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. 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. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
In this special mini-episode of Leading Up, host Kelly Schwarze highlights key takeaways from the Udemy Forward 2024 virtual event. This episode features advice from Paul Kent, the senior L&D manager at PepsiCo, about how best to leverage skills-based practices to boost employee performance, engagement, and retention. Paul also emphasizes the importance of developing core skills, the impact of setting on learning retention, and how AI and human intelligence can be paired for maximum productivity and success. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
In this special best-of episode of Leading Up with Udemy, Kelly Schwarze, senior digital marketing manager at Udemy, revisits powerful leadership lessons from the past seven seasons. Hear from former Charles Schwab CEO Dave Pottruck on the importance of humility and emotional intelligence when leading from the middle, Starbucks Head of Learning Brandon Carson on building a strong company culture through trust and continuous learning, and Merck CLO Johann Laville on why great leaders are lifelong learners. Whether you're an emerging or seasoned leader, this episode offers valuable insights to help you grow and lead with impact. FULL EPISODES: Leading From the Middle: Featuring Dave Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab How Company Culture Impacts Every Team Member: Featuring Brandon Carson, VP of Learning, Starbucks Why Strong Leaders Are Strong Learners: Featuring Johann Laville, Chief Learning Officer, Merck Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd sits down with Alan Murray, President of the Dow Jones Leadership Institute and former CEO of Fortune Magazine. Murray shares his journey from a young journalism enthusiast to a leader in the media industry, offering insights on adapting to technological disruption and the evolving role of business in society. He also discusses the challenges facing journalism today and the importance of integrity in leadership. Tune in to learn how to navigate change and lead with purpose in an ever-changing world. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd speaks with Jessica Michaels, an award-winning speaker and expert in leadership development. After discovering in her thirties that she has autism and ADHD, Jessica became an advocate for neurodiversity in the workplace. She shares practical insights on how leaders can create more inclusive environments that unlock the potential of neurodivergent employees. With humor and directness, Jessica explains how embracing diverse ways of thinking can lead to more innovative and effective teams. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd sits down with Hebba Youssef, creator of the popular HR newsletter I Hate It Here and Chief People Officer at Workweek. With over 130,000 subscribers, Heba's newsletter provides candid insights and advice for HR professionals looking to build workplaces that people love. In this conversation, Heba shares her human-centered approach to leadership, offering fresh perspectives on the future of work, building trust, and leading with empathy. Tune in for practical ideas on how to create a more engaging and people-focused work environment. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Join Alan Todd as he sits down with Cynthia Pong, founder and CEO of Embrace Change, a firm dedicated to helping women of color achieve their career goals. Cynthia shares her innovative concept of "career insurance" — steps to ensure long-term career success. They discuss her transition from law to career coaching, strategies for career advancement for women of color, and overcoming systemic marginalization. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd sits down with David Yeager, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and Stefani Okamoto, Director of Manager Excellence at ServiceNow. They discuss debunking negative stereotypes about Gen Z, introducing the mentor mindset in leadership, and exploring practical insights from David's book, 10 to 25. Learn how to foster growth, support potential, and apply cutting-edge developmental psychology to inspire emerging leaders. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd as he sits down with Sophie Riegel, a best-selling author, speaker, coach, and mental health advocate. Sophie shares her journey as a young mental health advocate, strategies for optimizing intergenerational relationships, tips for talking about mental health with young people, and how to offer, ask for, and accept help. They also discuss the impact of generational dynamics in the workplace and at home. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Join Alan Todd as he sits down with Sunny Bonnell, co-founder of the renowned branding agency Motto and co-author of "Rare Breed: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different." In this episode, Sunny shares key lessons from her book, strategies for balancing creativity and business, and the importance of visionary leadership. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd sits down with Dr. Ann Schulte, a versatile executive with a career spanning communications, consulting, higher education, and work-based learning leadership. Dr. Schulte, former Chief Learning Officer at MasterCard and Procter & Gamble, now serves as an academic director at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss leadership and development, strategic self-awareness, feedback receptiveness, and media literacy in the age of AI. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
