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Janice Ellig: “You cannot hire integrity. Great leaders have good character at their core.”
One of the “World’s Most Influential…
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Simon Collins: “Leaders of large organisations are like conductors of an orchestra.”
Here, Simon shares his views on the value of…
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Julie Pomeroy: “Ask the naïve questions; it’s likely others are thinking the same thing.”
Here, Julie shares lessons learned from her…
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Christiana Figueres: “We live in a truly exciting moment in the history of our species, with a great capacity to improve the world around us for each other.”
Christiana shares her insights as chair of the…
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Paul Polman: “Being ‘less bad’ isn’t good enough anymore.”
Paul Polman, who helped develop the UN Global…
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Orna NiChionna: “Boards remain the ultimate arbiter, but the frequency of their meetings has stopped being what determines how fast decisions can be made.”
Orna is SID of Burberry and Saga, and is a…
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Michael Jary: “Chairs are rightly praised for developing collective purpose and building consensus, but if taken too far these inhibit challenge of the norms.”
Michael is chair of Duchy Originals and Itad, and…
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Ruth Handcock: “Having the discipline to talk about all stakeholders is not easy, but eventually it becomes second nature.”
Ruth is the CEO of Octopus Investments — a B Corp…
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Gavin Patterson: “As board information evolves, so will board members.”
Gavin is the president and chief revenue officer…
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Vindi Banga: “People make or break your organisation, and they should be discussed every time you meet, not once a year.”
Vindi is the chair of UKGI and Marie Curie, as…
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Ed Warner: “You need the right motivations to chair a sporting governing board”
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Mark Winlow: “Nobody is nobody. How you interact with people is important.”
Read our conversation with Mark Winlow, Chair of…
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Sir Jan du Plessis: “If anyone at board level still thinks it’s not their job to tackle the tough questions asked by society, they’re delusional.”
Read our conversation with Sir Jan du Plessis,…
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Susan Hooper: “If you’ve learned how to succeed in business, you’re capable of learning how to deal with this. So just get on with it.”
Susan is a co-founding director of Chapter Zero:…
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Sir Michael Rake: “You have to be violently calm during a crisis.”
In this interview, Sir Mike Rake shares his…
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Conversation With Andrew Kakabadse, Governance & Leadership Professor
In this interview, Professor Andrew Kakabadse…
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David Roberts: “I want directors who bring their best self at board meetings; not just their smartest self.”
Read our conversation with David Roberts, chair…
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Sir John Parker: “To effect change, the important thing is planting the flag.”
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David Kelly: “A lot of businesses don’t know what their ESG north star is.”
David Kelly is chair and non-executive director…
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Richard Meddings: “When you sign up to a board, you sign up for the challenges.”
Richard is the chair of TSB Bank, a NED of Credit…
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Matthew Westerman: “Good mentors know how to listen — and, just as importantly, to teach that skill.”
Read our conversation with Matthew Westerman, ,…
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Sir Peter Gershon: “Beware the shadow you cast in a senior role.”
Read our conversation with Sir Peter Gershon,…
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Terri Duhon: “In a ‘K-shaped’ recovery, you need to know which part of the ‘K’ you’re on and how you got there.”
Terri is chair of Morgan Stanley Investment…
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Lynne Berry: “Reports have a natural tendency to hide the warts, and that’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what the board does.”
Read our conversation with Lynne Berry, CBE,…
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Tom Colraine: “The chances of black swans don’t disappear, they just jostle for attention in our minds and agendas.”
Tom is chair of Marsh UK & Ireland.
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John Allan: “Resist the urge to rush through the agenda — especially when the solution looks obvious.”
Read our conversation with John Allan, CBE, Chair…
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Keith Skeoch: “As chair, you’re the person that has the last vote — but it’s a failure if you have to use it.”
Read our conversation with Keith Skeoch, chair of…
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Sir Anthony Habgood: “You need everyone to take board meetings seriously, and your board material should reflect these expectations.”
Sir Anthony is chair of Preqin — a provider of…
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William Harris: “Leaders who manage with compassion get better results, it’s scientifically documented.”
William is president and CEO of Space Center…
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Manon Antoniazzi: “A good board meeting is one that charts a path.”
Manon is chief executive and clerk of the Senedd…
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Lord Victor Adebowale: “When plans go flying out the window the way they did in 2020, all that’s left to guide you are your values.”
Lord Victor is chair and co-founder of…
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60 Second Interview With Mark Humphries, Chair and NED of Vendigital
Read our interview with Mark Humphries. “It’s the…
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Alison Munro: “It’d be a waste to simply go back to old habits.”
