Leaders with Francine Lacqua

Sunil Bharti Mittal started his career selling bicycle parts and importing copper scrap before hitting the big time: phones. He went on to build one of India’s biggest telecom companies, Bharti Enterprises, which now boasts more than 650 million customers. In this episode of Leaders, Mittal speaks with Francine Lacqua about making it through the “relentless” battle for control of India’s telecom market and why he thinks India is playing its cards well on the geopolitical stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As chief executive of Blackstone, Stephen Schwarzman helped transform modern finance by moving private equity into the mainstream. The company is now the world’s largest alternative asset manager with a portfolio worth $1.3 trillion. On this episode of Leaders, he speaks with Francine Lacqua about spotting economic shifts before they show up in public data, investing early in artificial intelligence and where the world is heading next.Watch the interviewBloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/leaders-with-lacqua Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaeHzTS6Pck&t=500s See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala spent her early career fighting corruption, at great personal cost. Today, she leads the World Trade Organization at a time of unprecedented disruption. On this episode of Leaders, she speaks with Francine Lacqua about her work in Nigeria and how it led to her mother's abduction, how the US trade war and geopolitics are putting tremendous strain on global trade and why it’s time to re-imagine globalization.Watch the interviewBloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/leaders-with-lacquaYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPSeumz6sgISee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After spending decades advising CEOs and studying leadership, Harvard Business School professor and author Linda Hill has developed a clear view of what makes great leaders—and where many fall short. In this episode of Leaders with Francine Lacqua, Hill explains why today's most successful executives prioritize collaboration over charisma, embrace constructive conflict and create organizations that can adapt to constant change. She also shares how artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership and the skills the next generation of executives will need to thrive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In next week's episode, host Francine Lacqua speaks with Harvard Business School Professor, Linda Hill. Here's a preview of their chat, where Hill talks about how high levels of emotional intelligence can empower those around you to make decisions. Check out the full interview when it drops on August 17. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.