HOW Conversations

About HOW Conversations

Moral leaders enable people to contribute their fullest talent, realize their deepest humanity, and do the next right things. Above all, moral leadership is about how leaders touch hearts, not just minds. HOW Conversations highlights moral leadership in action and the positive results--across all levels of society--when those in leadership positions are moral leaders. In each episode, a host from the HOW Institute talks with a remarkable leader about their personal experiences and how they use their leadership framework to guide their thinking. HOW Conversations is an opportunity for listeners to pause and reflect on these experiences and learnings.

Publisher

The HOW Institute for Society featuring hosts Dov Seidman and Dana H. Born

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2022

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

43 of 63 episodes have a transcript.

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   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bob McDonald, former Chairman, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble

   Dana Born interviews Bob McDonald, former Chairman, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble, about leading with purpose across diverse sectors.

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   2 Aug 2026

   Jim Keyes, former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO

   What does it take to lead when everything around you is changing? In this HOW Conversation, former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO James Keyes joins HOW Fellow Dana Born to explore why great leadership isn't about avoiding disruption—it's about responding to it with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Drawing on a remarkable journey from childhood adversity to leading global brands, Jim shares the lessons that shaped his leadership philosophy, including why "change equals opportunity...

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   3 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mark Esper, former Defense Secretary, United States

   Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper shares with host Dov Seidman how leaders navigate crisis with integrity, trust, and resilience.

Inside a recent episode

Bob McDonald, former Chairman, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble

Published 3 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And what values do, what role do values play in helping leaders make these sound decisions when they don't have all the answers? You know, at the Army War College, we often talk about the VUCA world, volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. And, boy, if that doesn't describe all of our lives today, I don't know another acronym that does. Well, it's the values that help you through the fog of VUCA. You know, if you stay true to your values, that will help you make the right decisions through the fog that you see in a VUCA world. The other thing I would say that's fundamentally important but often ignored is is you've got to look at everything through the lens of your customer. […]

Who has been a guest on HOW Conversations

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bob McDonald
• Mark Esper
• David Kohler
• Jon Huntsman
• Devika Bulchandani

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

243

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32

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