Unlocking Human Potential with Rita McGrath and Chris Shipley and Scott Barry Kaufman

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, speaks with fellow Silicon Guild Members Chris Shipley and Scott Barry Kaufman, editors of the upcoming essay collection “Leading for Tomorrow: Unlocking Human Potential in the Era of Continuous Change and Endless Possibility” which equips leaders with the skills needed for effective leadership in the modern era.     0:00 - Intro & Welcome  0:45 - About the Book "Leading for Tomorrow" (July 8th release)  1:07 - The Origin Story: Silicon Guild & Thinkers50 Collaboration  3:13 - Overview of the Book's 5 Core Themes  5:26 - Mindset Shift towards Collaboration & Adaptability  6:24 - Purpose & Organizational Values  6:45 - Learning as a Core Competence  7:37 - The Epochal Transition: From Physical to Digital World  8:33 - AI as Accelerant, Not the Cause of Change  9:16 - What the Book Teaches Us to Do in Uncertain Times  9:52 - Surprises During the Editing Process  11:15 - Advice for Young People Entering the Workforce  17:46 - The Decline of Traditional Corporate Employment  21:13 - From Transactional to Relational Value Creation  24:27 - Fear of Change & Experiencing Disruption as Loss  25:34 - The Information-to-Illumination Reframe (Sanyin Siang)  27:50 - Whitney Johnson: "When the Ground Gives Way" (Chilean Miners Story)  30:43 - Brian Solis: The AIQ Mindset  31:43 - Chip Conley on Wisdom as a Leadership Value  32:40 - The Importance of Empathy in Leadership  33:50 - Defining True Empathy (vs. Just Being Nice)  36:51 - What Leaders Actually Owe Their Teams  39:44 - What Readers Will Discover in the Book  40:22 - Coherence Among the World's Top Business Thinkers    43:13 - Wrap-Up & How to Pre-Order "Leading for Tomorrow"  Listen to more Thought Sparks Podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts  and Spotify.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thought-sparks/id1546758719  https://open.spotify.com/show/0xmTsYXMgTeielwZ0dGTSU    Watch Thought Sparks episodes on YouTube.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcyXT8iJkTSciUMe0me3L7Q    Follow Rita on LinkedIn, Instagram, X and Blue Sky.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritamcgrath/  https://x.com/rgmcgrath  https://bsky.app/profile/rgmcgrath.bsky.social    Connect with Rita on TikTok and Instagram.  https://www.tiktok.com/@rgmcgrath  https://www.instagram.com/ritamcgrath.hub/    Sign up for her Thought Sparks Newsletter on Substack.    https://thoughtsparks.substack.com/    Learn more about Rita, her books and ideas at RitaMcGrath.com.