Real World Leadership

Talent development is a critical issue for business success. Increasingly, the LGBTQ+ community is a force to be reckoned with. This Vanguard Network Dialogue explores the importance of inclusion and the consequences of not welcoming this powerful segment of the workforce.

According to Calvin Schmidt, mistakes can lead to powerful innovation. He speaks from experience in many leadership roles around the world. Schmidt and Ken Banta discuss how a culture of authenticity, and staying true to purpose, can unleash innovation.

Learning how to change the world. That's the focus of the Vanguard Network's newest program, which connects, inspires and helps guide the leaders of tomorrow. Meet some of Vanguard's New Leaders, and hear how they plan to change the world.

Do we really listen to others? Or are we busy formulating our responses? Joe Kwon, the Connection Counselor, understands the power of true stillness in leadership. He recommends it as a leadership and performance tool.

Leading a global company presents cultural and geopolitical challenges. Understanding them can be the difference between long term success and failure. Richard Schatzberg, Chief Commercial Officer at NeST Technologies, has led his company's global presence for nearly 25 years. He explains some of the opportunities -- and challenges -- in this conversation with TV journalist Ken Stone.

Communication and influence go far beyond the spoken word. How we enter a room, our posture, eye contact, and more, are powerful tools. Michael Apuzzo of the Paul Taylor Dance Company shares what he learned as a performer -- and what business leaders can harness to command a situation.

From AIDs to SARS to Covid, Dr. Julie Gerberding has helped manage decades of public health crises, as a physician, director of the CDC and now Merck's Chief Patient Officer. One common thread -- and one she is determined to overcome -- is inequities in access to information, medicines and treatments. In this Vanguard Network dialogue, Dr. Gerberding shares her vision for improving access and efficacy in spite of the ripple effect of the pandemic.

Tom Sabatino, serial General Counsel for some of America's greatest corporations, is now steering Tenneco through the tempest of ESG. As he says, corporations are facing enormous pressures from investors, regulators and customers, and facing temptation to overpromise. He cautions about making long term commitments that may not be achievable. In this conversation with Garrick Isert, Sabatino offers practical advice for senior leaders who need to succeed with ESG, and yet cannot control all the environmental factors. Essential listening for anyone with an ESG role in a corporation.

A key success factor for senior leaders is the ability to find future opportunities for their organization. Dave King, former CEO and Chair of Labcorp, says that the pandemic may present unforeseen opportunities. Hear his insights in this Vanguard Network "Real Leadership" podcast.

Rosanne Haggerty is the founder and president of Community Solutions, a nonprofit focused not just on reducing homelessness but eradicating it, through data-driven action. The organization has made enormous gains in just a few years, and was recently named a finalist for a $100-million MacArthur Foundation grant. In a recent conversation, excerpted here, Vanguard founder (and Community Solutions board member) Ken Banta talked with Rosanne about what it takes to lead an organization into that kind of against-the-odds-success.