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Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

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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. Economía Gestión Gestión y Liderazgo Liderazgo
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  • S4 Ep12: -The Illusion of Leadership: Neuroscience Finds Who’s Really in Control

    S4 Ep12: -The Illusion of Leadership: Neuroscience Finds Who’s Really in Control
    Mar 3 2026
    Guest: Gary Weber, PhD Your conscious mind may not be in control. That’s becoming clear to neuroscientists, and it explains why smart, experienced leaders miss obvious issues and disruptions so often. In this episode, Maureen Metcalf speaks with neuroscience researcher Gary Weber about what modern brain science reveals about decision-making, confirmation bias, and strategic blind spots. Research shows that most cognitive processing happens outside your conscious awareness. That has profound implications for leadership. If our brains are wired to reinforce existing beliefs, then even high-performing executives are vulnerable to dismissing emerging risks, filtering contrary information, and operating within narrowing feedback loops. Together, Maureen and Gary explore: The neuroscience of decision-makingThe “elephant and rider” model of the brainWhy confirmation bias is structural, not personalHow hierarchy amplifies blind spots in the C-suite, andPractical ways leaders can design dissent into their organizations. This conversation challenges one of leadership’s most deeply held assumptions: that effectiveness comes from control. Instead, it suggests that adaptability, cognitive humility, and exposure to contrary input may be the true competitive advantages in volatile markets. If you are a senior executive, board member, or transformation leader navigating rapid change, this episode offers both a neuroscience foundation and practical guidance for protecting your strategy from your own success. Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Self-Awareness: The #1 Predictor of Leadership Success with Belinda Gore - Our Emotional Recession: How to Lead When People Are Depleted with Joshua Freedman - From Stress to Strength: How to Rewire Your Brain for Resilience with Jon Wortmann For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. RESOURCES: One of Gary’s seminal works is Evolving Beyond Thought: Updating Your Brain’s Software. It’s available in paperback at https://amzn.to/4u3qXFh. 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 Sponsorship Sales: Kristine Gross Booking Producer: Jenna Reik Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. 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: Gary Weber is an American author and teacher known for integrating neuroscience, meditation, and nondual inquiry. With a background in science, military service, and senior executive leadership, Weber brings a research-informed lens to questions of consciousness and decision-making. He is the author of Happiness Beyond Thought and Evolving Beyond Thought, where he explores the nature of thinking, identity, and well-being through both contemplative practice and cognitive science. His work bridges rigorous analysis with experiential insight, offering practical approaches to understanding how the brain shapes perception, belief, and behavior.
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  • S12 Ep4: AI, Your Story, & the Professional Identity Crisis

    S12 Ep4: AI, Your Story, & the Professional Identity Crisis
    Feb 24 2026
    Guest: Christopher Washington, Provost Emeritus The real challenge for leaders facing disruption isn’t technical. It’s psychological. In this episode, Christopher Washington joins host Maureen Metcalf to explore why transformation efforts fail, even when strategy, data, and logic are sound. Christopher argues that the missing lever in most change efforts is narrative. Strategy tells people what to do, but stories determine whether they actually do it. As AI, economic volatility, and policy shifts create a cascade of “disorienting dilemmas,” leaders are confronting a deeper issue: identity disruption. When professionals fear that their expertise—or even their entire role—may become obsolete, resistance is rarely about logic. It is about belonging, self-worth, and survival. In this conversation, you’ll explore: Why highly intelligent people use their intelligence to defend the status quoHow culture is shaped more by repeated sentences than by strategy decksWhy anxiety reduces adaptability in times of rapid changeThe Four Ps of transition narratives: Purpose, Picture, Plan, and Part to Play, andHow leaders can honor legacy while guiding reinvention. Christopher also discusses the importance of listening for the stories already circulating inside your organization because those narratives may be doing more work than formal policies or incentives. For leaders navigating AI adoption, workforce anxiety, and enterprise transformation, this episode offers both a diagnostic lens and a practical framework for shaping change that people can believe in. Binge on these other great episodes with Christopher: - The End of Control: Leadership Trends for 2026 - Developing Future-Fit Employees – Christopher is joined by Faris Alami For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. RESOURCES: Learn more about Christopher on our website at https://bit.ly/CWatILI. 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 Sponsorship Sales Manager: Kristine Gross (Kgross@innovativeleadership.com) Booking Producer: Jenna Reik (JReik@innovativeleadership.com) Theme Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay. 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. Christopher Washington is a strategic leader, systems thinker, and seasoned academic executive with over three decades of experience strengthening nonprofit and educational organizations. He served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Franklin University and is a long-standing contributor to the Forbes Nonprofit Council. He previously served as CEO of Urbana University and has held leadership roles on numerous national and international nonprofit boards. Now, as an IES Principal, Christopher focuses on: Developing intrapreneurs who strengthen organizations through creativity, adaptability, and proactive innovation and designing workplace cultures that support experimentation, learning, and resilienceGuiding executives in building antifragile systems capable of leveraging stress and volatility as sources of growthSupporting leaders in responsibly adopting generative and agentic AIAdvising nonprofits and educational institutions on leadership development, culture redesign, and system transformation. As a Fellow of the Innovative Leadership Institute for six years, he will continue to partner with ILI founder Maureen Metcalf to explore emerging trends and co-create influential thought leadership and foundation programs, including their annual podcast interviews on leadership disruptions and opportunities.
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  • S7 Ep8: Leading to Shape the Future: Scharmer’s Theory U

