Leadership Moves with Mallika Dutt
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAre you ready to transform the way you lead? Join visionary change makers as they share their strategies and insights with Mallika Dutt. From digital organizing to creating cultures of care, Leadership Moves shows us how to shake up and re-envision our changing world.
This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation.
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S2 Ep12: The Importance of Fun, Joy, and Pleasure in Advancing Justice and Human Rights with Geetanjali Misra
April 06, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MBWhat does pleasure have to do with human rights? How do we incorporate play and joy into our work of challenging violence and discrimination? To explore the topic of how we create movements that challenge structural exclusion while expressing diverse forms of desire and pleasure, I’m joined by Geetanjali Misra. Tune in this week to discover how to use play, joy, fun, and pleasure in the fight for sexual rights. We’re discussing how we can help people not just accounting for the harm th...
S2 Ep11: How to Address Institutional Sexism and Racism in the Fight for Health Equality with Terry McGovern
March 30, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 21.2 MBHow does the loss of a family member to a tragedy like 9/11 affect your ability to lead? How can you stay grounded in love when working on challenging issues like abortion and HIV/AIDS? Terry McGovern, chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia’s Public Health School is here to explore the realities of staying accountable to the communities you serve and letting them lead the way. Tune in this week to discover the resilience and focus it takes to surv...
S2 Ep10: Focusing on Diversity, Care, and Sustainability in Building a Collective Capacity to Respond to Oppression with Lydia Alpízar Durán
March 23, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 24.9 MBHow would your life change if care became the central organizing principle of how you do your work? As a co-founder of the Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders (IM-Defensoras), Lydia Alpízar Durán faced this exact question, and she is here to explore how we can build collective capacity for our wellbeing in the face of increasing oppression. Lydia has led the way in terms of diverse leadership and integrating diversity, care, and sustainability for the WHRDs who are ...
S2 Ep09: How to Handle Transition in Organizational Leadership with Shereen Essof and Lisa VeneKlasen
March 16, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 32.9 MBAre you considering a significant work transition? Perhaps you’re a founder looking to leave your beloved organization in search of new challenges. Or maybe the baton of an organization and mission is being passed to you. What does it take to succeed a charismatic leader? Here to discuss these topics are Lisa VeneKlasen, the founder of JASS, and Shereen Essof, JASS’s new leader. Join us this week to discover how to carry out big leadership changes with breath, love, and grace, even dur...
S2 Ep08: The Power of Listening with Humility and Prioritizing Intergenerational Leadership with Urvashi Butalia
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBWhat is the importance of women’s stories? How do we learn the art of listening with humility and respect for storytellers? Feminist independent publisher Urvashi Butalia is here to answer these questions, and give us an insight into publishing exclusive stories, practicing intergenerational leadership, and getting on a bicycle before you turn 70. Tune in this week to discover the power of challenging yourself to listen in situations that make you uncomfortable. Urvashi Butalia is disc...
S2 Ep07: Prioritizing Collective Leadership to Address Physical and Environmental Threats in Indigenous Communities with Tarcila Rivera Zea
March 02, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MBWhat does it take to go from a domestic worker to the director of an organization that represents thousands of Indigenous women in the public arena? Is that a journey of transformation you could imagine for yourself? Join me as I sit down with Tarcila Rivera Zea to learn how she overcame huge obstacles and emerged as a globally recognized mover and shaker. Tune in this week to hear about what world leadership has to learn from Indigenous feminist leaders like Tarcila. Tarcila is sharin...
S2 Ep06: Leading the Pursuit of Justice and Defending Human Rights While Risking Everything with Ana Lorena Delgadillo Perez
February 23, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 23.5 MBHow does one continue to serve when the government that is supposed to protect you decides to turn on you for being a human rights defender? How do you manage your own fear while standing for the thousands of migrants that have become victims of organized crime? Well, my guest this week has firsthand experience to share of exactly this. Tune in this week for a riveting conversation with Ana Lorena about the realities of serving those navigating life-threatening issues, what it takes to...
S2 Ep05: Choosing Courage and Finding Joy as a Leader with Françoise Moudouthe
February 16, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 27.4 MBHow does one fight for equality while naming discrimination within the very philanthropic organizations that support their work? My guest this week has a powerful lesson on courage and serving others with bravery in the face of discomfort, even when you don’t have all the answers. Tune in this week as Françoise Moudouthe walks us through the importance of taking a stance and tackling discrimination, even when it risks affecting your popularity or financial resources. We’re discussing h...
