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Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

By: Innovative Leadership Institute
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 The pace of change in the world is increasing exponentially. As COVID proved, leadership must evolve. And that gets to the heart of our mission: to bring you the latest thoughts on leadership so you can innovate, learn, and evolve...growing your team, your business, and yourself! Every week, host Maureen Metcalf interviews world leaders, global business and NPO executives, thought leaders, and researchers in a wide range of industries. It’s a breadth of perspectives unavailable anywhere else. Become an innovative leader in your own right! Download the latest episode each Tuesday night on your favorite podcast platform, or watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/InnoYouTube .Copyright 2025 by the Innovative Leadership Institute. All rights reserved. Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
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  • S3 Ep 2 - A CEO’s Three Ms: Mountaineering, Mindsets, and Modernizing Leadership

    S3 Ep 2 - A CEO’s Three Ms: Mountaineering, Mindsets, and Modernizing Leadership
    Aug 19 2025

    Guest: Aldo Boitano

    What does climbing K2 – the world’s second-highest and deadliest mountain – teach about leadership?

    Pretty much everything, according to guest Aldo Boitano. The CEO, founder, consultant, and former International Leadership Association board member reveals how his mountain climbing and Antarctic expeditions taught him the most critical skills modern leaders need.

    Here's what Aldo and Maureen cover:

    1. How mountaineering builds resilience, adaptability, and (increasingly rare in today’s leaders) patience;
    2. Why exposure to uncomfortable perspectives provides hidden power; and
    3. How stepping outside your comfort zone sparks your own development.

    TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of suicide arises in the conversation around the seven-minute point.

    Produced in collaboration with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Leading from Within: A Former Navy SEAL on Transforming Yourself to Lead Others – with Diego Ugalde

    - How Great Leaders Are Made: Insights from The Economist’s “Boss Class” – with Andrew Palmer

    - Leading through Difference with Mike Hardy

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    The book Aldo mentioned is Breaking the Zero-Sum Game: Transforming Societies through Inclusive Leadership. It’s available on Amazon in paperback at https://amzn.to/3VbDpSZ and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3VbDpSZ. Learn more about Aldo on his LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/aldoboitano .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ.

    Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here.

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Graphics Editor: Stacia Rogan

    Booking Producer: Jenna Reik

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Aldo Boitano is the former CEO and Co-Founder at CleanTech Lithium, a carbon neutral lithium development company in Chile. Its mission is to be the greenest lithium supplier to the EV market. In addition to his decades of broad international leadership experience, Aldo is a world class mountaineer and active philanthropist, designing and executing curricula for internal training courses and outdoor leadership experiential programs to be used in an educational sequence (5th grade - senior classes) for empowering low-income school students.
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    13 mins
  • S11 Ep18: Disrupted! How to Break Free of Your Old Leadership Habits

    S11 Ep18: Disrupted! How to Break Free of Your Old Leadership Habits
    Aug 12 2025
    Guest: Mark Monchek What on earth is an Unconference? Traditional leadership models are cracking under the weight of today’s rapid change. Strategist and unconference co-creator Mark Monchek reveals why legacy leadership models—top-down authority, rigid planning, and competition-first thinking—are no longer fit for a world defined by disruption. The solution will come through the unconference: a new, intensive, and far more effective way to grow as a leader. It can reshape leadership development through collaboration, experiential learning, and ongoing community. Here's what Mark and Maureen cover: Why control-based leadership is losing effectiveness;How AI is changing the skills leaders need to be successful (for one, they have to learn to be more human!; andThe unconference format, and how that leads to more rapid and meaningful leadership growth. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Steer Your Career to the Next Tier with Tammy Alvarez - The Job I Love to Hate with Tammy Alvarez - Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Learn more about the Unconference Mark and Maureen will be part of at https://unconferencenyc.com/. Mark’s own company has more information about his work at https://opplab.com/. Mark’s book is Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption. It’s in paperback at https://amzn.to/4oxilEb, and Kindle at https://amzn.to/3JecZ0w. Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. ----------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Graphics Editor: Stacia Rogan Booking Procucer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Instagram: @innovativeleader Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Mark Monchek is the founder of Opportunity Lab, a strategy and leadership development firm that provides the direction, systems, and tools to take organizations to the next level of substantial growth. Mark has worked with leaders from Google, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Adorama, TerraCycle, Feltsberg, The New York Times, Wharton School of Business, New York University, Columbia University, NBC, Time Warner, and the United Nations. He’s the author of the Amazon nonfiction bestseller Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption. Mark has been featured in Real Leaders, The Better Business Book, the Organization Development Review Journal, Lifetime Network, WPLJ, WCBS, Newsday, Working Women Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
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    33 mins
  • S4 Ep10B - Forget Power: How to Lead in a World of Chaos & Complexity

    S4 Ep10B - Forget Power: How to Lead in a World of Chaos & Complexity
    Aug 5 2025
    Guest: Michelle Harrison, Global CEO of Verian What does it take to lead when trust is collapsing and change won’t slow down? Based on the real-world issues faced by her clients, Dr. Harrison shares bold insights on leading through crisis, restoring public trust, and driving innovation in both government and business. She explores the role of intellectual curiosity, adaptive learning, and values-driven culture in building resilient, high-performing teams during turbulent times. Essential listening for leaders navigating complexity and change. Here's what Michelle and Maureen cover: The global trust crisis in governments and corporations;Why collaboration is no longer an option; andHow Michelle builds high-performing, values-driven teams. Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ . Other episodes you'll enjoy: - The Leadership Balancing Act with Michelle Harrison - How Purpose-Driven Women Redefine Leadership with Karen Longman - Lessons from Governors, Athletes, & Activists on Growing Women Leaders with Susan Madsen For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re onTikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: You can learn more about Michelle Harrison’s company, Verian, on their website at https://www.veriangroup.com/ . Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 . The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. ---------------------- OUR PODCAST TEAM: Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Graphics Editor: Stacia Rogan Booking Producer: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! ----------------------- About Our Guest: Dr. Michelle Harrison works as an advisor to governments and corporations around the world to build and deliver better public policy.​ She was the Founding CEO of Verian, leading the organisation for its first decade, during which time she established it as a division of Kantar and then led its evolution to a privately owned independent company and the largest specialist public policy consulting business outside of the US. She is Chair of the Verian Institute for Public Impact, and a regular platform speaker and media commentator on issues of geopolitical and social change. Michelle was previously the Founding Global CEO of the WPP’s Government and Public Sector Practice, which pioneered a paradigm shift in applied behaviour change communications for public policy and scaled across every continent. Throughout her career, Michelle has held NED and Trustee roles in the areas of public realm innovation and social investment, including at Nesta (2012 – 2018) and Social Finance (2019 – 2025). She has served on numerous advisory committees for U.K. government. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Reykjavik Global Forum and is the co-founder of The Reykjavik Index for Leadership.
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    19 mins
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