In the premiere episode of Leading Up's seventh season, Alan Todd sits down with Charles Duhigg, the renowned journalist and author of Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. Charles shares insights on how mastering the art of super communication can significantly enhance your life in numerous ways — whether at work, with friends, or with family. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
In our final episode of Leading Up's sixth season, host Alan Todd passes the mic to Udemy CMO Genefa Murphy. Genefa's conversation with Ian James, Managing Director of McLaren Electric Racing & Team Principal of NEOM McLaren Formula E & Extreme E Teams, centers around how leaders on and off the racetrack can use ideas from McLaren's culture of excellence to improve their teams' performance. Listeners will take away lessons from how a team can operate in a no-blame culture even while under pressure, empower every member of the team to share their knowledge, make incremental gains, and put sustainability front and center. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Stepping into leadership is challenging, particularly at the early stage of a career. And tomorrow's leaders are stepping into the most generationally diverse workforce in history, and thus stepping into a world with new dynamics and challenges. This week on Leading Up With Udemy, we are revisiting a conversation with Lindsey Pollak. She gives advice on what makes an effective leader, how communication and clarity go hand in hand, and how becoming a manager is not a promotion, but a career change. Lindsey is a New York Times bestselling author of four books, including Becoming the Boss and The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace. She's delivered keynote speeches for more than 300 organizations, including Fortune 100 companies and Ivy League universities. The last episode of season six of Leading Up With Udemy drops on Wednesday, July 10th. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Modesty, while a virtue, is sometimes taken too far when it comes to speaking up and promoting yourself at work. Society has conditioned women and people of color, in particular, to underestimate themselves in modesty's name. This week on Leading Up With Udemy, we are revisiting a conversation with Yvell Stanford. She speaks about teaching people to believe in themselves, advocate for themselves, and how to put modesty in a corner. Yvell is the Metropolitan Transit Authority's Deputy Chief of Organizational Design and Development. Prior to this, she spent nearly 15 years as a professor in the Black and Hispanic Studies Department at Baruch College at the City University of New York. The last episode of season six of Leading Up With Udemy drops on Wednesday, July 10th. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Stanley McChrystal, General (Ret), Chairman, and CEO of McChrystal Group, knows a lot about what it means to transform a group of ordinary people into a highly calibrated, responsive, and skilled team. The former commander of the US Joint Special Operations Command joins host Alan Todd to discuss the importance of skills training and how the principles of military leadership translate to the private sector. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Mark Edwards spent over 25 years as the chief music critic for London's Sunday Times, so he knows how to capture an audience's attention. And his new book, “Best Story Wins,” is all about using the ideas of storytelling to communicate better in business. He joins host Alan Todd to dig into what makes a good story, and what your favorite movie might have to teach you about getting ahead at work. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Starbucks VP of Learning, Leadership, and Cultural Experiences Brandon Carson has witnessed first-hand how different company cultures impact the way teams work together. From his work at major companies like Walmart, Delta, Home Depot, and now the Seattle-based coffee giant, Carson illustrates his own leadership philosophies of unlocking his team's potential and coaching them to be their best selves. In the second half of the interview with Alan Todd, Carson shares his thoughts on how the GenAI revolution should be managed by Learning & Development leaders, and why a human-first approach is key. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Deb Tees, Director of Talent and Organizational Capability at Lockheed Martin, has taken a circuitous route to her current position: she has prioritized lateral moves and learning about the breadth of her organization and industry over simply climbing a corporate ladder. She joins Alan Todd to talk about what she's learned, and how she's handled culture and adapting to a hybrid workforce at Lockheed Martin. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Dr. Genefa Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer at Udemy, hasn't always been a marketer: she spent time in academia and also worked in product. Her path has taken her through a variety of leadership and individual contributor roles, and she credits this varied experience as being crucial to her success. In this conversation with Alan Todd, Genefa digs into her leadership principles and shares advice with her signature humor and authenticity. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Dr. Roger L. Martin, named the world's foremost management thinker by Thinkers50 in 2017, is one of the few leadership thinkers to successfully marry theory and practice in the field. He joined host Alan Todd to dig into the difference between having a plan and an integrated strategy, and how listeners can adopt the Playing to Win framework to make strategic decisions about their own careers. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Alan Todd sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer of the Stanford Graduate School of Business to talk about one of the last remaining “dirty words” of business: power. From this rousing discussion of Pfeffer's research and his latest book, 7 Rules of Power, listeners will learn the steps they can take immediately to develop their own ability to influence others at work and advance in their careers. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Dr. Barbara Kellerman is a Fellow and Founding Executive Director at the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership, and she's dedicated to the study of leadership — focusing on the good and the bad. Through her study of leadership on the world stage, Barbara has gleaned insights that can be used by leaders — and, crucially, followers — in the corporate sphere. Through this interview, listeners will learn about the key tenets of good leadership, and why being a “follower” doesn't mean you lack power or influence. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
In our first episode of Leading Up's sixth season, Alan Todd sits down with Dr. Frances X. Frei of Harvard Business School. Frances's new book with her wife and research partner Anne Morriss is called Move Fast and Fix Things, and she walks Alan through the steps every organization or team must take before they can realize explosive growth. Listeners will take away valuable lessons about building trust within an organization, and how to make sure you're diagnosing the root of your business problems, rather than just their symptoms. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Who are you as a leader? This is the critically important question we revisit on this week's podcast episode. Our podcast guest, Lisa Dahms, encourages all of her new managers to reflect on this question, as it can help them lead authentically, purposefully, and effectively. Dahms is the Global Head of People Development IT at TUI Group, one of the world's leading tourism companies based in Hanover, Germany, with over 13 million customers and $16.5 billion in annual revenues. Dahms shares valuable lessons from accelerating her career, navigating burnout, and fostering talent at TUI Group. Season Six of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, April 17. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Everyone is looking to drive innovation, retain employees, and create a healthy workplace culture. Inclusive Leadership can provide solutions for these challenges and more. This week on Leading Up With Udemy, we are revisiting a conversation with Stefanie Johnson. She offers 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. If you liked this episode, you might like Udemy Business's program on Acting Inclusively. Season Six of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, April 17. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Neda Schlictman, Managing Director & Chief Learning Officer - Leadership and Human Potential at Deloitte, has spent her career in learning, first as a teacher and then in adult development. She joins Alan Todd to go deep into how her firm thinks about human potential, GenAI, and supporting younger generations' desires for meaningful work. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Nick Craig, President of the Core Leadership Institute, has spent his professional life dedicated to helping others step into their purpose to become better leaders and human beings. He joins Alan Todd to dig into some examples of purpose statements and what you can achieve when you are connected to what you're meant to be doing. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Udemy Chief Product Officer Prasad Raje has been at the forefront of many technological shifts in his career, from the dawn of the internet, when content transmission became free and lightning-fast, to the latest revolution in content creation and synthesis. He joins Alan Todd to explore how we got to the cusp of the generative AI revolution, and how knowledge workers have an opportunity to radically upskill themselves in order to move with the pace of change. Listeners will also gain an appreciation for how Udemy is leveraging GenAI to make learning better. