Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan

Learn essential secrets for conquering work stress, including meditation for clarity, healthy habits for strength, self-compassion for management, and hobbies for relaxation. Understand the importance of identifying temporary challenges versus toxic environments and the power of walking away for mental and physical well-being. Explore personal anecdotes, effective strategies, and insights from top leaders in stress management.

International chess master Danny Rensch discusses applying chess strategies to leadership, self-improvement, and decision-making. Topics include parallels between chess and business, navigating growth while maintaining values, vulnerability in leadership, strategic thinking in AI, and scaling remote corporate cultures.

Learn practical strategies for succeeding at work by prioritizing leader fit, delivering 10% more than expected, and embracing vulnerability. Gain insights on finding the right mentors, shifting to an ownership mindset, and choosing reliable advisors for career growth.

Best-selling author John Miles shares strategies for cultivating purpose and potential in leadership. Topics include handling toxic influences with compassion, using the Passion Struck model's four pillars, emotional intelligence, anxiety management for peak performance, and differences between gardener and servant leadership.

Leadership isn’t just about success; it’s about impact. Jack Welch’s financial-driven approach and Elon Musk’s struggles with interpersonal relations showcase the pitfalls of traditional leadership. Tom Peters, best-selling author Thinkers50 inductee into the hall of fame, argues for a shift towards nurturing growth and fostering a positive work culture. In this leadership spark, Tom talks about the difference between being remembered for what you did at work and who you were as a person.   ________________ 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/

Dr. Amy Edmondson, Harvard Prof. and author, discusses creating a culture that learns from failure. She distinguishes between basic, complex, and intelligent failures, emphasizing the value of the latter. The episode offers leaders a roadmap to build trust, encourage sharing missteps, and adopt a mindset of psychological safety and intelligent risk-taking.

Stanford professor and best-selling author Bob Sutton discusses how leaders can navigate organizational friction, distinguishing between beneficial and detrimental friction. The podcast explores good vs. bad friction in decision-making and highlights the value of clear communication and vulnerability in leadership. Sutton shares practical strategies for eliminating bad friction and boosting good friction in leadership processes.

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, discusses the importance of speaking up, making tough choices at work, and avoiding a victim mentality. He shares his personal story of overcoming challenges and emphasizes taking ownership of one's path. The podcast delves into navigating cancel culture, transparency in leadership, societal realities, and the need to shift away from a victimhood mentality.

In high-stakes environments like NASA, the margin for error is incredibly slim. Even minor mistakes can lead to substantial setbacks and costs, which is why Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s Former Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator, emphasizes the critical need for precision and careful management in space exploration. In today’s leadership spark, I chat with Thomas to discuss how NASA approaches making critical decisions, having a culture of open communication, and learning from mistakes. These have all been vital elements of leadership during projects like the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. ________________ This episode is sponsored by Workleap Workleap Officevibe is a set of simple engagement, recognition and performance management tools. A game-changing product that enable businesses to team up HR leaders with their managers to instantly act on engagement insights, fuel meaningful peer recognition, and even drive continuous performance management. Visit Workleap.com/Officevibe to know more. ________________ 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/

In this podcast, Jacob Morgan interviews Simon de Baene, Co-founder and CEO of Workleap. They discuss maintaining innovation in a growing company, the value of authenticity and humility in leadership, improving accountability, and balancing structure with innovation in a fully remote company.