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Microsoft's Nuance Healthcare EVP & GM on AI's role in transforming patient care
In this episode of the Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Josh Clarke speaks to Diana Nole, the executive vice president and general manager for Nuance's healthcare division. Nuance, now a Microsoft Cloud and AI company, created the voice recognition space more than 20 years ago and continues to be a pioneer and leader in conversational AI innovation. Nole shares how differentiated experiences helped her grow as a leader and which leadership capabilities have helped her succeed, including curiosity, risk-taking, pivoting, and decisiveness. She also shares how she thinks about balancing the need for innovation with the need for stability and offers advice to aspiring board members and shares how being a board director has made her a better leader.
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Shaping courageous leaders: A conversation with Penny Hughes, experienced chair and non-executive director
31:48|Penny Hughes, one of the UK’s most respected business leaders, shares her view on the qualities that make a successful leader—including courage, confidence, and resilience—and discusses how those qualities helped her navigate both wins and losses.The human edge in AI-driven investing: A conversation with Arnaud de Servigny, investor, academic, and author
34:20|Arnaud de Servigny, expert in AI quantitative investing, machine learning, and the future of asset management, speaks about how AI is reshaping investment management and what it means for leadership.Building a people-centric leadership style: A conversation with Charlie Green, CEO of Workspace Group PLC
43:18|Charlie Green, CEO of one of London's leading providers of flexible office space for small and medium-sized creative businesses, discusses driving growth by focusing on the customers and their needs first.Human-centered leadership in the age of AI: A conversation with Felice Gorordo, CEO of Embark
21:33|Felice Gorordo, CEO of a management and finance consulting firm, shares how he has scaled a founder-inspired culture and how he uses AI to augment capabilities.How AI is reshaping legal services: A conversation with Julien Tanguy, CEO of Lefebvre Group
29:59|Julien Tanguy, CEO of a leading European provider of legal and tax services, shares how AI is driving cultural change, redefining leadership roles, and accelerating innovation through trusted data, talent, and technology.Building long-term resilience in consumer markets: A conversation with Aku Vikström, CEO of Orkla Foods Europe
25:24|Aku Vikström, CEO of a pan-Nordic branded food supplier, shares how leaders can build long-term success and resilience in consumer markets during times of macroeconomic disruption.Communications as a key driver to growth: A conversation with Silvio Tavares, president and CEO of VantageScore
26:51|Silvio Tavares discusses leveraging accountability, AI, and clear company values to drive performance and innovation.Resilient leadership in a PE-backed environment: A conversation with Dino Koutrouki, chief executive officer of Pelsis
27:07|Dino Koutrouki shares key principles to drive growth in small private equity-backed companies.