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Elizabeth Weingarten

Helping you navigate workplace change

We get it. Work has never felt more uncertain. Our core goal is to support you — at any stage in your career  — with the tools you need to succeed. And our new host, journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten, literally wrote the book on asking meaningful questions; it’s called How to Fall in Love With Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty.

Through her candid conversations with professionals, you’ll gain insights to help you make your next move — whether it’s a big shift or a small but impactful adjustment.

LATEST EPISODE

Simone Stolzoff: Own Professional Uncertainty, So It Doesn’t Own You

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Seasons of Leading Up
with Udemy

Check out all seven seasons of our original leadership podcast to learn how to work, lead, and live differently. 

Dorie Clark on Leading Up:The Work Shift Podcast

Dorie Clark: Reinvent Your Career (Without the Risk)

Featuring Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review author and Duke University professor

Krista Chism: I survived 11 layoffs: How to Rebuild After Loss

Krista Chism: I survived 11 layoffs: How to Rebuild After Loss

Featuring Krista Chism, Director of SEO & Digital Experience, Udemy

Pat Flynn: Another Podcast Won’t Help You Take Action (But this one might)

Pat Flynn: Another Podcast Won’t Help You Take Action (But this one might)

Featuring Pat Flynn, founder of Smart Passive Income and best-selling author of “Lean Learning: Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Learning Less.”

Rebecca Stern: How to Turn AI Into Your Career Coach

Rebecca Stern: How to Turn AI Into Your Career Coach

Featuring Rebecca Stern, Senior Director of Leadership Development, Udemy

Zak Brown, Leading Up Podcast

Zak Brown: F1 Racing, Leading Under Pressure, and Split-Second Decisions

Featuring Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing

James Whitemore on Udemy's Leading Up Podcast

Indeed CMO James Whitemore: How to Stand Out in the Job Hunt

Featuring James Whitemore, Chief Marketing Officer, Indeed

Ahyiana Angel: The Art of the Career Pivot

Ahyiana Angel: The Art of the Career Pivot

Featuring Ahyiana Angel, Entrepreneur and Host of the “Switch, Pivot or Quit” podcast

Lorraine K. Lee: How to Go From Passed Over to Promoted

Lorraine K. Lee: How to Go From Passed Over to Promoted

Featuring Lorraine K. Lee, Author of “Unforgettable Presence” and former LinkedIn editor

Deborah Grayson Riegel: How to Lose Your Fear and Find Your Voice

Deborah Grayson Riegel: How to Lose Your Fear and Find Your Voice

Featuring Deborah Grayson Riegel, Leadership Communication Expert

Leading Up podcast featuring C-Suite leaders

“I Don’t Know” Is Actually Knowing: Top Leaders on Career Uncertainty

Featuring C-Suite leaders, entrepreneurs, and founders

Meg Josephson, Leading Up Podcast

Meg Josephson: The Psychology of People Pleasing and What It Costs You

Featuring Meg Josephson, LCSW

Simone Stolzoff, Leading Up Podcast

Simone Stolzoff: Own Professional Uncertainty, So It Doesn’t Own You

Featuring Simone Stolzoff, Author

Season 7, Episode 1 of the Leading Up Podcast

How to Become a Super Communicator

Featuring Charles Duhigg, Writer, The New Yorker & Author of Supercommunicators

Season 7, Episode 2 of the Leading Up Podcast

Strategic Self-Awareness: The Defining Skills for Leaders

Featuring Dr. Ann Schulte, Consultant & Former CLO, Procter & Gamble

Season 7, Episode 3 of the Leading Up Podcast

Transforming the Future: Visionary Leadership with Sunny Bonnell

Featuring Sunny Bonnell, CEO and Co-Founder of Motto

Season 7, Episode 4 of the Leading Up Podcast

Navigating Generational Dynamics in Work and Life

Featuring Sophie Riegel, Coach, Speaker, & Author

Season 7, Episode 5 of the Leading Up Podcast

Cultivating Gen Z Success with Human-Centered Leadership

Featuring Stefani Okamoto, Director of Manager Excellence at ServiceNow, and David Yeager, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin

Season 7, Episode 6 of the Leading Up Podcast

Empowering Women of Color in the Workplace with Cynthia Pong

Featuring Cynthia Pong, Founder and CEO of Embrace Change

Season 7, Episode 7 of the Leading Up Podcast

From Dumpster Fires to Dream Workplaces

Featuring Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer, Workweek, and Founder & Creator of “I Hate It Here”

