The Leadership 480 Podcast Series

Learn how you can conduct powerful retention conversations to help stop employees leaving in waves, including who to talk to first and must-ask questions.

How to use great leadership for a better customer experience and why it's key for building a customer-focused company culture.

Leadership lessons can be found in surprisingly sweet places. What the Great British Baking Show taught one baker about leadership.

New research on women and burnout at work and why it's causing women leaders to leave. Learn the signs women are burning out and what to do to help.

Making hard decisions is part of the everyday work of leaders. But there are ways to make the process easier. Learn how leaders can make better decisions, using an approach that's grounded in science.

Whether you love them or hate them, virtual meetings are hard to avoid. Learn tips for how to lead virtual meetings that are focused, productive, and engaging.

Every leader should be seeking to empower their team. But it's easier said than done. Laurence Pintenat discusses empowerment vs. micromanagement, and why so many leaders fall into the trap.

Many leaders get uncomfortable when it comes to having difficult conversations with employees. In this podcast, Nathan Calland offers strategies for how leaders can tackle challenging conversations.

We interview a diverse panel of women to discuss the state of diversity and inclusion at the workplace today, as well as tips for leaders for how to build inclusive teams.

Neuroleadership expert Dr. Kevin Fleming joins DDI for a timely discussion on how to handle mental health in the workplace.

It takes guts to show courage in leadership. Join us for a discussion on courageous leadership with entrepreneur Ryan Berman, author of Return On Courage: A Business Playbook For Change.

Bestselling author, keynote speaker, and professionally trained futurist Jacob Morgan joins DDI for a powerful discussion on how the future of work will radically change the future of leadership.

In tough times, we're forced to have the difficult conversations we don't want to have. But how leaders handle them makes a dramatic difference.

Empathy is the number one leadership skill. Marketing Insider Group CEO Michael Brenner shares how empathy can help drive profits and improve employees’ day-to-day life.

Kevin Kabat, former CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp and current board member of NiSource and Unum Group, discusses how executive reactions in a crisis shape the future of the company.

Many leaders are now faced with leading a virtual team for the first time. In this episode a panel of DDI leadership experts share practical advice for doing it right. (Episode 20)

Coronavirus. Tragedy. Economic crisis. The toughest moments are the ones that show what leaders are made of. Former DDI president Bob Rogers dives into the moments that test leaders most.

In this episode, helpful advice for those who are new to leadership. (Episode 18)

If you aren't concerned about employee engagement on your team and in your company, you're making a huge mistake. (Episode 17)

Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is as important to leadership success as cognitive intelligence. But why? (Episode 16)

Becoming an executive means many things, including having to become more comfortable with ambiguity and anxiety. (Episode 15)

Research shows that everyone thinks they’re a good interviewer. Surprised? So were we. Learn how unconscious bias plays a part in bad interview processes & how to work on removing it. (Episode 14)

Dr. Steven Rogelberg, author of The Surprising Science of Meetings, reveals what research says about meetings and offers useful tips to help make your next meeting more productive. (Episode 13)

Stop trying to get everyone to think you're an expert. You have to become a visionary. Andrew Davis chats with us about the importance of leaders focusing on big un-Googleable questions. (Episode 12)

How do you define ethics? People have been trying to do this for millennia and we still don’t have a definitive answer. But what about ethical leadership? What does that look like?