Meet The Leader (World Economic Forum / Linda Lacina)
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| 06 Jun 2024 | Top leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new grads | 00:22:59 | |
Today's grads will live longer, face faster cycles of technological change and drive careers like we've never seen. This special compilation episode taps top leaders from companies like Intel, Microsoft, Ingka Group and more on the unique ways they can make the most of the first days of their careers. From remembering to "take your space" to finding time to "browse", they share the advice that has shaped them and that they wish they knew sooner. In this episode: Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency; Ulrika Biesèrt, CHRO, INGKA Group; Sander van't Noordende, CEO, Randstad; Rishi Khosla, Co-founder and CEO of OakNorth; Annette Mosman, APG; Madison O'Brien, Teamgage; Christy Pambianchi, Chief People Officer, Intel; Brad Smith, President, Microsoft. | |||
| 28 Feb 2025 | Adam Grant: The key trait future leaders need to succeed - and rethinking the classic workday | 00:33:18 | |
Big shifts must happen to ready teams for a work future that requires agile thinking and new forms of collaboration. Organizational psychologist, best-selling author and Wharton professor Adam Grant shares research-backed strategies that help develop leaders and work relationships across an organization as well as help teams practice critical soft skills like analysis and creativity that are often overlooked and undervalued. He explains why future workers will need to become “job crafters,” and the one trait leaders won’t be able to work without. He’ll also share what a college job as a magician taught him about engaging skeptics (and prompting critical thinking) and why he swears by keeping a “To-Don’t” list.
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| 14 Apr 2025 | The ‘inevitable’ caregiving cost nightmare: One young founder's story and solution | 00:16:31 | |
Lily Vittayarukskul was a college student at just 14 and on track for a career in aerospace engineering. However, an aunt’s cancer battle later upended those plans, wreaking havoc on her family and their finances. The experience inspired her to launch the AI-powered startup Waterlily, helping people better predict expenses for getting older, including eldercare or assisted living, costs most don’t realize aren’t fully covered by either health insurance or Medicare. In this talk, Lily wades through the mounting data showing how super-ageing societies will struggle to afford long-term care needs. She also shares the tough lessons her personal story taught her and what others can do to prepare for an aging economy. Related World Economic Forum Initiatives: Meet The Leader - How leaders can prepare teams for the future of work: ADP’s Chief Economist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShvNPomJ4mE&t=508s
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| 11 Jul 2024 | Build your own personal board of advisors - Traits great mentors share | 00:19:19 | |
OakNorth Bank is a digital commercial bank founded by serial entrepreneurs who know firsthand the role advice and expertise plays in growing vibrant businesses. To that end, OakNorth has developed a special 'mentorpreneurship' program with the London School of Economics, all to help build socially-conscious businesses through mentoring. Meet the Leader talked to co-founder Rishi Khosla about what traits great mentors share and how anyone can make the most of the expertise around them. He also shared why it can be powerful to consider mentorship as a way to build your own personal board of directors, people who can give you the range of measured, honest insights that aren't often easy for top leaders to find any other way.
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| 09 May 2024 | We're living longer - how approaches to work, careers and finances will change: APG's Annette Mosman | 00:23:02 | |
Living longer than ever will mean we’ll need to prepare for our later years in ways we've never done before. While financial education and making savings last is always paramount, the World Economic Forum's recent Longevity Economy Principles report drives home the need to make sure we also prepare to live those extended years with purpose, changing the way we approach everything from careers to community. Annette Mosman, the CEO of APG (one of the world’s largest pension investors) shares how she approaches the long-term as well as the trends she sees on the horizon -- and how they could change how workers and leaders take on everything from training to career development and advancement. | |||
| 07 Apr 2025 | What you might get wrong about progress - lessons for leaders: Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker | 00:31:30 | |
Renowned Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker studies the big questions facing human nature: Why do we fight? What helps us get along? How do we understand the world around us? His research has uncovered an insight we might not expect – that humanity is doing better than we might think. Despite host of major challenges that still exist, from geopolitical unrest to climate change, data shows that humans today live longer, face fewer wars, and live more comfortable lives than in preceding generations. He explains why a better understanding of progress and its uneven nature can help us better appreciate the unique moment of time in which we live, avoid decision-making blindspots and strengthen leaders’ confidence to solve the big complex problems we still face.
How leaders can prepare teams for the future of work: ADP’s Chief Economist | |||
| 27 Jun 2024 | An energy company is building the world's largest airplane. Here's why | 00:24:25 | |
Mark Lundstrom is the CEO and founder of energy company Radia. He'll explain why he's building the world's largest plane --and how a unique approach to making offshore wind turbines onshore can speed progress on tackling emissions. He'll also share why this company is focused on using just existing technologies. He'll explain why this approach can actually lead to a host of new solutions for innovators and tackle big challenges more quickly -- and can be especially powerful as leaders consider how to efficiently tackle sustainability issues.
