Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

S10-Ep4: Law & Order...& Leadership

Guests: Rob Elkington & Les Sylven
To serve and protect: servant leadership takes on a whole new meaning for a law enforcement leader. Society’s expectations for policing have changed radically – for example, up to 80% of what officers do overlaps with what social workers do! Add calls for reduced funding, labor shortages, brutality…and gone are the days of simple “cops and robbers” policing.
 
But the leadership and hierarchy of policing have changed very little. So can law enforcement truly rise to the challenges of both reform and crime without new styles of leadership?
 
Guests Rob Elkington and Les Sylven have some very surprising solutions that go far beyond the stereotypes of the hardboiled police commissioner – solutions that any leader of a high-stress workforce will find extremely useful!
Here's what Rob, Les, and Maureen cover:
Why almost all law enforcement leaders have faced trauma – and how it can help them better serve their teams;
How soft-skills like mindfulness are just as important as hard skills like firearms training; and
If your mission is to serve and protect, servant leadership makes a lot more sense than old-school top-down management.
 
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Leading the Court: Canada’s First Female Chief Justice with Beverley McLachlin
Staying Cool in Challenging Situations with Janet Fouts
Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma with Rachael Kelly
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Rob’s book is Policing for the 21st Century; McGraw Hill plans to publish it before the end of 2024. Since he discusses the concept of Ubuntu in our interview, you might find this book about it interesting: Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way by Mungi Ngomane (the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s granddaughter). Hardback: https://amzn.to/3HlRIgS; audiobook: https://amzn.to/3U28UQc.
 
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
Always Being Very Mindful: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
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About Our Guests:  
Rob Elkington, Ph.D., currently resides in Canada, where he serves as Assistant Professor at Trent University Faculty of Business & Master of Management Program. Rob is the co-founder and CEO of Global Leadership Initiatives, Inc., which exists to "develop excellence in leadership globally," www.globalleader.ca.Rob also serves on the faculty of various universities such as:
Associate Professor, Stellenbosch University School of Public Leadership.
​Adjunct Professor at the Ontario Tech University in the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Education.
Supervising faculty with the Ed..D program for Education.
Graduate teaching faculty for the GDIPL for Social Sciences and Humanities. 
Rob is a member of the International Leadership Association, an ICF Certified FLOW Business Coach and an MBTI practitioner. He has published a range of books, book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and has facilitated numerous peer-reviewed presentations. 
 
Les Sylven is a Leadership Studies Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. His doctoral research project explores police leadership with senior Canadian police officers who regularly practice meditation and mindfulness. Les was a police officer in Canada for over 30 years, serving communities as a member of the RCMP, Victoria Police Department and the Central Saanich Police Service on Vancouver Island. In 2020, Les was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Merit (O.O.M) of the Police Forces by the Governor General of Canada. Later that year, he retired from policing as the Chief Constable of the Central Saanich Police Service in order to concentrate full-time on his studies at UVic.

S10-Ep3: Curing Complexity in Healthcare

Guest: Carsten Engel
There’s a big gap between resources and patient needs in the healthcare sector. That’s just one area of healthcare requiring change; without it, lives truly do hang in the balance.
 
Carsten Engel and the International Society for Quality in Healthcare have studied healthcare systems around the globe extensively, and they have practical solutions for patients, practitioners, and the leaders of the medical industry. He shares them with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode. And most of them can help leaders in any industry.
Here's what Carsten and Maureen cover:
The quintuple aim for healthcare worldwide;
Why it’s critical for doctors to view (and treat) patients as partners in their health; and
Why healthcare may well be the most complex system humans have invented!
 
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Seeking Success in Simplicity with Rini Das
- Bringing Healing Home: Healthcare Leadership with Anne Klibanski
- How HR Drives New Beginnings with Fara Palumbo, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
The website for Carsten’s organization, the International Society for Quality in Health Care, is https://isqua.org.
 
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
Managing Change with Aplomb: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Carsten Engel is a physician by background (graduated 1984). In 2006, he joined IKAS, The Danish Institute for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare, where he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive 2010. In IKAS, he was a member of the team that developed, implemented and managed the national Danish healthcare accreditation programme. In 2021, he joined ISQua as CEO. 
 