Season 7, Episode 8 of the Leading Up Podcast

Neurodiversity at Work: Strategies for Inclusive Leadership

Featuring Jessica Michaels, Coach, Speaker, & Consultant

Season 7, Episode 9 of the Leading Up Podcast

From Newsrooms to Boardrooms: Alan Murray's Leadership Insights

Featuring Alan Murray, President of the Dow Jones Leadership Institute

Season 7, Episode 10 of the Leading Up Podcast

Leadership Lessons from Fortune 500 Executives

Featuring Kelly Schwarze, Senior Digital Content Marketing Manager, Udemy

Season 7, Episode 11 of the Leading Up Podcast

Building a Skills-Based Organization with Paul Kent

Featuring Kelly Schwarze, Senior Digital Content Marketing Manager, Udemy, and Paul Kent, Senior L&D Manager, PepsiCo

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Identify Your Leadership Wobble to Work Faster and Better

Featuring Dr. Frances Frei, Professor, Harvard Business School

Season 6, Episode 2 of the Leading Up Podcast

Leadership and Management Are Not the Same

Featuring Dr. Barbara Kellerman, Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

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The 7 Rules of Power – And Why You Should Develop Yours

Featuring Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

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Your Team Needs a Strategy

Featuring Dr. Roger L. Martin, Founder and President, Roger L. Martin

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How Authenticity Wins (and Keeps) Trust

Featuring Dr. Genefa Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer at Udemy

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Culture, Trust, and Flexibility: The Keys to a Successful Career

Featuring Deb Tees, Director of Talent and Organizational Capability at Lockheed Martin

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How Company Culture Impacts Every Team Member

Featuring Brandon Carson, VP of Learning, Starbucks

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In Business, the Best Story Wins

Featuring Mark Edwards, Executive Coach and author of “Best Story Wins”

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Create a Team of Teams to Empower Your Organization

Featuring Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Chairman and CEO of McChrystal Group

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How McLaren Plays to Team Strengths on and off the Racetrack

Featuring Ian James, Managing Director McLaren Electric Racing & Team Principal NEOM McLaren Formula E & Extreme E Teams, Mclaren

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How to Weather Change with Rugged Flexibility

Brad Stulberg, Author of Master of Change and adjunct professor at the University of Michigan

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Why a “Culture of Genius” Can Lead to Stifled Innovation

Featuring Mary C. Murphy, PhD, social psychologist and author of Cultures of Growth

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Bureaucracy Is Not the Solution

Featuring Gary Hamel, Visiting Professor, London Business School

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Solve Problems by Turning Lead into Gold

Featuring Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK

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Managing Across Generations

Featuring Lindsey Pollak, Career & Workplace Expert

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Deep Curiosity Can Transform the Way You Lead

Featuring Scott Shigeoka, Curiosity expert

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To Reach Workers of Different Generations, Understand Their Technological Preferences

Featuring Jean Twenge, author of Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future and Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University

Cover art for season 5, episode 8 of the Leading Up Podcast by Udemy

Make the GenAI Revolution Work for You

Featuring Prasad Raje, Chief Product Officer, Udemy

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Defining Your Purpose

Featuring Nick Craig, President at Core Leadership Institute

Cover art for season 5, episode 10 of the Leading Up Podcast by Udemy

How Human Potential and Emerging Technology Intersect

Featuring Neda Schlictman, Managing Director & Chief Learning Officer – Leadership & Human Potential, Deloitte

Cover art for season 4, episode 1 of the Leading Up Podcast by Udemy

Empowering the Right People in the Right Jobs

Featuring Brad Watt, Chief Learning Officer at Colgate-Palmolive

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How to Be a Leader Even If You Don’t Have the Title

Featuring Roberta Matuson, Executive Coach and Author of “Can We Talk?”

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Leading with a Virtual-First Mindset

Featuring Sacha Connor, the CEO and Founder of Virtual Work Insider

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Supporting Early-Career Employees

Featuring Jennifer Barnes, Global Learning & Development Leader, Celanese

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Making Your Own Seat at the Table

Featuring Yvell Stanford, Talent and Learning Lead, New York Metropolitan Transit Authority

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The Secret to Reaching Your Goals

Featuring Jack Daly, CEO Coach and Author of “Life By Design”

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How to Give Feedback That Will Actually Be Heard

Featuring Elizabeth Pagé, Author, Professor, Leadership Expert

Cover art for season 4, episode 8 of the Leading Up Podcast by Udemy

Sharpen Your Skills for the AI-Assisted Future of Work

Featuring Dr. Vasant Dhar, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

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Cultivating Curiosity Will Expand Your Brain

