Halla Tómasdóttir

Halla Tómasdóttir is the CEO of the B Team, a group of courageous business and civil society leaders working together to transform business for a better world. Halla started her leadership career in corporate America, working for Mars and Pepsi-Cola. She was on the founding team at Reykjavik University, where she established the executive education department, founded and led a successful women's entrepreneurship and empowerment initiative, and was an assistant professor at the business school. She was the first female CEO of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce and later went on to co-found an investment firm with a vision to incorporate feminine values into finance. The company successfully survived the infamous economic meltdown in Iceland, and in 2016, Halla was an independent candidate for the president of Iceland, where she entered a crowded field of candidates and finished as the runner-up with nearly 30% of the vote. In this week's episode, we explore why we need to throw out the old leadership playbooks and unleash the authentic and principled leaders that can be found within each of us. Connect with Halla Tómasdóttir: https://bteam.org/ You'll Learn: [03:04] - Halla shares why she is on a quest to empower and inspire authentic, gender-balanced, and principal leadership. [08:39] - Halla explains why so many leaders remain stuck in a crisis of conformity despite the scientific and business evidence that supports authentic, gender-balanced, and principled leadership. [12:38] - Halla offers some practical tips to help us unlock the leader inside ourselves, regardless of our job title. [19:29] - Halla explains why we need to broaden our definition of success in order to create thriving organizations. [26:28] - Halla shares her hopes for what might be possible after the global pandemic if leaders were ten times bolder in how they led and the impact this could have on workplace wellbeing. [32:44] - Halla shares how Reset Dialogues can help our workplaces and communities be braver, bolder, and more integrated as we create a healthier and more successful future. [38:21] - Halla begins the lightning round! Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook Think Again by Adam Grant Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes . Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It's free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Halla!

“Leadership is all about waking up and choosing to be the leaders this moment calls for us to be.” On this episode of The Future We Want , we speak with Halla Tomasdottir, the CEO and Chief Change Catalyst for The B Team, and Co-Chair of Imperative 21, the global business-led network calling for a RESET of our economy so that it works for everyone and for the long term. From her run for the presidency of her native Iceland to her work building the Imperative 21 coalition, Halla shows us what purpose-driven, gender-balanced and principled leadership looks like. Learn more about Imperative 21: https://www.imperative21.co/ Follow Halla on Instagram or Twitter @HallaTomas

Join us with TPW Board Chair Lisa Wolverton in conversation with Halla Tómasdóttir, CEO of The B Team, and Leslie Johnston, CEO of Laudes Foundation, for a conversation on the future of capitalism, business, and leadership. Lisa, Halla, and Leslie will explore questions including: How have the events of 2020 changed your understanding of leadership? You have said that 2020 has to mark the end of "business as usual" and the start of a "new social contract". Could you explain what you mean by this? What can we learn from our response to the 2008 financial crisis, and what is different about this moment? Is there a "future of capitalism" – or do we need a more radical rethink of our socioeconomic systems and the way that we distribute wealth and power? What is the role of social investors and philanthropists in your vision for a better, kinder world? Some of Halla's recent work has included reflections on the current moment, The B Team strategy , A call for compassionate leadership , and a recently published article We Need a Reset, Not a Restart of business as usual.