ExecU the Podcast

Join Suzan and NYU's Anat Lechner as they discuss the importance of psychological safety in building a structure within organizations to support innovation and realize change.


January 2023
ExecU Podcast
Episode 2: Structuring for Innovation with Anat Lechner, New York University (NYU)

BRIEF SUMMARY OF EPISODE

Anat Lechner is a Clinical Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at NYU Stern. Professor Lechner earned her Ph.D. in Organization Management from Rutgers University in 2000. She is also the recipient of the GE Teaching Excellence award. Professor Lechner's research focuses on how organizations can best structure to develop innovation capabilities and outcomes. Her research encompasses various areas including the effective leverage of multidisciplinary teams, leading adaptive change, and the development of workplace environments supportive of creativity and innovation.

Her current work looks at the complexities of managing high performance cross-functional teams, and the ways by which physical workplace environments enable organization members to cope with uncertainty, change, and the demand for increased innovativeness.

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KEY TAKEAWAY:

“When an environment becomes psychologically unsafe for people, many retreat, or in any case [are] thrown out of balance. So instead of being assertive you'll either become more aggressive or you'll become more defensive…”

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Join Suzan and Stanford's Robert Siegel as they discuss his latest book, The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical, and how to be successful in a world that blends the digital and the physical.


January 2023
ExecU Podcast
Episode 1: System Leadership with Robert Siegel, Stanford University

BRIEF SUMMARY OF EPISODE

Robert Siegel is a tech executive, venture investor, author, and lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has taught courses ranging from Financial Management for Entrepreneurs to The Industrialist’s Dilemma, and he has led research and written cases on companies including Google, Charles Schwab, and many others. He is also a General Partner at XSeed Capital and Venture Partner at Piva, and he sits on the boards of various enterprises.

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KEY TAKEAWAY

Robert: "Disruptors are not ordained, and incumbents are not doomed. It's really going to be the leaders who are going to make it happen and can really bring in the competencies and best practices from both. That's what's going to be successful over the next couple of decades."

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