's what John and Maureen cover:
Why conflict is rooted in relationships – sometimes centuries old – more than specific actions or grievances;
How the factors influencing conflict go far beyond the two sides we see fighting; and
The importance of knowing that future generations pay the consequences of our actions today.
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Reality Lost: How Disinformation Shapes Your World with Tara McGowan
The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict with Liane Davey
Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
RESOURCES:  
Lord Alderdice edited Faith and Modernity: A Muslim-Christian Conversation. It’s available at https://amzn.to/46Hk1Bt.
 
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. It’s available at https://amzn.to/3FqkYCi. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Working for Peaceful Resolutions Daily: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
 
CONNECT WITH US: 
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
John, Lord Alderdice, FRCPsych, is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, and was the Chairman of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords during the Liberal/Conservative Coalition Government. He also speaks for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in the House of Lords, and as Leader of the Alliance, he played a significant role in the negotiation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. When the Northern Ireland Assembly was elected, he became its first Speaker. In 2004 he retired as Speaker on being appointed by the British and Irish Governments to be one of the four members of the International Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), put in place to close down the operations of the paramilitary organizations and monitor security normalization.

S9-Ep44: Leadership Myths & the War on Truth

Guest: Paul Gibbons
What happens when you apply hard science to leadership? A lot of truths turn out to be unfounded myths.
 
Paul Gibbons, who strides both the corporate and consulting worlds, dug deep to uncover those myths, particularly as they affect change management. From flaws in personality assessments to the ineffectiveness of adapting to learning styles, Paul reveals many of the major workplace myths he’s uncovered researching his latest books.
Here's what Paul and Maureen cover:
Why Meyers-Briggs tells you what you already know;
Understanding the human element in change management; and
Why it’s so important to be a LIAR (and what that really means!).
Language Advisory: The language in this episode is rather salty; s**t is sprinkled liberally throughout.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons
Leverage Change with Jake Jacobs
Joy at Work with Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
You can learn more about Paul on his website: https://paulgibbons.net. He’s also written many books, including The Science of Organizational Change (paperback: https://amzn.to/3FiX37F and Kindle: https://amzn.to/46RoWzx), Impact (paperback: https://amzn.to/46yy5gP and Kindle: https://amzn.to/3tGin4s), and The Spirituality of Work and Leadership (paperback: https://amzn.to/48YJcB6 and Kindle: https://amzn.to/46yYVVS).
 
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. Her latest is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI.
 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez
 
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Managing Change Very Well, Thank You: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
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About Our Guest:  
Paul Gibbons was most recently a partner at IBM Consulting—a thought leader and futurist on behavioral science, culture, leadership, and the future of work. He previously advised PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG, and Deloitte on talent, culture, and leadership. He previously authored five books, most prominently The Science of Organizational Change and Impact, the first two books in the Leading Change in the Digital Age series. Those books birthed the conversation about change mythology. The first volume of his Humanizing Business series, The Spirituality of Work and Leadership, was published in 2021.

S9-Ep43: The 10 Leadership Skills You Need to Safely Adopt AI -- from the UN's AI Advisor

Guest: Neil Sahota
You need help with AI. Artificial intelligence requires developing a new set of ten leadership skills. And fast!
Do you know what they are? Neil Sahota and Maureen Metcalf do. They share them in this episode, along with the risks you face if you don’t reskill your leadership team. For example, up to 1/3 of workers using ChatGPT don’t tell their bosses. And that opens your company up to a wide swath of potential liability!
Here's what Neil and Maureen cover:
The most important skills leaders need in this new Age of AI;
Why dragging your feet on developing those skills and solid AI policies puts your enterprise at risk; and
How the new book Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI is the perfect resource to get you started!
Learn more about AI with these episodes:
Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration with Neil Sahota
How to Own the AI Revolution with Neil Sahota
The Rise of Humanness (The Role of People in an AI World) with Chris Nolan & Michael Schindler
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
RESOURCES:  
Neil’s book, Own the AI Revolution is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3Q1ASHL. You can learn more about Neil on his website: https://www.neilsahota.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. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 
 
Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Warily Watching AI: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
Threads: @innovativeleaders
Twitter: @IL_Institute 
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 
Instagram: @innovativeleader 
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Neil Sahota (萨冠军) is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor, author of the best-seller Own the AI Revolution, and a sought-after speaker. With 20+ years of business experience, he works to inspire clients and business partners to foster innovation and develop next-generation products/solutions powered by AI.

S6-Ep9: The Changing Roles of Women in Leadership, According to a Former Prime Minister

Guest: Kim Campbell, First Female Prime Minister of Canada
As our world is changing at a rapid pace and our leadership strategies are changing, what does this mean for women in leadership? In this program, we will be discussing the changes of women in leadership with an experienced leader who has had significant worldwide leadership roles. Right Honourable Kim Campbell will share her insights from women in leadership from the early 1990s to now and where women in leadership hope to go in the future.
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Hot Topics: A Prime Minister’s Perspective with Kim Campbell
- You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers
- Women on the Rise: A Leadership Journey with Reta Jo Lewis
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Threads and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
You can learn more about Kim Campbell’s work on her website at https://kimcampbell.com. Her memoir, Time and Chance, is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3Q8TxDc (Kindle version: https://amzn.to/46D6avJ).
 
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 Nancy by Bill Griffith
The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
Greatly Appreciative of our Neighbors to the North: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
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LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
As Canada's first and only female Prime Minister, Kim Campbell's life has been a life of firsts. From the age of 16, when she became the first female student body president of her high school, until 30 years later, as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, Ms. Campbell has spent much of her life breaking barriers for women. She served at all three levels of government in Canada. After leaving politics, she served as the Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles, then taught at the Harvard Kennedy School, after which she became an international leader of leaders with organizations such as the International Women's Forum and the Club de Madrid. Drawing on her extraordinary experience as an academic and a leader, she served as the Founding Principal of the Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta from 2014–2018.
Holding audiences since the age of ten, Ms. Campbell speaks widely on issues related to leadership, international politics, democratization, climate change, gender, and Canadian/American relations addressing audiences in places such as Kyiv, Dubai, Cordoba, Toronto, Berlin, Ulaanbaatar, Prague, Brussels, Paris, Vancouver, London, Beijing, Seoul, Washington, DC, and Ottawa.