Leadership In Extraordinary Times

Introducing Leadership 2050, a brand new podcast from Said Business School.

In episode 5, Innocent Drinks CEO Douglas Lamont and Amy Clarke, Chief Impact Officer at Tribe Impact Capital, discuss how business can be part of fundamental economic, social and environmental change by signing up to the UK’s Better Business Act.

In episode 4, Toto Wolff and Tengku Muhammad Taufik of Formula One’s Mercedes-AMG Petronas discuss their record-breaking partnership. They reveal how they have led the teams behind seven consecutive double F1 World Championship titles in turbulent times ­– marked not least by the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing scrutiny around diversity and sustainability.

In episode 3, Peter Tufano talks to British author and Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett about the power of anthropology to explain how we buy, sell, work, live and lead.

In episode 2, Andrew Stephen, Natalia Efremova, Felipe Thomaz and Yasmeen Ahmad discuss the principles for ethical uses of AI in business, based on a new report from Oxford Saïd and the International Chamber of Commerce.

In the first episode of the new series, Ludovic Phalippou and Vindi Banga discuss the sometimes controversial world of private equity.

In episode seven, leaders from industry, policy-making, academia as well as entrepreneurs discuss working collaboratively to drive community-centred, ‘outside in’ innovation for health.

In episode six, a panel discuss the pros and cons of digital platforms. From social media to entertainment and commerce, they are part of our daily lives. But are they good for business and society? Or is there a darker side to the platform economy?

In episode five, a panel discuss why Western policy towards China and China’s policy towards the West have shifted so dramatically in recent years and how it may evolve in the future.

In episode four, ‘Entrepreneur Whisperer’ Linda Rottenberg and Professor Pinar Ozcan discuss the role of high-impact entrepreneurship in responding to the Covid-19 crisis and in “building forward” for the future.