Innovating Leadership: Shorts

Anxiety Kept Us Alive (within Reason)

Anxiety is one of most ancient emotions. Back in the epoch, it kept our ancestors alive -- as a way of anticipating threats. But today, anxiety can get in the way: we can feel like we're in a constant state of threat. Morra Aarons-Mele has lived with and researched anxiety; in this excerpt from our full interview, she explains the anxiety spectrum. It can range from being debilitating to being beneficial by motivating us! Check out our complete interview in our "Innovating Leadership" podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/Anxious-Pod, or here on YouTube in our Podcasts playlist (look for "The Anxious Achiever").

Is Joy Part of Your Boss’ Job?

Leaders have a lot of responsibility...but is forging a workplace with joy part of that? YES! That's the short answer from Dr. Pamela Larde, who studies joy in the workplace and in our personal lives. The bottom line of her research: joy is good for your business' bottom line! She says more in this excerpt from our interview. Check out the full interview on our Podbean platform at https://bit.ly/JoyWork-Pod -- or here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "Working & Living in Joy").

Caring and the Code

Being on code means a lot of things: bringing others along as you climb the leadership ladder, authentically walking your talk, and most critically, doing the right thing, for example. In many ways, being on code means caring. Guests Keith Powell and Ricky Robinson of C-Crets give the details in this piece. For the full interview, pop over to our podcast playlist here on YouTube (look for "Getting on Code: Leaders Walk Their Talk"), or on Podbean at https://bit.ly/WalkTheTalk-Pod .

The PATH to Understanding Your Customer

Do you know what your customers want? What your employees want? Small organizations may have an innate feel for it, but there's a tipping point when a company is too big for leaders to know customer or staff needs. Gathering and processing data is critical to understand those needs -- and thus in understanding how your business can amp up its success! Sarah Ahern of market research firm PATH has a few tips! Hear our full interview with her in our Podbean podcast at https://bit.ly/PATH-Pod , or in our Podcast playlist here on YouTube (look for "Paving the PATH to Customer- Centric Success").

Boost Yourself with Hybrid Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence gets such a bad rap -- but AI tools are NOT meant to replace us. They're here to augment us, to help us do more of the things that are human strengths. Guest Neil Sahota, an IBM Master Inventor, calls it Hybrid Intelligence: adding artificial intelligence to our own natural intelligence. Far from causing our doom, learn about the benefits of AI. For the full interview, check our podcast playlist here on YouTube (look for "Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration") or listen to our podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/AIPower-Pod .

When DEI Is Part of Your DNA

LinkedIn takes DEI to a new level with their DIBs programs: Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging. They've been wildly successful with it. Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson explains one of the core reasons behind that success: DIBs is supported right up to the CEO, so it's part of LinkedIn's DNA. Listen to the complete conversation; you'll find our full podcast interview with Teuila on Podbean at https://bit.ly/YouBelong-Pod , and here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "You Belong: LinkedIn Brings Diversity & Inclusion Home").

Does Your Boss Think Remote Work Reduces Productivity? Myth Busted!

One reason many CEOs want staff back in the office full time: they claim remote work is less productive. But the hard data shows that simply isn't the case. As Dr. Gleb Tsipursky points out, part of the CEOs' disconnect is that leaders often don't understand the nature of work. He explains more in this excerpt from our interview with him. You can listen to the complete discussion -- which includes the well-being benefits of remote work -- as a podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/BeWell-Pod , or here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "Remote Work and Mental Well-Being").

Every Employee Has a Story

Laura Fuentes, SVP and CHRO of Hilton, talks about the importance of leading with character and values. Why? It boils down to the fact that every team member is a person with a story...often, a very deep and moving story. And it is the leader's sacred responsibility to steward that! Learn more from Laura in our full interview here on YouTube in our Podcasts playlist (look for "Thrive at Hilton: Relentlessly Improving the Workplace"), or listen on Podbean at https://bit.ly/Hilton-Pod .

How Does High Tech Hit Goals? They Go Old School

Kvon Tucker trained leaders at hugely successful high tech giants, including Netflix and Amazon. And he discovered one key secret behind their way-above average hit rate on new initiatives: writing. When something stumbles, they'll do a root cause analysis, asking the Five Whys to burrow down to figure out what went wrong. But they take it further; the people on the project write -- they hit the keyboard and write their thoughts, observations, opinions, and analysis. Then they distribute those writings so others can learn from it, increasing the chances their project will succeed. Kvon explains more in this video. For more, listen to our complete interview. Look for the audiogram version here on YouTube in our Podcasts playlist ("Leadership Is Relationships"), or get the regular podcast from Podbean at https://bit.ly/Relationship-Pod  .

When Will AI Be More than Human?

Robots may be on the threshold of being sentient -- and more intelligent than humans. Or maybe not: the problem is, we don't really know how to tell. Our guest, Greg Moran, asks how we can recognize when AI reaches that tipping point. Already, robots are better than people at specific tasks. Regardless, Greg says the future is not to be feared! Check out our complete interview with Greg here on YouTube in our podcast playlist (look for "Working Together: Leading a Hybrid AI-Human Workforce"), or listen to our audio-only podcast on Podbean at https://bit.ly/HybridAI-Pod .