Why CEOs need to think like producers, not directors
We speak to Kate Lee, CEO of the Alzheimer’s Society
It's our final episode of 2023 and we are going out with a bang thanks to a festive cracker of an episode with the one and only Kate Lee, CEO of Alzheimer’s Society.
Kate took over as CEO of the Alzheimer’s Society in March 2020. As if starting one of the charity’s sector’s biggest roles on the brink of the pandemic wasn’t enough, she was also determined to implement an ambitious programme of reform at the charity, improving culture, leadership and growth.
Three years on, we sit down with Kate to reflect on what she has achieved, and her learnings. We discuss what’s changed, and what other leaders can learn from this.
We loved Kate’s ideas on why CEOs need to reframe their roles, so that they act like producers, not directors. Kate also tells us how leaders need to take a new approach to leadership and power post lockdown, and why, and how, charities need to innovate and think differently about what their organisations, and their ambitions, should look like now. As Kate says, the world has changed since 2020, and we should be reinventing ourselves, not trying to build back to how things were before.
We’re grateful to Kate for an energising and inspiring conversation. If you need the equivalent of a double Americano to make it through the last few days before the Christmas break you have come to the right place!
We’ll be taking a break in January and will be back soon after with more episodes. See you in 2024!
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The Alzheimer’s Society
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
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