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Partnering Leadership

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261 Your Most Important Number: Increase Collaboration, Achieve your Strategy, and Execute to Win with Lee Benson | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
May 30, 2023

261 Your Most Important Number: Increase Collaboration, Achieve your …

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Lee Benson, Founder of Execute to Win (ETW) and author of Your Most Important Number: Increase Collaboration, Achieve Your Strategy, and Execute to Win. In ...

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260 Leading Through The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence with Professor Ajay Agrawal | Partnering Leadership AI Global Thought Leader
May 23, 2023

260 Leading Through The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligen…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Professor Ajay Agrawal, the Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto's R...

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259 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Deconstructed for Leaders with Lily Zheng | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
May 16, 2023

259 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Deconstructed for Leaders with Lil…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Lily Zheng, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist and Consultant. Lily Zheng is also the author of DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the...

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258 AI’s Impact on Marketing and the Future of Business with Paul Roetzer, Founder & CEO, Marketing AI Institute & Co-Author of Marketing Artificial Intelligence | Partnering Leadership AI Global Thought Leader
May 9, 2023

258 AI’s Impact on Marketing and the Future of Business with Paul Roe…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Paul Roetzer, Founder & CEO of the Marketing AI Institute and Co-Author of Marketing Artificial Intelligence: AI, Marketing, and the Future of Business. Aft...

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257 Thursday Refresh with John Kotter: How to lead your organization through change to achieve hard-to-imagine results in uncertain and volatile times | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
May 4, 2023

257 Thursday Refresh with John Kotter: How to lead your organization …

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with John Kotter, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School, co-founder of a management consulting firm Kotter International and a pioneer in organizational ...

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256 Generative AI, AI Agents, Responsible AI, Chatbots, and AI-Driven Disruptions, Tom Taulli and Mahan Tavakoli | Partnering Leadership AI Conversation
May 2, 2023

256 Generative AI, AI Agents, Responsible AI, Chatbots, and AI-Driven…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli first shares some of his perspectives on the transformation organizations and leaders will face due to advancements in artificial intelligence. Then Mahan welcomes Tom ...

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255 The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Technology and Radical Change With Edward Hess UVA Darden Emeritus Professor | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
April 25, 2023

255 The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Tec…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Edward D. Hess. Ed Hess is a Professor Emeritus of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. Ed Hess is t...

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254 Organizational Strategy Using Artificial Intelligence and the Strategic Implications of AI with Yuval Atsmon Senior Partner McKinsey & Company | Partnering Leadership Global AI Thought Leader
April 18, 2023

254 Organizational Strategy Using Artificial Intelligence and the Str…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Yuval Atsman, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. In the conversation, Yuval Atsman discusses the difference between good strategies and why many organiza...

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253 Leadership in the Future of Work  with Joseph Fuller, Professor of Management Practice and co-head of Managing the Future of Work Project at Harvard Business School | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
April 11, 2023

253 Leadership in the Future of Work with Joseph Fuller, Professor o…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Joseph Fuller, Professor of Management Practice in General Management at the Harvard Business School and co-lead of HBS's Managing the Future of Work initia...

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252 Thursday Refresh with Carolyn Dewar: CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
April 6, 2023

252 Thursday Refresh with Carolyn Dewar: CEO Excellence: The Six Mind…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Carolyn Dewar. Carolyn is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, McKinsey's Global Practice Leader for CEO & Board Excellence, and co-author of the book CE...

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251 GPT-4, Microsoft Copilot, Google Bard, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Concerns about AI’s Disruptive Impact and the Latest in Organizational Applications of AI, Tom Taulli and Mahan Tavakoli | Partnering Leadership AI Conversation
April 4, 2023

251 GPT-4, Microsoft Copilot, Google Bard, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Co…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli reflects on the impact of the accelerating speed of change due to artificial intelligence hitting the inflection point of its exponential curve. To discuss the latest i...

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250 Leading the Organization of the Future with the Father of Modern Day HR, Dave Ulrich | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
March 30, 2023

250 Leading the Organization of the Future with the Father of Modern …

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Dave Ulrich. Known as the Father of modern-day HR, Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and a ...

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249 AI Technology to Support Social Changemakers at the Speed and Scale of Change with Emily Yu, AI Priori Founder & CEO | Greater Washington DC DMV Changemaker
March 28, 2023

249 AI Technology to Support Social Changemakers at the Speed and Sca…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Emily Yu, Founder & CEO of AI Priori. AI Priori is a technology startup that offers social changemakers a compelling new way to understand and address the...

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248 Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, The Metaverse & AI’s Impact on The Future of Work with Louis Rosenberg, AR/VR Pioneer & CEO Unanimous AI | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
March 23, 2023

248 Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, The Metaverse & AI’s Impact o…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Louis Rosenberg. Louis Rosenberg is a pioneer in virtual and augmented reality with over 300 patents; he has started multiple businesses, including Founde...

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247 Leadership Lessons from Decades of Executive Search and Placing High Performing CEOs with Paul Rothenberg | Greater Washington DC DMV Changemaker
March 21, 2023

247 Leadership Lessons from Decades of Executive Search and Placing H…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Paul Rothenberg. In the conversation, Paul Rothenberg shared why he came to Washington DC, how his career led him to an executive search career, and Paul j...

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246 Unlocking Growth through Purpose-Driven Leadership and a Culture of Engagement with Garry Ridge, Former CEO & Chairman of WD-40 | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
March 16, 2023

246 Unlocking Growth through Purpose-Driven Leadership and a Culture …

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Garry Ridge, former CEO and Chairman of WD-40. In the conversation, Garry Ridge shared his origin story and how a quote from the Dalai Lama helped him foc...

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245 Leading for a Better Future of Higher Ed and Workforce Development with Anne Kress, President of Northern Virginia Community College | Greater Washington DC DMV Changemaker
March 14, 2023

245 Leading for a Better Future of Higher Ed and Workforce Developmen…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Dr. Anne Kress, President of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), the third-largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the large...

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244 Magic Words to Unleash the Power of Effective Leadership and Positive Influence with Best Selling Author and Wharton School Professor Jonah Berger | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
March 9, 2023

244 Magic Words to Unleash the Power of Effective Leadership and Posi…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Jonah Berger, Wharton School professor and internationally bestselling author of Magic Words, Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst. In the co...

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243 Augmented Future of Work with Artificial Intelligence, Going Beyond the AI Hype to Visualizing & Embracing Possibilities with 10 AI Tools| Mahan Tavakoli Partnering Leadership Insight
March 7, 2023

243 Augmented Future of Work with Artificial Intelligence, Going Beyo…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform the future of work and leadership. Mahan first addresses the hype around AI and urges caution while also men...

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242 Leading with Character & How Leaders Can Maintain Balance and Avoid Burnout with Caren Kenney |Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
March 2, 2023

242 Leading with Character & How Leaders Can Maintain Balance and Avo…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Caren Kenney. Caren Kenney is the CEO and Founder of Evolve Leadership and coauthor of Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy. In ...

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241 Leading Communication, Corporate Citizenship & Social Responsiblity for Impact with Debbi Jarvis, Chief Communications Officer at AtlaGas | Greater Washington DC DMV Changemaker
Feb. 28, 2023

241 Leading Communication, Corporate Citizenship & Social Responsibli…

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Debbi Jarvis, Vice President & Chief Communications Officer at AltaGas. Debbi Jarvis talked about the impact of her upbringing as a Midwestern girl from ...

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240 AI and The Future of Work with Dan Turchin, CEO PeopleReign and Host of AI and The Future of Work Podcast | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
Feb. 23, 2023

240 AI and The Future of Work with Dan Turchin, CEO PeopleReign and H…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Dan Turchin. Dan Turchin is the CEO of the AI company PeopleReign and host of the podcast AI & The Future of Work. First, Dan shared thoughts on the entrepr...

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239 Mentorship and Community Support so Every Young Person Can Attain Economic Mobility  with Khari Brown, CEO at Spark The Journey | Greater Washington DC DMV Changemaker
Feb. 21, 2023

239 Mentorship and Community Support so Every Young Person Can Attain…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Khari Brown, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Spark the Journey. In the conversation, Khari Brown shared the impact of his upbringing, what drew hi...

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238 How to Lead From the Heart and Deliver Results with Mark C Crowley | Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader
Feb. 16, 2023

238 How to Lead From the Heart and Deliver Results with Mark C Crowle…

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Mark C Crowley, author of Lead From The Heart: Transformational Leadership For The 21st Century. In the conversation, Mark C Crowley shared how his tough ch...

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