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| 10 Jan 2024 | This simple question helped Amazon teams get future ready: AWS AI and data chief | 00:32:00 | |
Swami Sivasubramanian’s first experience using a computer was in high school in India, where there was just one computer for the entire school. While each student could use the computer for just a few minutes a day, those few minutes sparked his lifelong passion for technology, one that led to his current role as VP of Data and AI at Amazon Web Services. It also drove home to him that any exposure to new technologies can be transformative. He talks to Meet the Leader about why it's critical to prioritize access to AI training for a range of ages and backgrounds, especially those in non-technical fields like HR or Marketing where new possibilities will be on the horizon. He also shares a slate of free AWS programming for cutting edge AI tools as well as guidance for leaders setting training priorities for the year ahead. He’ll also explain how he's changed as a leader and technologist since starting at Amazon as a mere intern and the key questions that can help teams get future ready, including one that helped teams at AWS maximize technologies like machine learning. | |||
| 14 Jan 2024 | Lessons from Davos Leaders Ahead of Annual Meeting 2024 | 00:18:55 | |
How do the world's top leaders maximize their time to connect and build solutions to the world's biggest problems? This special highlight episode shares insights recorded at past Annual Meetings in Davos, Switzerland with a range of voices including CEOs, entrepreneurs, civil society leaders and an astronaut. They share the personal approaches they employ to listen effectively, build trust, strengthen collaborations, seek out new perspectives and ensure their leadership meets the moment. In this episode: Roy Jakobs, CEO, Royal Philips Priya Lakhani, CEO and Founder, Century Tech Alex Liu, Chairman, Kearney Matthias Maurer, astronaut, European Space Agency David Rubenstein, founder, Carlyle Group Achim Steiner, administrator, UNDP Ashleigh Streeter-Jones, founder, Raise Our Voice Australia | |||
| 18 Jan 2024 | Davos 2024: A conversation with Diane von Fürstenberg | 00:33:40 | |
Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy interviews fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg about the designer's life and one-of-a-kind perspective. The spirited, wide-ranging conversation goes beyond the creation of the famous wrap dress and how Furstenburg built one of the world's most recognizable brands, to explore how these two strong female creatives open doors for others and navigate challenges in their industries. Recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 18, 2024. Watch the full session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/wrapped-in-leadership
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| 19 Apr 2024 | The founder using 'pocket forests' to transform cities and protect biodiversity | 00:21:50 | |
SUGI is a unique global organization that brings pocket forests -- ultra-dense, biodiverse forests leveraging the proven Japanese Miyawaki Method -- to cities all over the world. The group has built 200 pocket forests in 42 cities so far, with each providing a key form of "urban acupuncture" that can protect biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and even better reconnect people to nature. Founder and CEO Elise Van Middelem shares more about SUGi and how it got started - and the unique ways these projects are reviving places from England to Cameroon. This interview was recorded at the Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit, Michigan in October 2023. | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | Understanding the housing affordability crisis - and what’s needed to fix it: Habitat for Humanity CEO | 00:31:05 | |
Around the world, affordable housing is becoming less and less easy to attain. Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford lays out in plain language the state of global housing, the barriers to affordability and the practical steps that can tackle this crisis, including the solutions this global housing organization is helping get into place. He also shares lessons from his unique career journey - one that included talking himself into a job at an investment bank after college and later coaching the South Korean Olympic rowing team - and what he learned from the leaders who shaped him, including the late US president Jimmy Carter and grandmother Millicent Fenwick, the fashion editor and former US representative. | |||
| 06 Nov 2024 | IKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge gender equity gap | 00:35:14 | |
Last year, Ingka Group, the parent company for big retailer IKEA, reached near gender balance in leadership. This transformation did not come overnight and HR chief Ulrika Biesèrt discusses the mindset shifts and tangible changes in everything from hiring to development that helped make this possible for the 80-year-old company. Biesèrt also shares her own leadership journey, one that includes 27 years at IKEA and roles in every part of the company, including logistics, product development and retail. She explains how that breadth and depth shapes how she leads -- while also sharing the advice her mother gave her at the beginning of her career that has helped her get her voice heard. | |||
| 20 Mar 2024 | What adventure taught this eco-entrepreneur about leadership and tackling risk | 00:24:56 | |
Kat Bruce is an eco-entrepreneur who founded NatureMetrics, one of the world's leading nature technology companies measuring the very tiny traces of DNA that organisms leave in the air, water and soil. She’s also a former jungle explorer who has undertaken expeditions in the Amazon, working in research stations, riding down tributaries on balsa rafts she’s made herself. She shares how such experiences have helped her to be a better leader: to be reflective to find new solutions, to understand different people’s unique roles in a team, and to make tough choices quickly. She also shares the potential environmental DNA provides, and why more leaders than ever are understanding the need to leverage data in new ways to tackle their environmental impacts. | |||
| 26 Apr 2024 | Speak last, lean on your team, and one CEO's other top lessons learned: Norsk Hydro | 00:20:05 | |
Norsk Hydro was founded nearly 120 years ago to tackle global famine. Today, it has evolved to take on a bigger challenge: climate change. The company focuses on low- and no-carbon aluminium, a material that will be key in electric vehicles, construction and comprises 2% of emissions. CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim shares the unique technologies and partnerships that are helping to drive a green energy transition. She also takes us through her unique path to the top job, one that has spanned a range of roles, from plant manager to auditor to HR leader. She shares how seemingly unrelated roles can help you better understand yourself and how you can contribute as a leader -- better motivating people and tapping the full capabilities of your team. | |||
| 22 Apr 2025 | ‘I’ll show you a real leader’ - Platon, the photographer of power, on finding humanity in all of us | 00:58:09 | |
Platon has made over 20 Time magazine covers with his portraits of people such as Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Silvio Berlusconi, Mohammed Ali, Adele and Sinead O'Connor. But he has also photographed people who are the opposite of famous and powerful - and recently published a book called The Defenders: Heroes of the Global Fight for Human Rights - which contains work done over 15 years around the world telling the stories of refugees and other oppressed people. He tells us what makes a true leader, and how the meaning of a photograph can change over time, and depending on who is looking at it. Links: Ballerina Misty Copeland: Unlocking potential and a leader’s most ‘vital’ role:
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| 06 Dec 2024 | What a single mom who took on the prison system can teach about making change happen | 00:20:14 | |
Jessica Jackson understands the damage wreaked by excessive incarceration and supervision. As a young mother with a two-month old on her hip, she watched her husband be sentenced to six years in prison, being pulled into a system impacting millions in the US alone - one that erodes families and communities and restricts opportunities for stable lives after release. This life-changing experience drove this housewife just only a GED to go to college, then law school, and then become a human rights attorney driving a movement for reform. She talks about her work running The Reform Alliance as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Advocacy Officer, a non-profit that has passed 18 bipartisan bills in 11 states that have created pathways for more than 850,000 people to exit the system. She also shares why tackling stigma and isolation is so key to future progress on this issue and the personal traits that she’s depended on the most to overcome hurdles and challenges. Young Global Leaders: Future of Leadership Series: | |||
| 07 Oct 2020 | IBM’s Dario Gil and the Science Super Squad | 00:25:41 | |
