Russia, Despicable Me, Ethical Leadership

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 4, Episode 217

Sep 30, 2015 1:00 pm
2:16:33 mins

Russia: Friend or Foe (10:43) Jeff Hardy Assistant Professor of Russian and Eastern European History at BYU. BYU (BA ’01, MA ’06) and Princeton University (PhD ’11). Primary research focus is the penal system (Gulag) of the Soviet Union. Dr. Hardy joins Dr. Townsend to discuss how events from Russian history have influenced their current political decisions. Cinco Paul of "Despicable Me" (56:53) Cinco Paul is a writer and producer, known for Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me 2(2013) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). He has been nominated for two Annie Awards for “Best Writing in an Animated Feature” for Horton Hears a Who and “Music in Animated Feature Production” for The Lorax. He is the recipient of an ASCAP Award, for Top Box Office Films with The Lorax. Are You an Ethical Leader? (1:41:47) Dr. David Mayer is a University of Michigan associate professor of Management and Organizations. Along with serving as the faculty co-director of the Center for Positive Organizations, he has published over 50 articles and book chapters and his work has been featured in outlets such as Bloomberg, Fortune, HR Magazine, New York Daily News, Slate, The Atlantic, and Wall Street Journal. Dr. Mayer and Dr. Townsend talk about how to be an ethical leader.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Russia: Friend or Foe

46m

Jeff Hardy Assistant Professor of Russian and Eastern European History at BYU. BYU (BA ’01, MA ’06) and Princeton University (PhD ’11). Primary research focus is the penal system (Gulag) of the Soviet Union. Dr. Hardy joins Dr. Townsend to discuss how events from Russian history have influenced their current political decisions.

Cinco Paul of "Despicable Me"

45m

Cinco Paul is a writer and producer, known for Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me 2(2013) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). He has been nominated for two Annie Awards for “Best Writing in an Animated Feature” for Horton Hears a Who and “Music in Animated Feature Production” for The Lorax. He is the recipient of an ASCAP Award, for Top Box Office Films with The Lorax.

Are You an Ethical Leader?

35m

Dr. David Mayer is a University of Michigan associate professor of Management and Organizations. Along with serving as the faculty co-director of the Center for Positive Organizations, he has published over 50 articles and book chapters and his work has been featured in outlets such as Bloomberg, Fortune, HR Magazine, New York Daily News, Slate, The Atlantic, and Wall Street Journal. Dr. Mayer and Dr. Townsend talk about how to be an ethical leader.