[Archive Interview from Mar 17, 2022]

“An empathetic leader can tolerate friction. The empathetic leader doesn't see friction or pushback or disagreement as a sign of personal failure, but a sign that he or she is dealing with human beings.” MIT professor and The Empathy Diaries author Dr.Sherry Turkle believes the last two years of pandemic isolation has prepared us for empathy, mutuality and principled decision making. Sherry joined Brig. Gen. Dana Born for HOW Conversations where the two discussed radical empathy in the workplace, values-based leadership and Dr.Turkle’s practices for empathy. Sherry also explains an empathetic leadership framework that can aid moral dilemmas when making a decision.

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[Archive Interview from Feb 24, 2022]

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of Anti-Defamation League, doesn't like what he sees. Hate -- of all kinds -- is on the rise. In his new book, It Could Happen Here, Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable – And How We Can Stop It, Jonathan explains what’s at risk if we don’t confront hatred head-on but also why he is hopeful; he believes that decent, moral people far outnumber the haters. In part-two, Jonathan sits down with Dov Seidman to discuss how we can tap into our moral courage to speak up when we see injustice and why we need values-based leadership in a transactional world. Jonathan also explains moral decision making as a leader and gives an authentic apology framework.

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READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

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[Archive Interview from Feb 24, 2022 ]

CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, knows what it's like to have moral authority but doesn't believe everyone needs it to make principled decisions. "The most important question of our time is also the simplest, 'Now what? I’m upset what do I do?' Many of us have the moral capacity to lead and people are looking for leadership and than doesn’t mean they need a messianic figure, but the spark that catalyzes them can be incredibly consequential."

Jonathan sat down with Dov Seidman for a new two-part episode of HOW Conversations. They spoke about Jonathan’s new book, It Could Happen Here, Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable – And How We Can Stop It. Their conversation touched on how to use moral courage to fight hate, why we need strong human connections in a transactional world and moral responsibility.
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READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/

[Archive Interview from Jul 13, 2021]

The pandemic was a time when people in all spheres of society were being called up to be leaders. “You have to take that role and responsibilities very seriously. It’s not just about yourself it’s about your community,” Dr. David Agus tells Dov Seidman on part two of their HOW Conversation. “As a leader, your behavior influences many, many others. We all have to realize that. This pandemic brought that out in spades.” Dr. Agus explains how he makes values-based decisions when facing a dilemma where all the data may not be available and the importance of moral responsibility in science.

Dr. Agus is the founding Director of the Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine at the University of Southern California and a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering. Watch the full episode to learn why Dr. Agus believes the best treatments combine science with hope. “When I can convey that hope to others, I know they feel better.”

READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/

[Archive Interview from Jul 6, 2021]

Dr. David Agus believes leaders have a moral responsibility to be transparent and accurate, especially during a pandemic, “We saw people just talking and not thinking of the ramifications of their words and of their actions. There weren't people stepping up to really normalize the right ideas, the right behavior and it became more about a belief system than data.” He sat down with Founder and Executive Chairman of the HOW Institute, Dov Seidman, where the two discussed frameworks for values-based decision making, battling misinformation in science and adapting under pressure.

Dr. David Agus specializes in treating cancer and is a researcher at the Ellison Institute at the University of Southern California. He is also a regular contributor to CBS News and has spent much of the past year answering questions about COVID-19 and vaccines on TV and social media.

READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/

[Archive Interview from Jun 28, 2021]

Sondra Samuels has been admirably leading her North Minneapolis community through challenges for more than 20 years. Last year, the founder and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone - known as NAZ -- relied on her values-based leadership frameworks when the pandemic hit her neighborhood hard followed by the murder of George Floyd just a few miles away. Sondra believes progress comes through unity, “Those of us in any leadership capacity that has to be our rallying cry, I don't move forward without you and you don't move forward without me, no matter how much you think you do.” Sondra talks with Dov Seidman about how she brings people together to have difficult conversations, used a pause to start community healing after George Floyd’s murder and why she believes true justice starts with extending mercy. The two also discuss the moral imperative for leading with empathy and the importance of community leaders.

NAZ is a collaborative of 33 community-based organizations and 8 schools providing family support to make measurable change in North Minneapolis.

READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/

[Archive Interview from Jun 17, 2021]

Jennifer Musisi has been threatened by men with machetes and once found a grenade under her car. Both encounters occurred while she was serving as the Executive Director of Kampala, Uganda, a position similar to a big city mayor.

“It was scary, some of us were attacked, some of my staff were physically beaten up,” Jennifer Musisi tells Dana Born, HOW Institute Distinguished Fellow, on the latest episode of HOW Conversations. Jennifer was given a mandate to clean up corruption in Kampala and when she started modernizing the tax collection system she made some people very upset, “but it made me realize that if they're willing to put up a fight this big, that means what they're losing is also very big. So that even gave us more determination and made us resolute to fight for the benefit of the citizens.” Despite the dangers, Jennifer says she never thought of quitting, “when we're entrusted with leadership, we're entrusted with responsibility to make change where change needs to be made.”

Jennifer and Dana also discussed frameworks for making change and building systems of accountability, the moral imperative of upholding ethical standards and elevating others. Jennifer served as the Kampala Executive Director for eight years and is now the City Leader in Residence at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the Ash Center.

READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/

[Archive Interview from Jun 10, 2021]

"We all are leaders, we can't just criticize what's going on out there without taking some responsibility for in here, in our hearts." Senator Cory Booker joined Dov Seidman on a new episode of HOW Conversations. It's not often we hear the words 'love' and 'politics' in the same conversation but Senator Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told Dov he believes leadership, in particular American leadership, is founded in love and love can help cure what ails society, "This world needs the best of what America is. Not a divisive cacophony of conflict but a country that finds common ground and stands together for our common values.... We need millions and millions of those moments where we stop and lead with love."

Senator Booker and Dov's wide reaching discussion explored how we can overcome political division through values-based leadership, the importance of taking risks with humility and how we can all come together through leadership and values. The two also discussed leadership frameworks, reimagining capitalism and building moral authority.

READY TO START YOUR MORAL LEADERSHIP JOURNEY? Moral leadership is more imperative today than ever before. The HOW Institute for Society was founded on the belief that those in positions of formal authority should also have moral authority. We are creating the tools leaders need to make principled, ethical and values-based decisions. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world rooted in deep human values and trust in our social fabric. The Institute channels philosophical reasoning to address modern problems. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

Learn more at https://thehowinstitute.org/