Why the World Needs a New Kind of Leader | Paul Polman

What if the real job of leadership is not maximizing shareholder value, but making the world better?In this episode of Lead Human, Jack Myers and Tim Spengler sit down with Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, to talk about purpose-driven leadership, long-term value creation, human dignity, and why business must become a force for good.Paul reflects on the values he inherited from his parents, the formative experiences that shaped his worldview, and the choices that led him from Procter & Gamble and Nestlé to the top job at Unilever. He explains why short-termism has distorted business, why profit should be understood as a result rather than the purpose, and why leaders today need new scorecards for 21st-century challenges.They also dig into inequality, climate, trust in CEOs, collaborative leadership, the failure of MBA culture, and why the future belongs to leaders who can celebrate commonality instead of exploiting division. It’s a powerful conversation about responsibility, humanity, and what it really means to lead.Lead Human is hosted by Jack Myers & Tim Spengler, produced by Wondir Studios (Desta Wondirad), in association with Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.