

The Insightful Leader
Kellogg School of Management
Expert advice and cutting-edge discoveries from one of the world’s leading business schools.
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Jun 29, 2022 • 15min
Ask Insight | Managing Up, Managing Across, and Retaining Your Best Employees
On this episode of The Insightful Leader podcast: you asked and our faculty answered. We dig into a mailbox of listener questions on leadership and management.

Jun 14, 2022 • 23min
What One School District’s Fiasco Says About the Strengths and Limits of AI
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: When Boston Public Schools looked to algorithms to solve equity issues and save money, it ran into a roadblock—the complicated lives of parents and students.

May 23, 2022 • 19min
Executive Presence—Do You Have It?
This week, an episode from the archives: It’s not enough to be good at your job. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, learn how to develop the gravitas that commands attention and respect.

May 2, 2022 • 11min
What People Get Wrong about Setting Goals
In this episode of The Insightful Leader, we hear how leaders can help their teams—and themselves—turn ambitious goals into reality.

Apr 12, 2022 • 15min
Ask Insight | What Should DEI Work Actually Look Like?
Exploring the challenges of diversity in leadership, fostering inclusivity, creating inclusive job postings, and personal commitment to change in DEI work

Mar 21, 2022 • 14min
How to Design Incentives That Motivate Employees
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we learn why it’s not always as simple as handing out a performance bonus.

Mar 7, 2022 • 13min
Podcast: Cybersecurity, Part 2 | How to Respond to a Breach
In the second episode of our two-part series, former NSA director Mike Rogers discusses what to do if your defensive tactics have failed and your network is exposed.

Feb 28, 2022 • 15min
Cybersecurity, Part 1 | How to Avoid Becoming a Target
In the first episode of our two-part series, former NSA director Mike Rogers shares strategies for protecting your organization from a cyberattack.

Feb 8, 2022 • 11min
PODCAST: How to Lead a Great Virtual Meeting
Zoom doesn't have to be a drag. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we discuss some rules of the road.

Jan 17, 2022 • 16min
Are You Promoting the Right People to Management?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: How to identify leadership talent—and how to advance the careers of employees who aren’t looking to manage others.