S2 Ep04: Harnessing the Power of Collective Leadership to Navigate Worldwide Crises with Rukka Sombolinggi
February 09, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 24.3 MBWhat can discrimination, hardship, and resilience teach us about navigating COVID with courage and grace? My guest this week is Rukka Sombolinggi, Secretary General of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN)—the world’s largest Indigenous Peoples organization, and she’s here to discuss the complex answers to this question. Tune in this week as Rukka shares her deep wisdom about how we can navigate pandemics, climate change, and other crises by focusing on the collective...
S2 Ep03: Bringing the Social Sciences and Humanities into Public Dialogue in the Arab World with Seteney Shami
February 02, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBMy guest this week is an anthropologist who believes that the solutions to institutional and deeply-ingrained problems lie in the social sciences. Tune in this week to discover the work Seteney Shami and the Arab Council for the Social Sciences are doing to bring academia and the humanities into the conversation around how to solve the challenges and crises the Arab world is facing. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mallikadutt.com/s2e03 Leadership Moves is ...
S2 Ep02: How to Find Possibilities in Conflict with Ellen Sprenger
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBAs a leader, when was the last time you had a conflict that led to a positive result? Well, my guest this week believes there is no growth without conflict, so Ellen Sprenger is here to discuss creative ways to generate new possibilities during conflict situations. Join me and Ellen Sprenger for a conversation around how to address conflict, big or small, in generative and creative ways that uncover new possibilities for ourselves and our organizations. Ellen is sharing how to bring aw...
S2 Ep01: Finding Courage and Healing Trauma as We Stand for Human Rights with Sibongile Ndashe
January 19, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBWhere do we find courage in an environment that is deeply hostile when it comes to our rights as women, especially regarding sexual orientation and gender identity? How can we sustain ourselves and heal our own trauma as we stand for human rights? My guest this week is on the front line in this fight for equality and accountability. Join me and Sibongile Ndashe as we discuss how she weaves her passion for fabric and fashion into her work for justice at ISLA. Sibongile is going in-depth...
Welcome to Leadership Moves with Mallika Dutt
January 13, 2022 16:50 - 48 seconds - 1.13 MBHi, I’m Mallika Dutt, host of the podcast, Leadership Moves. I am on a mission to promote leadership that creates shared wellbeing for people and planet. I created this podcast for change makers who are ready to be bold and courageous and generate new ideas for a more just and sustainable world. Each week, I talk to visionary leaders who share strategies and lessons from a wide range of fields. You’ll learn how to use digital tools to engage audiences, become a master storyteller, ...
S1 Ep15: Dancing with the Rule of Law
July 29, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThe rule of law is a necessary but insufficient condition for justice. From the war on drugs to mass protests, the rule of law has been used to both uplift and suppress human rights and social justice. Listen to this rich discussion with Vivian Newman as we explore the rule of law and movement building in Colombia, Latin America and the Global South. Vivian Newman is Executive Director of the Center for Law, Justice, and Society — Dejusticia. She specializes in public law and internat...
Episode 15: Dancing with the Rule of Law
July 29, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThe rule of law is a necessary but insufficient condition for justice. From the war on drugs to mass protests, the rule of law has been used to both uplift and suppress human rights and social justice. Listen to this rich discussion with Vivian Newman as we explore the rule of law and movement building in Colombia, Latin America and the Global South. Vivian Newman is Executive Director of the Center for Law, Justice, and Society — Dejusticia. She specializes in public law and internat...
Episode 14: Money, Movies and Movements
July 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBHow do people of wealth leverage their status to advance social justice? How can we use the power of storytelling to shift social and economic paradigms? Join Abigail Disney in a candid conversation about her Disney heritage, the power of creativity, and how she leverages her identities as filmmaker, philanthropist and activist to uplift peace and justice. Abigail E. Disney is a filmmaker, philanthropist, activist, and the Emmy-winning director of The Armor of Light. As president and CEO ...
S1 Ep14: Money, Movies and Movements
July 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBHow do people of wealth leverage their status to advance social justice? How can we use the power of storytelling to shift social and economic paradigms? Join Abigail Disney in a candid conversation about her Disney heritage, the power of creativity, and how she leverages her identities as filmmaker, philanthropist and activist to uplift peace and justice. Abigail E. Disney is a filmmaker, philanthropist, activist, and the Emmy-winning director of The Armor of Light. As president and CEO ...
