{"podcast":{"title":"Meet The Leader","slug":"meet-the-leader-1369593","podcast_index_feed_id":1369593,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/494933/rss","website_url":"https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/0/9/5/609567458a2561b316c3140a3186d450/Untitled_design.png","author":"World Economic Forum","episode_count":210,"summary":"In these one-on-one conversations, host Linda Lacina interviews the world's top leaders, change-makers and experts on the solutions they're building to tackle the world's biggest challenges, the habits they can't work without, and their lessons learned, all from the World Economic Forum","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T08:19:00.554803+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593"},"episode":{"title":"How mentoring shaped top leaders - and how it's changing in an AI era","slug":"how-mentoring-shaped-top-leaders-and-how-it-s-changing-in-an-ai-era","published_at":"2026-04-22T12:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593/how-mentoring-shaped-top-leaders-and-how-it-s-changing-in-an-ai-era","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593","url":"https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/future-of-mentoring-ai-leadership","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/839e8316-85a0-463a-bc5f-7852c410c6c7/MTL_Mentoring_Advice_2026_mixdown_1.mp3?dest-id=4231753","summary":"As more professionals turn to AI for career guidance, is human mentorship extinct? Not by a long shot, according to our experts. Mentors will continue to be critical in shaping talent, but will make their mark not by sharing expertise but by leveraging truly human skills -- by meeting changing needs in time and by being a champion that unlocks potential, not just directs it. Key insights: - Mentorship is moving from expertise to emotional intelligence - The best leaders will continue to prioritize people over output alone In this moment of change, Learn how the top minds of our time have been changed by their own mentors and how an AI era will reshape how mentors guide teams and drive potential. Some of the leaders featured in this episode: -Workera's founder Kian Katanforoosh - on how mentorship is changing thanks to new technologies, and what it needs to be effective -Limak Holding's Ebru Ozdemir - on bridging gaps through her initiative Global Engineer Girls and the traits great mentors share -Habitat for Humanity's Jonathan Reckford - on what he learned from his grandmother and godmother on setting standards for himself -Samantha Cristoforetti, European Space Agency - on what astronaut Butch Wilhelm taught her about the experience of the workday -Organizational Psychologist Adam Grant - on how a diving coach helped him rethink risk and the simple question that he asks himself to this day Related episode: Meet The Leader at 200: 20 Leaders Share Their Best Aha Moments and Lessons Learned Read here: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/episode-200-top-tips-pivots-lessons-learned/ Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/ecye5b5v","meta_description":"As more professionals turn to AI for career guidance, is human mentorship extinct? Not by a long shot, according to our experts. Mentors will continue to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1615,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meet-the-leader-1369593/episodes/how-mentoring-shaped-top-leaders-and-how-it-s-changing-in-an-ai-era/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593/how-mentoring-shaped-top-leaders-and-how-it-s-changing-in-an-ai-era.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}