Learn to Lead

Eric McNulty, the Associate Director of The National Preparedness Leadership Institute at Harvard, talks us through the difference between “Leadership” and “Management,” specifically in the context of dealing with a crisis. He also discusses the importance of Meta-Leadership, relationship negotiation, and how leaders can become a bottleneck in a crisis (and how to avoid this). McNulty spent over a decade traveling the U.S. towards the center of crises (Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Hurricane Sandy, Boston Marathon bombings, COVID-19). He explains the evolution of leadership from the days of hunting and gathering, to farming, to the present day, and he shares with us where he believes leadership is headed.

Amrita Subramanian, an Exec-Ed lecturer of Organizational Dynamics at Wharton School of Business who has lived in 17 different countries and boasts 25 years of robust experience in multiple industries. In this episode, Amrita shares her philosophy on what the "Conscience" of an organization is and why it matters. We also explore profound ideas such as the paradox of corporate corruption and morality, the importance of leaders who regulate emotion, and, "Why do we exist?".

Daniel Menden managed Leadership Development and Training Operations at over 1400 Harley Davidson dealerships for over a decade. In this episode, Menden shares with us how he achieved buy-in from each independently owned dealership for training programs, how HarleyU adapted its curriculum for the global needs of its dealerships and new product training, and how he made the shift from a steady career to founding his own business, Mensch Performance. 

Singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg joins us on this episode to talk about leadership from a different perspective: from the stage.  Stephen does a deep dive into the parallels between leadership in business and being the leader of a band. During the show he discusses job satisfaction, how to receive negative feedback, his TEDx Talk, and his book. He ends by leaving us with lots of great nuggets for leaders, regardless of your industry or craft.

Allison St. John and Christina Rowe saw a need in the world to master remote leadership and leading teams from a distance, and teamed up in 2018 to found The Remote Leader Project. In this episode, Allison and Christina join us to talk about what it means to really thrive in remote work. Remote work is on the forefront of everyone’s mind, and has moved from being considered a job perk, to something of peak economic importance. Allison and Christina give us tips for successful remote work and remote leadership, how we can shift our mindsets to see the real benefits of remote work, the importance of "Macro-thinking mindsets" for remote leaders, and how remote work can actually make us all more connected than ever before.

Sean Stowers, Learning Business Partner at Pearson Learning, joins us to talk about how Pearson utilizes learning as a strategic imperative, the importance of training front-line employees, risk mitigation in developing training programs (and is it really necessary?), and his own personal learning philosophy.