What if the world’s top scientists can help us prevent future crises, all with the best technology at their fingertips? The Director of IBM Research explains the need for a Science Readiness Reserves and the supercomputer project that inspired it. He also shares what he’s learned about what makes great collaborations tick and why he listens to Bach (loudly) on the way into work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Oct 2020 | Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan: Finding Better Measures of Success | 00:21:42 | |
How can public companies help solve some of the world’s biggest problems? The CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, explains how a special set of metrics can help companies better measure and disclose how they’re doing well for society on environmental, social and governance issues. He’ll also talk about staying focused for the long term, his reliance on curiosity, and the importance of looking “out-in” as a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Dec 2024 | ‘Do it nearly right, but do it now’ - How effective leaders navigate change and disrupt sectors: Disruption Report | 00:42:15 | |
Consultancy AlixPartners works with top companies around the world, giving it a front row seat at how industries are changing. Its annual Disruption Index takes an even closer look at these changes surveying leaders to understand the biggest opportunities and challenges they see, all while identifying the tipping points ahead in everything from global labor markets to technologies. CEO Simon Freakley breaks down surprising insights from the Index’s fifth edition, including the ways leaders have become more adept at handling change since COVID and the skills CEOs say they need to strengthen now. He uses his own experience to put key takeaways into sharp focus, sharing the traits effective technology leaders must develop and the tactical questions they must ask themselves to navigate disruption and eventually drive the transformation of their sectors. Related podcasts: Build a culture of innovation: HPE's CTO shares what must be in place: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/fidelma-russo-innovation-cto/ 7 top innovators share strategies that drive cutting edge solutions: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/top-innovator-strategies-tactics/ | |||
| 04 Nov 2020 | Hexa Foundation’s Netta Korin: Deploying passion and persistence | 00:27:17 | |
The co-founder of Orbs, Israel’s largest blockchain group, explains what drove her to found a non-profit using blockchain to tackle some of the world’s biggest humanitarian problems. She’ll explain how she leverages patience and persistence in her work and the importance of looking for “the doers” to make things happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Nov 2020 | AARP’s Deb Whitman: Scaling empathy | 00:24:19 | |
This special training program for staff at banks and credit unions didn’t just help tackle the multi-billion-dollar problem of financial exploitation. It built motivation and empathy among thousands of front line staffers to help protect seniors’ retirement savings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Dec 2020 | PwC’s Bob Moritz: What tomorrow’s leaders need today | 00:26:12 | |
Tackling long-term challenges requires leaders committed to making big change happen. Moritz will share how the leaders of tomorrow can truly drive progress and make an impact. He’ll also share how PwC is helping to upskill the next generation of workers, and how a set of non-financial metrics can better measure how companies are doing right by society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Dec 2020 | Deloitte’s Punit Renjen: ‘The future is not pre-ordained’ | 00:32:50 | |
How will you play the hand you’re dealt? This shape-your-own-destiny approach helped Deloitte’s Global CEO forge his own unique path in life and is helping the company tackle big challenges such as climate change and expanding opportunity for millions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Jan 2021 | The Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein: Rise to the occasion | 00:30:42 | |
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, explains the role courage plays in making change happen, and what leaders must do to push through the resistance that they face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Jan 2021 | Davos Agenda Week Preview: Time to act | 00:29:13 | |
Polly Courtice, the Founder Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) shares why business survival depends on taking action on sustainability, what sometimes holds leaders back and the role of corporate boards in putting planet over profit. This episode will also include insights from top leaders ahead of January’s Davos Agenda Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Feb 2021 | AB InBev’s Carlos Brito: Solve the right problem | 00:29:22 | |
The CEO of one of the world’s largest brewing companies explains how tech like blockchain and fintech are helping retailers and smallholder farmers around the world and how such investments are strengthening communities in developing economies more resilient have kept the company humming during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Feb 2021 | EY’s Carmine Di Sibio: ‘Build a better working world’ | 00:25:47 | |
The CEO will share how new programs are helping the firm train future leaders in tech and sustainability and even create jobs to tackle neurodiversity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Mar 2021 | Signify’s Eric Rondolat: How small steps drive big changes | 00:22:29 | |
This global lighting company achieved carbon neutrality last fall. Its CEO will share the changes it made - and its lessons learned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Mar 2021 | Leaders from IBM, Deloitte and more: Habits they can’t work without | 00:23:58 | |
To mark the 6-month anniversary of Meet The Leader, this compilation episode collects favourite tips, mindsets and approaches from past episodes as well as insights from World Economic Forum events like the Annual Meeting in Davos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Apr 2021 | Verizon's Hans Vestberg: Focus on what's most important | 00:36:32 | |
The CEO of Verizon shares why he charts his time, the questions he asks world leaders and why he's dedicated his life to bridging connectivity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Apr 2021 | WorldQuant’s Igor Tulchinsky: “Obstacles are nothing more than information” | 00:21:00 | |
The CEO of quantitative investment firm WorldQuant talks experimentation, the principles he lives by and why he founded a not-for-profit online university to modernize talent pools and bridge opportunity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 May 2021 | Boston Consulting Group’s Rich Lesser: “We can go further than we think” | 00:35:31 | |
The CEO discusses leadership lessons from three decades at the firm, the signals that prompt teams to tackle big challenges - and what’s really needed to make progress on the climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 May 2021 | Volvo’s Lars Stenqvist: 'Partnership is the new leadership' | 00:35:47 | |
The Chief Technology Officer of Volvo Group discusses tech’s role in transport’s decarbonisation. He’ll also explain the role creativity and accountability will play in that transition and how leaders will need to change how they interact with everyone from teams to rivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Jun 2021 | Morgan Stanley’s Audrey Choi: Leadership isn’t in titles | 00:38:25 | |
The Chief Sustainability Officer of Morgan Stanley hails from policy and journalism and helped invent her current role. She’ll explain why unique backgrounds are key to tackling sustainability, what drove the firm to dive into sustainable investing after the last recession and how finance can play a key role in addressing some of the biggest challenges of our day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Jun 2021 | P&G's Loic Tassel on scaling planet-friendly consumer products and habits | 00:36:14 | |
To meet big climate goals, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is redesigning both products and supply chains. In this effort, P&G Europe is pioneering many sustainable products and helping consumers build better habits for the planet. P&G Europe’s president Loic Tassel shares how his teams are helping to rethink everything from how we buy our shampoo to the temperature with which we wash our laundry. He talks to Meet The Leader about the upcoming European Green Deal, how being a father of five drives him, and what he’s learned in his near 33 years at the company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Nov 2024 | 13 top leaders from IKEA, Microsoft and more share the advice they're grateful for | 00:21:21 | |
What's a piece of advice that changed you for the better? In this special episode of Meet The Leader, top leaders from Microsoft, to IKEA to the International Monetary Fund and more share the feedback that was so meaningful and compelling they'd applied it throughout their careers. Learn the tough moments and powerful feedback that led to turning points and transformations, nudging leaders to reflect, change course, listen in new ways and change how they react to scale their impact.
