There are 75 videos in the "Military/Government" collection
Andrea So, Captain, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army Captain must improve the performance of a logistics unit whose members are culturally diverse.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Beth Silsdorf, Commander, U.S. Navy
Synopsis:Naval Officer makes an unpopular decision and must persuade her team to fall in behind her.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army Brigadier General must prepare an unfamiliar group of soldiers for a year-long mission in Iraq.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Operations, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Dena Braeger, Captain, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army officer feels a soldier's homosexuality should not interfere with the job, despite the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
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| Subject Area: | Ethics, Human Resources, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Marene Allison, Officer, U.S. Army
Synopsis:When faced with an emergency, it is critical for the leader to know their people to make the appropriate decisions without time to think.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Marene Allison, Officer, U.S. Army
Synopsis:A woman from the first class of West Point discusses what values guided her when she had no role model.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Marene Allison, Officer, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Female Army officer must address people who call her names while she is leading her unit on a run.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Human Resources, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Nicole Blatt, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:An Air Force officer lobbies outside her chain of command for the adoption of a new weapon to protect soldiers.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Innovation, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Nicole Blatt, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:An Air Force officer must convince her stubborn superiors to launch a high-tech system aimed at saving lives.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Andrea So, Captain, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army Captain takes over for a leader who has not been effective and overlooks potential wisdom gained from experience.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Vicente Fox, Former President, Mexico
Synopsis:Mexican Presidential Candidate must appeal to people and their needs to change the political system and lead social change.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:General discusses the importance of diversity to strategy and leadership.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army General shares her thoughts on leadership style and how that evolves through experience and environment.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army General outlines what she thinks is important in a good leader.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army General discusses how she thinks about taking charge and making improvements when taking charge of a unit.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:General talks about the importance of after action reports for successful missions and operations.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army General sets goals which guide her leadership strategy and balances the risk of losing a soldier in combat.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Making Ethical Decisions |
Gayle Colvin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Colonel shares how she is able to motivate people to work hard and do jobs that are risky and dangerous.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Jesse Kingg, Retired Commander, U.S. Navy
Synopsis:Commander must decide whether to overrule his staff's recommendation to reward a controversial colleague.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Developing Leaders |
Gayle Colvin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Colonel describes what it takes to be a good leader.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Gayle Colvin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Integrity is important for everybody within an organization. It could mean the difference between life and death.
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| Subject Area: | Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Gayle Colvin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:An Air Force Academy leader must help cadets overcome gender and racial biases.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Ethics, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Marty Evans, Admiral and CEO, U.S Navy, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross
Synopsis:CEO must adjust priorities and organizational focus to better align with the mission.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Decision-Making, Ethics, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Marty Evans, Admiral and CEO, U.S Navy, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross
Synopsis:Officer clearly sees a problem in the organizational culture but is not in a position to directly make changes.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Marty Evans, Admiral and CEO, U.S Navy, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross
Synopsis:Naval Officer struggles with whether or not to enforce the military policy that does not align with her personal values.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Conflict, Decision-Making, Ethics, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Making Ethical Decisions |
Marty Evans, Admiral and CEO, U.S Navy, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross
Synopsis:Military Officer must understand the cultural dynamics and then drive change for a positive impact from diversity.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Decision-Making, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Marty Evans, Admiral and CEO, U.S Navy, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross
Synopsis:Military Officer must decide whether or not to follow her Commander's orders when she disagrees with his decision.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Decision-Making, Ethics, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Deanna Won, Officer, Air Force
Synopsis:Leader must determine how to deal with problem employee who is disruptive to group.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources, Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Developing Leaders |
Kate Richardson, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:National Park Service Superintendent must unify a disparate organization that lacks common focus, branding, mission, and vision.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Nicole Malachowski, Officer, United States Air Force
Synopsis:Female pilot is confronted by man who does not want to see her or any women flying fighter aircraft.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Decision-Making, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Nicole Malachowski, Officer, United States Air Force
Synopsis:Air Force Officer must determine whether or not to include a pilot who has a great attitude but lacks the necessary expertise for critical missions.
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| Subject Area: | Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Developing Leaders |
Deanna Won, Officer, Air Force
Synopsis:Officer must determine how to proceed when supervisor makes a decision that would present a clear conflict of interest.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Ethics, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Making Ethical Decisions |
Deanna Won, Officer, Air Force
Synopsis:Officer must determine how to respond when she is no longer invited to empowered to do her job.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Conflict, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Dave Almand, Officer, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Commander must maintain team's motivation after organization's leader commit suicide, leading to low morale, uncertainty, fear and copy cats.
