Episodios

  • Introducing: Leading Up

    Introducing: Leading Up
    Nov 8 2022
    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, the Udemy Vice President of Leadership Development, 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 Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    1 m
  • How to Lead Purposefully, Support Women in the Workplace, and Create your own Luck

    How to Lead Purposefully, Support Women in the Workplace, and Create your own Luck
    Nov 9 2022
    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 Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    28 m
  • The Great Disengagement: How 3M's Learning Culture Inspires Employee Engagement and Innovation

    The Great Disengagement: How 3M's Learning Culture Inspires Employee Engagement and Innovation
    Nov 16 2022
    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. Follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    29 m
  • How Inclusion Drives Innovation and Retains Employees

    How Inclusion Drives Innovation and Retains Employees
    Nov 23 2022
    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. Follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    28 m
  • How Purpose Drives Authentic Leadership

    How Purpose Drives Authentic Leadership
    Nov 30 2022
    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 Follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    33 m
  • Transforming high potential into high performance

    Transforming high potential into high performance
    Dec 7 2022
    How can we transform a stagnating workforce with a culture that values agility and unlocking human potential? That's the question this week's guest has grappled with for decades. Stewart Kidd has 30 years of experience in the private sector, most recently as Chief Learning Officer at Computer Science Corp. In 2021, he transitioned into local government. He's now the Director of Human Resources and Talent at Kershaw County, South Carolina in the United States. Stewart tells host Alan Todd about how he created a culture of learning and agility, turning high-potential employees into high performers. Follow the podcast to never miss an episode. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    26 m
  • Leading from the Middle

    Leading from the Middle
    Dec 14 2022
    While we're living in uncertain times, we never truly know what the future might hold. That's why we need leaders at every level of business who can paint a compelling picture of the future that inspires everyone to get on board. Today's guest is the master. Dave Pottruck was the CEO of Charles Schwab from 1998 to 2018. He's written two best-selling books on leadership and change and previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    33 m
  • Innovate Through Economic Uncertainty

    Innovate Through Economic Uncertainty
    Dec 21 2022
    Economic downturns can make most of us nervous, but a recession doesn't always need to mean doom and gloom. Take for instance, some notable companies like Airbnb, Square and Udemy. All were founded during the last recession between 2008 and 2010. This week's guest gives us a crash course in innovation and explains why now is a good time as ever to continue innovating. Karl Ulrich teaches and researches innovation at the Wharton School of Business. As a founder, investor, advisor to dozens of companies, Karl holds 24 patents. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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    30 m