Political IQ: Wrestling workplace politics to the ground

Grab a latte and a cookie for storytelling time with best selling author Paul Smith. Stories bring us together and shape organizations in powerful ways - especially during tough times like these.

Scientist, leader, mentor and inclusion champion, Dr. Terri Cooper helps us understand how women can be their own worst enemy. She knows that diversity of thought requires intentionality and what it takes to be a great leader in these difficult times.

Six men sitting around a table with a bottle of scotch join Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Nancy as they talk data, instincts, gender blindness and why they both hate Lean In. Spoiler alert: Nancy's language gets a little salty.

Deborah Gruenfeld is the Joseph McDonald Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of Acting with Power. Nancy and Deb wonder which fights are worth fighting for, how the motivation for respect can turn into control over others and why talking about power is so frightening.

Timothy R. Clark, Founder and CEO of LeadFactor, explains the spectrum of influence, and why persuasion is the mid zone we all aim to reach. We also examine how innovation undermines the status quo and how leaders get in the way.

Educator, Board Member, Author and Advisor Elaine Eisenman talks truth about family businesses, the dirty secrets of corporate life and why betrayal is the shadow companion of trust.

Crisis and change leadership author Eric McNulty tackles working together without hierarchy, staying in your lane and the cost of being overly rigid. Nancy wants to know how Covid will change leadership and culture in all companies.

Global thought leader Ravin Jesuthasan shares the three biggest trends shaping the future of work in 2021. Nancy is so mesmerized she never even brings up office politics.

English majors Felice Gray-Kemp and Nancy talk about the unnecessary political distractions in global companies and the cop-out of being your "authentic" self.

Master coach John Baldoni discusses purpose, values and the delusion of self awareness in a time of coarseness and disagreement. Nancy just wants to be more like him.