The People-Led Podcast

Welcome to episode 9 of The People-Led Podcast, we chat with HomeServe's Group People Director, the brilliant Kate Keyworth, about bringing people back into the workplace after a year of working from home, and discuss talent, customer and strategy!

In episode 8 we welcome Tom Grinyer, the Chief Executive Officer of The British Medical Association. The BMA is the trade union and professional body for Doctors in the UK, with over 160,000 members. 

Tom talks to us about the tremendous journey he has made through his career, from his university degree in politics and economics, HR Management Consultancy roles, to his work in parliamentary research and the BMA . We discuss how the different roles and learnings throughout Tom's career have helped to shape him as a 'People-Led' CEO.

"One of the key things when looking back at my career is taking opportunities whenever they come along, and at other times, taking risks and really making the most of them!" - Tom Grinyer.

In this episode, we talk to Richard Bevan, CEO of the League Manager's Association (LMA), who represents a total of 560 professional managers in 30 countries around the world. 

 

Richard discusses the LMA being an institute of leadership and high performance, and that well-being is at the forefront of every decision. During the interview, we find out more about his role, the company, and some all-important questions, such as:

 

"From the managers you have worked with, who do you think would make the step into running a business as a people-led CEO and why?"

We talk to Bev White, CEO of Harvey Nash Group, to find out her insights into what she feels it takes to be people-led. We cover topics such as communication, engagement, purpose, trust, and most importantly, her choice of biscuit.

Peter Cheese is the CEO of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Very well recognised as a consultant, speaker and writer in the field of human capital and organisation, Peter has worked with many organisations, practitioners and thought leaders in this field. In this fantastic and in-depth interview, Peter shares some very interesting insight into the role of the People Leader during the pandemic. In fact, it was so good, we decided to release 2 x 35 min episodes of which this is the first.

This episode sees Andrew Selley interviewed by Wayne and Jeremy. Andrew is CEO of Bid Corp UK, an international broad-line foodservice group listed on the JSE. It has 36,000 employees globally, 7,000 of which are in the UK.

Welcome to Episode 3 of The People-Led CEO podcast

This week we interview Atholl Duncan,  Chairman of Black Isle Group.

We discuss with Atholl his new book "Leaders in Lockdown".

Leaders in Lockdown is a unique insight from the women and men who were on the frontline of leading the business world’s fight against Covid-19. From New York to Singapore to Hong Kong to the City of London it captures a remarkable moment in time – when the global economy was brought to a shuddering halt in the struggle to contain a deadly pandemic. These first-hand accounts of 100 days of lockdown tell stories of leadership in a crisis. They also share the wisdom of some of the world’s most thoughtful business leaders as they predict how the world will change in the future because of Covid-19.

This week we are honoured to interview the amazing Pinky Lilani CBE. Download this exceptional interview to find out about Pinky's philosophy on leadership, what it means to be a People-Led CEO and her personal tips & techniques to being a great leader.

Welcome to The People-Led CEO podcast.

For our first-ever podcast we are delighted to have the opportunity to interview Paul Szumilewicz, Global Head of Agile, Global Marketing, HSBC

Tune in to find out about Paul's philosophy on leadership, what it means to be a People-Led CEO and his personal tips & techniques to being a great leader. 

Disclaimer: All views and comments expressed are personal and do not represent the views of any of the organisations our presenters or guests work for or with.