On the latest episode of Leadership Lessons, Éilis Cronin and Management Today’s new editor, Claire Warren, discuss whether Unilever’s softening of its green policies mean it’s turning its back on ESG, should all talk of politics be banned from the workplace and if the government’s new visa requirements are a spanner in the works for recruitment.

Links:

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/minimum-visa-requirements-spanner-works-recruitment/down-to-business/article/1871405

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/mt-asks-time-ban-political-discussion-work/leadership-lessons/article/1870864

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/does-unilevers-u-turn-mean-businesses-giving-esg/indepth/article/1870546

Credits:

Presenters: Claire Warren and Éilis Cronin

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

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It is an indictment of the value organisations place on management, in Ann Francke’s view, that 82% of those promoted into these roles have had no proper training.

This week on Leadership Lessons, the Chartered Management Institute's chief discusses why the prevalence of so-called 'accidental managers' is bad news for organisations, the economy and, of course, the individuals being managed.

She also explains why blanket return-to-the-office edicts are about "control", how self-confidence and self-awareness are the foundation of good management, and the reasons why she chooses to be honest about past failures.

Credits:

Presenter: Antonia Garrett Peel

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

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On the latest episode of Leadership Lessons, Antonia Garrett Peel and Éilis Cronin discuss how P&G fought off the start-up disruptors, the CEO who has been nicknamed leader of ‘Wokeminster’ City Council and what chief executives think of the new flexible working rules.

Links:

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/ceos-new-flexible-working-bill/hybrid-working/article/1869418

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/p-g-fought-off-start-up-disruptors/leadership-lessons/article/1868662

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/stuart-love-ceo-whos-proud-called-too-woke/interviews/article/1868954

Credits:

Presenters: Antonia Garrett Peel and Éilis Cronin

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

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Every organisation is clogged with destructive friction – from convoluted meetings to antiquated technologies – that chips away at “our initiative, commitment and zest for work”.

That's the contention at the centre of a new book from Stanford professors Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao, which aims to teach people how to "live like a friction fixer".

This week on Leadership Lessons, Sutton shares some of the tips and tricks he and Rao learnt over the course of seven years spent researching the book.

Plus, you might not know them by these names but they'll probably be familiar: this episode also features discussion of jargon monoxide, power poisoning and decision amnesia.

Credits:

Presenter: Antonia Garrett Peel

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

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On today’s episode, we discuss why great creative ideas fail to get off the ground, whether it’s time for leaders to embrace the “life admin reality”, and revisit some outlandish CEO antics from the business annals.

Links:

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/yes-staff-life-admin-work-heres-why-leaders-embrace-it/opinion/article/1867800

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/when-ceos-lose-plot/leadership-lessons/article/1868214

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/why-leaders-miss-great-creative-ideas/indepth/article/1866650

Credits:

Presenters: Antonia Garrett Peel and Éilis Cronin

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #CEO #business

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Cybercrime is not an issue that is likely to disappear any time soon.

During the course of 2023, according to Statista, the number of cyber incidents reported by UK businesses rose by more than a third. In 2022, 28% of businesses said they identified one breach or attack in the previous 12 months, compared to 21%.

Indeed, the UK is the economy most at risk of cyber attack, according to one recent survey.

But never fear! In this week's episode Richard Brinson, CEO of cybersecurity consultancy Savanti, has identified five common mistakes leaders make when it comes to tackling cyber crime, as well as some possible solutions.

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Presenter: Éilis Cronin

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #cybercrime #technology #security

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On this week's episode, we discuss Admiral founder Henry Engelhardt’s crusade to create a world of better bosses, how AI can be used in the workplace to help human employees, and business’s plastic problem.

Links:

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/management-hypocrisy-leadership-red-lines-insurance-tycoon-henry-engelhardt/interviews/article/1866388

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/asana-ceo-ai-humans-co-create-future-work/leadership-lessons/article/1863189

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/business-plastic-problem/indepth/article/1865777

Credits:

Presenters: Kate Magee, Antonia Garrett Peel and Éilis Cronin

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

#management #leadership #CEO #business

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Do you want to create a successful team? Then you should start a workplace choir, share a spicy group meal before a difficult meeting and take up pickleball.

These are some of the tricks proposed by the guests on this episode of Management Today's Leadership Lessons.

Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford’s emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology, and the co-founders of leadership development consultancy Thompson Harrison Tracey Camilleri and Samantha Rockey have written a book called The Social Brain, which delves into the psychology of successful groups.

In this episode, Dunbar explains his high-profile research on the impact of group size on human brains. His famous ‘Dunbar’s Number’ theory argues that humans can only manage a maximum of 150 relationships. He has also identified a series of smaller layers in social networks that will make you look at team dynamics differently.

Rockey, who was the global head of leadership development at FTSE 100 company SABMiller (now AB InBev), translates his research into a business context, with clear implications for leaders.

Credits:

Presenter: Kate Magee

Producer: Til Owen

Artwork: David Robinson

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