Leading Up With Udemy: Recent Episodes
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Leading Up is a top-ranking leadership podcast to help you work, lead, and live differently. In Season 6, we’re continuing our focus on GenAI, while digging into the difference between effective and ineffective leadership. We’ll also shine a light on storytelling, and how it can help aspiring leaders communicate better. Alan Todd, VP of Leadership Development at Udemy, sits down with some of the most thoughtful and exciting leaders, practitioners, and thinkers. Together, we’ll help you unlock your potential and become an even better leader.
New episodes drop every Wednesday, so be sure to follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Leave us a rating and review if you like what you hear.
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Brad Watt, Chief Learning Officer at Colgate-Palmolive, joins host Alan Todd to discuss why leaders who put people first make their teams shine. Brad shares his insights on why great leaders are also great teachers, and how to create an environment where every employee can thrive. He also reveals how Formula 1 racing can teach us a thing or two about team building.
Brad’s decades of leadership experience provides actionable advice for leaders – and future leaders – at every stage of their career.
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Leading Up is back with a brand new season of episodes. Host Alan Todd, VP of Leadership Development at Udemy, dives into engaging conversations with leading executives and professional development experts. This season, we’re focusing on how to leverage new technologies like AI and create invested leaders who unlock the potential of employees, whether they’re working in the office or home. This is the podcast for emerging and seasoned leaders alike and anyone looking to level up their career.
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Originally released April 2022. Alan sits down with Molly Nagler, Chief Learning Officer at PepsiCo, to discuss the dramatic evolution of the way we work from in-person to distributed work. Arguably, there’s one skill you need to hone more than any other in order to keep up with rapid change: Communication, the ability for nothing to get lost in translation. It’s a special episode and we’re re-releasing it in anticipation of Season Four.
Season Four of Leading Up With Udemy returns in just a few weeks, on Wednesday September 13th and we’ll be kicking off the new season with Brad Watt, Chief Learning Officer at Colgate-Palmolive.
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Stephanie Stapleton-Sudbury, President of Udemy Business, joins host Alan Todd to discuss how self-awareness and vulnerability-based leadership are crucial when tuning into your customers’ and company’s needs alike. Stephanie has revolutionized the customer success industry with her resourcefulness and curiosity, and she guides us through the key components needed to create an environment that fosters growth for yourself and everyone around you.
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Hassan Osman, Senior Vice President of Professional Services at NWN Carousel, joins host Alan Todd to share insights on being effective in the remote workplace. Hassan discusses the importance of balancing organizational needs with personal ones, setting boundaries, and maintaining proactive and responsive communication. Hassan provides actionable tips to thriving in our evolving hybrid work world, for both leaders and employees alike.
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This week on Leading Up, Dr. Robert Wengrzyn joins host Alan Todd to discuss how servant leadership empowers employees to take ownership of their roles, creating a more dynamic and healthy workplace. As Supply Chain Talent & Learning Manager at Intel, Dr. Rob shares personal anecdotes with valuable insights on how building equity with your team can lead to long-term benefits for your organization.
From seasoned leaders to those starting their journey, Dr. Rob gives practical advice to help you lead more effectively. So, get ready to feed your mind and lead with a new rhythm.
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Receiving feedback can be tough. Giving it can be even tougher. This week on Leading Up, executive coach Alisa Cohn joins host Alan Todd to discuss having candid conversations for improved performance, and how effective communication plays a pivotal role in a leader's success.
Alyssa brings the depth of her expertise to offer practical strategies to overcome imposter syndrome, and shares her insights on different leadership styles to suit different work environments. She also speaks on the importance of routines and rituals in shaping leadership skills. Tune in, and unleash your leadership potential with seasoned executive coach Alisa Cohn.
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How can emerging leaders navigate the paradoxes and tensions in the ever-changing world of work? David Ulrich, the father of modern HR, speaks with host Alan Todd about the idea of value creation in leadership development and focusing on the customer as the ultimate winner or loser in the workplace battle. Dave shares his thoughts on the importance of balancing empathy with market success, and offers advice for emerging leaders on intentionally creating work environments where people feel safe to dare.
Learn more from Dave Ulrich in the new Udemy Business Leadership Academy program, Invested Leaders.
Have you ever felt like an imposter in your own workplace? You're not alone. Sabrina Khan, Performance & Development Manager at Encompass and an expert in creating inclusive environments at work, joins host Alan Todd to talk about how to overcome self-limiting beliefs and champion learning in our careers. Sabrina shares her insights on the growing importance of learning in today's organizations thanks to social media and younger CEOs, and discusses how to make it a top priority for senior leaders.
