Leading Up: The Work Shift

If there’s one constant throughout our careers, it’s change. Over the past few years, the way we work has evolved dramatically from in-person to distributed work. Arguably, there's one skill you need to hone more than any other in order to keep up with rapid change: Communication, the ability for nothing to get lost in translation. 

This week on the podcast, we're talking to Molly Nagler, the Chief Learning Officer at PepsiCo, where she is responsible for the learning strategy, covering more than 300,000 global employees. Previously, she ran executive education at the Yale School of Management and the University of California, Berkeley. She shares her tips for courageous conversations, building authentic relationships, and setting positive examples as a leader. 

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We all have our strengths and weaknesses. But as leaders, how do we bolster our weak points and build off of our strengths?

That’s what we dive into this week with our guest, Kristi Burnham. She is the Vice President, Employee Engagement and Development at UNICEF USA. She has worked for the humanitarian organization for more than two decades, and she got her start in leadership with the Girl Scouts. We cover how to capitalize on your strengths, leading in a social impact organization, and why a manager is the most important role in any organization. 

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When was the last time you talked about your broader career vision in a one-on-one? This week on the podcast, we’re talking about why it’s so important for managers to have big picture career conversations with their direct reports.

Siya Raj Purohit discusses her tips and tricks to coach teammates and develop a strong career vision. Purohit is the Global EdTech& Workforce Development Category Lead at Amazon Web Services, where she coaches team members to follow their unique career pathways.

Purohit’s strong career vision has shaped many of her professional steps, starting at age 19 when she wrote a book about the skills gap in the field of engineering. She has worked throughout the EdTech industry at Udacity and Springboard, and she is also the Co-founder and General Partner at Pathway Ventures.

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Leadership is a lifelong practice. When practiced well, your leadership skills can completely transform your mental health, business performance, community engagement, and home life. 

This is what Stew Friedman calls Total Leadership. Stew founded The Wharton Leadership Program and the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project at The University of Pennsylvania. He has authored several bestselling books, including Total Leadership and Leading the Life You Want. According to The New York Times, Friedman inspires “rockstar adoration from his students.”

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Who are you as a leader? On International Women’s Day, our podcast guest encourages all of her new managers to reflect on this question, as it can help them lead authentically, purposefully, and effectively. Lisa Dahms is the Global Head of People Development IT at TUI Group, the world’s leading tourism company based in Hanover, Germany, with over 13 million customers and $16.5 billion in annual revenues. 

Dahms shares valuable lessons from accelerating her career, navigating burnout, and fostering talent at TUI Group.

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Leading Up is back with a new season. Leaders face challenges every single day: evolving workplace culture, closing skill gaps, employee burnout, and let’s not forget about the economic uncertainty nipping at our collective heels. In this season, we continue to explore how great leaders drive creativity, business outcomes, and an inventive spirit. Hear fresh perspectives and insights from real-world business and leadership experts.

Your host, Alan Todd, the Udemy Vice President of Leadership Development, talks to a forward-thinking leader or business professional in each episode. Together, they give you the tools to work, lead, and live differently.

New episodes drop every Wednesday, so be sure to follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Leave us a rating and review if you like what you hear. 

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Earlier this season, we talked with positive leadership expert Kim Cameron, and purpose-driven leadership expert Bob Quinn, both from the University of Michigan. This week on the podcast, we're talking to a guest who lives and breathes these values as a business leader.

Erin Mara is the Vice President of Talent Management at BJ's Wholesale Club, a $17 billion per year retailer, where she oversees learning and talent development for 35,000 people. Before that, she spent 19 years at Staples, ultimately becoming their Senior Director of Learning and Development.

And importantly, she's also a mother to a daughter. We talk about how being a positive and purpose-driven leader can help navigate the world of business and parenthood.

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During tough times, Melissa Daimler argues companies need to amplify the alignment of strategy, purpose, and culture more than ever. As the Chief Learning Officer at Udemy, Melissa Daimler has an impressive career leading transformational culture change at companies including Adobe, Twitter, and WeWork. She shares these lessons in her new book, Reculturing. Melissa writes regularly for Forbes and Harvard Business Review. 

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Negative news can bombard us. We hear alarming statistics about depression and anxiety and stories about toxic workplaces and leaders. Despite the negativity, developing positive leadership skills can help you live a thriving life, both at home and at work. Professor Kim Cameron is on the forefront of researching the practices of positive leadership. He's a co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan. As the author of 16 scholarly books on positive practices, Kim has won multiple teaching awards, including recognition by his peers at the Academy of Management for making a major impact on the practice of leadership. 

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Economic downturns can make most of us nervous, but a recession doesn't always need to mean doom and gloom. Take for instance, some notable companies like Airbnb, Square and Udemy. All were founded during the last recession between 2008 and 2010. 

This week's guest gives us a crash course in innovation and explains why now is a good time as ever to continue innovating. Karl Ulrich teaches and researches innovation at the Wharton School of Business. As a founder, investor, advisor to dozens of companies, Karl holds 24 patents. 

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