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Social psychologist and generational expert Jean Twenge has written nearly half a dozen books about the psychological profile of young people — first Millennials, and now Gen Z. In her new book, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents – and What They Mean for America's Future, Twenge seeks to define generational differences by highlighting the major technological shifts that occurred during each generation's youth. She joins Alan Todd for a rousing discussion about how different generations behave in the workplace, and how to manage across generational lines. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka, author of SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World, has spent years researching curiosity's impact on our social connections and empathy. He joins Alan Todd to dig into the difference between deep and shallow curiosity, and how keeping an open mind and a spirit of intellectual humility can make you and your team feel more connected. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak is an expert on helping Millennials and Gen Z navigate the workforce. Her books, including Becoming the Boss and The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace, offer a roadmap for both seasoned and emerging leaders to tackle difficult conversations and succeed in a management role. Through Pollak's conversation with Alan Todd about generational stereotypes, listeners will gain an appreciation for the similarities – rather than differences – in what different generations want out of their working lives. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman at legendary ad firm Ogilvy UK, knows how to make a bit of magic in business. His book Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life encourages a new way of thinking, using context, clever messaging, and exploratory thinking to solve problems that are ordinarily approached logically. In this conversation between Sutherland and Alan Todd, listeners will learn a new paradigm for harnessing their team's resources and creativity. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Over the course of his multi-decade career, legendary author and speaker Gary Hamel wrote the book on many aspects of modern management. So when he explains that bureaucracy is stifling all kinds of human potential in the workplace, organizations and leaders should take note. Hamel joined Alan Todd to unpack the history of bureaucracy and some of the ideas behind his book Humanocracy. Plus, he makes the case for hacking your own bureaucracy to create pockets of innovation, no matter where you are on the corporate ladder. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
You've likely heard of Carol Dweck's research on growth mindset and fixed mindset for individuals. But the research that went into social psychologist Mary C. Murphy's new book, Cultures of Growth, proves that the mindset or culture of an organization can make a huge impact on its output and innovation. Dr. Murphy joins Alan Todd to dig into the key differences between a Culture of Growth and a Culture of Genius – and how to start fostering more growth cultures at work, whether you're a manager or an individual contributor. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
What if navigating big changes in your personal life or business wasn't a cause for distress? If you view change as a neutral phenomenon, rather than something negative that's happening to you, you may be better equipped to manage it. Brad Stulberg, bestselling author of Master of Change and The Practice of Groundedness and adjunct professor at the University of Michigan, joins Alan Todd for an illuminating discussion about how to navigate changes big and small. Listeners will take away strategies for managing their expectations and for responding thoughtfully, rather than reacting rashly, to change. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
While we prepare new episodes for 2024, we're sharing an episode from our friends at Fixable, a TED podcast hosted by leadership coaches Anne Morriss and Frances Frei, who dive into their area of expertise: trust. Frances recounts the time when she was brought in to help Uber fix their huge trust breakdown. Using Uber as a case study, they explain the three pillars of trust – authenticity, empathy, and logic – and actionable solutions to strengthen each leg when they're on shaky ground. Season 5 of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, January 10th. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast. The best takeaways from the first three seasons of the Leading Up podcast are now an e-book! Taking the Lead: Skills for Leaders in a Changing World is a collection of anecdotes and advice from some of the most successful leaders in the business world and academia. Get the e-book at https://bit.ly/leading-up-ebook.
