All episodes of HBR IdeaCast

HBR IdeaCast · 2025-11-25 · 32 min · 4,243 words

Purpose-Driven Leadership in an Era of Polarization

Listen to the original audio · Transcribed with NVIDIA Parakeet · Why times can differ in your player

Turn breakthrough ideas into real results at the virtual HBR Innovation Summit this November with top CEOs and masterclasses on AI and growth. Register by September 30th and save 25%. Learn more at hbr.org slash innovation summit. I'm Adi Ignatius. I'm Alison Beard and this is the HBR Ideacast.

All right, I want to talk about leadership. Okay, let's talk about leadership. I think there's a special kind of leadership that's required today. We're in a period of intense disruption, right? Geopolitical upheaval, technological change, shifts in cultural norms, and I'm not sure anyone has defined the new skill set that is required for leaders to succeed in this kind of environment.

I think that's right. We see all different models of leaders in business and politics today. We publish advice on specific attributes you need, like the ability to lead with courage, to be a hands-on leader, but I don't think that anyone has outlined what the whole package should be. So our guest today is trying to define all of that, right?

That is the first couple of minutes. The rest is $1.49.

We already have this episode, so unlocking it is cheap and permanent: the full transcript (32 minutes, 4,243 words), segment and word-level timestamps, and .txt, .srt, .vtt and word-level JSON downloads, as many times as you like, forever.

No account needed, we create one from your checkout email. With credits it is 1 credit; packs start at 5 episodes for $3.49, and monthly plans are cheaper still.

get it now

Ready in under two minutes.

credits never expire

Packs go up to 1,000 episodes. Need more? Email contact@podmenti.com and we will make you one.

One episode is up to 4 hours of audio; a longer one counts as one more for every started 4 hours. Secure checkout by Stripe. Paying once needs no account: we create one from your email. By paying you agree to the terms.