Leader Effectiveness

How leaders set direction and make the choices that move work forward. These episodes are about a leader’s approach and their effectiveness: where to focus, what to say no to, and how to decide when the picture isn't complete.

Episodes
Episode 21 - The Power of Building Coalitions: Kathryn Wylde on Bringing Billionaires and Union Bosses Together
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Relationships, Difficult Conversations, Strategy
Episode 21 - The Power of Building Coalitions: Kathryn Wylde on Bringing Billionaires and Union Bosses Together
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Relationships, Difficult Conversations, Strategy

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Relationships, Difficult Conversations, Strategy
Episode 19 - Raising the Temperature on Leadership: The Power of Third Spaces With Therme’s Adam Tanaka
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Culture, Relationships, Strategy
Episode 19 - Raising the Temperature on Leadership: The Power of Third Spaces With Therme’s Adam Tanaka
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Culture, Relationships, Strategy

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Culture, Relationships, Strategy
Episode 18 - From the Playroom to the Boardroom: What Leaders Can Learn From Children's Play With tonies’ CXO Ginny McCormick
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Culture, Strategy
Episode 18 - From the Playroom to the Boardroom: What Leaders Can Learn From Children's Play With tonies’ CXO Ginny McCormick
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Culture, Strategy

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Culture, Strategy
Episode 16 - Your Best Meeting Ever: Why Meetings Are Broken and How to Fix Them With Dr. Rebecca Hinds
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Strategy, Decision-making, Culture
Episode 16 - Your Best Meeting Ever: Why Meetings Are Broken and How to Fix Them With Dr. Rebecca Hinds
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Strategy, Decision-making, Culture

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Strategy, Decision-making, Culture
Episode 13 - Neurodiversity at work: Understood.org's Nathan Friedman on what leaders get wrong about 70 million employees
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Judgment, Strategy, Culture
Episode 13 - Neurodiversity at work: Understood.org's Nathan Friedman on what leaders get wrong about 70 million employees
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Judgment, Strategy, Culture

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Judgment, Strategy, Culture
Episode 11 - Clarity over cool: Éva Goicochea on building maude and a category-defining brand
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Risk-taking, Strategy, Leadership Transitions
Episode 11 - Clarity over cool: Éva Goicochea on building maude and a category-defining brand
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Risk-taking, Strategy, Leadership Transitions

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Risk-taking, Strategy, Leadership Transitions
Episode 08 - From Fear Of Uncertainty To Strategic Advantage: Kut Akdogan On Navigating An AI-Driven World
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Strategy, Risk, Decision-making
Episode 08 - From Fear Of Uncertainty To Strategic Advantage: Kut Akdogan On Navigating An AI-Driven World
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Strategy, Risk, Decision-making

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Strategy, Risk, Decision-making
Episode 07 - The Great Debate: Chief of Staff vs. EA vs. COO with Keziah Wonstolen of Vannin Chief of Staff
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Strategy, Leadership Transitions, Decision-making
Episode 07 - The Great Debate: Chief of Staff vs. EA vs. COO with Keziah Wonstolen of Vannin Chief of Staff
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Strategy, Leadership Transitions, Decision-making

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Strategy, Leadership Transitions, Decision-making
Episode 06 - Using Community Leadership to Grow Business: How Sachin Shivaram Invests His Time Beyond the Office
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Culture, Relationships, Strategy
Episode 06 - Using Community Leadership to Grow Business: How Sachin Shivaram Invests His Time Beyond the Office
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Culture, Relationships, Strategy

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Culture, Relationships, Strategy
Episode 04 - Send More Emails and Still Sign Off at 5 P.M.: Managing Expectations, Time, and Teams with Justin Kerr
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Strategy, Decision-making, Relationships
Episode 04 - Send More Emails and Still Sign Off at 5 P.M.: Managing Expectations, Time, and Teams with Justin Kerr
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Strategy, Decision-making, Relationships

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Strategy, Decision-making, Relationships
Episode 03 - Judgment at Work: A Framework for Better Leadership Decisions with Sir Andrew Likierman
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Judgment, Decision-making, Strategy
Episode 03 - Judgment at Work: A Framework for Better Leadership Decisions with Sir Andrew Likierman
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Judgment, Decision-making, Strategy

In today’s episode, Ben sits down with Professor Sir Andrew Likierman to unpack a deceptively simple idea: judgment isn’t a feeling. It’s a process.

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Judgment, Decision-making, Strategy