Read our 60 second interview with Alison Munro,…
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Angela Lockwood: “You can’t simply tell managers, ‘From Monday on, you’ll trust your staff more.’”
Angela is CEO of North Star Housing Group, as…
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Paul Lester: “If you’ve been thinking of trying something new, this is the time to do it.”
Paul is chair of McCarthy & Stone and Essentra,…
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Helen White: “Why are we here in the first place?”
Helen is CEO of Taff Housing Association, as well…
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Douglas van den Aardweg: “Boards shouldn’t be waiting for Government to tell us what to do.”
Douglas van den Aardweg is chair of HSBC Life UK…
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Martin Gilbert: “The days of autocratic leadership are over.”
Martin is chair of Revolut and senior independent…
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Glen Moreno: “Confident chairs aren’t afraid to tell management ‘You’re not providing information, just numbers.’”
Glen is a director and former CEO of Fidelity…
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60 Second Interview with Sharon Thorne.
Read our interview with Sharon Thorne as she…
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David Bennett: “When boards don’t articulate the value their businesses bring to stakeholders, the world ends up not seeing it.”
David is chair of Ashmore Group, the investment…
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Martin Temple: “My first priority is ensuring the board gives the executives the resources to get the job done.”
Martin is chair of the Health and Safety…
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Phillip Ullmann: “Businesses need to generate profit, that’s obvious, but we have to ask: ‘To what end?’”
Phillip is chief energiser at Cordant Group, the…
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60 Seconds With… John Handley
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60 Seconds With… Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea
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60 Seconds With… Sir Douglas Flint
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60 Seconds With… Sir Brendan Barber
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60 Seconds With… Barnaby Lenon
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60 Seconds With… Sue Murphy
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60 Seconds With… Murray Steele
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60 Seconds With… Margaret Casely-Hayford & Christian Weaver
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60 Seconds of… Chairs Golden Rules
A selection of inspirational and actionable…
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60 Seconds With… Christopher Rodrigues CBE
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60 Seconds With… Mark Hoban
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60 Seconds With… Sir Win Bischoff
Sir Win Bischoff was chair of the Financial…
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60 Seconds With… Martin Leuw
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60 Seconds With… David Tyler
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60 Seconds With… Sir Brian Bender
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60 Seconds With… Vagn Sørensen
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60 Seconds With… Sarah Bates
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60 Seconds With… Penny Hughes CBE
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60 Seconds With… Jonathan Ruffer
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60 Seconds With… Sir John Parker
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60 Seconds With… Jamie Hambro
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60 Seconds With… Dame Gill Morgan
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60 Seconds With… Mike Evans
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60 seconds with… Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett
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60 seconds with… Dennis Holt
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60 seconds with… Lady Barbara Judge CBE
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60 seconds with… Sir Laurie Magnus
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60 seconds with… Paul Drechsler CBE
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60 seconds with… Robert Walker
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60 seconds with… Debbie Hewitt MBE
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60 seconds with… Sir Howard Davies
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60 seconds with… John Barton
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60 seconds with… Jonson Cox
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60 seconds with… Paul Walsh
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60 seconds with… Sir Nicholas Montagu KCB
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60 seconds with… Tim Melville-Ross CBE
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60 seconds with… Philip Green
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60 seconds with… Steve Varley
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60 seconds with… Sir Roger Carr
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60 seconds with… Sir Peter Gershon
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60 seconds with… Simon Laffin
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60 seconds with… Michael O’Higgins
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60 seconds with… Christopher Baker MBE
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60 seconds with… Keith Hamill OBE
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60 seconds with… Ken Olisa OBE
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60 seconds with… Charles Gurassa
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60 seconds with… Sir Malcolm Williamson
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60 seconds with… John Timpson CBE
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60 seconds with… Robert Swannell
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60 seconds with… Vice Admiral Peter Dunt CB DL
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60 seconds with… Dame Clara Furse
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60 seconds with… Charlie Mayfield
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60 seconds with… Baroness Hogg
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60 seconds with… Lord Bilimoria
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60 seconds with… Clare Spottiswoode CBE
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60 seconds with… Sir Andrew Likierman
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60 seconds with… Lorraine Baldry
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60 seconds with… Lord MacLaurin
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60 seconds with… Baroness Prashar
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60 seconds with… Judith Greensmith CBE
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60 seconds with… Sir Stuart Rose
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60 seconds with… Sir John Chisholm
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60 seconds with… Dame Helen Alexander
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60 seconds with… Mike Wilson CBE
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60 seconds with… Doug Gurr
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