The Insightful Leader

Kellogg School of Management

Expert advice and cutting-edge discoveries from one of the world's leading business schools.

156 Episodes

Managing Layoffs without Compromising Your Morals
10/27/2025
18:53
There's no "correct" approach to laying people off, but on this episode of The Insightful Leader, we discuss how you can maintain your integrity through the process.
When We Get Too Comfortable, It's Tough to Take Flight
10/13/2025
13:29
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, an executive coach offers three tales of leaders who let complacency get in the way of success.
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How to Stay Resilient in the Face of a Major Setback
6/9/2025
15:55
When Kellogg's Craig Wortmann lost a portion of his leg to cancer, he felt like he lost part of his identity, too. On this episode of The Insightful Leader podcast, he offers a guide to "bouncing back better."
Insight Unpacked S2E6 | When a Healthcare Expert Becomes a Patient
5/27/2025
18:40
In this bonus episode of our series, "Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives," a healthcare economist must make critical decisions with partial information. Also: Do you have advice on how to be a good healthcare consumer? Any lessons you learned the hard way? Professor David Dranove wants to hear from you. Send him an email at [email protected], and write "shopping for healthcare" in the subject line.
Preventing a Potential Culture Clash at Work
5/12/2025
15:49
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: when Fuyao Glass opened a U.S. factory, it underestimated the importance of translating company culture.
Workers Are Stressed Out. Here's How Leaders Can Help.
4/7/2025
16:05
On this (rerun) episode of The Insightful Leader: You can't always control what happens at work. But reframing setbacks, and instituting some serious calendar discipline, can go a long way toward reducing stress.
What Rom-coms Can Teach Business Leaders
3/17/2025
11:59
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we'll discuss how these movies can help us navigate conflict and tackle power dynamics.
How Should You Present Yourself at Work?
2/24/2025
23:15
Be yourself! No, not like that. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we help you navigate the competing advice about how much to share and hold back. This episode originally aired in January of 2024.
Avoiding the Likability Trap at Work
2/3/2025
11:27
Plus: insecure employees and a flagging culture. On this episode of The Insightful Leader's "Ask Insight," a conversation with Professor Harry Kraemer. This is a (favorite!) rerun. We'll have a couple more in the coming weeks, with new episodes to follow. Stay tuned!
You Have an Idea for a New AI Tool. Now What?
1/13/2025
9:32
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: two researchers offer tips on how to get AI development right.

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The Insightful Leader

Kellogg School of Management

156 Episodes

Managing Layoffs without Compromising Your Morals

When We Get Too Comfortable, It's Tough to Take Flight

How to Stay Resilient in the Face of a Major Setback

Insight Unpacked S2E6 | When a Healthcare Expert Becomes a Patient

Preventing a Potential Culture Clash at Work

Workers Are Stressed Out. Here's How Leaders Can Help.

What Rom-coms Can Teach Business Leaders

How Should You Present Yourself at Work?

Avoiding the Likability Trap at Work

You Have an Idea for a New AI Tool. Now What?