Management Today's Leadership Lessons – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Pippa Murray is a foodie at heart with a particular love for nut butters, which in the early 2010s were her favourite pre- and post-marathon snack. But many of her favourite products at the time were “pretty processed”, often containing palm oil which is high in saturated fats and environmentally destructive to procure. 

Simultaneously, the protein trend was in its infancy and the wellness industry was championing ‘healthy fats’. Despite these market shifts, existing brands had failed to fully leverage these emerging developments.

Spotting a gap in the market, Murray went on a journey to grow and scale her own nut butter brand while working at The Science Museum, eventually launching Pip & Nut in 2015. The brand has been growing strength to strength and is now the UK’s number one nut butter brand. 

On this week's episode, Murray discusses the early days of product development - including the three months she spent living in a shed - aligning the values of people, planet and profit, and using business as a force for good.

Credits:

Presenter: Éilis Cronin

Producer: Inga Marsden

Artwork: Jenny Hardy

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How do we solve population pressure and climate crisis in space? How has GPS allowed us to provide 12% more food globally? How did the UK become a global leader in small satellite manufacture after the British Government said, “there’s no future for the UK satellite industry”? How did Elon Musk turn reusable rockets from science fiction to science fact in less than 20 years? What else are “Elon and Jeff” going to allow us to do? And why is SpaceX still “the elephant in the room”?

Join Alice as she talks to Will Whitehorn, chair of giant space tech investor Seraphim and former president of Virgin Galactic, and they discuss the implications of “The Elon Musk show” and its legacy, “the beginnings of a competitive space industry of scale”.

Contributors:

Alice Bunn, President of UKspace 

Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng | LinkedIn

UKspace: Overview | LinkedIn

Will Whitehorn OBE, Seraphim Space Investment Trust

Will Whitehorn OBE | LinkedIn

Key topics covered:

• UK satellite manufacture
• UK universities
• SpaceX valuation
• Reuseable rockets
• Agricultural management
• Population pressure
• Climate crisis
• Solar power
• Data centres in space
• Industrialising in space

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New ideas are the engine of corporate growth, but all too often established businesses find innovation too cumbersome and too distracting from the day job – which means it’s the preserve of nimbler start-ups.

Daniel Aminetzah is a McKinsey consultant on a mission to change that. The global co-leader of McKinsey Business Building wants companies to pursue new revenue streams and act more like start-ups, even in deeply traditional industries. 

As he puts it: “We can allow ourselves to unleash our entrepreneurial muscle in many more contexts, including traditional corporates or professional firms. You don’t have to go to a garage and do it with another founder.”

On the latest episode of MT’s Leadership Lessons podcast, Aminetzah explained how he helps firms upgrade their business building capacity. And despite the current macroeconomic uncertainty, he said many are ready to take the plunge.

Credits:

Presenter: Antonia Garrett Peel

Producer: Inga Marsden

Artwork: Jenny Hardy

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In this episode, Rupal Patel, the author of From CIA to CEO, speaks to MT about her learnings from more than half a decade in the intelligence service and what she thinks other leaders can learn from this “CIA-inspired toolkit”.

Presenters Antonia Garrett Peel and Éilis Cronin also discuss whether we have unrealistic expectations of CEOs and consider how one leader's Naval training equipped him to stay cool and navigate high-stakes situations in the business world.

Links

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/sack-race-treat-ceos-football-managers/long-reads/article/1829982

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/dont-prisoner-things-cant-control-lessons-sinking-submarine/interviews/article/1833257

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/zero-gravity-founder-everyones-space-race-diverse-talent/interviews/article/1833065

Credits

Presenters: Éilis Cronin and Antonia Garrett Peel

Production: Nav Pal

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #CIA #business

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In this episode, André Lacroix, CEO of the FTSE 100 quality assurance company Intertek, speaks to MT about the UK's productivity slump and how it's being fuelled by bad management, offering his advice for leaders who want to get the most out of their employees. 

Presenters Kate Magee, Éilis Cronin and Antonia Garrett Peel also discuss whether rivalry is ever a good thing and when it goes too far, and consider new research suggesting that organisations are barking up the wrong tree when it comes to female talent retention.

Links

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/manage-business-rivalry/indepth/article/1832879

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/mts-biggest-business-leader-rivalries/food-for-thought/article/1833151

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/its-not-me-its-you-why-organisations-need-fix-themselves-not-female-staff/indepth/article/1832108

Credits

Presenters: Kate Magee, Éilis Cronin and Antonia Garrett Peel

Production: Nav Pal

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #productivity #economy 

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Michele Bareggi was a senior executive at Lehman Brothers in London on 15 September 2008, the day the investment bank became the largest company to file for bankruptcy in US history, and the catalyst for the global financial crash. 

Now president and founder of Athora, a pensions and insurance business, he talks to MT about the art of risk management, his Lehman Brothers experience and why leaders are there to fix problems.

Presenters Kate and Éilis also discuss the 'lazy girl jobs' phenomenon, How DocuSign's CEO Allan Thygesen is leading a pandemic darling after the pandemic and David Attenborough's secret managerial genius,

Links

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/docusign-ceo-lead-pandemic-darling-pandemic/interviews/article/1831619

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/lazy-girl-jobs-answer-workplace-burnout/hybrid-working/article/1831166

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/secret-managerial-genius-david-attenborough/indepth/article/1830010

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Presenters: Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin

Production: Nav Pal

Artwork: Tim Scott

#management #leadership #banking #finance #economy

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This week, we speak to Paul Mills-Hicks, ex-commercial director at Sainsbury's, chairman of Sense Marketing and business consultant, on the "death of the high street", the popularity of own-brand products and advice on how not to fail at retail.

Also on the show, MT's Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin discuss a recent interview with the CEO of JD Sports, Régis Schultz, and comment on a recent story about a CEO who replaced 90% of his staff with an AI chatbot.

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Presenters: Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin

Production: Nav Pal

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #retail #costoflivingcrisis #economy #finance

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This week, we host our very first round table episode with three members of our 35 Women Under 35 list, which champions senior female leaders across the business world. They discuss the future challenges businesses will face, the characteristics of a successful leader and give their take on whether we will ever achieve a more equitable workforce.

Also on the show, MT's Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin reminisce about the 35 Women Under 35 photoshoot, including discussions around shared parental leave. Kate also talks about MT's ransomware project, The Big Hack.

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Presenters: Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin

Production: Nav Pal

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #womeninbusiness #technology #equality

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This week, we speak to Tim Hassett, chief executive of marketing agency Unlimited, who consolidated the business from 23 agencies down to nine while only losing a fraction of his staff. He takes us on the highs and lows of the restructuring journey, including changing the hearts and minds of his change-averse colleges, and his experience moving from the client side to agency side.

Also on the show, MT's Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin discuss whether a "right to disconnect" law would work for British businesses and the do's and don'ts of a successful LinkedIn profile.

Credits

Presenters: Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin

Production: Nav Pal

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #consolidation #marketing

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In this episode we meet Durreen Shahnaz, chief executive of Impact Invest Exchange, the world's first stock exchange for social enterprises.

She opens up about her time on Wall Street, the problem with greenwashing and the importance of inclusivity in business. She also talks about the inspiration behind her latest book The Defiant Optimist: Daring to Fight Global Inequality, Reinvent Finance, and Invest in Women.

MT's Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin also discuss:

• The growing number of people who dismiss the importance of line management and the value that soft skills have on leadership
• In light of the CBI scandal, are we seeing a #MeToo movement for business?

#leadership #finance #globalbusiness #management #sustainability #culture #WallStreet #MeToo #womeninbusiness

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