Mentors and Mavens
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Having the courage for candour is always the right choice: Pfizer's Sally Susman
The executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer on building confidence by being transparent, the need to be humane and authentic in communication, and why it's critical to separate disinformation from misinformation
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AI, robots will never replace humans but can make us more productive and efficient: Thomas Frey
Thomas Frey tells us how AI and humans can coexist and complement each other and how a vision of the future can shape the present
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The key is to stop thinking of older adults as one market: Susan Wilner Golden
A major demographic shift is under way the world over—more and more people are living longer lives and have a better health span too. Golden, an expert on the subject and a teacher at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about the expansive scope of the longevity market and why businesses should market to 'stage' instead of age, an argument she explores in her book Stage (Not Age): How to Understand and Serve People Over 60—the Fastest Growing, Most Dynamic Market in the World
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Businesses should take responsibility for downsides of technologies too: Ginni Rometty
'Power' can be good when wielded with respect and when it's inclusive, shared, and distributed, says Rometty the former chairman and CEO of IBM, the co-chair of OneTen and author of Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World
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Talking more abstractly helps startups raise funds: Jonah Berger of Wharton
Why turn shoulds into coulds, when 'don't' is better than 'can't', the power of 'because', the right way to say 'no'...
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Think about careers in terms of a web, not a ladder: Jenna C Fisher
For women to wear as much pink as they want, be their authentic selves, and bring their best versions to work, there has to be a fundamental shift in mindset and practices in the world around them, argues Fisher, a leadership expert at Russell Reynolds Associates, in her book 'To The Top: How Women in Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting the Rules for Success'
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Psychological safety is more about 'us' than 'me': Amy C Edmondson
Amy C Edmondson, who is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School and also the author of 'The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth,' tells us why a culture of candour is imperative to unleash talent and create value, particularly in the 21st-century context
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'Lead with your heart as well as your head': Bill George
Individual charisma, authority, and external validation are passé. Leadership 2.0 is all about authenticity, intrinsic contribution, and being purpose-driven, says Bill George, an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, and the author of 'True North: Emerging Leader Edition', 'Discover Your True North', 'True North', and '7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis'
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Belonging is fuel for collaboration and creativity: Susie Wise
It doesn't often figure in inclusion narratives, but belonging is the first step to true diversity and equity. Dr Susie Wise, founder and former director of the K12 Lab at Stanford d. school, talks about the intersection of belonging and design, and how they can shape new ways of bringing people together or even new ways of being people together
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Move from command and control to discovery: Rita McGrath
When you have a platform of extensive experience, you can plan in a conventional way. But what if something is totally new to you? What will it entail for leadership? Rita Gunther McGrath a long-time Professor at Columbia Business School and one of the world's top experts on strategy and innovation, answers
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Compromise should be the last decision, not the first: Joshua N Weiss
There is much more to 'negotiation' than the immediate associations it builds—of conflict, confrontation, win-lose, and the like. Even mutual gain is a possibility if we are creative and flexible enough. Dr Joshua N Weiss busts a few myths