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Unlimited Leadership with Rita McGrath and Jose Marcilla

Unlimited Leadership with Rita McGrath and Jose Marcilla

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In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C-Suite strategist, business founder and best-selling author, welcomes José Marcilla, President of Latin America and Canada (LACan) Region at Novartis, and author of “Unlimited Leadership”.

00:46: Why this Book, and The Crisis of Good Leadership

3:04: Jose’s Journey and Career Path

5:16: Burnout, and the Need for Leaders to Focus on What They Can Control

8:06: Humanism in Leadership: The “Hardware” and “Software” that Leaders Need

10:38: Explaining Tough Decisions to Your People

13:42: Novartis’ Transformation Strategy: The Intersection of Technological and Biomedical Revolutions

16:00: Building an Inspired, Curious, and Unbossed Culture at Novartis

18:01: Clarity and Simplicity in Corporate Strategy

19:50: The Next Best You: Are You Changing as Fast As The World Is?

22:59: Staying Grounded as a Senior Leader

25:40: Setting the Tone Around Innovation and Failure

28:16: How Leaders Can Repair Eroded Trust in 3 Ways

32:37: Amy Edmondson’s 3 Types of Failures

34:59: Leaders as Coaches: How Coaching Training Changed Jose’s Leadership

37:40: The Delayering Question: Bureaucracy Eats Culture for Breakfast

43:19: What Leaders Need to Unlearn

45:15: Advice for Gen Z: Going from a “Tetris” Mindset to a “Roblox” Mindset

50:27: The Importance of Mentorship

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