The Future Of Work With Jacob Morgan

Leadership is oftentimes equated with transformation. But transformation isn't something that happens overnight. Transformation is something that takes a long time. It's the small things that you do over time that will lead to great impact. Here are small things that you can do to be a better leader: 1. Recognize your team members - it can be as simple as saying thank you. 2. Put together diverse...

Steve Youngwood, Chief Executive Officer at Sesame Workshop. In today's episode, we will talk about Steve's background information, the sesame workshop, the learnings that influence his leading or thinking style, and his fun stories at Viacom. Steve also talks about what you do if you as a leader put a lot of trust and fail and his unique hack, tip, and strategy to be a successful leader. --------...

The servant mindset is one of the four most crucial mindsets that current and aspiring leaders need to master. It's all about serving four groups: Your leaders - serving your leaders means having a good relationship with them. Do whatever you can to make their lives easier. Your customers - it's about making life a little bit harder on yourself so that it's easier on your customers. Go above and b...

Kevin Murphy was appointed CEO in August 2017, and in 2019 he assumed the CEO role for Ferguson plc. Murphy joined Ferguson in 1999 as an operations manager by acquiring his family's Midwest Pipe and Supply business. Ferguson is North America's leading value-added distributor across residential, non-residential, new construction and repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) end markets. What are...

The world is rapidly changing to become more global and more dynamic. Because of that, the global citizen mindset is one of the most important mindsets that business leaders need to have. So what does it actually mean? It's composed of two things: 1.   Looking at the big picture. 2.   Surrounding yourself with people who are not like you. Listen to this episode to learn more. ---------------------...

Hubert Joly is a Harvard Business School senior lecturer and the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy. He is also a director of Johnson & Johnson and Ralph Lauren Corporation, an HEC Paris' International Advisory Board member, and a trustee of the New York Public Library and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. What are Hubert's thoughts on the difference in leadership throughout t...

The pandemic has forced a lot of organizations to shift into remote work. Some people were skeptical about it, but there's no doubt remote work allowed things to still get done. Microsoft recently did a study on 61,000 of their employees. They found that during the pandemic, employees were still able to get things done and be productive. However, long-term creativity actually went down. So the que...

Eric Miles serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the public accounting firm Moss Adams, based in the Western US. Its primary goal is to assist businesses in the middle market by providing various accounting services and financial consulting. What are the traits and practices needed to become an effective leader? How would you make sure your employees take care of them? How did Eric...

Asking for forgiveness is better than asking for permission. If you ask for forgiveness, it means you're proactively trying new things and can get things done quicker. If you do things right, you probably won't have to ask for forgiveness that often. Instead of waiting for people's decisions and asking for permission, take initiative and just ask for forgiveness. --------------------- This episode...

In today's episode, we will talk about René Redzepi's journey to becoming a chef by accident, his three-star Michelin restaurant, and his past days as a chef. René will also talk about how he handles his team as a leader, how he deals with high pressures and burnout, and his advice to people in running a business and managing a team. --------------------- This episode is sponsored by Workplace fro...

Communication is one of the most important skills a leader could have. If you don't know how to communicate, then your message might not be received well by your people. But there is one thing that you have to remember - Communication isn't just about what you say. It's also about how you say it. Your demeanor, tone, or body language is just as important as the message itself. --------------------...

Braden Wallake is the CEO and founder of HyperSocial and the CEO of HyperSphere. HyperSocial is a Business-to-Business agency that aims to promote an effective and fun way of doing Business-to-Business marketing and sales. As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people, including businesses. Businesses were forced to change and adapt due to the current situation, and some were forc...

How can leaders truly make their organization a great place to work? It starts by making a huge mental shift which is moving away from creating a place where you assume people NEED to be there, to creating a place where people WANT to be there. This shift from NEED → WANT is what employee experience is all about. Three tips for you as a leader: 👍Help make other people more successful THAN YOU 👍G...

Gorick Ng is a top-selling author and a career consultant at Hartford College, where he works with first-generation students with low-income backgrounds to get them on the right track. He wrote the book "The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right," which discusses the unspoken rules in the workplace that could help you achieve your goals. What are the unspoken rules that Gorick...

Do you believe in work-life balance? This topic is getting a lot of attention these days. But work-life balance doesn't exist. There's no such thing as a perfect ratio between work and life. Life doesn't work that way. So instead of talking about work-life balance, the conversation should be more about work-life integration. We need both of those things to thrive and survive. ---------------------...

Alexa von Tobel is the founder and managing partner at Inspired Capital and former founder and CEO of Learn vest. In today's episode, we will discuss Alexa's journey to create Learn Vest and Inspired Capital. Her mistakes and failures along her way and how she deals with them where she grows to be a successful entrepreneur and leader. Alex will also share the actions she'd take to create more bala...

What is the great resignation? Millions of people around the world are quitting their jobs because they want more from their organizations. It's a shift in mentality, and employees are no longer just working for the money. They want to be a part of something meaningful. And I think this is a good thing. Listen to this episode to know why. --------------------- This episode is sponsored by Workplac...

Patrick Lencioni is the best-selling author of 11 books, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and his brand-new book is coming out on September 22. It is called The Six Types of Working Genius. In today's episode, we will discuss his upcoming book, The Six Types of Working Genius. About his driving force in writing this book, assessment of each of them, and how it impacts his personal life....

If you want to keep improving, you have to get feedback from others. Creating a culture where feedback is encouraged is one of the best things you can do in your organization. But how do you deliver feedback? Are you brutally honest? Or do you give soft feedback? That's not the problem. The problem lies in how we receive feedback. Oftentimes, we take it personally and get very emotional. But that'...

Have you ever wondered why seemingly good ideas don't get implemented even though people know they are good ideas? As a leader who wants to introduce a new idea or innovation, it can be challenging to convince people to get on board.  Loran Norgren, Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and co-author of the book The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas.  In this e...

A few months ago, Simon Sinek made a video where he said the title of CEO needs to go and be replaced by the title of Chief Vision Officer. Simon's argument was that for every other role inside of the organization, whether it be the CTO, CHRO, or the CMO, their title basically explains what they do. But when it comes to a CEO, most people have no clue what that person does and what that role even...

Bill George is the former CEO of Medtronic, a medical device company with around 100,000 employees around the world. He's also a senior fellow at the Harvard Business School and author of the new book, True North: Leading Authentically in Today's Workplace, Emerging Leader Edition which comes out in August. He first became a leader in 1970 at the age of 27 and he's been on a mission to transform o...

What's the most important part of being a successful leader? According to Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy, it's all about being purposeful. Purposeful leaders understand the purpose of the people around them and know what drives them. Instead of just chasing money and power, purposeful leaders look beyond themselves to serve people and create a better world. --------------------- Companies wit...

Julia Boorstin is CNBC's Senior Media & Tech Correspondent based at the network's Los Angeles bureau. She covers media with a special focus on the intersection of media and technology. She also wrote the book When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them, released later this year in October. What were Julia's motivations for writing her new book? What are her...

Everywhere we go, we see rules. Rules are there for a reason. They keep order and prevent mistakes from happening. But sometimes, rules can be broken. In fact, the best leaders break rules. Great leaders are the ones who go above and beyond to make employees, customers, and clients happier. --------------------- Companies with better employee experiences have more engaged and productive workers, h...