Leading Smart

The series on communication continues with a look at why saying something once is never enough. Even a few times is insufficient. The key to successful leadership is a clear, consistent, and frequently expressed vision. This is: Repeat After Me.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/repeat-after-me/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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Tod Nielsen is a multi-time CEO who heads the ERP company FinancialForce. His journey is one of ever-increasing responsibility all the way to the corner office. In this episode we explore his growth and leading through adversity, like the dot com bust and the pandemic.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/tod-nielsen/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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For the start of a series of episodes on communication as a leader, we delve into some scary territory: the boss's mind. We explore why letting the team in there is, though terrifying, a great idea. This is: Not in Your Head.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/not-in-your-head/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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Laura Butler is much more than just the first female Technical Fellow at Microsoft. She is a smart, thoughtful, and accomplished leader. In this conversation we talk leadership, especially as a woman, and her latest passion: investing in people.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/laura-butler/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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The corporate C-suite, with all its many Chiefs, has become crowded and unwieldy. Along with this has come some pretty crass pandering. This episode tracks the evolution of the executive offices over the last four centuries in this Suite Story.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/suite-story/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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Michael Kennedy's experience leading finance operations around the world has served him well as the CFO of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, especially during a global pandemic. We talk being a change agent, international leadership, and vision in finance.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/michael-kennedy/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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The goal of creating a meritocracy seems admirable. But as Michael Sandel points out, it's unobtainable, and working to get there creates a culture that is corrosive and divisive. We explore why merit is so hard to assign. Be careful with that Merit Badge.

The episode of Stay Tuned that prompted this can be found here: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/the-merit-trap-with-michael-sandel/

Michael Sandel's book: The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374289980

And his TED talk on the subject is here: "The Tyranny of Merit" https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_sandel_the_tyranny_of_merit

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/merit-badge/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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Brenda Leaks is developing the next generation of leaders. She does much of that by being an outstanding leader herself. Her op-ed in the Seattle Times on race and equity was a powerful example. In our conversation we discuss how you can lead on those topics too.

Brenda's Seattle Times Op-ed is here: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/we-must-have-difficult-conversations-about-racism-with-our-children/

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/brenda-leaks

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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Sweating the details isn't always about dollars and cents. It's often the little changes a leader can make that improve life for their team. Even if it costs just a dime. They can add up to make a huge difference. This episode is about Every Little Thing.

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/every-little-thing/

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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What do you do after you help Amazon grow by over 26,000 percent? You move on to the audacious goal of getting a billion people reading. In this conversation with David Risher CEO and co-founder of Worldreader we talk about leading in the world of non-profits.

The Amazon easter egg page that is a thank you to David is here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=447307

More information, a transcript, and a place to provide comments can be found at: https://clwill.com/pod/david-risher

Written and Produced: Chris Williams

Original Theme written by: John Stephens

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