He was appointed an ISQua Expert in 2013 and a member of the ISQua Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care in 2019. 
 
He has published and presented on accreditation-related topics and on topics related to quality, patient safety and person-centred care.

S10-Ep2: It Takes Nerve

Guests: Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera
“What do you expect with a woman?”
 
That’s the attitude our guests encountered on their leadership journeys – but, as Georgia O’Keefe said, “It takes a kind of nerve…and a lot of hard, hard work.” That nerve is exactly what Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera developed. It served them well, with both becoming the first woman president of their respective universities.
 
In this episode, they share tips to help other women (and men!) develop the same combination of nerve, grit, and grace that made their time as leaders so successful.
Here's what Indira, Martha, and Maureen cover:
The importance of combining both grit AND grace to be the most effective leader;
Why staying true to your principles provides a guiding star when decisions seem tough; and
Going beyond mentorship to develop sponsorship in helping career advancement.
Produced in conjunction with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ .
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Leading the Court: Canada’s First Female Chief Justice with Beverley McLachlin
Women’s Leadership Journeys with Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle J. Tan
Reflections on Women in Leadership with Kim Campbell
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Martha & Indira’s book is Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First. It’s available in hardback (https://amzn.to/48MmR8Z), paperback (https://amzn.to/3tOtzg4), Kindle (https://amzn.to/3S8SpQW), and audiobook (https://amzn.to/41OYdT5).
 
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
Getting Grittier and Gracier: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
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About Our Guests:  
Dr. Martha Cook Piper was the Interim President and Vice Chancellor of The University of British Columbia from 2015-2016. She also served as the 11th President of the University of British Columbia from 1997 to 2006. Dr. Piper has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Montreal, Shoppers Drug Mart, TransAlta Corporation and Grosvenor Americas Ltd. She has also served as a board member of CARE Canada, the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, and the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation. She was Chair of the Board of the National Institute of Nanotechnology and served as a member of the Trilateral Commission.
The recipient of 17 honorary degrees, Dr. Piper is an officer in the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of British Columbia.
Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera was the 12th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta from 2005-2015. Dr. Samarasekera is internationally recognized as one of Canada's leading metallurgical engineers for her groundbreaking work on process engineering of materials. She has consulted for industry worldwide, which has adopted the results of her research discoveries. She was vice-president (research) at the University of British Columbia and held the Dofasco Chair in Advanced Steel Processing. She is the first woman and the first engineer to serve as U of A president. 
Dr. Samarasekera is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

S10-Ep1: Non-Traditional Leadership Models for Our New Era

Guests: Nathan Eva & Nicole Ferry
Your leadership training may be missing the mark.
 
That’s because most programs develop you as an individual – but, in reality, we work with other leaders in addition to our own teams. In fact, the most effective organizations foster collective leadership. Our guests Nicole Ferry and Nathan Eva point out that the best collective leadership incorporates multiple models and views from women, other cultures, and more…because the old MBA-style leadership just isn’t cutting it in this new age.
 
They point us in a productive direction in this episode!
Here's what Nathan, Nicole, and Maureen cover:
Why the concept of the solo, superstar, or individual leader is so outmoded;
How to develop collective capacity in your leadership – and stop missing out on your industry’s top talent as a result; and
Surprising non-traditional models of highly effective leadership, from gender-informed development to indigenous Australian culture.
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- When Your Path Is Unclear (What Maori traditions teach us about leadership) with Donna Marie Laskin & Chellie Spiller
- Evidence-Based Best Practices for Leadership Development with Gama Perruci, Sadhana Warty Hall, & Karen Ford
- Women’s Leadership Journeys with Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle Tan
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Steve Kempster – the researcher Nicole cited for his work on good dividends for business – co-authored a book on small business growth through leadership development. It’s LEADing Small Business. You’ll find it at https://amzn.to/47mPUPv.
 
Robert Greenleaf is one of the founders of modern servant leadership, as referenced by Nathan. His seminal book on the topic is Servant Leadership; it’s available in hardback at https://amzn.to/47obe7g, Kindle at https://amzn.to/3vj5AFX, and as an audiobook at https://amzn.to/3vh4GtA.
 