    S7 Ep8: Leading to Shape the Future: Scharmer’s Theory U
    Feb 17 2026
    Guest: Otto Scharmer In times of disruption, new strategies are not enough. According to Otto Scharmer, what determines the success of an intervention is the leader's interior condition. In this episode, Maureen Metcalf sits down with Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at MIT and co-founder of the Presencing Institute, to explore the principles behind Theory U and why traditional change management tools fall short in today’s environment. Together they examine: Why disruption exposes the limits of analytical leadershipThe gap between traditional change management and emerging realitiesThe four levels of listening — and how they transform decision-makingThe role of empathy, courage, and “open will” in executive leadershipHow leaders can create holding spaces that elevate performance and trust, andWhy leadership failure often begins with a disconnect from reality. Scharmer challenges leaders to move beyond reacting to the past, and instead learn to sense and shape emerging future possibilities. This conversation bridges philosophy, systems thinking, and practical application, offering tools leaders can use immediately in their organizations. If you’re leading through uncertainty, this episode offers both clarity and direction. Produced in association with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/ . Other episodes you'll enjoy: - Leadership at the Edge of Uncertainty with Helle Bank Jorgensen - The End of Stability: Leading in a Disrupted World with Bob Bush, Jr. - Leaders Need More Values with George Limbert For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too! RESOURCES: Otto’s landmark book is The Essentials of Theory U; it’s available in paperback at https://amzn.to/4aA4N4v, and as an audiobook at https://amzn.to/4tH38mu. You can also learn more about Otto on his website at https://ottoscharmer.com/, or through his nonprofit at https://www.presencing.org/. 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. The Kindle version is available at https://amzn.to/44buVz8 .You’ll find further details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. 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 Sponsorship Sales: Kristine Gross (KGross@innovativeleadership.com) 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: Otto Scharmer, a Senior Lecturer at MIT and Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute, has dedicated the past 20 years to helping leaders embrace cross-sector systems transformation. Through his bestselling books Theory U and Presence (the latter co-authored with Peter Senge and others), Otto introduced the groundbreaking concept of "presencing" — learning from the emerging future. He co-founded the MITx u-lab, which has activated a vibrant worldwide ecosystem of transformational change involving more than 260,000 users from 194 countries. In collaboration with colleagues, he co-created global Action Learning Labs for UN agencies and SDG Leadership Labs for UN Country Teams in 26 countries, which support cross-sector initiatives for addressing urgent humanitarian crises. Born and raised near Hamburg, Germany, Otto’s early experiences on his family farm profoundly shaped his vision. From his father, a pioneer of regenerative farming, Otto learned the significance of the living quality of the soil in organic agriculture, which inspired his thinking about social fields as the grounding condition from which visible transformations emerge. Like a good farmer who cares for the soil, Otto believes responsible leaders must nurture the social field in which they operate. He emphasizes that shifting our economic operating systems from extractive to regenerative requires innovations in leadership support structures for shifting mindsets from ego to eco. Building that infrastructure is the purpose of the u-school for Transformation.
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