What is Leadership 480?

Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is as important to leadership success as cognitive intelligence. But why? (Episode 16)

Becoming an executive means many things, including having to become more comfortable with ambiguity and anxiety. (Episode 15)

Research shows that everyone thinks they’re a good interviewer. Surprised? So were we. Learn how unconscious bias plays a part in bad interview processes & how to work on removing it. (Episode 14)

Meetings can feel like time-wasters, but it doesn't have to be this way. In this episode Dr. Steven Rogelberg, author of the new book The Surprising Science of Meetings, reveals what research says about meetings and offers useful tips to help make your next meeting more productive. (Episode 13)

To leave a lasting leadership legacy, it's imperative to stop trying to get everyone to think you're an expert. Instead, you have to become a visionary. In this episode, Craig Irons interviews LeaderCon 2019 keynote speaker Andrew Davis about the importance of leaders focusing on the big questions Google can't answer.  (Episode 12)

When you think of ethics, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? How do you define it? People have been trying to do this for millennia and we still don’t have a definitive answer. But what about ethical leadership? What does that look like? (Episode 11)

In part two of his interview, Craig Irons chats with Noy Dy-Liacco, a retired executive whose career spanned decades–and countries. Noy gives his sage advice for new leaders and talks about the evolution of leadership. (Episode 10)

In this episode, Craig Irons chats with Noy Dy-Liacco, a retired executive whose career spanned decades–and countries. Noy gives his sage advice for new leaders and talks about how leadership changed and evolved over the course of his career. (Part 1) (Episode 9)

Wondering what it's like to be a CEO? Join Beth Almes & Matt Paese to see what it takes to be an exec, what shocks folks about climbing the org chart, & some signs that maybe it's not the job for you.

Have you ever dreamed about working abroad? In this episode, Bruce Watt discusses what it takes to navigate being uprooted from your comfort zone and moved to a different country for work. (Episode 7)

Being a leader—especially a new leader—has never been easy. Now, it’s harder than ever. Why? (Episode 4)

In part 2 of our interview with generational expert Tim Dean, we discuss the impact that Gen X is having, Gen Z's entrance into the workforce, & the one word leaders stop using. (Episode 5)

For the first time in history, there are five generations in the workforce: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. (Episode 3)

Why do women leaders still face some of the same challenges, even though they have more leverage today than 30 years ago? (Episode 2)

Spend 15 of your 480-minute work day learning how to make those minutes count. (Episode 1)