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Centered Leadership Creates Connection in Turbulent Times
Podcast

Centered Leadership Creates Connection in Turbulent Times

The McKinsey Podcast

McKinsey, 2021


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Engaging

Recommendation

While living in NYC in the mid-2000s, Joanna Barsh had reached the position of senior partner at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Still, she felt that something was missing. She decided to interview women leaders to find out what they had in common with one another, and how they approached business differently from their male counterparts. From that experience, Barsh created the Centered Leadership Project at McKinsey and wrote three books on the subject. In this podcast with McKinsey alumna Diane Brady, Barsh discusses how listeners can use the lessons of successful leaders to find purpose and positivity in challenging times.

Take-Aways

  • When leaders show vulnerability, they gain power.
  • Welcome in fear. When faced with uncertainty, challenge yourself to be just five percent braver.
  • Invite diversity into the workplace, instead of hiring someone who looks and thinks like the last person in that position.

About the Podcast

Joanna Barsh, director emerita at McKinsey & Company and founder of the Centered Leadership program at McKinsey, has written three books on the subject. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and Harvard Business School.