On Leadership with Jacinda Ardern

About this episode

Jacinda Ardern discusses her leadership experiences and the impact of her empathetic approach during crises.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Jacinda Ardern. She became the world's youngest female head of government at age 37. Ardern served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, earning global admiration for her empathetic and decisive leadership through crises like the Christchurch attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic. Her trademark “be kind” approach redefined what modern political leadership could look like. In 2025, she released her memoir ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Omid Ashtari, Natascha McElhone

Guest: Jacinda Ardern

Topics covered

• leadership
• politics
• empathy
• crisis management
• memoir

Keywords

• leadership
• Jacinda Ardern
• New Zealand
• empathy
• political leadership
• memoir
• COVID-19
• Christchurch attacks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Zealand

Books & works: memoir

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