Tejpaul Bhatia, CRO, Axiom Space Ulrika Biesert, CHRO, Ingka Group / IKEA Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Daphne Koller, CEO, insitro Annette Mosman, CEO, APG Nigina Muntean, Chief of Innovation, UNFPA Sander van 't Noordende, CEO, Randstad Christopher Oakes, CEO, Reefgen Madison O'Brien, Customer Success and Community Lead, Teamgage Alexi Robichaux, CEO, Better Up Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft | |||
| 06 Jul 2021 | IKEA's Barbara Martin Coppola on COVID-19, the climate, and its tech and data transformation | 00:33:48 | |
When most of IKEA’s global retail locations closed temporarily during the pandemic, e-commerce became the cornerstone of the business. This near overnight shift was possible, in part, thanks to a digital transition that was already several years underway, one of the biggest in the company’s 78-year-history. Barbara Martin Coppola, an alum of Google and Samsung, was hired in 2018 as the company’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer to lead this transition, using data and technology to modernize everything from IKEA’s supply chains, to its stores to the way its staffers work. In this episode, Coppola shares the leadership lessons she’s learned and why she believes in resilience and “stubborn optimism.” She also shares and the experiences that have prepared her to tackle big challenges including early music studies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Jul 2021 | Johnson Controls’ George Oliver: Leadership 'rhythms' can drive innovation, opportunity | 00:30:47 | |
During the COVID-19 crisis, those in critical infrastructure joined doctors and nurses in the pandemic’s front line as temporary hospitals and isolation rooms were needed nearly overnight. Chairman and CEO George Oliver shared how practice and routine helped the company weather the crisis and how building technologies can help tackle other complex problems such as climate mitigation. Oliver also shared how routine can drive innovation and the habits this early riser depends on in his own life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Jul 2021 | John Pearson of DHL Express: Keep business – and leadership - simple | 00:33:27 | |
CEO John Pearson shares the strategies this shipping and logistics company uses to simplify and focus a complex business – methods that have helped it navigate major upheavals including the COVID-19 pandemic. Special training programs - including one featuring a small red passport each staffer carries – are a special source of pride and one of several important ways the company keeps communication clear and thousands of employees aligned in one of the most global companies in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Aug 2021 | Organisational Psychologist John Amaechi: ‘Find your inner giant’ | 00:25:55 | |
This former NBA basketball player changed course after his athletic career to earn a PhD in psychology and found a psychological business consultancy that leverages science, research and evidence-backed insights into human behaviour. He talks to Meet The Leader about how looking inward can help top execs recognize leaders throughout an organisation and how everyday choices and commitments can shape success. He also shares how bias conversations must change in workplaces and insights from his latest leadership book: 'The Promises of Giants.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Aug 2021 | Yara’s Svein Tore Holsether: Trust will power the next big climate breakthrough | 00:34:07 | |
After the Paris Climate agreement of 2015, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Yara shifted gears. The milestone event - held just a few months after he started at Yara - sharpened his understanding of the critical role his company could play in decarbonising food value chains. The shifts that resulted have meant new priorities and a new way of working for him and his teams at the fertiliser and food solutions company as it looks to both feed the world and protect the planet. It has also lead to an exploration of innovative ways to produce 'green ammonia' that could lead to fossil free fertiliser and help decarbonise long-range shipping. Such new solutions require collaboration and trust. That trust, says Holsether, will be play a bigger role than miracle tech in making progress for the climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Sep 2021 | Africa Teen Geeks' Lindiwe Matlali: True leaders seek impact, not accolades | 00:37:00 | |
Africa's largest computer science non-profit looks to reshape opportunity in Africa by teaching kids to code and creating a pipeline of tech leaders and entrepreneurs. Matlali built this organisation from scratch, with bootstrapping and cold calls, as she worked to transform mindsets and curriculums, and bridge equity gaps. She talks to Meet the Leader about how tech training and entrepreneurship can reshape Africa. She also discusses the power of humility in making collaboration and making change happen and the lessons she's learned from her own mentor, Google’s Marian Croak, about being present. Those lessons can help anyone be a better mentor to a new generation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Sep 2021 | Russell Reynolds Associates’ Clarke Murphy: How effective leaders bridge ‘say/do’ gaps for sustainability | 00:35:01 | |
Protecting people and the planet is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and one that will require a new type of leadership. CEO Clarke Murphy understands this more than most. His firm Russell Reynolds Associates has just released a first-of-its-kind report, digging into what the new generation of leaders will need to meet sustainability goals in the decades to come. Clarke talked to Meet The Leader about the findings, from what 'spooked' him and inspired him to what gave him pause. He also shared steps leaders can take to bridge 'say/do' divides, rethink incentives and transform company culture. His practical advice paired with the report's surprising findings help leaders better tap the most important sustainability resource already in their organization: their people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Oct 2021 | Unilever’s HR Chief on the future of work - and vulnerability's role | 00:32:37 | |
As Unilever's Chief Human Resource Officer, Nair is the first female, first Asian and the youngest ever person to hold that post at the company. As a result, she knows a little something about pioneering and she talked to Meet The Leader about the future of work as Unilever tests new models such as 4-day work weeks and other new programs rethinking the classic 9 to 5. Our new work future will also take a mastery of soft skills - of vulnerability, transparency and the type of empathy that ensures everyone can truly have a voice and adapt their workplaces to meet the needs of the years ahead. Nair shares how she models these traits, the dramatic moment that shaped how she leads, and why mastering soft skills will be the hardest task of all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Oct 2021 | How effective leaders manage change and uncertainty: AlixPartners' CEO Simon Freakley | 00:37:57 | |
This management consulting firm’s CEO discusses the company's research on disruption and how leaders can both anticipate change and better manage it, making decisions quickly and effectively. He also shares personal lessons learned from early roles, like his days working as an apprentice for his father’s boat building business. Classic people skills like listening with curiosity and respect can anchor any leader in ever-changing times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Nov 2021 | Activist Jane Goodall on hope, making change happen - and climate summit COP26 | 00:37:56 | |
Jane Goodall is one of the world's best known primatologists and activists for animal welfare and the environment. The founder of the Jane Goodall Institute shares how to advocate for change and the strategies she's used over the decades to connect with compassion. She also shares a critical message about hope -- both how it propels her and how we can use it as a tool for action as leaders gather to discuss climate change at COP26. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Nov 2021 | Top Leaders Barack Obama, Elizabeth Wathuti and more: Habits for climate action | 00:18:50 | |
In this special episode inspired by the COP26 summit, Meet The Leader compiles the habits and mindsets top leaders say we’ll need to stay on track to meet climate goals, such as: accepting imperfect compromises, forging partnerships, building leadership incentives and more. This episode includes insights from top global leaders (Barack Obama, Christiana Figueres), climate activists (Elizabeth Wathuti) and top C-Suite leaders (Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg; Yara’s CEO Svein Holsether; Russell Reynolds’ CEO Clarke Murphy; CEO Mahendra Singhi Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited and IKEA’s CDO Barbara Martin Coppola). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Nov 2021 | Wipro’s Thierry Delaporte: Connecting as a remote CEO during COVID-19 | 00:17:52 | |
Starting remote as CEO during COVID-19 meant reshaping the firm’s operations -- and building trust with thousands -- mostly over Zoom. In fact, it was more than a year before Thierry Delaporte could meet many of his teams in person thanks to travel restrictions. Delaporte talked to Meet The Leader about starting in Paris as a remote CEO and Managing Director for this India-headquartered company (with staff around the world) and how he focused his communication to build connections and help simplify the company’s operations. He also explained how a favorite hobby -- sailing -- prepared him to navigate COVID's uncertainty and how those lessons could help any leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Dec 2021 | 15 leaders share books that inspired and changed them | 00:31:31 | |
