What can we learn about leadership from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? An awful lot, if our guides are Dr. Gordon B Schmidt and Dr. Sy Islam. In this episode, I talk to Gordon and Sy about how they first got interested in Marvel, why the MCU is such a great […]
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Mike Urick on A Manager’s Guide to Using the Force
Mike Urick, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Management and Operational Excellence and the Graduate Director of the Master of Science in Management program at the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. In this episode I talk to Mike about […]
Chris Mackey on Gaming Leadership Development
Well, folks, this COVID-19 business is messing up a lot of plans, including Chrissy Mackey’s dissertation research plan! In this episode, Chrissy joins me to talk about how she’s pivoted so she can move forward with her original research on the use of Dungeons and Dragons for leadership development. I’ve […]
Stefanie Mockler on Coaching Leaders During COVID-19
Stefanie Mockler joins the show to talk about her work coaching leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about information and decision overload, isolation, communication, and how our sense of professionalism may be changing. Connect with Stefanie on LinkedIn Read Stefanie’s article, Playbook For Leaders: Checking in on Employees, Maintaining Personal Connection, […]
Managing a Newly Virtual Team During COVID-19
Originally published on LinkedIn Last week you were managing a traditional team, the kind where everyone works together in the same building. Today you’re managing a virtual team. This is no time for feel-good bullshit, so here’s the hard truth: this is going to be very, very tough. The more […]