Becoming a Changemaker with Alex Budak

Alex Budak is a social entrepreneur, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor, and author of “Becoming a Changemaker: An Actionable, Inclusive Guide to Leading Positive Change at Any Level”. 

This conversation is an invitation to get unstuck. Alex shares accessible principles and frameworks needed to lead impactful changes in lives and communities.

Connect with him on LinkedIn and receive the latest “Becoming a Changemaker” insights at changemakerbook.com/index

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Recorded on 12/6/22

00:00 A story about iconic labor leader Dolores Huerta

4:06 How Alex Budak created “Becoming a Changemaker” at UC Berkeley

9:12 The feeling of walking into a classroom as a professor for the first time

10:41 The differences in teaching Gen Z vs. executive audiences

18:30 Optimism and recognizing opportunity

23:02 The definition of a Changemaker

25:14 startsomegood.com

31:36 Research on tipping points among social conventions

34:45 The Risk Quotient

38:25 Trusting others’ abilities while managing for the downside

41:25 Who does Alex deeply admire as a leader and why? 

42:43 Unattractive traits of less inclusive leaders

45:10 Connecting concepts with Marshall Goldsmith’s teachings

48:53 Micro-leadership 

51:51 Are you too intimidated to step into the unknown

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