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:
Jilly Truit murder mysteries by Beverley McLachlan:
Full Disclosure -- https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
Denial -- https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.
 
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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
Adding Their Distinctiveness to Our Own: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
Threads: @innovativeleaders
Twitter: @IL_Institute 
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 
Instagram: @innovativeleader 
TikTok: @innovativeleadership
Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! 
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About Our Guest:  
Nathan Eva is a Fulbright Scholar (2021), an Associate Professor at Monash University in Australia, and the Co-Director of Engagement for the Department of Management at the Monash Business School. His research examines follower-first leadership approaches that deliver organisational performance combined with inclusive and supportive workplaces. His peer-reviewed work appears in international outlets such as The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management. His article on Servant Leadership in The Leadership Quarterly is the most downloaded and the most cited article in their journal since 2017 and his article on Psychological Safety in Human Resource Management Review received the journal's Scholarly Impact Award for the most impactful article (2017-2022).
 
Nicole Ferry is an Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), where she draws on her background in critical cultural theory to explore the ideological and gendered discourses of leadership and leadership development in a variety of contexts. She has published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Leadership, Gender Issues, and the Academy of Management Proceedings. Her current research focuses on the competitive and cultural dynamics of the leadership industries and the critique of popularized leadership narratives and fashions. Since arriving at CBS, she has joined the Bowline initiative, which connects stakeholders in the Copenhagen restaurant industry with scholars and students to develop new forms of action research, learning, and collaborative engagement. 

S9-Ep54: Leadership Trends for 2024

Guest: Christopher Washington
What will affect your leadership the most in 2024? We’ve identified seven trends you’ll have to contend with through the coming year.Christopher Washington (Provost & EVP of Franklin University) interviews ILI’s CEO, Maureen Metcalf, to get the details on all seven. Knowing them will help your organization navigate the destabilizing effects of those trends…and take advantage of the opportunities they create.
Here's what Christopher and Maureen cover:
Why knowing these trends is takes the fear out of uncertainty – and anchors your organization with better risk management;
How you must operate while straddling both the old world and the new: with one foot in old-school issues like war and geopolitics, and one foot in new-school issues like unbridled AI; and
Through it all, why self-care and lifelong learning are the keys to staying on top of your game no matter how uncertain the future seems.
Here are the interviews Maureen referenced in this episode:
Over the Weather: Leadership at the Weather Channel with Sheri Bachstein
Nurturing Peace from the Ashes of Violence with Hyppolite Ntigurirwa & Mike Hardy
Power, Charisma, Hormones: Science Studies Leadership with John Antonakis
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Christopher Washington writes on Medium at https://drchristopherwashington.medium.com and with the Forbes Nonprofit Council at https://councils.forbes.com/forbesnonprofitcouncil.
 
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:
Jilly Truit murder mysteries by BeverleyMcLachlin:
Full Disclosure: https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
Denial: https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.
 
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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
Basking in the Days of Future Past: 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 
 
Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! 
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About Our Guest:  
Dr. Christopher Washington is a tireless supporter of global leadership development, designer of accessible, inclusive and relevant education, and champion for the role of universities in workforce development. He serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for Franklin University. Dr. Washington takes an active role in his local community by serving on the International Visitors Council and on the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Ohio Advisory Council. He is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council, is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Washington D.C.-based Global Ties U.S., and is on the America 250 International Task Force.

S9-Ep53: How to Lead through the Storm with the Weather Company’s CEO

Guest: Sheri Bachstein
Can your business weather the storm? We mean that quite literally!
 
There’s not a business on the planet that isn’t impacted by weather at some level. Leaders must prepare their organizations for what’s to come. It’s not just obvious climate change decisions, like making sure you don’t build that new factory in a hurricane hotspot. It’s little things, too, like a grocer stocking extra ice cream when weather keeps people indoors and craving comfort food (even in the middle of winter!).
 
