Leadership lessons from Avatar The Last Airbender

About this episode

The episode discusses leadership lessons derived from the animated series Avatar The Last Airbender with insights from the authors of a related book.

Join host Tom Shiels as he speaks with Gordon Schmidt and Sy Islam about their book Elements of Leadership: Lessons from Avatar the Last Airbender. They discuss leadership behaviour themes from the hit show and what it’s like to collaborate on this kind of project. Welcome to Emerald Podcast Series. Join our hosts as they talk to experts using their research to create real impact in society. In each episode we explore the role research plays in our modern world, and ask how it can contribute to solving the complex environmental, economic, social and political challenges facing our planet.

People in this episode

Guests: Gordon Schmidt, Sy Islam

Topics covered

• leadership
• Avatar The Last Airbender
• collaboration

Keywords

• leadership behaviour
• themes
• research impact

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Elements of Leadership: Lessons from Avatar the Last Airbender

Books & works: Avatar The Last Airbender, Elements of Leadership: Lessons from Avatar the Last Airbender, Emerald Podcast Series

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