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Are you ready to redefine your personal impact, pivot your strategy, and exercise adaptive leadership in a rapidly changing world? According to international scientific consensus, we are racing toward a dangerous destination by 2030—with world-changing moments—an unprecedented, looming economic and existential threat to the future of humanity. If you are worried about current global issues and the direction of our global future, you are not alone. Traditional, legacy leadership models are simply not working. To safeguard our collective future, we urgently need a radical new way to think, act, and lead.
Welcome to 'Leading Boldly into The Future,' the premier videocast designed to meet this high-stakes historical moment and inspire the next generation of global changemakers. This show is built for purpose-driven leaders in all sectors, including parliaments, boardrooms, and classrooms. Gen X, Y, and Z, who refuse to settle for the status quo. If you want to understand the future of business, the entrepreneurship future, navigate massive systems and social change, and discover how to solve our most pressing global issues, this podcast is your ultimate strategic and adaptive leadership blueprint.
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN AS A REGULAR LISTENER
Each episode delivers a masterclass in bold moral courage, purpose-driven strategy, and multiple intelligences. We do not just diagnose or admire problems; we deliver actionable insights into how to transform yourself and change systems to achieve sustainable impact. By tuning in, you learn how to navigate a crisis by mastering the frameworks required for adaptive leadership in changing world dynamics. You will learn to lead with impact. Most importantly, you will understand how social impact and the future of business intersect to create shared value. In simple terms, 'a better world for all.'
GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS WITH COURAGEOUS CHANGE-MAKERS
We bring you diverse, intergenerational conversations spanning multiple continents. Get access to the raw wisdom, mistakes, successes, and transformations of everyday heroes and global icons who have navigated world-changing moments. Gain wisdom from best-selling authors, vice-chancellors, and Harvard fellows. Listen to young disruptors, whistle-blowers, gender champions, media watchdogs, and peacemakers worldwide. These leadership stories illustrate how to create shared value and deliver sustainable impact.
MEET YOUR HOST: ANNE PRATT
Your guide is Anne Pratt, a multi-awarded businesswoman, international executive search pioneer, and Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow. Her leadership purpose was permanently forged by celebrating racial harmony in a rural mission hospital and working closely with the Nelson Mandela Foundation Board. Having interviewed over 10,000 leaders globally, guided corporate boards in transformation and adaptive change, and advised South African Government Cabinet members during and after President Mandela's term, Anne brings unmatched, real-world expertise. She co-founded the "Global Mandela Leadership Movement for Change" to empower and inspire bold leaders globally. In every episode, Anne and her influential guests share profound life lessons called "Mandela Moments", practical wisdom inspired by Nelson Mandela's remarkable living legacy.
JOIN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT TODAY
The year 2030 is imminent. Doing what is safe or maintaining the status quo is no longer an option. It is time to cross the legacy leadership line: develop a Mandela mindset, nine intelligence types, and fortify your moral courage to inspire hope and heal our fractured world. New episodes drop every 3 weeks. Subscribe to 'Leading Boldly into the Future' on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch on YouTube. Let's awaken the real hero – the hero inside of you. Visit podcastersunited.org to access free resources and connect with a global community of bold leaders. Subscribe today and transform how you think, act, and lead.