This special compilation episode collects the top business and leadership books recommended by Meet The Leader guests -- people like Boston Consulting Group's Rich Lesser, Bank of America's Brian Moynihan, organizational psychologist John Amaechi, IBM Research's Dario Gil, and more. These recommendations changed how their readers -- CEOS, founders, ambassadors -- think, work and lead. Find classics for the problem solver in your life as you complete your holiday shopping. And as you get ready to tackle your own big goals in 2022, find surprising reads that will inspire, challenge and strengthen you in the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 May 2024 | Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Tech blindspots and the key lesson that changed how he leads | 00:31:05 | |
As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith leads a team of professionals across business, legal and corporate affairs, tackling issues that stand at the crossroads of technology and society. In this wide-ranging discussion recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, he shares how these issues have shaped his thoughts on innovation and how they have informed his book and podcast Tools & Weapons. The 30-year Microsoft veteran also shares the career lessons that have changed him, how he leverages AI in his everyday work, why he thinks leaders must learn to be better storytellers and the tech blindspots they'd do well to avoid. | |||
| 04 Jan 2022 | Keep tech skills sharp in 2022: AWS training chief Maureen Lonergan | 00:26:54 | |
Cloud computing needs exploded after COVID-19 emerged but worker skills aren't keeping pace. In this episode, the VP of Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services discusses the sought-after digital skills workers must train for now to prepare for future needs. She explains how AWS is scaling training to millions through a range of free programs and platforms and how simple routines used by her and her team can help you sharpen your skills now and in the years ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Jan 2022 | Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg: How this energy leader makes change happen | 00:37:03 | |
Borg is the first-ever female CEO for this European energy company - a firm committed to fossil-free living in a generation. Phasing out fossil fuels will reshape industry and lead to historic milestones and unique collaborations (such as the joint-project that developed the world’s first fossil-free steel last year). Not moving fast enough, however, can lead to ‘devastating’ risks for business and the planet. She explains what’s needed to scale new technologies. She also shares the frameworks and questions she and her team use to weigh big decisions and to drive transformation while staying competitive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Feb 2022 | Al Gore on effective leadership skills, climate action and the ‘tipping point’ ahead | 00:41:51 | |
The Nobel laureate and former US Vice President understands the key role policy makers will play in climate action. That’s why he’s been helping to train thousands around the world through the organization he founded, the Climate Reality Project, educating grassroots leaders and empowering them with the practical skills they need to drive change in their communities and help policy makers speed solutions for the environment. In this episode, Gore shares why he’s optimistic for change, how he’s evolved as a leader and communicator, the strategy he can’t work without and the advice he’d give to a younger self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Feb 2022 | Philanthropist James Chen: Risk and the pivot that unlocked progress for poor vision | 00:37:26 | |
James Chen has dedicated nearly two decades to making vision care accessible and affordable. Tackling this issue hasn’t been easy, but drove home for him the importance of an entrepreneur’s mindset and domain expertise to help philanthropists like himself both reveal and back the game-changing ideas that will have the biggest impact. He talked to Meet the Leader about resilience, collaboration, founding the education campaign Clearly, and the critical pivot that unlocked key progress after years of work (leading to the first-ever UN resolution on vision last July). He also delivered an important message about ‘moonshot philanthropy’ - and the special magic that can come when philanthropists take on risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Mar 2022 | IRC's David Miliband: Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis - and ‘the age of impunity’ | 00:26:14 | |
David Miliband, CEO of International Rescue Committee, talks to Meet The Leader about the Ukraine humanitarian crisis, how aid organizations are keeping pace with an unprecedented flow of displaced people - and how the Russian invasion must end abuses of power and an 'age of impunity.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Apr 2022 | KKR’s Pete Stavros: This change could build billions in wealth for working families | 00:35:45 | |
Pete Stavros of private equity firm KKR channeled a lifelong interest in bridging wealth gaps to found Ownership Works, a non-profit making it easier for companies to share ownership with employees. When done right, the approach can not only strengthen businesses and build engagement, it could create billions in wealth for working families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Apr 2022 | Here's the career advice CEOs would give their younger selves | 00:16:34 | |
In this special compilation episode, leaders like Al Gore, Jack Ma and more share advice for those starting out in their careers - both the tips they swear by and what they’d tell a younger version of themselves. Excerpts are taken from past episodes of Meet The Leader as well as the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and feature tips from top execs and CEOs from Boston Consulting Group, Morgan Stanley and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 May 2022 | Davos 2022: How leaders can drive meaningful change | 00:14:27 | |
It's an historical turning point - how can leaders make a difference? Ahead of the World Economic Forum 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos - the first in-person meeting of its kind in two years - leaders discuss the current storm of challenges facing the globe and this pivotal moment to make change happen. Features: David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group; Leif Johansson, AstraZeneca; Achim Steiner, UNDP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 May 2022 | Davos 2022 - Achim Steiner, UNDP Chief: 'Credible leadership' is defined by this trait | 00:31:43 | |
While tech can tackle a range of problems, from wealth inequality to the Ukraine crisis, tech policy plays an unsung role making both innovation and social progress possible. The United Nations Development Programme Administrator shares how policy can enable change and a new tool that will be launched to the public today at the 2022 Annual Meeting through a partnership with the World Economic Forum's Edison Alliance. He also shares what keeps him up at night -- and the trait all 'credible leadership' depends on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 May 2022 | Davos 2022: What's worrying Ray Dalio - and what gives him hope | 00:25:53 | |
The Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates studied 500 years of history to better predict challenges to come. He collects the insights from his recent book, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. He shares what he’s worried about now, what gives him hope, and how leaders can better navigate the likely turbulence that could come in the months ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 May 2022 | Davos 2022 - Microsoft's Satya Nadella: The metaverse, hybrid work and a leader's changing role | 00:33:43 | |
The CEO shares how Microsoft is responding to a host of shifts and how leaders' roles are evolving in a dynamic time. This wide-ranging conversation from the 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos is moderated by World Economic Forum executive chairman Klaus Schwab and covers hybrid work, governance, cybersecurity threats in the Ukraine, the metaverse and the tech trends exciting him right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 May 2022 | Davos 2022 - YouTube's Susan Wojcicki on misinformation, the creator economy and more | 00:25:25 | |
YouTube Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki explores top questions such as: How can a massive global video platform balance free speech and misinformation? Are we in a creator economy bubble? These topics and more are covered in a special one-on-one conversation with Alyson Shontell Lombardi of Fortune Magazine at Davos 2022 - the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 May 2022 | Top leaders share what's needed for change after Davos 2022 | 00:10:20 | |
