Leading Edge 120

Leading Edge 120 - 24: Opportunities Lost with OpenAI Debacle

In this week's episode, Greg Moran highlights missed opportunities due to the drama with Sam Altman and OpenAI last week, and what leadership lessons can be gained from the situation.

Leading Edge 120 - 23: Setting Expectations for Your Organization

"When you leave a vacuum, you get a vacuum." In this week's episode, Greg Moran highlights the importance of setting clear cultural and ethical expectations within organizations, specifically identifying the leadership lesson of proactive culture shaping and its impact on workplace harmony.

Leading Edge 120 - 22: Election Day Lessons for Leaders

There are a lot of lessons for leaders in the results of last week's elections. Chief among them: don't be out of touch with your constituency! Whether you're a politician or a CEO, Greg Moran observes that success means meeting your constituency where they are.

Leading Edge 120 - 21: Where Is CEO Accountability?

Another big tech "start-up" crumbled last week, and Greg Moran puts the failure here -- and on so many other tech shuttering tech firms -- squarely on the leadership. Whether it's the rockstar CEOs who walk away with millions while putting their employees on the unemployment line, or the start-up boards who don't hold them accountable, bad leadership is, sadly, all the rage in tech.

Leading Edge 120 - 20: Delegitimizing the Opposition

The tactic of delegitimizing your competition is a sign of weak leadership: it leads to polarization, pausing any path to progress. As Greg Moran explains, from governments to corporate boards, chaos and regression are common results.

Leading Edge 120 - 19: Powering Up EV Adoption

Amazon is electrifying. As part of their climate pledge initiative, they're converting their fleets to electric vehicles: not just the ubiquitous delivery vans, but semi trucks, bicycles, drones...even pushcarts! Greg Moran unpacks the important lesson in this for other corporate leaders.

Leading Edge 120 - 18: Lessons of War

There is no greater story from last week than the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel. Every war is the result of leadership failures — and holds clear lessons for all leaders. One prominent lesson Greg Moran sees is the need to find common ground in any negotiation. He explains in this week's episode.

Leading Edge 120 - 17: Congressional Chaos

The U.S. House of Representatives gave us a great example of how NOT to lead last week. As Greg Moran points out, taking a short term action without considering the broader, longer term consequences rarely leads to anything good -- whether you're leading a business or a government. Chaos commonly ensues. Instead, keep your eyes on the big picture and long-term goals.

Leading Edge 120 - 16: Strikes Are Corporate Civil War

Strikes were in the headlines last week as the WGA strike settled, while SAG and UAW strikes continued. Greg Moran observes that poor leadership on both sides leads to strikes, which he sees as a form of business civil war. Good leaders heed the pressures workers face and strive to resolve them before picket lines form. Watch this episode for more leadership lessons from last week's news!

Ep. 15 - Abundance for the Win! (How Great Leaders Win without Making Others Lose)

Last week's speeches at the United Nations General Assembly contained many individual leadership lessons. But Greg Moran noticed a weakness among them all: from climate change to conflict, the solutions showed many world leaders still have the old-school scarcity mentality: someone (or something) must lose for the solution to win. But the best strategies for success let everyone win...or, at least, not lose!