On this episode of Better Leaders - The Podcast, I am speaking with Lisa Gibbs, the Vice President of Philanthropic Development at the Associated Press. We begin by talking about what it means to break down barriers and operating startup initiatives in legacy organizations. Next, we explored ways why it is important to understand the “why", how staying persistent can create impactful journalism, and took a look at the rewarding potential that can come from more collaboration. At the end, we touched briefly on AI changing the workplace and the traits leaders should have to make intersectionality fruitful.
About Our Guest:
Before joining AP in 2014 as its Global Business Editor, Lisa Gibbs spent the majority of her career working as a business journalist, which includes a 5 year period as Executive Business Editor of the Miami Herald. After moving to AP and working as the Business Editor, AP soon launched its first ever large scale automation project which turned corporate earnings data into thousands of automatically generated stories. This initiative led to Lisa’s involvement in AP’s artificial intelligence strategy group to explore the ways news organizations can better leverage technology to deliver more impactful journalism. In addition to technological advancements, Lisa is fascinated by the power of collaboration as a way to grow and strengthen a resource-stretched newsroom. This fascination acted as a springboard for her new role as director of news partnerships in understanding the role of philanthropic foundations and how they can support innovation. Today, Lisa’s team oversees funding from more than 22 philanthropies that helps AP deliver impactful journalism and news industry support.
About Your Host:
Anita Zielina is the CEO and founder of Better Leaders Lab. She's also an Executive in Residence at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she spent the last few years leading all continuing and executive education initiatives. Anita serves as the inaugural Board Chair of News Product Alliance (NPA) and is a member of the board of directors at the Austrian Public Broadcaster ORF.
For the past 15 years, Anita held senior executive positions focused on product, strategy and innovation in various media and education organizations as Chief Product Officer, Managing Editor Digital, Editor-in-Chief and Director Strategic Initiatives. She has worked with around 500 managers, leaders and entrepreneurs as a consultant, coach and educator.
She holds a Master in Law from Vienna University and an Executive MBA from INSEAD. Anita is an alumna of the Stanford Knight Journalism Fellowship and the Oxford Reuters Institute Fellowship.
About Better Leaders Lab:
Better Leaders Lab is a Do and Think Tank for good leadership and smart management in media and beyond and a boutique strategic advisory firm. BLL specializes in organizational change, strategy and scenario planning, leadership development and executive recruiting research. Its goal is to empower managers, leaders and organizations in the broader media, digital & innovation space to build successful, sustainable, modern and healthy businesses.
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