Leaders gather at the Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss solutions to the world’s biggest problems. But how can they keep that sense of optimism once they return from the mountain? On the latest Meet The Leader podcast, CEOs, experts and more attending the May event share practical strategies as well as the roll of joy and understanding risk to ensure progress can move forward. Leaders featured: Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates; Lindiwe Matlali, Founder, Africa Teen Geeks; Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips; Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Kearney; Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programmed; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Kristian Teleki, Director, Friends of Ocean Action; Tolullah Oni, urban epidemiologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Jun 2022 | ADP's Chief Economist: How 'seismic' changes are transforming work, economies | 00:20:48 | |
How can leaders navigate economic uncertainty? We asked Nela Richardson, the chief economist at ADP, to share the stats she's tracking now and the surprising long-term trends she's seeing. She explained how workers’ needs have transformed in recent years, how workers and employers might act differently in the next recession, and why some of the most important metrics right now have nothing to do with economics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Jun 2022 | Pfizer CEO: What’s next for health equity, vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic | 00:35:12 | |
After years of disruption, can the world return to normal? In a special one-on-one-conversation at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, founder Klaus Schwab talks to CEO Albert Bourla for his take on how the COVID-19 pandemic will evolve - and how technologies and vaccines will change with it. Bourla also shares the surprising factors that made the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine possible and what those difficult days taught him about collaboration, tackling big goals, and how to make life-saving medicines available to the world's most vulnerable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Jul 2022 | Bridging the gender gap at work: What's needed | 00:14:54 | |
Research shows that despite some progress, gender gaps in pay, leadership and more aren’t shrinking fast enough in a range of categories. Top female leaders share what’s needed to break down assumptions, build networks and improve living standards widely, stressing the training every exec will need and even the right place to sit in a meeting to get ideas heard. Episode features: Vicki Hollub, CEO, Occidental Petroleum; Pam Chan, Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock; Ebru Ozdemir, Chairperson, Limak; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Co-founder, Instrumental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jul 2022 | Occidental's Vicki Hollub: Energy markets, climate change and the training every CEO needs | 00:26:38 | |
Oxy’s CEO shares her thoughts on how energy markets will shift and what’s needed to fund the energy transition. As one of the first women to run a major US oil and gas firm, she also shares how she’s changed as a leader, the traits she depends on - and the training every person in the C-suite needs to bridge the gender gap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Jul 2022 | Weathering a global recession – and compassion’s role: Kearney's Stefan Marcu | 00:15:21 | |
In the face of a potential global recession, how can you lead the best team in the best conditions possible? Kearney Senior Partner and Managing Director Stefan Marcu shares the questions leaders should ask themselves about everything from hiring to spending – and the contingency plans they should be making now. He also shares how the pandemic shaped him as a leader and how compassion can help leaders better prepare their teams for the changes ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 | Philips innovation chief shares simple steps for better problem solving | 00:27:26 | |
Shez Partovi is a former physician turned Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Royal Philips whose early career helping patients taught him critical lessons about building truly innovative solutions to tackle tough problems. He'll take us through the questions that you should ask yourself to ensure you’re considering the right evidence, setting the right priorities and truly pushing innovation forward. 3wk7U71cufUpGSp8clHj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Aug 2022 | Volvo's purchasing chief on supply chains, trust, and the vetting question she always asks | 00:19:56 | |
As Chief Purchasing Officer, Andrea Fuder has a unique insight into supply networks and how those relationships impact everything from climate action to human rights. She sees each sourcing decision as a ‘wedding’ and shares the factors she weighs when vetting new partnerships and finding leaders she can trust in the long-term. She also shares how leaders can be resilient amid supply chain disruption, the advice she shares with young leaders and a charming book she recommends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | BlackRock's Pam Chan on ESG and how successful future leaders will think differently | 00:17:48 | |
BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Pam Chan shares how living up to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles will require new perspectives and partnerships. She explains how future leaders will need to think differently and move out of comfort zones to take sustainability further - while outlining the everyday habits and practices successful leaders will put into practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Aug 2022 | American Heart Association: How prosperity can bridge health equity gaps | 00:23:26 | |
When Denise Bradley-Tyson’s husband - former Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J Tyson - passed away, she took on his work to bridge health equity gaps. Working with the American Heart Association, she’s helped drive the creation of a special fund that provides grants and low interest loans to social entrepreneurs and not-for-profits, ensuring both the funding and technical expertise needed to help new projects grow. She’ll explain how health access gaps can be bridged through entrepreneurship, prosperity, grassroots efforts - and people who lead with their hearts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Aug 2022 | Slack’s CEO: These mindsets could reboot work - and save teams billions of hours | 00:20:22 | |
Stewart Butterfield, Slack's co-founder and CEO, shares how leaders can navigate uncertainty while helping to make their teams more effective. He shares mindsets that can drive leaders to rethink outdated incentives and everyday practices (like the classic meeting) to reboot how companies tap their teams' capabilities. He shares questions leaders can ask themselves, what he's working on as a leader and the Slack tip he can't work without. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Aug 2022 | eToro’s Yoni Assia: Digital finance and bridging the next big wealth gap | 00:42:42 | |
Yoni Assia, founder and CEO of social investment network eToro, shares why he founded the non-profit initiative The GoodDollar Project and how crypto and Universal Basic Income can be a force for good and financial empowerment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Sep 2022 | Astra’s Chris Kemp: Thinking ‘mission first’ - and building the space economy | 00:26:30 | |
This space tech CEO will explain how space services -such as launching satellites and delivering payloads to orbit - will build a growing space economy that can help us better live on earth. He shares what he learned defining cloud computing at NASA, building a shopping tool for Kroger and what he shares with students in the class he teaches on failure at Stanford’s business school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Sep 2022 | Kearney’s Alex Liu: Finding your purpose at work and tapping into the ‘Great Reflection’ | 00:18:33 | |
Liu believes a 'Great Reflection' lay at the heart of the the COVID-19 'Great Resignation.' More disruption is ahead and he explains that tackling the big challenges to come will take teams who've tapped into their purpose. On this episode, the managing partner shares what's needed to unlock talent in the months ahead, from rethinking routines (and meetings) to prioritizing joy at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Sep 2022 | Tencent's David Wallerstein: How technologies can tackle the earth’s biggest challenges | 00:30:32 | |
In his unique role as Chief Exploration Officer, Wallerstein searches the world for moonshot investments in innovations that could change the world - ones that could even tackle climate change. He talks about the potential he sees and the technologies that could slash emissions while reshaping how we travel live and work. He also explains how he’s changed as a leader, and how we can do everything we do now, just better and greener. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Oct 2022 | Architect Francis Kéré: How design can pioneer social change | 00:36:03 | |
Francis Kéré made history earlier this year as the first African person to win Architecture’s top honor: the Pritzker Prize. He discussed the ways his architecture can reshape communities and opportunity - all while driving sustainability and building national pride. He also shared the surprising challenges he faced building one of his most famous projects - and the lessons those experiences taught him about rejection, resilience and making change happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Oct 2022 | AB InBev’s sustainability chief: How to build flexible, ‘future fit’ teams | 00:25:35 | |
