Leading with Love and Choosing Freedom: Prof. Modupe Akinola

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am excited to be joined today by an utterly fascinating guest, Modupe Akinola! Modupe is an Associate Professor of Management at Columbia Business School where she also serves as the Director of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership & Ethics. Additionally, she is the host of the incredibly popular,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">TED Business</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast, and has written for numerous academic journals.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What I love about Modupe is that she asked herself early in her career, ‘What are the things I’ve always loved?” And took stock. She listened to her gut, got comfortable with the uncomfortable, took a courageous leap of faith, and followed her true passion in life.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our conversation together today, Modupe shares about the ways in which she is a leader, her philosophy in life, how she leads in the five dimensions of leadership (know yourself, expand your consciousness, speak your truth, activate your mastery, and inspire love), how she discovered her unique strengths, and what she wants the world to know as a black woman, scholar, and leader.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:49] About today’s episode with special guest, Modupe Akinola.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:26] Welcoming Modupe to</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fifth Dimensional Leadership</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:37] Telling the story of how Modupe and I first met.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:32] Modupe shares her side of our first meeting.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:05] The magic of taking action when you feel a connection with someone.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:33] Modupe begins telling the story of her incredible journey