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"Just One Hospital Visit" with Deputy Chair NMCHT, Nana Magomola in South Africa
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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“Play the Long Game” with Nancy Kaufman in NYC, USA
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May 28, 2026 |
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"When Loyalty is the Real Betrayal" with Dr. Lisa Cameron in Scotland - UK Parliament
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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“The Rodney King 1991 Incident – Difficult Conversations" with Utah's Bold Disruptor Shawn Newell in the USA
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Fight The "Big C" in Healthcare - "Corruption" with Dr. Mostafa Hunter from Egypt
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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“The Power of Sport to Change the World" with Former UMass Vice-Chancellor: Athletics, Charlie Titus, in the USA
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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"Rebuild, Rebrand, and Turnaround A Nation" with Dr. Nik Eberl in South Africa
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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"My Letter to Mandela" with Award Winning British Activist, Nic Careem in the UK
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Mental Maturity Unlocks the Prison of Your Mind" with Harvard's Deborah Helsing in the USA
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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"The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund” with CEO Dr. Linda Ncube-Nkomo in South Africa
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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"Dealers in Hope" with Margaret Nienaber from South Africa
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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"Lead and Stay Alive" with Lué Araújo from Colombia, South America
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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“Break the Chains of Violence” with Dr. Bernice A. King in the USA
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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“Hollywood’s Mighty Megaphone” with Internationally Awarded Movie Creator & Humanitarian, Kevin Morra, in the USA
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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“VUKA Alert: Experiential Learning Ignites Explosive Change” with Corporate Chair, Wendy Lucas Bull, in South Africa
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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"A Voice for the Voiceless“ with International Award-Winning Movie-Maker Ramesh Sharma in India
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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“Leadership When the Heat Is High” with Charlotte K. Mokoena, EVP HR & Corporate Affairs, Sasol Limited, in South Africa
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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“Optimism” with Ted Turner Autobiography Co-Author, Bill Burke, in the USA
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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“Shackled in Chains” with SBI Managing Executive of Exec Education, Belinda Knight, in South Africa
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May 29, 2025 |
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“Leadership On the Line” with Harvard’s Dr. Stephen Davis in the USA
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May 08, 2025 |
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“A Childhood Family Parliamentary System” with Kenya High Court Adv. Catherine Musakali
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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“The Homecoming Revolution” with Angel Jones in South Africa
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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“Justice Delayed but Never Denied” with Chief Prosecutor of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals” Dr. Serge Brammertz from Belgium
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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“Rebel Leadership and Boldness” with USA Award-Winning Author Larry Robertson
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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“United Nations Global Negotiations” with Amb. Elayne Whyte Gómez from Costa Rica
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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“Good Governance – An Accountability Crisis” with A Globally Respected Expert, Phil Armstrong, in South Africa
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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“Media Power” with Africa’s Award-Winning Journalist Rosemary Okello Orlale in Kenya
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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“MTN A Corporate Giant Who Leads Like Mandela Today” with Global Group Executive Paul Norman in South Africa
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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“Dare to Share Your Measured Vulnerability” with Corporate Director Jo-Ann Pöhl in South Africa
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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“Rumi - The Kingdom of Love” with Dr. Mansour Malik in Dubai, UAE
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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“Educate Our Children for Tomorrow” with International Educator Tony Gerlicz in the USA
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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"The Trial That Shocked the World" with Prakash Diar in Canada
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital with Dr. Nkuli Boikhutso in South Africa
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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“Corporate Chiefs Leverage Big Business Power to Help Save Our World” with Harvard Professor Rebecca Henderson in the USA
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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“Tragic Optimism” with Dean and Director Jon Foster-Pedley in South Africa
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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"A West Point Military Academy Cadet” with Dr. Modupe Taylor-Pearce in Sierra Leone
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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"From A Cotton Field of Dreams to the White House" with Janis Kearney in the USA
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May 16, 2024 |
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“The Nelson Mandela University” with Amb. Nozipho January-Bardill in South Africa
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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“A World On Climate Red Alert” with Dr. Richard Munang in Kenya, Africa
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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“Apartheid’s Public Enemy No. 1” with UK Parliament's Lord Peter Hain
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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“DEI – Adapt, Transform, or a Rigged Monopoly?” with former JSE Director Zeona Jacobs in Switzerland
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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“ESG: How to Sustain Sustainability” with Board Director, Tech Entrepreneur, and Investor Mr. Ryan McManus in the USA