Ezgi Barcenas, the CSO of beverage giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, explains how holacratic methods that swap rigid protocol for empowered, cross-functional teams can give organizations the flexibility they'll need to adapt to new sustainability challenges and spur the swift action needed to tackle climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Oct 2022 | 3 Leaders Share What's Needed for Joy at Work | 00:20:00 | |
Joy is key to tackling big challenges - especially during a time of uncertainty. Leaders share strategies to rethink everything from meetings, individual success, to-do lists and more. This episode features insights from: Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Alex Liu, Managing Partner and Chairman, Kearney; Chano Fernandez, Co-CEO, Workday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Oct 2022 | COP27: 7 leaders on what’s needed now for climate action | 00:15:51 | |
Ahead of the COP27 global climate summit, this special compilation episode collects interview excerpts from a range of leaders in government, business, and civil society about what leaders must put first for climate action. Leaders share a range of commitments they’d like to see move forward as well as insights on priorities that are often overlooked, including the role women play in climate change solutions, how ocean action can reduce emissions, the importance of scalable innovation and more. Includes interviews with: Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's Minister for International Cooperation; Kristian Teleki, Director, Friends of Ocean Action; Kahea Pacheco, co-director, Women's Earth Alliance; Ezgi Barcenas, Chief Sustainability Officer, Anheuser-Busch In-Bev; Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA; Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer, Miami-Dade County, Florida; Frans van Houten, former Philips CEO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Nov 2022 | 6 books top climate leaders want you to read | 00:11:41 | |
As the UN Climate Summit COP27 begins this month, here are 6 books - from ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ to ‘Speed and Scale’ that have shaped, inspired and informed top climate leaders. In this episode: Al Gore, former US Vice President and founder of the Climate Reality Project; Activist Jane Goodall, Ezgi Barcenas, AB InBev’s Chief Sustainability Officer; Kristian Teleki, executive director, Friends of Ocean Action; Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council; Jane Gilbert, the Chief Heat Officer of Florida's Miami-Dade County; Kahea Pacheco, the co-executive director of the Women's Earth Alliance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Nov 2022 | COP27: 7 leaders on innovating for climate change | 00:29:27 | |
In this special compilation episode timed to the COP 27 Climate Summit in Egypt, CEOs and government leaders share surprising and innovative approaches to scaling climate action. Featured in this episode: Rania Al-Mashat, the Egyptian minister for international cooperation; Patrick Decker, CEO, Xylem; George Oliver, CEO and chairman of Johnson Controls; Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens Corporation; Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, CEO, Mercy Corps; Mohammad Jafaar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company; Eric Rondolat, CEO, Signify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Dec 2022 | How tech will shape our future: Metaverse, quantum sensing and more | 00:24:03 | |
Technologies are reshaping everything from how we work and relate to one another, to how we deliver healthcare, pursue an education, and manufacture goods. In interviews recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Global Technology Governance Retreat in June in San Francisco, and even the Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit his fall, leaders share how quantum sensing, the metaverse or data and a range of other tech will drive new shifts. They'll also share how these changes will put new demands on leaders and how they can navigate those changes best. Featured in this episode: Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab; C.P. Gurnani, MD & CEO, Tech Mahindra; Jack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQ; Justin Hotard, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens Corporation; George Oliver, CEO, Johnson Controls; Igor Tulchinsky, Founder, Chairman and CEO of WorldQuant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Dec 2022 | 17 books that inspired and informed leaders in 2022 | 00:29:08 | |
What’s inspired, informed, delighted and impressed the top leaders in business and civil society? In this second annual book recommendation episode, learn the top books recommended by CEOs, economists, government leaders and more in 2022. You’ll be reminded of the staying power of definitive business books (‘Made to Stick’, ‘Grit’), discover what new books tech leaders can’t put down ( ‘A Thousand Brains’), which books can help you better understand the economy (‘21st Century Monetary Policy’).and what classic children’s books can teach you about leadership. In this episode: Bas von Abel, Founder, Fairphone; Justin Bibb, Mayor, Cleveland; James Chen, Philanthropist and Founder, Clearly; Chano Fernandez, Former Co-CEO Workday; Andrea Fuder, Chief Purchasing Officer, Volvo Group; Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Building Council; Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer, Miami-Dade County; Justin Hotard, EVP & GM, High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Barbara Humpton, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation; Leif Johansson Non-Executive, Chair of the Board; AstraZeneca; Stephanie Linnartz, President, Marriott International; Alex Liu, Managing Partner and Chairman, Kearney; Tjada Mckenna, CEO, Mercy Corps; Tolullah Oni, Epidemiologist; Kahea Pacheco, Co Executive Director, Women's Earth Alliance; Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Philips; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Pete Stavros, Founder, Ownership Works; Kristian Teleki, Director, Friends of Ocean Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Jan 2023 | Hire better in 2023: Insights from Generation CEO Mona Mourshed | 00:46:05 | |
Hiring has never been easy, but economic shifts, global crises and explosive demand for new tech skills has made finding talent harder. Mourshed discusses the models and mindsets her global non-profit uses to train and place adult learners and candidates that might be overlooked around the globe ensuring businesses can tap into and develop new pipelines of talent. She also shares how remote work can tackle job deserts, why buzzwords like quiet quitting provide an incomplete picture of labor challenges and helps leaders identify the hiring blind spots that might be holding their organizations back. Story: Meet the Leader: 4 mindset shifts for better hiring in 2023 Transcript: Hire better in 2023: Lessons from Generation CEO Mona Mourshed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jan 2023 | AM23 Preview: IFC's Makhtar Diop on tackling multiple crises simultaneously | 00:17:49 | |
Ahead of the 2023 Annual Meeting, Makhtar Diop, the Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), shares a special funding initiative designed to confront the food crisis, one that can also help address other issues including financial resilience for farmers and more sustainable practices for the climate. Success requires new forms of collaboration and drives home one of the key themes of this year's global conference in Davos, 'Cooperation in a fragmented world.' Diop also shares what gives him hope, what keeps him up at night, and what he hopes leaders will prioritise at this year's conference in Davos. These resources can help you learn more about the topics in this episode: IFC: The IFC is the private sector arm of the World Bank, and describes itself as ‘the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. Learn more here: Global Food Security Platform: this IFC initiative is tackling the overlapping crises simultaneously including the food crisis, financial resilience and climate change. Learn more here. OCP: The world’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilizers is a Strategic Partner at the World Economic Forum and announced a plan in October to dedicate 4 million tonnes of fertilizers to strengthen food security in Africa. Learn more here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jan 2023 | Davos 2023: Ingka Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough about | 00:24:27 | |
More than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills for Employment Initiative. With its 3-6 months of training in language and other critical job skills, displaced people can find meaningtul work at IKEA or other companies and get a true fresh start. In this episode, Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin shared the lessons he has learned from this initiative and how, if scaled, programs like this one could play an important role in everything from tackling labor shortages to strengthening economies. He also shared how programs like this one can reveal key hiring blindspots, ensuring leaders re-examine current hiring approaches to be more inclusive, less slow, and even less biased towards a certain types of profiles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Jan 2023 | Davos 2023: A conversation with Palantir's Alex Karp | 00:32:37 | |
