What's a piece of advice that changed you for the better? In this special episode of Meet The Leader, top leaders from Microsoft, to IKEA to the International Monetary Fund and more share the feedback that was so meaningful and compelling they'd applied it throughout their careers. Learn the tough moments and powerful feedback that led to turning points and transformations, nudging leaders to reflect, change course, listen in new ways and change how they react to scale their impact.

Transcript:
https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/leaders-advice-grateful-for-microsoft-ikea-hpe

Featured in this episode:
Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency

Tejpaul Bhatia, CRO, Axiom Space

Ulrika Biesert, CHRO, Ingka Group / IKEA

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Daphne Koller, CEO, insitro

Annette Mosman, CEO, APG

Nigina Muntean, Chief of Innovation, UNFPA

Sander van 't Noordende, CEO, Randstad

Christopher Oakes, CEO, Reefgen

Madison O'Brien, Customer Success and Community Lead, Teamgage

Alexi Robichaux, CEO, Better Up

Fidelma Russo, CTO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft

Humans have learned to survive in space. But as Tejpaul Bhatia reminded Meet the Leader, it’s time to learn how to live, work and thrive. One step towards that goal is Axiom Station, the first commercial space station. With the International Space Station due to be decommissioned, he explains how Axiom Station will build on decades of lessons learned for a future-ready station factoring in principles of ergonomic and industrial design, a station planned to adapt to new technologies and needs. And while it employs its share of former astronauts and rocket scientists, this unique company also designs space suits - like the one for the upcoming Artemis moon mission set for 2026. This means it also counts sewers and costumers from places like Cirque du Soleil on its team – people who understand performance fabrics and who have the skill sets to hand sew parts of uniforms that can’t be tackled with a machine. He’ll share how this incredibly diverse group works together and how learning how to tap such a range of capabilities is a window into the unique pioneering collaborations that will drive the space economy.

To learn more:
Axiom Space: https://www.axiomspace.com/

Report:
Space: The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth: https://www.weforum.org/publications/space-the-1-8-trillion-opportunity-for-global-economic-growth/

Related podcasts:
This former astronaut shares what’s key to building strong, effective teams: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/soichi-noguchi-astronaut-build-effective-teams/

From space to the ocean's depths - how a space CEO and explorer approaches risk: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/dylan-taylor-voyager-space-risk-leadership/

Last year, Ingka Group, the parent company for big retailer IKEA, reached near gender balance in leadership. This transformation did not come overnight and HR chief Ulrika Biesèrt discusses the mindset shifts and tangible changes in everything from hiring to development that helped make this possible for the 80-year-old company. Biesèrt also shares her own leadership journey, one that includes 27 years at IKEA and roles in every part of the company, including logistics, product development and retail. She explains how that breadth and depth shapes how she leads -- while also sharing the advice her mother gave her at the beginning of her career that has helped her get her voice heard.

Interview recorded Spring 2024.

Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mserdr8z

To learn more:
Global Gender Gap: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/

Related podcasts:
9 leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new grads: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/9-leaders-share-advice-for-new-grads-2024/
Ingka Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough about: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ingka-holding-jesper-brodin-refugees-hiring/