Guest Sheri Bachstein, CEO of The Weather Company (parent of The Weather Channel), reveals the data and insights behind the forecasts that can boost – or bust – your bottom line. Along the way, she share lessons from her own unexpected leadership journey.
Here's what Sheri and Maureen cover:
How today’s rich weather data can boost your business’ survivability…and profitability;
Why climate change has made crafting a weather plan as part of your business plan an absolute must; and
Realizing that your leadership journey will never be a straight line (and how to maximize the benefits of those inevitable zigs and zags).
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Women’s Leadership Journeys with Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle Tan
To Err Is to Innovate with Beryl Tomay
When Your Path Is Unclear with Donna Marie Laskin & Chellie Spiller
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
The Weather Channel’s website is https://weather.com. For the business side, surf over to The Weather Company’s homepage at https://www.ibm.com/weather (NOTE: This may change when the ownership changes from IBM to Francisco Partners).
 
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
Weathering the Vicissitudes of Life: 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 
 
Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! 
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About Our Guest:  
Sheri Bachstein began her career with The Weather Channel nearly 30 years ago as a field producer (otherwise known as storm chaser). Today, as the CEO of The Weather Company, an IBM business (and parent company of The Weather Channel), she holds a deep appreciation for and understanding of weather’s impact on consumers, communities, and businesses. Under her leadership, The Weather Channel is recognized as one of the top 10 most trusted brands in the U.S., the world’s leading provider of weather, and the world’s most accurate forecaster, helping hundreds of enterprise-level companies leverage weather data to increase consumer loyalty and business performance.

S9-Ep52: When Leadership Puts Life on the Line: Navigating Tough Decisions with Canada’s First Female Chief Justice

Guest: Beverley McLachlin
Making decisions can be the toughest part of a leader’s job. Judges up the ante; their decisions can literally mean the difference between life or death.
 
Beverley McLachlin was the Chief Justice of Canada’s Supreme Court. In this episode, she reflects on her leadership journey — from a farm in rural Alberta to the top court in the land. That journey has powerful perspectives on the decision-making process for leaders of all stripes: from law-firm partners to CEOs.
 
It’s inspiring, too! Beverley overcame deeply entrenched sexism and other barriers, but forged on with a clear vision.
Here's what the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin and Maureen cover:
The many ways the legal profession offers lessons for leaders of every stripe;
The qualities and skills judges must hone to make effective, balanced decisions — skills that will help your decision-making, too; and
Why it’s so important to get your decisions right — but be willing to change them as new evidence comes in.
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. 
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Leading with Character: A Real-Life Red Roof Report with George Limbert
Women’s Leadership Journeys with Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle Tan
Reflections on Women in Leadership with Kim Campbell
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Beverley McLachlin has written several books, including murder mysteries! Check out…
The Jilly Truit Trilogy (mysteries):
Full Disclosure — https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
Denial — https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
Proof — https://amzn.to/46PFQhv (paperback); pre order, as its release date is May 21, 2024.
Nonfiction:
Truth Be Told: My Journey through Life and the Law — https://amzn.to/3GC50pi (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GA3iox (audiobook)
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
Deciding Daily to Be Awesome: 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 
 
Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! 
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About Our Guest:  
Beverley McLachlin was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the first woman to hold that position, and the longest-serving Chief Justice in Canadian history. In 2018, McLachlin became a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest honour within the Order. She is also the #1 bestselling author of two novels, Full Disclosure and Denial, and a memoir, Truth Be Told, which won the prestigious Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the Ottawa Book Award for Nonfiction.

S5-Ep12: Reflecting on Leadership & Peace-Building

Guest: Mike Hardy
Leading the world into peace is so monumentally difficult, it’s never been done (Rome’s propaganda about the Pax Romana aside!). But understanding how leaders have brought regional peace, and ends to war, has been done – and more than worthy of study.
Guest Mike Hardy founded the Center for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University.  He’s also the board chair of the International Leadership Association. Mike with host Maureen Metcalf about the importance of uncovering the ways leaders bring about peace – and the roles both organizations play in that. Then he asks the big question: how can we all be effective leaders in this increasingly volatile present to create a more peaceful and prosperous future?
This episode was produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Nurturing Peace from the Ashes of Violence with Mike Hardy & Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
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
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
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.
 
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:
Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole
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
NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.
 
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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
They’ve Got That Peaceful, Easy Leading: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
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About Our Guest:  
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.

