I'm Francine Lacquhar, an award-winning journalist, and I've got a new podcast, leaders with Francine Laquois from Bloomberg Podcasts.

I've interviewed everyone from Heads of State to fashion icons about the news of the moment.

But I've always been curious, who are these people as leaders?

I don't think there's one right way to be a leader.

Make decisions. A poor decision is always better than

no decision. Listen to new episodes every other Monday. Follow leaders with Francine Lacroix,

wherever you get your podcasts. Bloomberg Audio Studios, Podcasts, Radio, News.

The higher up you are, some people start to forget who they are.

Because once you get into a position of power, people are always going to tell you, you're doing well, aren't you fantastic?

You have to have truth tellers around you, and you have to be willing to listen.

And so I think as

leaders, it's our job to understand when is it time to go? When do we need another leader in this

role? Last year, I spoke to Melinda French Gates, who's faced a lot of change in her life.

And it's not just in her personal life. Her philanthropic work is dedicated to change.

French Gates began her career on tech, often the only woman in the room.

She joined Microsoft as one of the few female managers in the company.

She rises quickly, meets Bill Gates, they marry, and she becomes one of the wealthiest and most influential women in the world.

And then she walks away. In her new book, the next day, she reflects on making that choice

to change everything. I'm Francine Lacqua and this is Leaders, the series that explores what

drives the world's most influential people. Melinda French Gates, thank you so much for

joining us. Now, you wrote a book next day, which is inspiring. Why? And why did you call it the next day?

Well, I turned 60 last year. And so the book came out right around the time of my 60th birthday.

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