

Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan
Jacob Morgan
Are you ready to lead in the future of work? Most leaders aren't! Join 5x best-selling author & futurist Jacob Morgan as he interviews the world's top CEOs, best-selling authors, and leading thinkers to bring you the insights, strategies, and tools you need to become a future ready leader. Guests include CEOs from Best Buy, Netflix, Hyatt, and GE as well as leading thinkers like Seth Godin, Dan Pink, Yuval Harari, and Marshall Goldsmith. This is the world's #1 podcast to lead in the future of work!
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Watch the videos on Youtube: bit.ly/406fmFP
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobmorgan8/
LI: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8
TW: https://twitter.com/jacobm
W: https://thefutureorganization.com/
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Aug 4, 2025 • 57min
How to Stop Leading from Fear and Start Taking Radical Responsibility at Work
So much of what holds leaders back isn’t strategy or skill. It’s the invisible mindset traps we don’t even realize we’re stuck in. Most leadership challenges are created by unconscious patterns running the show beneath the surface. In this episode, we dig into what it really takes to break those patterns with Diana Chapman, executive coach and co-author of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. We explore how leaders unknowingly operate from fear instead of trust, how ego-driven patterns around control, approval, and security quietly sabotage progress, and why taking radical responsibility is a game-changer. Diana also breaks down the Drama Triangle—the victim, villain, and hero roles we slip into—and reveals how to break free from reactivity and drama to lead with more clarity and presence. We unpack why addiction to comfort and being right can quietly derail your leadership impact, and explore the dangers of greed in leadership, and what it really means to show up in a state of trust and curiosity. ________________ Start your day with the world’s top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: https://greatleadership.substack.com/

Aug 1, 2025 • 14min
Sparks: The Employee Experience Equation: How Physical Space, Technology, and Culture Can Make or Break Teams
What if your office is making people miserable… and you don’t even see it? We now live in a world of hybrid work. The spaces we work in, the technology we use, and the culture we experience shape us more than we realize. If you’re still only focusing on tasks and performance while ignoring the environments that make or break engagement, you’re already falling behind. In today’s Leadership Spark, we uncover the three hidden forces driving employee experience: physical space, technology, and corporate culture. You’ll hear how these environments impact mental health, motivation, and performance, and what you can do to fix the silent culture killers draining your people. This episode will also show you why corporate culture is really the side effects of working at your company, and why modern leaders must see themselves as the front line of human connection, not just task management. ________________ Start your day with the world’s top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: https://greatleadership.substack.com/

Jul 28, 2025 • 56min
The Leadership Mindset You Need in an AI-Driven World
Join Charlotte Eaton, the Chief People Officer at Arm—making tech for nearly every smartphone—as she dives into the AI revolution transforming workplaces. She highlights the fierce competition for AI talent and the urgent need for companies to adapt or risk falling behind. Charlotte shares insights on balancing AI efficiency with human judgment, the importance of fostering an AI-ready culture, and the future of work that embraces both innovation and ethical governance. Discover how leaders can thrive and connect in this new era!

Jul 25, 2025 • 8min
Sparks: Be a Better Leader: Five Trends You Need to Embrace to Become Future Ready
Explore the five key trends reshaping the leadership landscape, from globalization to the rise of millennial workers. Discover how traditional management is becoming obsolete as employees seek inspiring environments rather than mere jobs. Learn why fostering genuine engagement is crucial in a diverse job market. Uncover the importance of transforming managers into effective leaders who inspire trust and motivation. Get ready to rethink your leadership style to attract top talent in this dynamic workplace!

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Jul 21, 2025 • 58min
The Right Way to Handle Tough Conversations Without Losing Your Team
In this engaging conversation, Paul Falcone, bestselling author and former CHRO of Nickelodeon Animation, shares insights on tackling tough workplace conversations head-on. He introduces valuable frameworks like the 'Performance vs. Conduct' model and the 'iron hand with a velvet glove' approach. Paul emphasizes that fostering psychological safety and accountability is crucial for team growth. With real-world strategies such as quarterly development check-ins and 'safe word' communication, he empowers leaders to build trust and maintain high performance without alienating their teams.

Jul 18, 2025 • 13min
Sparks: Five Trends Reshaping the Future of Work: Why Challenging Convention is the New Normal
What can a world chess champion teach us about the future of work? More than you think. Just like Magnus Carlsen challenged convention to become the greatest player in history, leaders today need to rethink everything about how we work, lead, and build organizations. This episode explores why challenging convention is no longer optional. We unpack the five trends reshaping work—new employee behaviors, exponential technology growth, a millennial-majority workforce, mobility, and globalization—and why clinging to outdated assumptions is a losing strategy. From redefining what it means to be a manager or employee to understanding the Josh’s of the world who thrive without traditional paths, we learn that the future belongs to leaders who aren’t afraid to question norms, rethink structure, and design organizations people actually want to be part of. ________________ Start your day with the world’s top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: https://greatleadership.substack.com/

Jul 14, 2025 • 55min
How to Use The Six Sources of Influence to Create Behavior Change That Lasts
Joseph Grenny, co-author of Crucial Conversations and a leading expert on behavior change, delves into the art of influencing lasting change in organizations. He discusses the difference between persuasion and true influence, emphasizing motivation over incentives. Grenny shares compelling stories from The Other Side Academy and corporate settings, illustrating how understanding the six sources of influence can foster empathy and engagement. Learn how to diagnose resistance and effectively pitch ideas while building trust and credibility.

Jul 11, 2025 • 10min
Sparks: How Recognition Shows Your Real Culture Beyond Engagement Scores
KeyAnna Schmiedl, Chief Human Experience Officer at Workhuman, urges leaders to ditch outdated engagement scores and embrace recognition as a cultural compass. She reveals how traditional HR metrics often overlook the true employee experience. KeyAnna discusses recognition moments that shine a light on team dynamics and core values, providing insights into who’s thriving or struggling. Learn how to leverage recognition data to foster a healthier, more sustainable workplace culture, rather than relying on rear-view metrics.

Jul 7, 2025 • 47min
What Every Leader Needs to Know About AI, CEO Readiness, and Getting Hybrid Work Right
The future of work is changing, and we can't afford to have our leaders evolve backward by sticking to outdated leadership styles. It's high time for a major upgrade because this new era of work won't wait for you to catch up. In this three-part episode, we explore what it takes to thrive at the highest levels of leadership across three urgent dimensions: executive readiness, AI fluency, and hybrid work strategy. We begin with Mark Thompson, world’s #1 CEO coach and author of CEO Ready, who shares what it really takes to step into the top seat: mastering leadership languages, building trust with your boss, and aligning ambition with the real demands of executive life. Then we dive into the age of AI with Dr. Michael Chui, Senior Fellow at McKinsey and QuantumBlack AI, who explains how agentic AI is reshaping leadership itself—from decision-making and team structure to the rising need for leaders who can manage machines as skillfully as people. Finally, we turn to the workplace of the future with Stanford Professor Dr. Nicholas Bloom, the world’s top expert on remote work, who debunks common myths, lays out why hybrid work is the sweet spot, and reveals how AI might accelerate the decline of fully remote roles. ________________ Start your day with the world’s top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: https://greatleadership.substack.com/

Jul 4, 2025 • 10min
Sparks: Five Trends Shaping the Future of Work and How Organizations Should Prepare for Them
The real game of the future of work is how to unstuck yourself from the past. As the workplace keeps changing, new expectations are reshaping what it means to work, manage, and lead. But instead of preparing, many organizations are just reacting to challenges, caught off guard by the shifts they should've seen coming. So what’s behind this disruption? In today's Leadership Spark, we break down the five trends driving the future of work: new behaviors, technology, the rise of millennials, mobility, and globalization. These fundamental shifts are already changing how we attract talent, design jobs, and build cultures. If you're still leading with a 20th-century playbook in a 21st-century world, it’s time to upgrade. Explore the trends, the real stories behind them, and what you need to do right now to stay ahead in this episode. ________________ This episode is sponsored by Workhuman: AI without purpose doesn’t serve people. It’s why many companies have tried, and few have succeeded. Workhuman is one of them. With the groundbreaking release of Human Intelligence, Workhuman combines AI with real recognition data to help leaders do right by their people, and their organization. It’s how you spot burnout before it leads to turnover. Or discover hidden strengths before they’re overlooked. It’s how you build a culture that’s not only productive—but sustainable. That’s what future-ready leadership looks like. Learn more at Workhuman.com and see how Human Intelligence is helping the most forward-thinking companies lead with insight, empathy, and impact. ________________ Start your day with the world’s top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: https://greatleadership.substack.com/