S9-Ep51: Amazon’s Innovation Secret from their VP: Look to Failure for Your Success

Guest: Beryl Tomay
One of the biggest keys to success is failure.
It seems counterintuitive, but the reality is we ALL make mistakes. Highly successful leaders embrace stumbles and fumbles, and learn from them.
As Beryl Tomay points out, that’s especially true at Amazon. Their innovation culture is so highly effective because Amazon learns from each step, good or bad, and builds from it. Indeed, some of Amazon’s most successful products wouldn’t have seen the light of day if not for what was learned from products that didn’t make the cut!
Beryl started as an intern and rose through the ranks to be Amazon’s Vice-President of Last Mile Delivery and Technology. Here’s what she and Maureen cover in this episode:
 
1. The tools in Amazon’s innovation culture that breed success – including mentors, resiliency, and perpetual learning;
2. The drive to (and importance of) planting seeds for the future; and
3. How a love for Radiohead facilitated Beryl’s career path that led to Amazon!
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Delivering the Future: Amazon’s Innovation Culture with David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, & Tye Brady
- Mastering Skills that Empower Innovation with Jeff DeGraff
- Humans in the Loop: AI’s New Business Models with Suchi Srinivasan
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 
 
Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. 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:
Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole
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
 
NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.
 
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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
Supporting Us After Every Stumble: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Beryl Tomay has been at Amazon for nearly 19 years having joined in 2005 as a Software Development Engineer. She was part of the small team that launched the original Kindle device and remained in the Devices organization for the subsequent 8 years. She joined the nascent Last Mile organization (the logistics business that gets packages through the final steps on their way to customers’ doorsteps) in early 2014 as one of its first employees, and today is responsible for all of Amazon’s Last Mile delivery businesses, including the Delivery Service Partner, Amazon Flex and Hub Delivery programs. In addition, she oversees the Last Mile product and technology teams covering areas such as mapping, routing, capacity planning, pickup points, delivery station and driver experience technologies. Prior to Amazon, Beryl received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

S5-Ep6: Women’s Leadership Journeys

Guests: Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle J. Tan
Women account for more than half of the world’s population – a little more than half in the United States. Yet they still make up far less than half of leadership roles…despite getting higher education degrees far more than men.
Why? That’s what guests Lisa DeFrank-Cole and Sherylle Tan unpack. In this episode, they explore how women’s career journeys are different than men’s, why women have “nontraditional” career paths, and why women experience leadership development in ways men don’t.
Here’s what Lisa, Sherylle, and host Maureen Metcalf discuss:
Why it’s so important – now more than ever -- to look at women and leadership;
What makes women's leadership journeys different from men's; and
Why personal stories are just as critical as academic research in revealing the truths about women and leadership.
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Reflections on Women in Leadership with Kim Campbell
Sheba & ShEquity: Empowering Women-Owned Businesses with Pauline Koelbl
You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers
 
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
Dr. Tan’s and Dr. DeFrank-Cole’s book is Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Perspectives. It’s on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3uF3oZ1. Their most recent book is Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity; it’s at https://amzn.to/47vbG4j. The Kindle version is https://amzn.to/47sWnt6.
 
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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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli
On a Journey All Their Own: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
Threads: @innovativeleaders
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LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 
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Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Dr. Sherylle J. Tan is the Director of Internships and KLI Research at the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. Dr. Tan has researched and published on leadership education and development, women and leadership, and work and family. She is currently series co-editor of Sage teaching case study collection on Women and Leadership and co-edited Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives (2019), with Lisa DeFrank-Cole.
 
Dr. Lisa DeFrank-Cole is Professor and Director of Leadership Studies at West Virginia University (WVU). She is a member of the Executive Leadership Team in the ILA Women and Leadership Affinity Group and has been writing and studying women and leadership for nearly 20 years. Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives by Routledge (2019) is her first co-edited book with Dr. Sherylle Tan.

S9-Ep50: AI Is Changing Your Business Model; Boston Consulting Group’s Managing Director Explains How

Guest: Suchi Srinivasan
AI is disruptive. It’s already disrupting society, and is disrupting business faster than the internet did. It’ll disrupt you, too. But is that bad…or good?
 
