Thought Sparks Unlimited Leadership with Rita McGrath and Jose Marcilla
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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