Originally released July 2023, Alan sits down in this episode with Dave Ulrich, often referred to as the “Father of Modern HR.” It's a fascinating conversation about creating value for the customer, always working from the customer backwards, and thinking about business from the outside in. Alan and Dave discuss how your job as a leader is to make someone else better, and how you can intentionally create work environments where people feel safe to dare. It's a special episode, and we're re-releasing it in anticipation of Season Five. Season Five of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, January 10th, and we've got some amazing guests lined up for the new year. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
While we prepare new episodes to share with you in January 2024, Alan wants to highlight a conversation from March 2023 with Stew Friedman, founder of The Wharton Leadership Program and the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project at The University of Pennsylvania to talk about leadership as a lifelong practice. They discuss how leadership skills can completely transform your mental health, business performance, community engagement, and home life. This is what Stew Friedman calls Total Leadership. It's an incredibly insightful episode and we're re-releasing it in anticipation of Season 5. Season 5 of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, January 10th, and we've got some amazing guests lined up for the new year. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
For the final episode of Season 4, Udemy CEO Greg Brown joins Alan Todd to share some of the keys to his success. Brown discusses how his interest in Stoic philosophy, sports background, and intense morning routine work together to give him a competitive advantage in business and life. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Ian Leslie, the author and researcher behind the books Curious and Conflicted, joins Alan Todd for a spirited conversation on the different types of curiosity. They discuss why organizations should strive to create a culture where there's no such thing as a silly question and everyone's curiosity is rewarded. Listeners will learn strategies for opening up your mind to creative thinking and the difference between shallow and deep curiosity — and why pursuing deep curiosity is worth it. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Dr. Vasant Dhar has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence research since he received his doctorate in the field over 40 years ago. Now, he teaches a new generation of AI leaders at NYU Stern School of Business. Dhar joins Alan Todd for a rousing conversation on where AI will take us, and why he believes business leaders looking to sharpen their AI toolkit should study philosophy. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Leadership expert, Udemy instructor, and former World Bank executive Elizabeth Pagé is no stranger to managing successful teams through tough times; shortly after she began working at the financial institution she was tasked with leading her team through a process shift that came directly from the bank's president. In this conversation with Alan Todd, Pagé shares tools for giving and receiving feedback, and the keys to communicating effectively up and down the corporate ladder. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
CEO coach and author Jack Daly didn't get to where he is today by sitting by and allowing it to happen: he set ambitious goals and tracked his progress to them. Today, he's run marathons in every state and on every continent, has competed in over a dozen Iron Man triathlons, has written multiple books, and is widely hailed as one of the best sales coaches in the business. In this interview with Alan Todd, Jack reveals the secrets behind his Life by Design philosophy – and how you can begin using the 168 hours we all have each week to reach your personal and professional goals. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Yvell Stanford, Talent and Learning Lead at the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, is a lifelong teacher and learner. So when she found herself outside of academia for the first time, she decided to use her talents and drive to create her own position, making her responsible for the professional development of over 70,000 employees of the MTA. In her role, she's forged new ground, creating a job pipeline at the MTA for students in New York City's public university system. Whether you're an early career employee in need of a confidence boost or a seasoned leader looking to bring stakeholders together to make common cause, Yvell's advice and story will inspire you to lead with more passion. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Jennifer Barnes, Global Learning & Development Leader at chemical and materials company Celanese, has led learning and development efforts across industries from healthcare to telecom. She sits down with Alan Todd to talk about how she thinks about supporting early-career employees, from internship to onboarding and beyond. Jennifer's insights into company culture and how to achieve your highest potential (and help identify potential in others) just might inspire you to seek out a new skill to learn. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Sacha Connor, the CEO and Founder of Virtual Work Insider, is no stranger to leading remote and hybrid teams. She joins Alan Todd to discuss the biases that leaders must overcome and best practices for leading and contributing to distributed teams. If you're in the corporate workforce, there's a good chance that your team is distributed over different locations or time zones. This episode will unlock the secrets of making virtual work better, from good meeting hygiene to building a foundation for productive, asynchronous communication. To access Sacha's handout on building influence in a hybrid environment, go to https://virtualworkinsider.com/leadingup. To learn more about the Udemy invested Leader Program, visit https://bit.ly/udemy-invested-leader. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
Roberta Matuson is a talent consultant and author of several incredible leadership books, including international bestseller Suddenly In Charge, Can We Talk?, and The Magnetic Leader. She discusses how to manage up and how to have difficult conversations at work. If you're looking to become a more effective leader, this episode is for you. Listen now to learn from Roberta Matuson's years of coaching diverse clients who work in a range of organizations, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast. If you want to develop invested leaders who motivate, inspire, and engage distributed teams across your organization, visit https://bit.ly/invested-leaders
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. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.
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. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.