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Writer and strategist Alistair Campbell talks to Future Talent Learning's CEO Jim Carrick-Birtwell about leadership and the showmanship of winning. He shares his own journey towards openness around mental health, and emphasises the role employers play in supporting wellbeing and embracing different perspectives.

Episode timestamps

• Writing Winners and learning from other walks of life [00:01:36]
• The need for a restless, innovative mindset in politics [00:07:50]
• Campbell's drive to win and do more [00:11:39]
• The showmanship of winning [00:14:23]
• Campbell's journey towards openness about mental health [00:15:53]
• The employer's role in supporting mental health [00:21:13]
• Implementing mental health first aid [00:24:27]
• Embracing different perspectives [00:28:39]
• Heroes - from Mandela to Shakespeare [00:32:00]
• Becoming more reflective [00:34:04]