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| Subject Area: | Operations |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Dave Mihalic, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:A new National Park Superintendent must establish a presence in a region that is opposed to any government people or influence.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Bob Stanton, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:National Park Service Superintendent must break down real and perceived barriers between the local community and his staff to enable better collaboration and a positive presence in the region.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Globalization, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Bob Barbee, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:National Park Service Superintendent must determine whether or not to support a fire team leader who determines it is necessary to jeopardize a pristine part of the park resource in the effort to limit a forest fire’s advance.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Decision-Making, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Maureen Finnerty, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:National Park Service Superintendent must bridge the cultural gap between the local population and the Park's traditional visitors, programs and donors
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| Subject Area: | Globalization, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
John Reynolds, Regional Director of Northwest Region, National Park Service
Synopsis:Regional Director must negotiate with Native American Tribe to resolve age long conflict.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Paul Bud Bucha, Medal of Honor Recipient, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army Captain must confront overwhelming odds and overcome fear, fatigue, and ambiguity.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Ethics, Operations, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Laura Chinchilla, President, Costa Rica
Synopsis:Costa Rica President must determine how to attract foreign investment in order to build economic prosperity for her country to succeed.
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| Subject Area: | Globalization, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level, Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Laura Chinchilla, President, Costa Rica
Synopsis:President of Costa Rica talks about how often the biggest barrier women face to succeed is facing their own fears.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Globalization, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Gayle Hazelwood, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Leader must turn around an under-performing team after arriving to a new job.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Woody Smeck, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Leader must unite disparate groups and motivate everybody to have a common vision to better accomplish the mission.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Sales/Marketing, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Non-Profit |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Bill Henry, Principal Vice President, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Vice President must break down silos and cultural differences to increase team performance and deliver on a highly complex project.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Donn Grimm, Principal Vice President, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Vice President must overcome team friction by forcing teams to address their challenges with one another and raise their performance.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Michael Costas, Principal Vice President, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Program Director must regain the trust of a client and motivate his team to perform after a serious technical issue and program schedule slip.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Bob Krumenaker, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent must reconcile historical and cultural differences to work together.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
David Smith, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent must change the culture to drive engagement and results.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Mike Ward, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent inherits a building project that lacks Park and Federal support but is critical for local support.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Paul Bud Bucha, Medal of Honor Recipient, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army Captain must handle a direct report who he had informally promoted, but was later confronted.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Power and Politics, Decision-Making, Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Michael Creasey, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Vice Superintendent turns around a team and organization to seek national support.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Operations, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Frank Dean, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent must address fiscal issues that have a ripple effect on his organization.
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| Subject Area: | Finance/Accounting, Operations, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Frank Dean, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent must voice discord with local officials about participation in high profile event.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Power and Politics, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Sara Newman, Director, Department of Health and Human Services
Synopsis:Leader must get buy in for a change in a very traditional national organization.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Gerard Baker, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent is confronted because he is an American Indian leading at Little Bighorn.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Paul Bud Bucha, Medal of Honor Recipient, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army leader must overcome his own fears and uncertainty to lead decisively and courageously through overwhelming odds.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics, Decision-Making, Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Christian Roman, Story Artist, Pixar
Synopsis:A leader talks about how we use stories to learn about life and how to be successful.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level, Senior Manager (VP-level), Executive (C-Level), Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, Sales/Marketing |
| Industry: | Financial, Products & Retail, Healthcare, Military/Government, High Tech, Services, Non-Profit |
| Leadership topic: | Storytelling |
Larry Melton, Project Executive Director, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Project Director addresses how he uses senior manager reviews to increase productivity rather than leave people feeling disengaged and demotivated.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Nicole Blatt, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:An Air Force officer campaigns for the adoption of a new weapon that will protect soldiers in Iraq.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Power and Politics, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A woman leader talks about how she is asking hard questions about whether or not she should still pursue goals she set many years prior.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | What I Wish I Knew |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A senior leader talks about how you need to be able to articulate your story as you advance in your career.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A senior leader talks about how traditions are important for children and what she does to build traditions in a very busy lifestyle.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Work-Life Integration |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A senior leader talks about how she lives the advice she was given about the importance of good childcare for work-life balance.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Work-Life Integration |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A senior leader talks about how she did not ignore her curiosity when she found herself consistently thinking about education.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | What I Wish I Knew |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A senior leader talks about how in her senior role, she must leverage her skills of leading by influence.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development for the California Community Colleges
Synopsis:A senior leader talks about how she and her husband take advantage of marriage counseling to provide perspective and insights, especially in times of transition.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Work-Life Integration |
Allison Hickey, General, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Female pilot is asked repeatedly to prove she can handle a maneuver traditionally performed by men.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Nicole Malachowski, Officer, United States Air Force
Synopsis:Female Officer must overcome the lack of confidence in her abilities because she is a woman.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Operations, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Marla Wright, Program Manager, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Manager struggles with a counterpart whose behaviors are jeopardizing the project success.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Maureen Finnerty, Superintendent, National Park Service
Synopsis:Superintendent must identify stakeholders and find common ground to accomplish a controversial dam removal project.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Allison Hickey, General, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Air Force Brigadier General must persuade reluctant pilots to adopt new technology that will better protect ground forces.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Dena Braeger, Captain, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army officer considers whether or not an outstanding soldier who fails a drug test should pay the consequences.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Conflict, Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Making Ethical Decisions |
Dena Braeger, Captain, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army Captain in Iraq deals with a subordinate who challenges her authority based on her gender.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army General discusses how to keep morale high during a year-long combat mission in Iraq.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |