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My top 5 TED talks – watch and learn!

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Do you enjoy learning through hearing people verbally present their ideas? This post gives a brief overview of the 5 TED talks I find myself recommending most often. As an avid reader, a frequent recommender of books and a former publisher, my first recourse is often the written word. However, I can’t deny the power […]
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Leading the home of modern vintage: Kenny Wilson, CEO of Cath Kidston

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‘You have a long working life, you need to enjoy it.’ When I meet Kenny Wilson, the affable yet determined powerhouse heading up Cath Kidston as its CEO, he certainly seems to be enjoying his job. The news that the company has been bought out by private equity group Barings Asia has just gone public. […]
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The Thinking Policeman: Profile of Andy Rhodes, Deputy Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary

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‘Your people are your best asset’ is a phrase often quoted by leaders. But it would be hard to find a leader who puts this belief into action more wholeheartedly than Andy Rhodes, Deputy Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary. Thoughtful, people-focused, entrepreneurial and irreverent, Rhodes is not your typical policeman. He has spent 25 years […]
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Getting it right at Barnardo’s: profile of Tony Cohen

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Leading a national charity ‘is about doing the best you can with the resources you have. If you get it right, you can do even more.’ As Chair of Barnardo’s and a Trustee on the Boards of the Arvon Foundation and the RSA, Tony Cohen takes his responsibilities seriously. With its 150th anniversary approaching in […]
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Trading at the top: Richard Wilson, CEO of BMO GAM

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It has been quite a time for Richard Wilson, CEO of BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), after the Bank of Montreal successfully acquired F&C for £708m at the beginning of 2014. As those familiar with the financial world will know, a deal like this can represent the end-point of a long period of uncertainty and […]
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Playing to win at Pinsent Masons: Richard Foley leadership profile

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Elected to the position of Senior Partner in 2014 following a hotly contested election process, Richard Foley has ultimate responsibility for the leadership of City law firm Pinsent Masons for at least a four year term. It is a mantle Foley seems to have taken on gladly, and he is ‘loving it’ so far. His […]
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Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader – reflections on Herminia Ibarra’s new book

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‘How can I know who I am until I see what I do?’ Karl Weick, social psychologist The title of Herminia Ibarra’s new book captures its key message: if you step up and behave like a leader, you will start to think and feel as if you are one. Even if acting like a leader […]
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Meet Mairi Bannon, a bridge to success

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Softly spoken, with a delightful Scots accent, and effortlessly modest, Mairi Bannon’s understated manner belies the extent of her business achievements and her personal impact. She was part of the start-up phase of specialist recruitment company Strategic Dimensions (SD) 20 years ago, becoming joint leader with Mike Haffenden just four months after he’d got it […]
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Putting Her Best Foot Forward: Marty Wikstrom Leadership Profile

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Martha – widely known as Marty – Wikstrom has, in anyone’s books, achieved an enormous amount. She is a Founding Partner of Atelier Fund Management LLC and was CEO of Richemont Fashion & Accessories from 2009 until 2013. Starting out as a sales assistant at Nordstrom, she rose to the top to become President of […]
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Pan Macmillan comes of age: Anthony Forbes Watson profile

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It is a cold winter day and Anthony Forbes Watson is ebullient, his mood as bright as the neon green chairs in his office as he invites me in, solicitously gets me water and mops it up when I spill it. He tells me, with well-deserved relish, that Pan Macmillan publish the current top two […]
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