Leading Up: The Work Shift
Udemy | Pod People
Shift happens. This podcast can help. Layoffs can leave you scrambling for what’s next. Company priorities can switch at the speed of light. Promotions can feel out of reach. Or perhaps you’re starting a new venture. For better or worse, our work lives are constantly changing. How do we forge our career path through this ever changing landscape?
Leading Up: The Work Shift is the compass that will guide you back to your career values, goals, and vision. If you’re feeling lost, you're not alone. Host Elizabeth Weingarten talks to executives, entrepreneurs, and Udemy instructors who have survived layoffs and career uncertainty. We ask how to rebound after getting fired, what blocks talented individuals from getting promotions, and how to build a career that makes you proud.
Elizabeth is a journalist, applied behavioral scientist, and author of the book “How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty.” Elizabeth is the Director of Thought Leadership for Udemy, and your guide through whatever shifts are happening in your world of work.
We all deserve to thrive in our careers, even when we’re not sure what’s next. Whether you're stuck in a job that's crushing your soul, facing an unexpected layoff, or ready to make a bold move but don't know where to start, your next chapter starts now.
Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube. New episodes drop Tuesdays.
Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast
Production by Pod People
Leading Up: The Work Shift is the compass that will guide you back to your career values, goals, and vision. If you’re feeling lost, you're not alone. Host Elizabeth Weingarten talks to executives, entrepreneurs, and Udemy instructors who have survived layoffs and career uncertainty. We ask how to rebound after getting fired, what blocks talented individuals from getting promotions, and how to build a career that makes you proud.
Elizabeth is a journalist, applied behavioral scientist, and author of the book “How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty.” Elizabeth is the Director of Thought Leadership for Udemy, and your guide through whatever shifts are happening in your world of work.
We all deserve to thrive in our careers, even when we’re not sure what’s next. Whether you're stuck in a job that's crushing your soul, facing an unexpected layoff, or ready to make a bold move but don't know where to start, your next chapter starts now.
Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube. New episodes drop Tuesdays.
Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast
Production by Pod People
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May 22, 2024 • 34min
Culture, Trust, and Flexibility: The Keys to a Successful Career
Deb Tees, Director of Talent at Lockheed Martin, discusses the importance of lateral moves, adapting to a hybrid workforce, and the value of continuous learning. She also shares insights on effective communication during company rebranding and gaining approval for new ideas.
May 15, 2024 • 32min
How Authenticity Wins (and Keeps) Trust
Dr. Genefa Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer at Udemy, hasn’t always been a marketer: she spent time in academia and also worked in product. Her path has taken her through a variety of leadership and individual contributor roles, and she credits this varied experience as being crucial to her success. In this conversation with Alan Todd, Genefa digs into her leadership principles and shares advice with her signature humor and authenticity.Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
May 8, 2024 • 33min
Your Team Needs a Strategy
Dr. Roger L. Martin, renowned management thinker, delves into the difference between strategy and planning, advocating for strategic decision-making in all aspects of life. He emphasizes the Playing to Win framework for making deliberate choices to drive success in careers and business.
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May 1, 2024 • 33min
The 7 Rules of Power – And Why You Should Develop Yours
Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer from Stanford Graduate School of Business discusses the 7 Rules of Power. Topics include mastering power dynamics in professional settings, overcoming self-limiting beliefs, challenging the status quo, and creating meaningful change by understanding systems and influence.
Apr 24, 2024 • 35min
Leadership and Management Are Not the Same
Dr. Barbara Kellerman is a Fellow and Founding Executive Director at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, and she’s dedicated to the study of leadership — focusing on the good and the bad. Through her study of leadership on the world stage, Barbara has gleaned insights that can be used by leaders — and, crucially, followers — in the corporate sphere. Through this interview, listeners will learn about the key tenets of good leadership, and why being a “follower” doesn’t mean you lack power or influence. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Apr 17, 2024 • 40min
Identify Your Leadership Wobble to Work Faster and Better
Dr. Frances X. Frei from Harvard Business School discusses building trust in organizations and diagnosing root business problems. She emphasizes the 'trust triangle' of authenticity, logic, and empathy. Insights on addressing trust wobbles, urgent change, root causes, trade-offs for excellence, and AI in business transformation are shared.
Apr 10, 2024 • 22min
RERUN: How to Lead Authentically and Build High-Trust Environments
Who are you as a leader? This is the critically important question we revisit on this week’s podcast episode. Our podcast guest, Lisa Dahms, encourages all of her new managers to reflect on this question, as it can help them lead authentically, purposefully, and effectively. Dahms is the Global Head of People Development IT at TUI Group, one of the world’s leading tourism companies based in Hanover, Germany, with over 13 million customers and $16.5 billion in annual revenues. Dahms shares valuable lessons from accelerating her career, navigating burnout, and fostering talent at TUI Group.Season Six of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, April 17.Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Mar 27, 2024 • 28min
RERUN: How Inclusion Drives Innovation and Retains Employees
Stefanie Johnson, WSJ best-selling author of 'Inclusify' and a leadership professor, shares insights on inclusive leadership in driving innovation and retaining employees. Topics include restructuring meetings for diverse perspectives, creating safe spaces for disagreement, adapting to hybrid work environments post-pandemic, and fostering inclusive environments for employee retention and mental health in the workplace.
Mar 13, 2024 • 32min
How Human Potential and Emerging Technology Intersect
Neda Schlictman, Managing Director & Chief Learning Officer - Leadership and Human Potential at Deloitte, has spent her career in learning, first as a teacher and then in adult development. She joins Alan Todd to go deep into how her firm thinks about human potential, GenAI, and supporting younger generations’ desires for meaningful work.Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Mar 6, 2024 • 37min
Defining Your Purpose
Discover how aligning with your purpose can bring profound positive changes in your personal and professional life. Explore the journey of discovering personal purpose through reflection and transformative moments. Learn about the significance of intrinsic motivation and crafting a legacy that reflects your passions and values.