Alex Karp shares with Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein how he founded and leads software company Palantir Technologies. This thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation covers serious topics such as how its work with governments powers anti-terror efforts and counters human rights abuses. It also includes its share of light and even funny moments, including Karp's non-traditional background, his hair and why he lives in the New Hampshire.backwoods.. This conversation was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 18 January. Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Jan 2023 | Smartphones - and companies - designed for the future: Fairphone’s Bas van Abel | 00:39:34 | |
What if the next time your smartphone broke, you could fix it yourself? The repairable, sustainable smartphone maker Fairphone does just that all while helping to wean consumers off the quest for the thinnest, latest gadget -- a cycle that simply adds tons of valuable materials to landfill annually. Founder Bas van Abel joins Meet the Leader for a frank talk about what’s really involved in making a smartphone, his journey from designer to device CEO, and the tough moments he faced in the startup’s early days to stay on track with the startup's sustainable mission. He’ll also share why he founded two startups tackling circularity (Fairphone and food waste startup De Clique) and what’s needed for true system change. He’ll also explain what excites him about social enterprise and how entrepreneurs with big ideas for sustainability can tackle multiple challenges at once, from working conditions to resource protection, helping to reshape entire sectors and practices in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Jan 2023 | How 12 leaders focus on what really matters | 00:24:36 | |
At the Annual Meeting in Davos this year, we asked CEOs, activists and civil society leaders how leaders can prioritize what really matters despite a swirl of challenges: an energy crisis, a food crisis, geopolitical conflict, a potential economic downturn, and more. They shared their strategies and secrets -- from how they make time in their calendars and unlock 'people power', to how they tap 'unhealthy impatience'. Learn the 'tells' that reveal you're building momentum and the tough questions you must ask yourself to ensure your actions are really laddering up to your values. In this episode: Roy Jacobs, CEO, Royal Philips; Harmony Jade Wayner, vice-chair, Arctic Youth Network; Deborah Braide, sustainable energy leader and researcher, E-Guide; John Schultz, Chief Operating Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Blake Scholl, founder and CEO, Boom Supersonic; Alyssa Auberger, Chief Sustainability Officer, Baker Mackenzie; Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of Transparency International; Lynn Martin, president of NYSE Group; Geraldine Matchett, co-CEO and CFO, Royal DSM; Alex Liu, managing partner and chairman, Kearney; Becky Frankiewicz, Chief Commercial Officer, Manpower Group, Inc.; Dr. Andrew Steer, president and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Feb 2023 | Visa’s Al Kelly, Jr: Multipliers for change - and the questions every good leader asks | 00:23:14 | |
More people have a bank or mobile account than ever before, giving more people in the developing world and beyond a chance build savings, grow businesses and protect their families from the next global shock. But despite big gains in financial inclusion, there’s much more work to do. This work is especially urgent as a new swirl of economic, humanitarian and climate shocks could make getting payments to people quickly and efficiently more important than ever. Al Kelly, Jr, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Visa shared what’s needed next to bridge gaps and reach true financial inclusion in an interview recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos in 2023. He also shares the questions all good leaders ask themselves as well as the lessons he learned from an early role at the White House and from Visa’s founder and first CEO Dee Hock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Feb 2023 | Adecco’s Valerie Beaulieu: Understanding today's tight job market | 00:17:24 | |
In a tight labor market, how can you ensure you're filling much-needed roles with the right people? And once they're hired, how can you ensure those new staffers stay for the long haul? Valerie Beaulieu, Adecco Group's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, shares why labor scarcity is here to stay, how companies can navigate hiring, and how workers can make the most of this moment. She also shares a skill she honed in an early career as a journalist and how it can help any leader spot new talent trends as they emerge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Feb 2023 | The trait all leaders need: The Valuable 500's Caroline Casey | 00:24:04 | |
Caroline Casey is the founder of The Valuable 500, an organization that represents 22 million workers across 64 sectors worldwide working to end disability exclusion. Key to this effort is bridging a data gap to make it easier to track progress for inclusion and make apples-to-apples comparisons between companies. But critical, too, is ensuring leaders have the skills and the mettle to transform their organizations for a more inclusive world. She shares her journey in founding The Valuable 500, what motivates her and how a mentor changed how she thinks about impact. She also shares why a leader’s self-awareness is critical to better managing people - and what could be unlocked if more CEOs engaged in therapy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Mar 2023 | PepsiCo's Ramon Laguarta: Practices that transform business | 00:21:14 | |
A more sustainable future means transforming how business is done. In a special conversation recorded at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, PepsiCo's CEO Ramon Laguarta shared how the food and beverage giant is rethinking things like packaging and consumption models - and how de-risking investments, scaling new habits and the right mix of internal collaboration and competition can spur innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Mar 2023 | ManpowerGroup's Becky Frankiewicz: Burnout, equity and women at work | 00:24:13 | |
COVID-19 set women at work back ‘a generation.’ Learn why — and what can be done to bridge gender gaps, burnout and tackle labor scarcity from ManpowerGroup's Becky Frankiewicz. In this episode, recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Frankiewicz delves into the value of thinking 'skills-first,' how leaders can ensure flexible work works for everyone, what it means to be 'visible' in the workplace and the soft skill some tech fields need most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Mar 2023 | NYSE Group's Lynn Martin: Navigate uncertainty with this simple habit | 00:20:17 | |
The second woman in history to run the New York Stock Exchange shares her 'non-linear' path to the role of President and the integral role her background in programming, technology and statistics plays in running a modern stock exchange. In a conversation recorded at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, she talks about her first year on the job, the simple habit that helped her navigate 2022's rollercoaster year for stocks, the books inspiring her now, and what's needed to get more women into finance and tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Mar 2023 | Mentors and building momentum for social change: Raise our Voice Australia Founder | 00:26:35 | |
Too many groups, including women and gender diverse people, do not see themselves as policymakers or politicians. Raise Our Voice Australia works to change that by providing special training on how the political system works, as well as tactical skills in areas like community building and having conversations with people you disagree with. Founder Ashleigh Streeter-Jones shares the important role a mentor played in crafting a step-by-step process to launch the social enterprise, one that helped break the massive project into 'bite-sized' pieces, a process that can be instrumental for founders of any startup or initiative. In fact, Streeter-Jones has a circle of mentors she turns to for advice and commiseration, and she shares the key role that mentoring plays in sharing knowledge and building anything big. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | Xylem’s Patrick Decker: Purpose, focus - and effective communication | 00:23:57 | |
What is your purpose? What societal impact are you driving? Patrick Decker, CEO of Xylem, shares how this water technology company is helping to tackle these questions while tackling big issues impacting society and the planet (such as water scarcity, water infrastructure and emissions), leveraging everything from technology (AI and digital twins) to innovative demand deposit accounts. On this episode, released ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, Decker shares the virtuous circle purpose creates - how it draws motivated people to join teams, attracts partners and commercial teams, drives fresh thinking and keeps a cross-section of groups aligned on big goals. Decker shared the practical ways leaders can keep teams in touch with a shared purpose -- from aligned communication (that sidesteps confusion) to a simple question asked at the top of meetings to keep conversations focused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||