Leading Edge 120

Aired: August 14, 2023 Is a social divide at fault for Bud Light's recent woes? Only on the surface: the real issue for Budweiser was basic business: they broke their brand promise. It can be done, but with care. Greg Moran gives Maureen Metcalf the details in under two minutes!

Aired: August 7, 2023 Despite all the research on effective leadership, there are still bosses who think it's okay to be like J. Jonah Jameson -- yelling and losing your temper. But, as Greg Moran points out, your team stops listening when your temper flairs! There are times, though, when raising your voice IS the right thing to do. Learn more in this week's video!

Aired: July 31, 2023 Last week, Israel's Knesset passed legislation that reduces the power of the country's court system. Underneath the politics, there are important lessons for leaders worldwide, in both government and business: leadership is a joint dance, not a solo performance. As Maureen and Greg point out, in change management, building trust and inspiration are vital for a smooth transitio...

Aired: July 24, 2023 Greg and Maureen react to Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg challenging each other to a cage fight. Whether the do it or not, their back-and-forth about the match reveals a lot about the quality and style of their leadership. And how they behave is how their company culture will behave...

Aired: July 17, 2023 After SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action, Greg Moran & Maureen Metcalf give a two-minute capsule of its effects on businesses. The bottom line: it's time to actively boost diversity in the recruitment pool!

Aired: July 10, 2023 In two minutes, Greg & Maureen give their take on a recent WSJ article about CEOs and other leaders using psychedelic drugs -- not so much for recreation, as for giving them a unique leadership edge. Will psychedelics find a new home in the C-suite?

Aired: June 30th, 2023 The rapid pace of businesses implementing AI hit the leadership news this week. Greg Moran warns leaders that is leading to ill-considered approaches to the human side of adopting AI: it can drive disengagement, and even mental health issues. Greg and Maureen Metcalf discuss the details.

Aired: June 26th, 2023  Our look at the week's top leadership stories puts Reddit right in the crosshairs: Greg Moran sees Reddit as a real-world example of what happens when a company's leaders don't understand their own systems or customers. What current news stories do YOU think deserve a look through a leadership lens?

Aired: June 17th, 2023 This launches our latest experimental series. In "Leading Edge 120," ILI regular Greg Moran will bring us important news for leaders from the past week -- with his well-honed perspective added to the mix. In our debut episode, Greg reviews the report last week tracking continued worker disengagement, and why that means quiet quitting also continues unabated. It's a clarion c...