Future Re dy Leadership

with Jacob Morgan

A weekly show where Jacob has in-depth conversations with the world’s top business leaders, best-selling authors, and thinkers.

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Why Organizations, Governments, Educational Institutions, And Individuals Need To Work Together To Shape The Future Of Work

Today’s guest is MIT Professor Thomas Kochan. Join us as we talk about what needs to be done to keep up with the pace of change and what we can do as leaders and individuals to make sure we are proactive in shaping the future of work. You will also hear whether Thomas is an optimist or pessimist when it comes to how technology will impact the future of jobs, what it takes to be a lifelong learner, what is the voice gap and what we can do to close it, and how Thomas defines the meaning of the future of work.

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The President Of Amy’s Kitchen On Finding Your Purpose And Figuring Out The Right Company To Work For

Today’s guest is Xavier Unkovic, President of Amy’s Kitchen. Join us as we talk about Xavier’s leadership journey---how he became President of the Amy’s, what his leadership style is, how he found his purpose in life, as well as how he balances family life with work life. Xavier has a lot of great wisdom to share that comes from his 20 plus years as a leader. As you will hear in our conversation, he also has an extremely positive outlook on life and truly loves what he does. You will also hear why Xavier never starts the day by checking emails, his suggestion for listeners who aren’t happy with their job, and how to pick the right company to work for.

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CEO Of IDEO On How Leaders Can Apply Design Thinking Inside Of Their Organizations And Why They Must

Today’s guest is Tim Brown, the CEO of IDEO. I was able to sit down with Tim in the IDEO San Francisco office to talk about what design thinking is, how IDEO is utilizing it, and how your organization can start applying it. We also touched on what it’s like to work at IDEO, how Tim deals with failure, and what he feels is one of the greatest diseases of the modern organization.

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Founder Of The Ritz-Carlton On Creating Purpose For Your Employees, Why It Matters, And How To Do It

My guest this week is Horst Schulze, Co-Founder and former President at the Ritz-Carlton and author of the new book, Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise. Horst is passionate about employee experience and you will hear him mention it several times throughout our conversation. the importance of giving employees a purpose, giving them context around why they are doing what they are doing and why it matters and helping them to feel like they belong are crucial elements that Horst use to build a successful brand. And he gives specific examples of how they did this at the Ritz-Carlton. He also feels that we have a leadership crisis--you will hear what that crisis is and what he suggests we do to fix it. We also discuss how hiring has changed, what Horst’s most difficult business decision was, and his take on Millennials.

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Developing A 21st Century Workforce: Insights From The CEO Of Siemens USA

Today my guest is Barbara Humpton, the CEO of Siemens USA, a global company that operates in several areas including industry, energy, healthcare, and infrastructure. Our discussion centers around developing a 21st Century workforce and how Siemens is training and reskilling its employees so they can stay relevant in the future of work. You will hear Barbara’s view on AI and automation, what a digital quotient is and why it is important for leaders to possess it, how to figure out your purpose at work, how Barbara deals with rejection and much more.

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How The CEO Of Zapier Leads A 100% Remote Team

My guest this week is Wade Foster, Co-founder and CEO of Zapier, a company that helps users connect multiple apps together to automate tasks. Zapier has a team of around 200 remote employees located all over the world and in today’s discussion you will hear how Wade leads a 100% remote team and everything that goes along with that--how they create a corporate culture, how they communicate and collaborate, how they handle benefits and perks and much more.

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Columbus 2020: How This City In Ohio Is Shaping The Future Of Jobs And Preparing The Next Generation

Kenny McDonald is the President and Chief Economic Officer of Columbus 2020, an economic development organization for the 11-county Columbus, Ohio region. This initiative was started back in 2010 by a team of more than 20 economic development experts who wanted to actively do something to improve their area after the ‘07-’08 recession.

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How To Lead, Motivate, And Collaborate With A Team You Cannot See: Advice From The CEO Of LiveOps

Today’s guest is Greg Hanover, CEO of LiveOps a virtual call center company that has been around for 18 years. Today we are talking about how to effectively lead a virtual team. Greg, who leads a team of 14,000 independent contractors who work from home, has valuable insight into how to communicate, train, collaborate, and motivate a team you cannot see.

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What Is Emotional Intelligence And Why Is It A Skill You Need To Focus On Now?

This week I am joined by two guests, Dr. Marc Brackett and Dr. Robin Stern from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Our discussion today centers on emotional intelligence--what it is, why it is so important, how we can practice it and much more. This is a conversation everyone needs to hear because emotional intelligence is critical for leaders and individual contributors. It affects every aspect of the workplace including collaboration, communication and engagement not to mention aspects of our personal lives as well. I hope after listening to our conversation you will be able to implement some of the ideas and concepts we talked so that you can improve your own emotional intelligence.

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A Look At Red Hat’s Culture: How They Use Open Leadership, Creating Meaning At Work, Dealing With Change, & Much More

Today’s guest is Red Hat’s Chief People Officer, DeLisa Alexander. Red Hat practices something called Open Leadership a concept they implemented a few years ago that has radically changed how the company operates. They found that traditional, top down, hierarchical leadership did not work for them and they knew they had to try something different. In today’s discussion you will hear what open leadership is and specifically how it is practiced at Red Hat. We also talk about how Red Hat gets their employees involved in creating a statement of purpose for the company, how they deal with change, insights on their crucial conversations and influencer training programs, and much more.

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