Featuring Ian Leslie, Author of Curious and Conflicted

Cover art for season 4, episode 10 of the Leading Up Podcast by Udemy

Rigor and Discipline: Udemy CEO Greg Brown’s Secret Sauce

Featuring Greg Brown, Chief Executive Officer at Udemy

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode one

How to Find Career Joy From Day One

Featuring Shannon Lewandowski, Development Program Director at Great American Insurance Group

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode two

Creating the Workplace as an Oasis in an Uncertain World

Featuring Rebecca Ray, Executive Vice President of Human Capital, The Conference Board

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode three

Navigating the Corporate Jungle Gym

Featuring Dr. Hamaria Crockett, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach and the VP of Leadership and Organization Development at Pax Eight

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode four

How Low Stakes Practice Builds Lasting Leadership Skills

Featuring Adam Pannone, Digital Program Leader, Johnson & Johnson

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode five

Fostering Inclusive Workplaces and a Growth Mindset

Featuring Sabrina Khan, Performance and Development Manager, Encompass

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode six

Invested Leaders: Leading From the Outside In With Dave Ulrich

Featuring Dave Ulrich, Professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and Partner at the RBL Group

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode seven

The Art of 360 Feedback For Emerging Leaders

Featuring Alisa Cohn, Executive Coach and Author

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode eight

Team Is a Verb, Not a Noun for Leaders

Featuring Dr. Robert Wengrzyn, Supply Chain Talent & Learning Manager at Intel

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode nine

Thriving in a Hybrid Work Environment

Featuring Hassan Osman, Senior Vice President of Professional Services, NWN Carousel

Season three of the leading up podcast, episode ten

The Power of Vulnerability at Work

Featuring Stephanie Stapleton-Sudbury, President of Udemy Business

Leading Up Podcast, Season 2 Episode 1 cover

Leading Authentically to Build High Trust Environments

Featuring Lisa Dahm, Global Head of People Development IT, TUI Group

Leading Up Podcast, Season 2 Episode 2 cover

How Total Leadership Transforms Your Life Beyond Work

Featuring Stew Friedman, Emeritus Professor of Management Practice, The Wharton School and Founder, Total Leadership

Leading Up Podcast, Season 2 Episode 3 cover

How a Strong Career Vision Keeps You Steady

Featuring Siya Raj Purohit, Global Head of Edtech & Workforce Development, AWS / General Partner, Pathway Ventures

Leading Up Podcast, Season 2 Episode 4 cover

Leading From Your Strengths

Featuring Kristi Burnham, Vice President, Employee Engagement and Development at UNICEF USA

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Why Communication is the Most Important Skill

Featuring Molly Nagler, Chief Learning Officer at PepsiCo

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Finding the Courage to Bring Our Best Selves to Work

Featuring Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts, Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business

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Servant Leaders, Social Change, and Shared Value

Featuring Layli Miller-Muro, Purpose and Impact Strategist

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Finding Your Way Through The Noise With Intention

Featuring Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal best selling author

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Why Strong Leaders Are Strong Learners

Featuring Johann Laville, Chief Learning Officer, Merck

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How to Communicate Like a Leader

Featuring Deborah Grayson Riegel, Communication Coach and Author of “Go To Help: 31 Strategies to Offer, Ask For, and Accept Help”

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How to Lead Purposefully, Support Women in the Workplace, and Create your own Luck

Featuring Melanie Weaver Barnett, Chief Executive Education Officer, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Leading Up Podcast Season One, Episode Two Cover Image

The Great Disengagement: How 3M’s Learning Culture Inspires Employee Engagement and Innovation

Featuring Samuel Ragsdale, Head of L&D at 3M

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How Inclusion Drives Innovation and Retains Employees

Featuring Stefanie Johnson, Director, Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University

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How Purpose Drives Authentic Leadership

Featuring Bob Quinn, professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and a co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations

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Transforming High Potential Into High Performance

Featuring Stewart Kidd, Director of Human Resources and Talent at Kershaw County, South Carolina

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Leading From the Middle

Featuring Dave Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab

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Innovate Through Economic Uncertainty

Featuring Karl Ulrich, CIBC Endowed Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

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The Difference between “Toxic Positivity” and Positive Leadership

Featuring Kim Cameron, Professor Emeritus of Management and Organizations, University of Michigan, and Co-Founder, Center for Positive Organizations

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How to Align Purpose, Strategy, and Culture

Featuring Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer, Udemy

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How Parenthood and Purpose Create Strong Leaders

Featuring Erin Mara, Vice President of Talent Management at BJ’s Wholesale Club

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