The answer is up to you. Guest Suchi Srinivasan of Boston Consulting Group shares her comprehensive view of the effects of AI on business now – and in the near future. The bottom line? Artificial intelligence is a tool like any other: embrace it and adopt it wisely, and it can be a significant boon to your operations and for your staff. And it has the potential to finally solve food insecurity and other global issues that have plagued humanity for centuries.
Here's what Suchi and Maureen cover:
The new business models – and ethical dilemmas – AI brings to your decision-making;
The role of technology in boosting your balance sheet…and in solving hunger and other global issues; and
The persistent gender imbalance in the tech workforce, and what women can do to overcome it.
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Leading with an Eye on AI with Neil Sahota
The Rise of Humanness (The Role of People in an AI World) with Chis Nolan & Michael Schindler
Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration with Neil Sahota
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 Suchi’s work at Boston Consulting Group on the firm’s website: https://www.bcg.com. Search for her podcast, In Her Ellement, on your favorite podcast platform; for example, it’s on Podbean at https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/n9cty-268d9c/In-Her-Ellement-Podcast.
 
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 & 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
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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
Firmly in their element: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
Threads: @innovativeleaders
Twitter: @IL_Institute 
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 
Instagram: @innovativeleader 
TikTok: @innovativeleadership
Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Suchi Srinivasan is a managing director and partner at BCG and has occupied the role since 2022. Suchi grew up with a dad who worked as an engineer, and vividly remembers the tech he brought home with him from work. After her studies, she went on to work as a software engineer at the former Bell Telephone Laboratories, moving on to Microsoft during a time of huge change and innovation in the company. Suchi is passionate about using technology as a way to solve some of our world’s most complex and pressing challenges such as climate change.
 
In 2011 Suchi became one of the founding members of the Cleanweb Hackathon, a non-profit community-building event for global entrepreneurs and software developers. The goal was to drive IT-powered innovation and large-scale climate change impact. The event grew into an organization that boasted over 10,000 members across 25+ countries.
 
Suchi is also an advisor and sponsor for Women In Cloud, a community-led economic development organization taking collective action to generate $1B in new net economic access for women entrepreneurs and professionals by 2030.
Suchi is a seasoned executive operating cross-vertical to help businesses recognize the threats and opportunities brought on by Digital and AI.
 
She has two decades of experience across Microsoft, McKinsey and Dell envisioning and operationalizing response strategies to build ecosystems, deliver solutions and services, grow customer satisfaction and bring new products to market.
 
Suchi has 20+ experience in digital, B2B software and hardware. Track record of driving growth, M&A, GTM operations, and partnerships in Fortune 500 and venture-backed startups. Exceptional business acumen, operational savvy, deep intellectual curiosity, and entrepreneurial spirit to lead investors and board members, customer CxOs, and cross-functional global teams in engineering-driven cultures and fast-paced, resource-constrained environments to deliver on ambitious breakthrough initiatives.

S9-Ep49: The Rationale of Irrationality

Guest: Greg Moran
When your competitor’s (or CEO’s) decisions don’t make sense, pause: there’s something to learn there. What do they know that you don’t?That’s just one insight guest Greg Moran offers about dealing with the irrational in your organization. Sometimes a decision is just bad; but more often than not, it’s been made from a perspective or with information you don’t see. And that perspective might just be the missing key to your success!
Here's what Greg and Maureen cover:
The impact of rational and irrational decision-making on your organization’s success;
How your company’s structural incentives might be the cause of some of the worst decisions your peers (and maybe you!) make; and
The changing dynamics of the employer-employee relationship as society changes.
 
Enjoy your own Moran-athon with:
Working Together: Leading a Hybrid AI-Human Workforce with Greg Moran
What Leaders Won’t Talk About (When Scaling their Business) with Greg Moran
What Your Team REALLY Thinks with Greg Moran
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!
 
RESOURCES:  
The book on competitive intelligence Greg mentions at the beginning of the show is Inside the Competitor’s Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success by John Horn. It’s on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3sHtutS. You can contact Greg at https://zed2a.com.
 
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:
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
So Rational We Think They Might Be Undercover Vulcans: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson
CONNECT WITH US: 
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 
Twitter: @IL_Institute 
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 
Instagram: @innovativeleader 
Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 
 
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About Our Guest:  
Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and teaches part-time on the topic at Ohio University.