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Leading Up: The Work Shift

Shift happens. This podcast can help. Layoffs can leave you scrambling for what’s next. Company priorities can switch at the speed of light. Promotions can feel out of reach. Or perhaps you’re starting a new venture. For better or worse, our work lives are constantly changing. How do we forge our career path through this ever changing landscape?

Leading Up: The Work Shift is the compass that will guide you back to your career values, goals, and vision. If you’re feeling lost, you’re not alone. Host Elizabeth Weingarten talks to executives, entrepreneurs, and Udemy instructors who have survived layoffs and career uncertainty. We ask how to rebound after getting fired, what blocks talented individuals from getting promotions, and how to build a career that makes you proud.

Elizabeth is a journalist, applied behavioral scientist, and author of the book “How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty.” Elizabeth is the Director of Thought Leadership for Udemy, and your guide through whatever shifts are happening in your world of work.

We all deserve to thrive in our careers, even when we’re not sure what’s next. Whether you’re stuck in a job that’s crushing your soul, facing an unexpected layoff, or ready to make a bold move but don’t know where to start, your next chapter starts now.

Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube. New episodes drop Tuesdays.

Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast

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Latest Episodes:

Defining Your Purpose Mar 06, 2024

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Nick Craig, President of the Core Leadership Institute, has spent his professional life dedicated to helping others step into their purpose to become better leaders and human beings. He joins Alan Todd to dig into some examples of purpose statements and what you can achieve when you are connected to what you’re meant to be doing.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

Make the GenAI Revolution Work for You Feb 28, 2024

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Udemy Chief Product Officer Prasad Raje has been at the forefront of many technological shifts in his career, from the dawn of the internet, when content transmission became free and lightning-fast, to the latest revolution in content creation and synthesis.

He joins Alan Todd to explore how we got to the cusp of the generative AI revolution, and how knowledge workers have an opportunity to radically upskill themselves in order to move with the pace of change. Listeners will also gain an appreciation for how Udemy is leveraging GenAI to make learning better.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

To Reach Workers of Different Generations, Understand Their Technological Preferences Feb 21, 2024

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Social psychologist and generational expert Jean Twenge has written nearly half a dozen books about the psychological profile of young people — first Millennials, and now Gen Z. In her new book, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents – and What They Mean for America’s Future, Twenge seeks to define generational differences by highlighting the major technological shifts that occurred during each generation’s youth.

She joins Alan Todd for a rousing discussion about how different generations behave in the workplace, and how to manage across generational lines.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

Deep Curiosity Can Transform the Way You Lead Feb 14, 2024

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Curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka, author of SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World, has spent years researching curiosity’s impact on our social connections and empathy.

He joins Alan Todd to dig into the difference between deep and shallow curiosity, and how keeping an open mind and a spirit of intellectual humility can make you and your team feel more connected.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

Managing Across Generations Feb 07, 2024

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New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak is an expert on helping Millennials and Gen Z navigate the workforce. Her books, including Becoming the Boss and The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace, offer a roadmap for both seasoned and emerging leaders to tackle difficult conversations and succeed in a management role.

Through Pollak’s conversation with Alan Todd about generational stereotypes, listeners will gain an appreciation for the similarities – rather than differences – in what different generations want out of their working lives.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

Solve Problems by Turning Lead into Gold Jan 31, 2024

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Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman at legendary ad firm Ogilvy UK, knows how to make a bit of magic in business. His book Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life encourages a new way of thinking, using context, clever messaging, and exploratory thinking to solve problems that are ordinarily approached logically.

In this conversation between Sutherland and Alan Todd, listeners will learn a new paradigm for harnessing their team’s resources and creativity.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

Bureaucracy Is Not the Solution Jan 24, 2024

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Over the course of his multi-decade career, legendary author and speaker Gary Hamel wrote the book on many aspects of modern management. So when he explains that bureaucracy is stifling all kinds of human potential in the workplace, organizations and leaders should take note.

Hamel joined Alan Todd to unpack the history of bureaucracy and some of the ideas behind his book Humanocracy. Plus, he makes the case for hacking your own bureaucracy to create pockets of innovation, no matter where you are on the corporate ladder.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

Why a “Culture of Genius” Can Lead to Stifled Innovation Jan 17, 2024

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You’ve likely heard of Carol Dweck’s research on growth mindset and fixed mindset for individuals. But the research that went into social psychologist Mary C. Murphy’s new book, Cultures of Growth, proves that the mindset or culture of an organization can make a huge impact on its output and innovation.

Dr. Murphy joins Alan Todd to dig into the key differences between a Culture of Growth and a Culture of Genius – and how to start fostering more growth cultures at work, whether you’re a manager or an individual contributor.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

How to Weather Change with Rugged Flexibility Jan 10, 2024

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What if navigating big changes in your personal life or business wasn’t a cause for distress? If you view change as a neutral phenomenon, rather than something negative that’s happening to you, you may be better equipped to manage it.

Brad Stulberg, bestselling author of Master of Change and The Practice of Groundedness and adjunct professor at the University of Michigan, joins Alan Todd for an illuminating discussion about how to navigate changes big and small.

Listeners will take away strategies for managing their expectations and for responding thoughtfully, rather than reacting rashly, to change.

Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

FIXABLE: Uber, and how to fix things when trust is broken Dec 13, 2023

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While we prepare new episodes for 2024, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at Fixable, a TED podcast hosted by leadership coaches Anne Morriss and Frances Frei, who dive into their area of expertise: trust. Frances recounts the time when she was brought in to help Uber fix their huge trust breakdown. Using Uber as a case study, they explain the three pillars of trust – authenticity, empathy, and logic – and actionable solutions to strengthen each leg when they’re on shaky ground.

Season 5 of Leading Up With Udemy returns on Wednesday, January 10th. Learn more about Udemy Business at https://bit.ly/udemy-podcast.

The best takeaways from the first three seasons of the Leading Up podcast are now an e-book! Taking the Lead: Skills for Leaders in a Changing World is a collection of anecdotes and advice from some of the most successful leaders in the business world and academia. Get the e-book at https://bit.ly/leading-up-ebook.

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