Episode 13: Harnessing Resources Online to Fuel Your Movement
May 05, 2021 14:07 - 1 hour - 161 MBHow do we build a large community of online donors from a small group of supporters? How can we get an online fundraising program off the ground? Emma Ruby-Sachs walks us through these efforts, providing tools to help power our campaigns and build community through online fundraising. Emma Ruby-Sachs is a writer, lawyer and the Executive Director of SumOfUs, a global movement of over 18 million members worldwide. She previously was the Deputy Director at Avaaz, practiced constitutional app...
S1 Ep13: Harnessing Resources Online to Fuel Your Movement
May 05, 2021 14:07 - 1 hour - 161 MBHow do we build a large community of online donors from a small group of supporters? How can we get an online fundraising program off the ground? Emma Ruby-Sachs walks us through these efforts, providing tools to help power our campaigns and build community through online fundraising. Emma Ruby-Sachs is a writer, lawyer and the Executive Director of SumOfUs, a global movement of over 18 million members worldwide. She previously was the Deputy Director at Avaaz, practiced constitutional app...
S1 Ep12: Movement Building in a Digital Age
May 03, 2021 20:23 - 1 hour - 159 MBHow have internet technologies impacted our idea of the public, communities, and our change agendas? Jac sm Kee examines the ways movement building and organizing affects and is affected by the digital age we are living in now. Jac sm Kee is a leading figure at the intersection of digital technology and gender justice, and facilitates network and movement building on feminism and technology. She led the Women’s Rights Programme at the Association for Progressive Communications and is a te...
Episode 12: Movement Building in a Digital Age
May 03, 2021 20:23 - 1 hour - 159 MBHow have internet technologies impacted our idea of the public, communities, and our change agendas? Jac sm Kee examines the ways movement building and organizing affects and is affected by the digital age we are living in now. Jac sm Kee is a leading figure at the intersection of digital technology and gender justice, and facilitates network and movement building on feminism and technology. She led the Women’s Rights Programme at the Association for Progressive Communications and is a te...
Episode 11: Our Relationship With Fear
March 25, 2021 15:09 - 44 minutes - 101 MBAs leaders, we are often outwardly focused and forget the importance of inner work for social change. In this episode, Mallika Dutt helps us explore our relationship to fear and how to shift from reactiveness to becoming more responsive and present leaders. Mallika Dutt is the president of INTER-CONNECTED and the founder of Breakthrough, a global human rights group that she led for 17 years. She facilitates leadership that weaves together self, community, systems and the earth to become t...
S1 Ep11: Our Relationship With Fear
March 25, 2021 15:09 - 44 minutes - 101 MBAs leaders, we are often outwardly focused and forget the importance of inner work for social change. In this episode, Mallika Dutt helps us explore our relationship to fear and how to shift from reactiveness to becoming more responsive and present leaders. Mallika Dutt is the president of INTER-CONNECTED and the founder of Breakthrough, a global human rights group that she led for 17 years. She facilitates leadership that weaves together self, community, systems and the earth to become t...
Episode 10: Shifting Norms Through Culture Change and Narrative Strategy
March 18, 2021 14:45 - 58 minutes - 134 MBBridgit Antoinette Evans takes us on an in-depth journey from the personal to the political as she explains the burgeoning field of culture change. Join her in a powerful exploration of narrative structures, archetypes, and a whole system ecological approach to transforming cultural norms for social change. Bridgit Antoinette Evans is an award-winning artist and thought leader in the culture change field, and since 2017, has served as Executive Director of the Pop Culture Collaborative. ...
S1 Ep10: Shifting Norms Through Culture Change and Narrative Strategy
March 18, 2021 14:45 - 58 minutes - 134 MBBridgit Antoinette Evans takes us on an in-depth journey from the personal to the political as she explains the burgeoning field of culture change. Join her in a powerful exploration of narrative structures, archetypes, and a whole system ecological approach to transforming cultural norms for social change. Bridgit Antoinette Evans is an award-winning artist and thought leader in the culture change field, and since 2017, has served as Executive Director of the Pop Culture Collaborative. ...
Episode 09: Evaluating Communications and Culture Change
March 11, 2021 19:14 - 1 hour - 139 MBHow do we measure the impact of culture change, communication and storytelling strategies? Join Alan Jenkins on a journey to examine leading methodologies for evaluating cultural and communication campaigns through concrete examples and case studies. Alan Jenkins is the founder of The Opportunity Agenda and a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on Race and the Law, Communication, and Social Justice. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of ...
