Recode Decode: What Abraham Lincoln and Rachel Carson can teach us about leadership

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Technology

4.2 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about her new book, “Forged In Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times.” In it, Koehn chronicles the lives of five leaders who had to overcome a crisis: President Abraham Lincoln, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, explorer Ernest Shackleton, clergyman Dietrich Bonhoeffer and author Rachel Carson. People in Silicon Valley, Washington and beyond can learn a lot from history, she says — for example, how Lincoln used his writing and speeches to unite people around a broader purpose, and why not acting was often the right decision when tempers were flaring. Plus: How “real leaders” can unlock the potential of the people around them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's show is brought to you by Qualcomm.
0:03.2	At Qualcomm, inventing comes first.
0:05.6	The rest of the world innovates on top of Qualcomm's foundational inventions.
0:09.9	To learn more, visit Qualcomm.com-slash-we-invent.
0:16.0	Recode Radio presents Recode Decode coming to you from the BOTS Media Podcast Network.
0:22.4	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Recode.
0:24.9	You may know me as a leader, not a follower, unless you're Chrissy Teigen,
0:28.2	whom I would follow anywhere.
0:30.0	But in my spare time, I talk tech and you're listening to Recode Decode,
0:33.2	a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas,
0:36.0	and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:38.1	You can find more episodes of Recode Decode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
0:41.6	Google Play Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts,
0:44.0	or just visit recode.net-slash-podcasts-for-more.
0:48.4	Today in the Red Chair is Nancy Cain, a historian at the Harvard Business School.
0:52.7	She spent 10 years writing her latest book, Forged in Crisis,
0:55.7	The Power of Craigest Leadership, Intervalent Times, which seems so pertinent right now.
1:00.7	It examines the rise of five leaders who had to overcome a crisis,
1:04.0	including Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Rachel Carson,
1:07.0	and shows how their stories might inspire us.
1:09.2	We need a lot of inspiration and Nancy, welcome to Recode Decode.
1:12.1	Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here, Cara.
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