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2024 Economic Nobel Laureates and Election Implications (#065)
How economic outlooks depend on sound leadership
Steve Kerr - Exemplary Leader - Part 2 (#062)
Steve Kerr's Gold Medal approach to leadership
Thurgood Marshall - Exemplary Leader (#052)
Showcasing an exemplary leader, Thurgood Marshall.
Follow-Up on Boeing and Leadership (#046)
Incidents and events by suppliers and Boeing’s regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are documented.
America’s Role in Global Leadership (#049)
Dr. Bedker discusses the current inflection point of U.S. global leadership.
Jay Powell and the Role of FED Leadership (#048)
Leadership core competencies of judgment and decision-making in the growing economy
Show Notes
Episode 1
Episode 1 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast shares a fact-based review of the leadership practices of the President of the United States. Fintan O’Toole, a celebrated Irish journalist writes of the world’s view of America during the Trump administration. As Finton writes, words matter, and the truth matters. America has been loved, hated, and envied. Now Fenton writes, America is to be pitied. Episode 1 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast shares Fenton O’Toole’s article in its entirety.
Episode 4
Episode 4 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast details another instance where a leader chooses the good of the military service over his individual life as a military officer to bring to a close the bullying and intimidation by President Trump. Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, an active-duty Army officer working for the National Security Council served the Army and his country with exemplary service and distinction. Lieutenant Colonel Vindman chose the good of the Army and the best interests of his profession rather than his own interests to pursue the Army life he loved. This is an episode of true character. A mark of a real leader.
Episode 7
Harvard Gazette Staff Writer Colleen Walsh interviews the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard on the state of American democracy. Dr. John Bedker addresses this interview from a leadership perspective. John then expands on this interview to the perilous state of democracy globally. John’s focus is on Ukraine, a democracy, and the response of its President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The leadership competencies that have emerged from President Zelenskyy are brought to light as a hopeful sign for the future of democracy.
Episode 10
In this episode, Dr. John Bedker takes a deep dive into an exemplary and highly successful leader in the world of basketball. The focus is on Steve Kerr, head coach of the NBA Golden State Warriors. It is Steve Kerr’s back story, the formative and developmental experiences of his life that have led to Steve Kerr’s leadership pillars: Joy, Competition, Compassion and Mindfulness. John shares his insights into Steve Kerr’s leadership pillars and coaching philosophy.
Episode 13
In this week's episode, Dr. John Bedker follows up on his recent Leadership Works Podcast on the mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX. The call for leaders to act, to do the right thing, is advanced. Political leaders and Faith leaders are challenged to lead. Macro gun violence data is unwrapped to reveal the concentrated and localized nature of gun violence in the United States. The root causes of gun violence; poverty and fear are documented.
Episode 16
In this third installment on the country of Belarus, Dr. John Bedker addresses the leader, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. It is a tale of position and power, not of leadership. In this episode, John makes clear the path of Belarus, the path to autocracy, and the last remaining dictatorship in Europe. It is a path, in Dr. Bedker's opinion, that is not dissimilar to the path the United States is on.
Episode 2
Episode 2 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast informs the listener of the events surrounding Captain Brett Crozier’s removal from command. Captain Crozier was the Commanding Officer of the United States nuclear aircraft carrier, Theodore Roosevelt. Following an outbreak of Coronavirus-19 onboard the Roosevelt a series of significant leadership events transpired.
Episode 5
In Episode 5 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast Dr. John Bedker reviews the recent article from the McKinsey Quarterly, authored by two Stanford Professors, Hayagreeva Rao and Robert Sutton. The article acts as an important tool for leaders, a checklist. The checklist offered by Rao and Sutton is offered for leaders in troubled times; a time we are clearly in. Written by academics, this article is noteworthy in its several operational guiding principles.
Episode 8
In this episode, Dr. John Bedker focuses on the institutional failures of the leaders of the Catholic church in the United States. The ongoing efforts of church leaders in the United States to regularly advance a right-wing political agenda is brought to light. This agenda is showcased in sharp contrast with the values and founding tenets of Catholicism. John details two of the many departures of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the leaders of the Catholic church in the United States, from the founding beliefs of Catholicism. Abortion rights and the pedophilia crisis are highlighted.
Episode 11
This episode was recorded after the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, but before the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Dr. John Bedker focuses on gun violence and the gun culture in America as a Leadership moment. Are we going to “do the right thing?’ This is the ultimate definition of leadership and the challenge of us all to be problem solving leaders regarding gun violence and mass shootings. Dr. Bedker will provide another episode on this important topic as events unfold in Uvalde, Texas and in our Federal government.
Episode 14
In this episode, Dr. John Bedker begins a four-part series on the country of Belarus. Sitting at the crossroads of East and West, Belarus has an increasingly important position geographically, politically, and geopolitically. The leadership navigation and leadership strategies employed are key to the future of Belarus and this important crossroads in our world. This introductory episode lays out the topics and critical issues to be reviewed in this important leadership series on the country of Belarus.
Episode 17
Episode 17 provides a summary of the Belarus Series. The synthesis of each episode of the series is given with a specific connection to the current experience in the United States. The case is made as a “cautionary tale” for the United States to not pursue a path toward autocracy. Dr. Bedker makes clear the case for leadership in these turbulent times. “Do the right thing."
Episode 3
During this 4th of July 2020 holiday, Episode 3 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast takes the Declaration of Independence preamble and relates this historic document and its preambles iconic words to the values represented by leaders today.
Episode 6
The late Congressman John Lewis was an exemplary leader his entire life. He brought an abundance of empathy, he encouraged the hearts of many he came in contact with, he challenged others to act for good and he modeled a better way for others to emulate. Episode 6 of The Dr. John Bedker Leadership Podcast takes quotes from the life and speeches of John Lewis and applies them to your leadership journey.
Episode 9
Episode 9 is a sequel to Episode 8. Episode 8 focused on Problem Identification and Episode 9 brings insights into Problem Solving. The issue is the ongoing Institutional Leadership Failures of clerics in the Catholic Church. What needs to be done for the church to get back on track is explored and a case is made for rethinking both the church’s organizational design and the makeup of its organizational leadership team. The recommendations are consistent with the Pope’s guidance for priests "to be pastors and not politicians.” A call for the laity to engage in leadership is also made.
Episode 12
Reflective Practice is the focus of Episode 12. Reflective Practice is an important leadership tool for successful leaders. In this episode, Dr. John Bedker takes the listeners on a forward-looking reflective journey. A 1-2 year forward timeline is set to consider where we might or could be socially, politically, economically, and militarily. John poses reflective questions on each of these axes. The episode concludes by asking the listeners where we will be as Americans in 1-2 years. From the gun culture in the USA to the war in Ukraine. Episode 12 is an important reflective journey for everyone.
Episode 15
In this second episode of the Belarus Series, Dr. John Bedker shares the current state of Belarus socially, politically, economically, and militarily. Leadership insights are given on each of these axes to the country of Belarus and for their implications for the United States. The case is made for leaders to be mindful of the paths of other countries as they may inform governmental leadership in the United States. Democracy may be imperfect and fragile, but it is well worth fighting for. This second episode of the Belarus series makes this case clear.
Episode 18
Episode 18 is provided just prior to the midterm elections in the United States. Dr. Bedker encourages all eligible people to vote in the upcoming election. Voting is a right, it is a responsibility, a civic duty, and most importantly it is a display of your engagement in our/your democracy. It is an act of leadership. Doing the right thing, and standing up for truth and freedom; are critical leadership imperatives. Vote!