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Lt. Col. Adam Pannone shares how his military training can be used to hone the skills needed for success as a leader in the private sector. A West Point grad, former military officer, and now a Digital Program Leader at Johnson & Johnson, Adam shares how his experiences in the military have led him to understand the value of broadening his knowledge and skill sets for creative and innovative problem-solving. He encourages early-career individuals to explore and find their unique path, and the essential role of embracing accountability and curiosity in leadership. He also encourages leaders to use low stakes moments to help their teams develop new skills, and to teach, coach, and motivate with enthusiasm.
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Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Everyone has an idea of what their career journey will look like and it is up to them to own it. We all have a destination and it doesn’t have to always be a “ladder.” Someone’s journey may oftentimes look like a jungle gym or a lattice!
This week on Leading Up, Dr. Hamaria Crockett joins host Alan Todd to discuss leadership development and training, authenticity in the workplace, finding your professional purpose and more. Dr. Hamaria is a Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach and the VP of Leadership and Organization Development at Pax Eight.
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Nearly three quarters of companies in the United States have adopted or plan to adopt a hybrid model of work. We’re a few years into this hybrid work experiment, but we are still figuring out exactly how leaders can unite, motivate, and develop their teams.
This week on Leading Up, Rebecca Ray joins host Alan Todd to discuss the future of work, succeeding with hybrid work, and her vision of the workplace as an oasis. She is the Executive Vice President of Human Capital at The Conference Board, a nonprofit think tank founded over 100 years ago that delivers business insights on the most challenging issues of our time.
Rebecca’s distinguished career includes being an executive at three Fortune 50 companies and writing for Forbes Magazine. She earned her PhD from New York University, and was named “Chief Learning Officer of the Year” by Chief Learning Officer magazine.
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Leading Up is back with a whole new season of episodes. Host Alan Todd, VP of Leadership Development at Udemy, sits down with top researchers and practitioners to lay out the blueprint for leadership development. This is the podcast for emerging and seasoned leaders alike and anyone looking to level up their career.
Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Are you prepared to thrive at your first job or internship? Get ready to navigate the workplace with Shannon Lewandowski, Development Program Director at Great American Insurance Group. This week’s conversation dives into the common skills gaps for new college graduates, how to navigate the corporate environment, and how to find joy at work. From her own journey of transitioning from social work to the insurance industry, Shannon tells us how taking risks and embracing new challenges shaped her career trajectory and growth.
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In today's tumultuous world, sometimes it's hard to know which way is up, but finding your purpose can drive emerging leaders to move forward. Professor Bob Quinn joins host Alan Todd on this week’s podcast to share why finding your purpose can transform companies – and lives. For 40 years, Professor Quinn’s research and teaching has led the way for how people think about positive and purpose-driven leadership. He's a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations. He's written 18 books, including Deep Change, The Positive Organization, and more recently, The Economics of Higher Purpose. If you liked this episode, you might like Professor Quinn's course on Udemy Business: Becoming A Purpose-Driven Organization
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Everyone is looking to drive innovation, retain employees, and create a healthy workplace culture. Inclusive Leadership can provide solutions for these challenges and more. Stefanie Johnson joins the podcast to offer tips on running more inclusive meetings, creating an effective DEI strategy, and how inclusivity can help bring employees back to the office. Stefanie is the WSJ best-selling author of Inclusify and a leadership professor at Rice University where she runs the Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
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Since the beginning of last year, more than 50 million people have resigned from their jobs. But today’s Leading Up guest, Samuel Ragsdale, Head of L&D at 3M, sees a shift from a Great Resignation to what he calls the Great Disengagement. Employees feel a lack of connection to their work or even the mission of their organization. We talk about solutions to this problem, including how Samuel is reinventing learning and inspiring more creative and connected experiences at 3M.
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When it comes to leadership, if Melanie Weaver Barnett isn’t nominated, she will nominate herself. Podcast host Alan Todd, Vice President and General Manager of Udemy Business, talks with Melanie about positive leadership in a hybrid world, how to make your own luck, and how leaders should support women in business. She is the Chief Executive Education Officer at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, which has consistently ranked among the top 10 business schools in the world under her leadership. Melanie is also the executive director of UNICON, an international consortium of business schools focused on non-degree executive education. Follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Learn more about us at business.udemy.com.
Leaders face challenges every single day: evolving workplace culture, skills gaps, the great resignation, and let's not forget about the global recession nipping at our collective heels. At Udemy, we've seen firsthand how leaders can continue to drive creativity and exciting business outcomes, and foster an inventive spirit - despite headwinds. Hear fresh perspectives and insights from forward-thinking real-world business and leadership experts. Hosted by Alan Todd, Vice President and General Manager of Udemy Business, every episode shares inspiration, advice, and research to help you work, lead, and live differently. Follow the podcast, so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Learn more about us at business.udemy.com.