When Rick Ridgeway compares mountaineering to risk management, he’s speaking from deep experience navigating both the boardroom and some of the world’s highest slopes. Ridgeway is an outdoor adventurer, writer, and advocate for sustainability and conservation initiatives. He’s also the former vice president of environmental initiatives at Patagonia. In this ... Show More
Feb 25
Combatting Cynicism in Your Organization
Around the world, we’ve become increasingly cynical about other people, public institutions, and corporations. Back in 2022, Edelman’s Trust Barometer found that nearly 60% of respondents across 27 countries reported that their default is to distrust. And that’s bad for business, ... Show More
29m 40s
Feb 4
Asking for Help When Others Look to You for Answers
Wayne Baker, professor emeritus at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, has spent much of his career researching the best way to effectively ask for help at work. Whether you’re soliciting support on a tricky assignment or more resources for your team, it ca ... Show More
26m 7s
Dec 2021
166 Brad Martin - Qualities of Great Leaders
<p class="p1">There is no one path to a leadership position; some people are asked to lead, some are assigned. For others, leadership is a goal. At an early age, Brad Martin sought leadership roles. As a 20 year old, with no political experience, he ran for public office and beca ... Show More
22m 42s
Feb 2023
Episode 57: The Grass Fire Analogy with Hal Bowman
Hal Bowman can see the future, and he is determined to do all he can to change it for the better, one life at a time. He is certain that schools are the key to a better world down the road. “Every school can be a phenomenal school” is his mantra, and it shows in his actions. Most ... Show More
52m 16s
Sep 2023
378: Director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Dr. Andrew White — The New Archetype of Business Leadership
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 378, an interview with the director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Dr. Andrew White.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode with Dr. Andrew White, we delved deeply i ... Show More
36m 20s
Sep 2023
613: The New Archetype of Business Leadership (with the Director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Dr. Andrew White)
Welcome to an interview with the director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Dr. Andrew White. In this episode with Dr. Andrew White, we delved deeply into the changes and challenges of leadership, as well as th ... Show More
34m 53s
Jan 2023
Episode 52: Right Leader, Right Time with Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan is the CEO of InterimExecs, which matches top executives with companies around the world. Based on research with thousands of leaders and companies, he and Olivia Wagner wrote Right Leader Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career and Company, ... Show More
53m 37s
May 2022
Episode 18: The Principled Leader with Bobby Pollicino
Bobby Pollicino is the Head of Upper School at Bullis School in Potomac, MD. He has served as a school administrator for over 15 years, also in dean of students and assistant principal roles. He has taught high school courses in science, leadership, and public speaking while also ... Show More
47m 14s
Feb 2022
Episode 6: Answering the Bell for Kids with Wade Stanford
Wade Stanford is the Superintendent of Westwood ISD in Palestine, TX. Wade and I sat down for a conversation about leadership, and what a conversation it was!! In this episode, we share some of our common background, passions for leadership, as well as some amazing accomplishment ... Show More
42m 24s