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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“Africa is Too Rich to Be Poor” with Leading Businessman and Academic Mr. Frik Landman in South Africa
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Religion, Peace, and Justice: ‘I Hear Your Cry’ – with recent UCC Global President Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer in the USA
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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“The FIGHT To Save America” with John Della Volpe in the USA
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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‘Swimming Upstream and Rugged Resilience” with Prof. Shirley Zinn in South Africa
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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“HOT Politics and Peaceful Elections” with Patricia Luhanga in Zambia
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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“Money, Crisis, Success, Corporations, and You” with South Africa’s Ben Kodisang
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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“I said ‘No’ to the President and Got Decorated” with Ecuador’s Former Foreign Affairs Minister H.E. Luis Gallegos
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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"USA Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s Leadership Way"
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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"Courageously Call People In, Not Out" to Heal Conflictual Divides with United World College (UWC) USA President Dr. Victoria Mora
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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“A Global Trailblazer” with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Dr. Ngozi in Switzerland
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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“Weaponizing Education to Change the World” with Rehmah Kasule in Uganda
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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“Leading with Dignity” with Harvard’s Dr. Donna Hicks in the USA
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May 25, 2023 |
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“Stage 3 Gastric Cancer – Going for Cure" Special Message from Anne Pratt in the USA
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May 04, 2023 |
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“Adaptive Leadership” with Harvard Kennedy School Fellow Mercy Atieno Odongo in Dubai
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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“African Leadership University (ALU) Ranked in Global Top 50 Most Innovative Companies” with Provost Dr. Nhlanhla Thwala
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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“Don’t Choose Extinction” with United Nations Boaz Paldi in the USA
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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“Africa's Food Glorious Food” with Amandla Ooko-Ombaka in Kenya
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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"A Builder of Modern Bulgaria" with former Foreign Affairs Minister H.E. Nadezhda Neynsky
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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"The American Schism" with Best-Selling Author Seth Radwell in the USA
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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"Growing Up I Wanted to be White" with MTN Group Exec. Yolanda Cuba in South Africa
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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"A Refugee is a Refugee" with Dean Dr. Maja (Maya) Zelihic in the USA
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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A Carjacking Leadership Moment with H.E. Prof. Dr. Edgars
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Harvard President Larry Bacow - When Power and Leadership Intersect
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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A Shoemaker’s Daughter – A Global Corporate Exec. and Board Chair, Ann Cairns
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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'Belonging - Beat the Odds' with Faith Khanyile in South Africa
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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A NYSE Biz Case for Purpose-Led Corporations with Best Buy Chairman Hubert Joly in the USA
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Success, Sustainability, and Greed with Prof. Dr. Hellicy Ng'ambi in Zambia
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Brain Science: Wired for Success with Dr. Srini Pillay in the USA
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Rethink Shareholder Value with Thierry Pimi in South Africa
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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'Redefine the Leadership Playbook' with Sharmla Chetty from the UK
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Dare to Dream with Dr. Astrid Tuminez in the USA
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Go Back to Your Village with Dr. Douglas Mboweni in Zimbabwe
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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21st Century Higher Ed with Harvard GSE President In Residence - Prof. Brian Rosenberg
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Boardroom Dancing with Nolitha Fakude in South Africa
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Big Business Makes Big Impact with Sneha Shah
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Planting Olive Trees to Co-Exist in the Holy Land with Sulaiman (Souli) Khatib
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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A Stanford University Education for Every Child with Dr. Paul Kim
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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From Pain to Noble Purpose with Dr. Thabo Ncube
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Capitalism Reimagined with Former Supreme Court Judge Mervyn King
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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The Perils of Public Sector Leadership with Tryphosa Ramano
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Under A Bronx Bridge with Ruth Messinger
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Heal the Angry Deep Divides with Professor Thuli Madonsela
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Leadership Beyond The Pandemic with Dr. Seth Berkley
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Higher Education Reform is Key to Educating and Developing Future Leaders with Deputy Vice Chancellor Saurabh Sinha
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The Value Of Social Impact Initiatives and Why Doing Good is Good for Business with Bill Roedy
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Creating Social Impact From The Village to The Global Boardroom with Nyimpini Mabunda
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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A Journey In Technical Leadership with Lord Alec Broers
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Dr. Mary Okelo On Global Leadership and How Mandela Changed Everything
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Authentic Leadership For Emerging Leaders with Harvard Business School Professor Bill George
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Leading Boldly Into The Future with Anne Pratt
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Aug 25, 2022 |