S1 Ep09: Evaluating Communications and Culture Change
March 11, 2021 19:14 - 1 hour - 139 MBHow do we measure the impact of culture change, communication and storytelling strategies? Join Alan Jenkins on a journey to examine leading methodologies for evaluating cultural and communication campaigns through concrete examples and case studies. Alan Jenkins is the founder of The Opportunity Agenda and a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on Race and the Law, Communication, and Social Justice. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of ...
Episode 07: Frames, Messages and Effective Communication
March 02, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 162 MBJoin Alan Jenkins on a clear and compelling journey to create effective communication and cultural strategies to change policy and transform culture. Alan Jenkins is the founder of The Opportunity Agenda and a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on Race and the Law, Communication, and Social Justice. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation. “Inter-Connected Theme” composed by Devadas, (c) Mallika Dutt, LLC 2021. Pr...
Episode 07: Frames, Messages and Effective Communication
March 02, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 162 MBJoin Alan Jenkins on a clear and compelling journey to create effective communication and cultural strategies to change policy and transform culture. Alan Jenkins is the founder of The Opportunity Agenda and a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on Race and the Law, Communication, and Social Justice. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation. “Inter-Connected Theme” composed by Devadas, (c) Mallika Dutt, LLC 2021. Pr...
S1 Ep08: Practical Steps Toward Narrative Shift and Claiming Your Story
March 01, 2021 17:22 - 46 minutes - 107 MBMallika Dutt shows us how to bring broad concepts of culture change and narrative strategy into our organizations. She shares campaigns and music videos on gender justice and practical lessons learned from her time leading Breakthrough. Mallika Dutt is the president of INTER-CONNECTED and the founder of Breakthrough, a global human rights group that she led for 17 years. She has produced and created several multi-media campaigns and initiatives that have reached millions. *** This se...
Episode 08: Practical Steps Toward Narrative Shift and Claiming Your Story
March 01, 2021 17:22 - 46 minutes - 107 MBMallika Dutt shows us how to bring broad concepts of culture change and narrative strategy into our organizations. She shares campaigns and music videos on gender justice and practical lessons learned from her time leading Breakthrough. Mallika Dutt is the president of INTER-CONNECTED and the founder of Breakthrough, a global human rights group that she led for 17 years. She has produced and created several multi-media campaigns and initiatives that have reached millions. *** This se...
S1 Ep07: Frames, Messages and Effective Communication
March 01, 2021 17:15 - 1 hour - 162 MBJoin Alan Jenkins on a clear and compelling journey to create effective communication and cultural strategies to change policy and transform culture. Alan Jenkins is the founder of The Opportunity Agenda and a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on Race and the Law, Communication, and Social Justice. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation. “Inter-Connected Theme” composed by Devadas, (c) Mallika Dutt, LLC 2021. Pr...
S1 Ep06: Being a Storyteller
March 01, 2021 17:10 - 57 minutes - 132 MBWe are all storytellers. Story is how humans make meaning of the world. Kirk Cheyfitz illustrates what a story is, why stories work, and shows us how to construct and tell stories that engage people and change culture. Kirk Cheyfitz is a storyteller, narrative strategist, and founder of Story World Wide and Political Narrative. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation. “Inter-Connected Theme” composed by Devadas, (c) Mallika Dutt, LLC 2021. Produ...
Episode 06: Being a Storyteller
March 01, 2021 17:10 - 57 minutes - 132 MBWe are all storytellers. Story is how humans make meaning of the world. Kirk Cheyfitz illustrates what a story is, why stories work, and shows us how to construct and tell stories that engage people and change culture. Kirk Cheyfitz is a storyteller, narrative strategist, and founder of Story World Wide and Political Narrative. *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation. “Inter-Connected Theme” composed by Devadas, (c) Mallika Dutt, LLC 2021. Produ...
S1 Ep05: The Future of Multilateralism
February 11, 2021 21:32 - 56 minutes - 131 MBRecent events in the world, along with the global pandemic have forced us to look at the complex relationships between nation states. In this timely discussion with Lopa Banerjee we discuss the possibilities and challenges of this uncertain and emergent moment in our human history. Lopa Banerjee is the Director of the Civil Society Division at UN Women, and leads the agency’s work on strengthening civil society contribution, participation and influence in the global, intergovernmental poli...
