Season two of The New Rules of Business is coming soon! Chief Co-Founders Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan are back to dig into today’s most complicated leadership issues. They cover topics like where to spot the newest form of toxicity in the workplace, why executives should wade into uncharted socio-political waters, and how to manage through crisis (after crisis). On the podcast, they’ll be in discussion with the best business minds and academics including Cornell Professor Courtney McCluney, Ken Chenault, author Eve Rodsky, Joanna Coles, and more. Learn the new rules of business with Chief. Season 2 coming soon.

The business world is abuzz with the promise – and potential dangers – of the metaverse. The space seems to have a high barrier for entry, requiring a confident working knowledge of the blockchain, crypto, and NFTs to even begin to dive in. But as a business leader, you can’t ignore this rapidly-growing space, nor the potential to be a savvy early adopter.Lindsay and Carolyn speak with Janine Yorio, CEO of virtual real estate firm Republic Realm, to get a handle on what the metaverse is and why the conversation around the metaverse is unnecessarily confusing. Then, they interview Cathy Hackl, host of the Metaverse Marketing podcast and “Godmother of the Metaverse,” about balancing the ideal of decentralization with making sure the next frontier is welcoming for everybody.Find us on LinkedIn and if you’re interested in joining the Chief network, apply to be a member at Chief.com.Find Janine’s work at https://republicrealm.com/.Listen to Cathy’s podcast Metaverse Marketing wherever you like to listen.

It feels like every time we talk about multiage working relationships, the same tired themes arise: who’s better at technology, who prefers in-person work to remote, who’s biased. But that can’t be the whole picture; interage collaboration — and the two-way mentorship that comes with it — can create a thriving collaboration. Lindsay and Carolyn chat with ageism researcher and speaker Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism to get to the bottom of what people get wrong about matters of age. And then they’re joined by a pair of leaders whose intergenerational collaboration has been great for business: designer Diane von Furstenburg and DVF President and Chief Executive Gabby Hirata. Find us on LinkedIn and if you’re interested in joining the Chief network, apply to be a member at Chief.com.Find Ashton’s work at https://thischairrocks.com. Find Gabby on LinkedIn, and Diane’s work at https://www.dvf.com.

Humor can bring people together. But in the wrong context, it can be disastrous. So how can leaders make sure they’re using it to their advantage? Enter Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas, Stanford Business School professors and co-authors of Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) Jennifer and Naomi join Carolyn and Lindsay to break down the distinctions between levity, humor, and comedy, and the secrets to make humor the sharpest tool in your belt.Find us on LinkedIn and if you’re interested in joining the Chief network, apply to be a member at Chief.com.Listen to Jennifer and Naomi’s TED Talk about the power of humor and take their humor styles quiz at humorseriously.com. 

The last year has hastened the rise of the most crucial changes to the way we work: hybrid workplaces and large-scale commitments to DEI. But do DEI efforts fall short when colleagues can’t see each other in person? First, Carolyn talks with author, speaker, and DEI consultant Minda Harts for a look at what she sees as the most important learnings from lockdown — and the importance of making sure racialized employees aren’t being left behind as we return to work. Then, Frances Frei & Anne Morriss are back to highlight for Lindsay and Carolyn the places where they believe remote offices can be a boon for DEI work.Find us on LinkedIn and if you’re interested in joining the Chief network, apply to be a member at Chief.com.Minda’s books, The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Do to Secure a Seat at the Table and Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, are available wherever books are sold. You can find Frances & Anne on LinkedIn and Twitter, theleadersguide.com, and every Tuesday and Friday on Clubhouse.

Everyone wants to be liked. But for leaders, does pursuing likability put your authority into question? Or worse, can it sand down the edges of everything that makes you a dynamic leader? MSNBC host and author of The Likability Trap Alicia Menendez joins Lindsay and Carolyn to unpack the many-edged sword of likability, why (shocking!) it’s even more fraught for women and non-white people, and what we can do to push back against our culture’s bias.Learn more about Chief, and apply to be a member, at Chief.com. You can also follow Chief on Linkedin for more reports about the changing face of leadership. You can find Alicia on Instagram @aliciamenendezxo and subscribe to her podcast, Latina to Latina. 

Ben & Jerry’s is almost synonymous with corporations standing for social causes. So Lindsay and Carolyn chat with founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to find out how they baked their social mission into their ice cream brand. Plus, they share their best advice for co-founders navigating a long-term working relationship.Learn more about Chief, and apply to be a member, at Chief.com. You can also follow Chief on Linkedin for more reports about the changing face of leadership.

The traditional makeup of corporate boards is under fire, and diversity mandates are coming from all sides — from Goldman Sachs to the state of California. But are these mandates enough, or is it time to change the way we think about board appointments from the ground up? Carolyn and Lindsay are joined by economist Dambisa Moyo, author of How Boards Work, who sheds light on what she thinks is the ideal board makeup for today’s ever-changing global economy. Later in the episode, Asahi Pompey, Global Head of Corporate Engagement and President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, gives Carolyn and Lindsay insight on Goldman’s groundbreaking board diversity mandate — and how easy it should be for companies to meet that bar.Learn more about Chief, and apply to be a member,  at Chief.com. You can also follow Chief on LinkedIn for more reports about the changing face of leadership. Follow Dambisa on all social media platforms and at dambisamoyo.com. You can follow Asahi on LinkedIn. 

The ruling sentiment is to “be your authentic self” at work — but is it that simple? As a leader, how much of yourself should you bring? Can pursuing authenticity actually be a trap for women and those of marginalized identities? Lindsay and Carolyn talk with researchers Frances Frei (Professor of Harvard Business School) and Anne Morriss, co-authors of Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, to share how executives can create a culture of acceptance from the top. Plus, legendary business badass Cindy Gallop joins for an unfiltered conversation on what authentic leadership really looks like.Find us on LinkedIn and if you’re interested in joining the Chief network, apply to be a member at Chief.com. You can find Frances & Anne on LinkedIn and Twitter, theleadersguide.com, and every Tuesday and Friday on Clubhouse. Find Cindy on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

How do you lead when “business as usual” has gone out the window? Enter The New Rules of Business, by Chief. Chief Co-Founders Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan tackle the nuanced questions facing executives today — alongside world-renowned business leaders and academics like Diane von Furstenberg, Cindy Gallop, Ben and Jerry, and Frances Frei.