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Living Leadership Podcast | Leadership Lessons from Journalism

In this episode of Living Leadership, Jack Speer, former NPR news anchor and current adjunct instructor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, reflects on a career spent interviewing CEOs, reporting from the field, and covering moments of national crisis—and the leadership lessons from those experiences he now brings into the classroom.

Living Leadership: Leadership Lessons from Journalism

Jack Speer

Former News Anchor at NPR & Current Adjunct Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Jack Speer, longtime NPR news anchor, explores why effective leadership communication goes far beyond polish or presentation skills. Drawing on his time in the newsroom, he emphasizes the importance of listening deeply, reading the moment, choosing the right medium for a message, and using narrative to build trust and shared understanding. Jack offers powerful insights into why leadership communication is a present-moment practice—one that requires sensing what’s needed, adapting in real time, and responding with empathy and agility in moments that matter most.

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