Leadership Dialogue Series

Why the Moment Clinton Speaks, You Feel Like the Most Important Person in the Room — Unpacking "Leadership Charisma"
People most often ask me about Clinton's almost legendary personal charisma — that in a few minutes of talking with him, you feel like the most important person in the... Read more...
How the Most Powerful Person in the World Found Himself Again After Leaving Office — Clinton's Lesson on "When a Title Expires"
I interviewed Clinton twice, both after he left office (2005, 2010). The person I met wasn't the president at the peak of power — but "Clinton after office." That stage... Read more...
He Spent Ten Years in Prison, and His Daughter Ran the World for Him — Anwar Showed Me the Price of Politics Is Never Paid by One Person Alone
I interviewed Anwar when he was the "Prime Minister in waiting" — after two imprisonments totaling nearly ten years, put there by political rivals. It's a story easily told as... Read more...
The Moment I Asked Pompeo to Help Taiwan Get Vaccines, He Said Just Two Words
In May 2021, I interviewed Mike Pompeo. Halfway through, I did something off the question list — I asked him to help Taiwan get vaccines, fast. I've interviewed twelve foreign... Read more...
The 0.1% Difference — Why Clinton's Human Genome Project Made Me Understand Myself Again
In 2005, President Clinton asked me a question I've spent twenty years answering. He told me that in his last year in office, the research he funded most was sequencing... Read more...
Ten Years in Prison, and He Came Back Smiling — What Kind of Strength Is "Move On"?
Ten Years in Prison, and He Came Back Smiling — What Kind of Strength Is "Move On"? I asked Anwar what gave him the strength to get where he is.... Read more...