Our Favorite Podcasts for Leaders
As we wrote in a recent blog (Why Leaders Need to Relearn Leadership), “Leadership and the learning it requires, can be an isolating path. The misconceptions that leaders have all of the answers, only make good decisions and are following a pre-defined plan toward success are unrealistic at best.” Part of leadership agility is recognizing that individually we don’t have all of the answers and learning from others’ experiences, research and learnings provides new perspectives and also a sense of connectivity. The challenges we face today share common threads with those others have overcome or are navigating despite the unique twists of our organizations and teams.
Podcasts have become one such popular mechanism for connection, learning, and reflection. With podcasts on our mind, members of our ALJ Community have pulled together some of our favorite podcasts for leaders to explore on their journey. Enjoy!
Leadership Podcasts
OK. So we are a bit biased :) ALJ introduced this podcast in 2021 because we felt the leadership podcast space didn’t have enough real leaders in it! This podcast seeks to bring the leaders forward along side experts so we can all relearn how to be better leaders.
Author and research professor Brené Brown applies her expertise in courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy in an authentic approach to leadership, asking tough questions that help us think, feel and relate. A favorite among our ALJ Community even amongst those who are not podcast fans.
Sal Silvester is an executive coach and leadership development trainer with real-world experience who provides educational episodes on leadership.
The Bregman Leadership Podcast
Leadership coach, Peter Bregman encourages leaders to bring their whole selves and their courage to their roles.
At the Table with Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni is the author of many great leadership books who keeps things fresh with a conversational style and episodes packed with actionable insights.
Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel
This is a LinkedIn sponsored podcast by Senior Editor Jessi Hempel with many useful business and leadership trends and interviews on how the nature of work is changing, and how that work is changing us.
Coaching & Agile Coaching Podcasts
Coaching for Leaders with Dave Stachowiak
With over 500 episodes, this is a long-running show on all topics related to leadership and coaching by Dave Stachowiak.
Keeping Agile Coaching Non-Denominational
Cherie Silas and Alex Kudinov with Tandem Coaching Academy have solid interviews of great coaches and leaders related to agility.
Interesting Podcasts to Help Rethink the World Around Us
Some of our best learning comes from the world outside of leadership. We are social beings in a socially constructed world. Immersing ourselves in the natural environment in which we live, history and the arts, for example, can help us see things more clearly and make connections that we’d never find behind our laptops or in a conference room. Make the time to expand your mind and perspective - you might even want to share the experience with others in your life.
Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
Journalist Malcolm Gladwell guides us through (re)thinking the way past events, people, and ideas have been thought of throughout history.
This public radio show and podcast, created by Krista Tippett, questions the meaning of our lives, interactions and who we are to each other through the intersection of spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and the arts.
Roman Mars helps us to see things around us differently by focusing attention on the thought behind the architecture and design that shape our world.
Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway
Musician and producer, Hrishikesh Hirway dissects the creative process through music with musicians, taking apart their songs and telling the story of how they came to be.
Special thanks to our ALJ contributors: Pete Behrens, Brad Swanson, Jana Zimmerman, Karen Kemerling, and Tracey Wilson.
About the Author
Agile Leadership Journey hosts a community of globally respected leaders, educators, trainers, and coaches who we refer to as Guides. Our collective goal is to develop awareness and capability as leaders and organizations to improve business outcomes in highly complex, uncertain, and rapidly changing environments. We are experienced, passionate, pragmatic, and articulate professionals who collaborate and co-create in the ongoing design, delivery, and growth of the cooperative itself, the programs offered, and leaders in the community.
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