Episode 05: The Future of Multilateralism
February 11, 2021 21:32 - 56 minutes - 131 MBRecent events in the world, along with the global pandemic have forced us to look at the complex relationships between nation states. In this timely discussion with Lopa Banerjee we discuss the possibilities and challenges of this uncertain and emergent moment in our human history. Lopa Banerjee is the Director of the Civil Society Division at UN Women, and leads the agency’s work on strengthening civil society contribution, participation and influence in the global, intergovernmental poli...
S1 Ep04: Walking the Talk: Addressing Power Within
December 01, 2020 15:06 - 41 minutes - 95.7 MBAfter our last episode with Srilatha Batliwala we felt like we were not even close to done with our exploration of power in the workplace, and wanted to dive deeper into understanding and transforming repressive power dynamics within our organizations. In this episode Srilatha builds on the themes in our last episode, helps us identify complex hierarchical structures, and gives us the tools to begin dismantling them. Srilatha’s work has spanned grassroots activism, building movements of ma...
Episode 04: Walking the Talk: Addressing Power Within
December 01, 2020 15:06 - 41 minutes - 95.7 MBAfter our last episode with Srilatha Batliwala we felt like we were not even close to done with our exploration of power in the workplace, and wanted to dive deeper into understanding and transforming repressive power dynamics within our organizations. In this episode Srilatha builds on the themes in our last episode, helps us identify complex hierarchical structures, and gives us the tools to begin dismantling them. Srilatha’s work has spanned grassroots activism, building movements of ma...
Episode 03: Understanding Power for Organizational Change
November 12, 2020 17:50 - 41 minutes - 95.3 MBAs more and more organizations implode, we urgently need tools to transform oppressive power dynamics in the workplace. Join Srilatha Batliwala as she shows us how to understand and analyze visible, invisible and hidden patterns of power to create dramatic organizational shifts. Srilatha’s work has spanned grassroots activism, building movements of marginalized women, policy advocacy, and capacity building of young activists around the world. She currently serves as Senior Advisor, Know...
S1 Ep03: Understanding Power for Organizational Change
November 12, 2020 17:50 - 41 minutes - 95.3 MBAs more and more organizations implode, we urgently need tools to transform oppressive power dynamics in the workplace. Join Srilatha Batliwala as she shows us how to understand and analyze visible, invisible and hidden patterns of power to create dramatic organizational shifts. Srilatha’s work has spanned grassroots activism, building movements of marginalized women, policy advocacy, and capacity building of young activists around the world. She currently serves as Senior Advisor, Know...
S1 Ep02: Cultivating a Culture of Care
October 30, 2020 16:49 - 1 hour - 151 MBHow can we show up for ourselves and one another at work (even virtual)? How do we weave nurturing and caring into the structure of our organizations and movements? Virisila Buadromo and Tatiana Cordero Velázquez from Urgent Action Fund, Asia/Pacific and Latin America, share what’s needed to cultivate care at every level. The Urgent Action Fund is a cutting edge and transformative feminist fund that advances the rights of women and transgender human rights defenders in over 110 countrie...
Episode 02: Cultivating a Culture of Care
October 30, 2020 16:49 - 1 hour - 151 MBHow can we show up for ourselves and one another at work (even virtual)? How do we weave nurturing and caring into the structure of our organizations and movements? Virisila Buadromo and Tatiana Cordero Velázquez from Urgent Action Fund, Asia/Pacific and Latin America, share what’s needed to cultivate care at every level. The Urgent Action Fund is a cutting edge and transformative feminist fund that advances the rights of women and transgender human rights defenders in over 110 countrie...
S1 Ep01: Digital Organizing for Movement Building
October 19, 2020 16:16 - 1 hour - 167 MBJoin Rashad Robinson, leader of the largest online civil rights organization in the United States, as he lays out what’s needed to take a moment of possibility into a movement for systems change. You’ll be riveted by Rashad’s descriptions of how Color Of Change has built the political infrastructure to successfully take on big corporations like FaceBook and others to challenge hate speech and more. Color Of Change is driven by 7 million members who are building power for Black communi...
Episode 01: Digital Organizing for Movement Building
October 19, 2020 16:16 - 1 hour - 167 MBJoin Rashad Robinson, leader of the largest online civil rights organization in the United States, as he lays out what’s needed to take a moment of possibility into a movement for systems change. You’ll be riveted by Rashad’s descriptions of how Color Of Change has built the political infrastructure to successfully take on big corporations like FaceBook and others to challenge hate speech and more. Color Of Change is driven by 7 million members who are building power for Black communi...