There's a Better Way
Leadership Podcasts
Leadership
There's a Better Way is a podcast series focused on exploring how management principles can provide solutions in your personal and professional life. Each episode, Dr. Aravind Chandrasekaran, professor and academic director at The Ohio State Fisher College of Business, will sit down with a prominent expert or faculty leader to discuss a problem we all face in our world today. This program is brought to you by the Fisher Executive Education Department.
There's A Better Way is now on the iTunes directory, and can be found via your favorite podcast player by searching "Fisher Executive Education."
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Episode 3: Diversity and Inclusion
February 19, 2019Episode 3: Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Steffanie Wilk, will join us this week to talk about diversity and inclusion in organizations, and how the lack of diversity may affect your operations. -
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Episode 4: Women in Leadership
March 5, 2019Episode 4: Women in Leadership
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, Aravind sat down with Dr. Susan Moffatt-Bruce, executive director of University Hospital and professor of surgery. Dr. Moffatt-Bruce shares her journey from clinician to senior-level administrator, and her advice to others who are looking to grow as an individual and as a leader.
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Episode 7: Daily Huddles at Mayo Clinic
April 16, 2019
Episode 7: Daily Huddles at Mayo Clinic
Dr. David Rushlow, chief medical officer at Mayo Health Systems Southwest Wisconsin region and MBOE alumnus, speaks with Aravind about how adding 5-10 minute daily care team huddles has proven to be incredibly effective in improving performance in patient safety, quality and satisfaction. -
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Episode 10: Managing Effective Teams
May 29, 2019Episode 10: Managing Effective Teams
What's the best way to build and manage a team? Dr. Tanya Menon, associate professor at Fisher, sits down with Aravind to discuss team building, micro vs. macromanaging, office space layouts, brainstorming and more. Dr. Menon conducts research on decision making, influence, culture, teals and networks, and she's been cited in various media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and The Economist Intelligence Unit. -
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Episode 13: Preparing Minority Business Leaders for Tomorrow's Challenges
July 9, 2019Dr. James Hill, associate professor of management sciences at Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, sat down with Aravind to discuss the challenges faced by minority owned business leaders and how Ohio State is trying to bridge the gap through executive education. The newMinority Business Enterprise Middle Market Executive Education provides training and development highlighting aspects of operational excellence and leadership behaviors, which are essential for successfully executing change and furthering innovation into the future.
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Episode 18: Focus on the people, not the process
September 24, 2019Episode 18: Focus on the people, not the process
Dan Markovitz is an accomplished author, speaker and consultant who focuses on building lean organizations. Dan sat down with Aravind to explain how winning the hearts and minds of people should be the focus when trying to implement change management.
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Episode 23: Structure within Creativity
December 3, 2019At first glance, structured approaches seem incompatible with creative problem-solving approaches. This week, Dr. Elliot Bendoly, distinguished professor of management sciences, sits down to harmonize these two tools and give managers a framework for high-performance problem solving.
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Episode 32: Learned Leadership
April 14, 2020Episode 32: Learned Leadership
As Executive Director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative, Tim Judge sits down with Aravind to discuss leadership knowledge in a world where we are looking in all the wrong places. Judge explains the inherit skills and learned principles behind effective leadership.
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Episode 34: Collaborating with Competitors
May 12, 2020Episode 34: Collaborating with Competitors
Partnering with workplace competitors seems counterintuitive, yet Lynn Kelley, PhD and retired continuous improvement professional, argues for the methods and effectiveness of turning competitors into collaborating teammates.
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Episode 37: Equality vs. Equity
June 12, 2020Episode 37: Equality vs. Equity
Dr. Cynthia Turner, Chief Diversity Officer and Assistant Dean at Fisher College of Business, discusses the history of the Black community in America, the difference between equality and equity, and the need for action from both the individual and the institution in fighting against systemic racism.
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