New Rules of Leadership with Robert Siegel

Willy sat down with Robert Siegel, Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Operator, Venture Investor, and Author of The Systems Leader. They explored the competing pressures facing today’s leaders—from balancing innovation and execution to embracing AI while maintaining organizational focus. Robert also shared why curiosity, humility, and adaptability have become essential leadership traits in a fast-changing world. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 04:10 What CEOs are uniquely seeing: advice for leaders of big organizations 05:29 The five cross-pressures of systems leadership 11:25 Would you hire yourself? 11:49 Jeff Immelt, GE vs. Apple, and the truth about succession 18:48 Hubris, humility, and learning from failure 24:27 Why every leader should think like a product manager 31:52 Developing an AI reflex without dropping everything 34:36 The power of saying “I don’t know” 35:16 Vulnerability and authentic leadership 44:52 Return on luck: networks, mentors, and knowing who to call 53:11 Fresh eyes vs. wise eyes: why mindset beats age 55:32 Leading on nuance in a world with no time for nuance 1:00:24 Closing thoughts GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:    / @walkerdunlop   » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist:    • Walker Webcast   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGM... Follow us: » LinkedIn:   / walker-&-dunlop   » Facebook:   / walkerdunlop   » Twitter:   / walkerdunlop   » Instagram:   / walkerdunlop   POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We'll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers violates any law or regulation is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards.