Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor

Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series Part 1: "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You"   Welcome to Episode 30, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® In this opening installment of Lyceum's new Cybersecurity Series , A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® convenes five board members and cybersecurity experts from the Lyceum Circle of Leaders ® to confront one of the most elusive challenges in modern governance – understanding...

"The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency" with Admiral Thomas B Fargo   Welcome to Episode 29, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® In this compelling episode of  Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® , we are joined by a distinguished leader whose career has been defined by service, responsibility, and command at the highest levels of the United States Na...

Welcome to Episode 28, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor ®   In this compelling episode of Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor , we are joined by Dan Bane, the retired CEO of Trader Joe's, to explore the remarkable journey of leading one of the most iconic brands in modern retail through a period of unprecedented growth. From 2001 to 2023, Trader Joe's expanded from 150 to 547 stores, maint...

Welcome to Episode 27, Season 7 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® Are you a new board member serving on a regulated company board, but from a non regulatory background? This episode is directed especially to newer board members and executives in utility companies regulated at the state and even federal levels.    My guest in this episode is Dr. Mark Jamison. Dr. Jamison is Director and Gerald Gunter Pro...

Welcome to Episode 26, Season 7, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® . This episode coupled with the prior Episode 25 on Overcoming Homophily forms two episodes themed to span both Black History Month and Women's History Month. I'm joined in this program by four of five women who on May 1 st , 2019, published together a collective autobiographical book titled The Energy Within Us ....

Welcome to Episode 25, Season 6, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor® . This is part one of two episodes aimed as a celebration of Black History Month. In August 2020, USA Today reported that 11% of the directors across the 50 largest companies in the S&P 100 are black. On the other hand, gender diversity on boards has shown better improvement over the last seven years. BoardEx just r...

Inspiring award-winning performances from your talent: Crossover applications to business leadership from the theatrical development process with Charles Newell, Artistic Director of Court Theatre in Chicago A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 24   Welcome to Episode 24, Season 5, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor® . I'm joined in the program today by Charles Newell, the Marilyn F. Vital...

"Service First, Safety Always" The Anatomy of a Private Equity Investment: from M&A roll-up, to IPO, and beyond with Advanced Disposal Services' Chairman and CEO Richard Burke A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 23   Welcome to episode 23 and the beginning of Season 4 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor . I'd like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that have enabled us t...

  A Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The "Take-Private" of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® Episode 22   Welcome to Episode 22 and May 2019, which marks Lyceum's three-year anniversary of publishing A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® . Today I'm joined by Talen Energy's CEO, Ralph Alexander, and CFO, Alex Hernandez. We'll be discussing the remarkable turn...

The Earth Day Episode - A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 21 Climate Change as the Foremost Challenge of Our Generation with Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG Happy Earth Day Weekend.  Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day.  In celebration and recognition, we welcome you to our special Earth Day 2019 episode.  I am joined by Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 20 The ESG Canvas for Corporate Reporting with Pat Kampling, Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Welcome to Episode 20. I am joined by Pat Kampling, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy in Madison Wisconsin.  This Episode 20 covers several areas of topical interest including a discussion on 'sustainability' and the quickly emerging and rapidly evolvi...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 19 Redefining Leadership in a Traditional Industry with Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation Welcome to Episode 19. I am joined by Mary Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power in Vermont.  This Episode 19 presents a unique CEO profile in Mary Powell.  Many of the CEO's that we have featur...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 17 "Leading a Regional Electricity Grid and the Transition to a Clean Energy Future" with Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England Welcome to Episode 17. I joined Gordon Van Welie, President and Chief Executive Officer of ISO New England on a clear late summer's day at his office just outside of Springfield, Massachusetts. The general population would l...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 18 Leading an Industry Association with Sue Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Power Association (APPA) Welcome to Episode 18. I am joined by Sue Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Power Association (APPA) in her office in Washington, DC. Our past 17 episodes have presented CEOs across a wide spectrum...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 16 "Turnarounds, Veterans, and a Tribute to Senator John McCain" with Don Brandt, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle West   Interview with Don Brandt, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle West (Ticker: PNW ) and the turnaround of the company's principal subsidiary, regulated utility Arizona Public Service through regula...

Welcome to Episode 15.  This is The Leadership Lyceum's special Earth Day 2018 episode of A CEO's Virtual Mentor on Climate Change and Clean Energy. We are pleased to present an interview with Ralph Cavanagh, Co-Director of the Energy Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council from October 23, 2017.  We honor Earth Day by bringing in a much deeper perspective than is typically seen by the en...

The Philanthropy Episode – A Holiday Double Feature A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® Episode 14 Holiday greetings from The Leadership Lyceum!  Welcome to our 14th episode of the podcast. 'Tis the season of giving and we give you our holiday gift in the form of this holiday special double episode on Philanthropy.  We'll cover the subject from a few different angles. First. from the perspective of the giver...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 13   The Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation Path Implications and Advice for Corporate Governance and CEO Leadership Our guests in a panel format include: Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse Paul Toback, Former President, CEO and Chairman of Bally Total Fitness Marjorie Bowen, Retired Managing Partne...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 12 Shareholder Activism – The Vulnerability Framework; Board Governance & Effectiveness; and a Conversation with WEC Energy Group CEO Allen Leverett Guests include: Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse Allen Leverett, President and CEO of WEC Energy Tanuja Dehne, Corporate governance expert and independent director...

A CEO's Virtual Mentor Episode 11   Board Governance & Effectiveness, Shareholder Activism, and Utility Industry Consolidation and M&A Guests include: Corporate governance expert, Tanuja Dehne Paul Bonavia, Retired Chairman and CEO of UNS Energy Chris Young, Managing Director and head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse   If you did not join us for our last episode, Episode 10 which w...

Special Podcast Episode 10 "The Electric Utility Industry's Golden Age of Innovation: Now" Innovation Interviews with Eight CEOs After a bit of a hiatus, we are back.  I can assure we have been busy on your behalf in the interim.  We are delighted to announce that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum's brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director's...

"Perpetuating the California Dream: Progressive Policy Meets Progressive Leadership" Interview with Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International in Los Angeles, California Welcome to Episode 9 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor .  I had the pleasure of visiting Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International in his Los Angeles office for this conversation as part of what will be a bit of a...

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor "Leading Beyond Authority in Utilities: A Conversation with American Water Works CEO Susan Story" American Water Works (Ticker: AWK ) is the largest publicly-traded water utility in the country, serving one of the basic human needs of about 15 million customers across 47 states, and in Ontario, Canada. The company serves, and Su...

Part 2 of 2: "Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened" Interview with McKinsey & Company Emeritus, Dr. Les Silverman, former Lead Independent Director of Pepco and Independent Director of Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG); Mr. Robert (Bob) Skaggs, former CEO of NiSource and then CEO of CPG; and Mr. Joseph (Joe) Rigby, former Chief Executive Officer of Pepco.  Welcom...

Part 1 of 2: "Utility Mergers & Acquisitions: Reflections from The Room Where It Happened" Interview with McKinsey & Company Emeritus, Dr. Les Silverman, former Lead Independent Director of Pepco and Independent Director of Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG); Mr. Robert (Bob) Skaggs, former CEO of NiSource and then CEO of CPG; and Mr. Joseph (Joe) Rigby, former Chief Executive Officer of Pepco.  Welcom...