A Podcast About Leadership
Episodes
TOPGUN Leadership: Lessons from Naval Aviation's Elite
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What separates the best from everyone else isn't talent — it's what they do with failure. At the Navy's elite TOPGUN school, thirty perc...
Bricks, Culture & The Building Blocks of Leadership with Brickworks' Steve Bell & Jamie Ramsden
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does a brick — one of humanity's oldest building materials — have to teach us about leading through disruption, integration, and change? ...
When Culture Is the Strategy: Lessons from Elite Leaders in HR
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The CHRO role has been quietly transforming — not in the gradual, incremental way of most professional evolution, but in a sharp, compressed shift t...
The Hidden Cost of Harmony: Wissam Adib on Leadership in the GCC
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to lead in a place where ambition has no ceiling — where building the world's tallest skyscraper is just the beginning, and fa...
What Monkeys Can Teach Us About Leadership with Michael Platt - Bonus Episode
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Dr. Michael Platt — professor across three schoo...
The Leader's Brain: What Neuroscience Reveals About the Future of Leadership with Michael Platt
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is actually happening in the brain when a team clicks, a leader inspires, or a group of individuals becomes something greater than the sum of its...
The High-Performance Mindset of Elite Athletes with Leaders from the NBA, MLB, and Elite Endurance Sports
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What separates good performers from truly elite ones, and why do some teams suddenly turn things around while others stay stuck? According to leaders ...
Confetti and Chaos: An Inside Look at Leading an IPO with Kat Williamson and Gary Survis
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the outside, an IPO can look like it's all confetti, bell ringing, and a soaring valuations. But, behind the scenes, it’s one of the most i...
The Art and Science of CEO Succession with National Vision CEO Alex Wilkes and Executive Chairman Reade Fahs
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does CEO succession look like when it’s planned, values-led, and built for continuity and change at the same time?In this episode of A Podcast ...
Leading with Love with Bob Chavez, Former CEO of Hermès Americas
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can love be a serious strategy in today’s high-pressure business environment?In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, host and AIIR Consulting...
Thriving Through Constant Change with Ian Wilcox and Dr. Joy Nissen
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to lead when change is no longer episodic but constant and fluid? On this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR Consulting CEO...
The Evolving Role of the CHRO with C-Suite Whisperer John Touey
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What really determines whether a company thrives or unravels under pressure? According to John Touey, one of the country’s most trusted C-suite recr...
Staying Human in the Age of AI with Gideon Rosenberg from NVIDIA
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does “human-first” leadership look like inside a company building the future of artificial intelligence? AIIR Consulting CEO Jonathan Kirschn...
Leading with Agility, Curiosity, and Care with Reese Haydon
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Reese Haydon to explore what it takes to lead with agility, curio...
Is Coaching Really That Different Than Therapy? With Dr. Davida Vogel
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, executive coaching and psychotherapy have been treated as distinct disciplines — one focused on business performance, the other on unpa...
Leading Cross-Functional Pharma Teams with Ian Wilcox and Megan Marshall
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In pharma, the barrier to progress isn’t usually the science—it’s how well leaders align brilliant, functionally deep experts to move an asset f...
Rethinking the New Deal at Work with Wharton Professor Dr. Peter Cappelli
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years ago, it wasn’t uncommon for someone to spend their entire career at a single company, with a clear career path and the resources and tra...
Helping Leaders Navigate Uncertainty with AIIR Consulting CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirschner
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, Dr. Jonathan Kirschner, founder and CEO of AIIR Consulting, explores the mindset and skillset leaders n...