Leadership 2050: Recent Episodes
Saïd Business School
Leadership2050 is a podcast exploring the leadership we need to successfully transition to 2050. Who are the innovators setting the agenda for a more equal and sustainable future? In this series you’ll meet them. In each episode Andrew White talks to a visionary leader from the business community who is confronting the challenges humanity faces and finding solutions.
In episode 5 of this bonus miniseries of Leadership2050, Andrew White and co-host Adam Canwell of EY talk to Gaude Paez, Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Riot Games, about reshaping company culture.
Riot Games is the game developer and publisher behind blockbuster PC games such as League of Legends and Valorant. Gaude talks openly about the cultural transformations Riot Games undertook to shift the disruptive communication behaviors that had emerged over the years following a 2018 class-action lawsuit in the US and the impact of a global pandemic. How do you effectively reshape a company’s culture and reset expectations in the wake of a crisis? We’ll hear how co-constructing a social movement with leaders and the workforce is key.
Says Gaude: “The health of your workforce, how people work together towards a common goal, can make or break a company. Don’t underestimate as leaders the distance you might have from the day-to-day experience of some of your employees, so it’s helpful to get folks who are closer to that in the loop early. That really pays off in terms of striking the right tone. It’s all about the human element.”
For this special deep dive into transformation leadership Dr Andrew White has teamed up with research partner Adam Canwell from the EY organisation to explore the journey global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change. The series is part of a year-long research project in which Andrew and Adam’s team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their aim is to demystify the process of transformation.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Adam Canwell, EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader.
Gaude Paez (@GaudeP), Head of Global Corporate Affairs, Riot Games.
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 4 of this bonus miniseries of Leadership2050, Andrew White and co-host Adam Canwell of EY talk to Christiane Wijsen, Head of Corporate Strategy and Consulting at Boehringer Ingelheim, about creating the social movement you need for a successful transformation.
Christiane shares her insights into the transformations she has led and how creating a belief system and sense of community will lead an organisation through radical change. Have a true interest in people, she stresses, as where it goes wrong is on the emotional side when people don’t buy into the transformation.
Says Christiane: “Pick up by listening well to the true worries of people and the things you need to fix. You need very good emotional intelligence, listening skills and opening up, creating a safe environment where people can speak up and talk about their concerns. Don’t forget in any transformation you’re dealing with human beings.”
For this special deep dive into transformation leadership Dr Andrew White has teamed up with research partner Adam Canwell from the EY organisation to explore the journey global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change. The series is part of a year-long research project in which Andrew and Adam’s team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their aim is to demystify the process of transformation.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Adam Canwell, EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader.
Christiane Wijsen, Head of Corporate Strategy and Consulting, Boehringer Ingelheim
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 3 of this bonus miniseries of Leadership2050, Andrew White and co-host Adam Canwell of EY talk to Geoff Skingsley, the Chairman of L’Oréal UK and Ireland, a company that’s been at the forefront of transformation.
Geoff shares his insights into how L’Oréal reinvented itself as a digital-first company in 2013/14. How as a highly successful organisation can you get ahead of the disruptions you’re facing into? How do you create true belief in a transformation across a top team and out into an organisation? And how can leaders create an environment that constantly learns as you go forward?
Says Geoff: “As part of the transformation strategy the entire executive committee was taken for a week to Silicon Valley. We bathed in disruption and saw first hand why they did it and how they did it. Because either we will take part in the disruption or we ourselves will be disrupted. This is what the future looks like.”
For this special deep dive into transformation leadership Dr Andrew White has teamed up with research partner Adam Canwell from the EY organisation to explore the journey global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change. The series is part of a year-long research project in which Andrew and Adam’s team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their aim is to demystify the process of transformation.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Adam Canwell, EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader.
Geoff Skingsley, Chairman, L’Oréal UK
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 2 of this bonus miniseries of Leadership2050, Andrew White and co-host Adam Canwell of EY talk to Rob Thomas, Chief Operating Officer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.
What can leaders who’ve been through the process of radical organisational change teach us about the secrets of a successful transformation? What are the pitfalls to avoid?
Rob Thomas has led the transformation of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team at a critical point in the company’s history, and here he talks frankly about what worked, and what he’d do differently next time.
Says Rob: “You’ve got to find a way to enjoy it, because it takes its toll. And don’t try to carry the burden on your own shoulders. People appreciate honesty. We told them we didn’t have all the answers. And the emotion and uncertainty part of it is perfectly normal. You’re not alone. We all feel it at every single level.”
For this special deep dive into transformation leadership Dr Andrew White has teamed up with research partner Adam Canwell from the EY organisation to explore the journey global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change. The series is part of a year-long research project in which Andrew and Adam’s team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their aim is to demystify the process of transformation.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business
School, University of Oxford.
Adam Canwell, EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader.
Rob Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One
Team.
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on
the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford
Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
For this special deep dive into transformation leadership Andrew has teamed up with research partner Adam Canwell from the EY organisation to explore the journey six global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change.
We start the series with Allison Rossiter, who has led Roche Diagnostics Australia through a radical programme of company culture change. Here she shares her experience and advice on how to lead a workforce through the emotional journey of transformation.
Over the past year, Andrew and Adam’s research team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their Transformation Leadership: Humans@Centre research tells us that the success or failure of business transformation is rooted in human emotions and therefore putting humans at the centre can improve your odds of success by more than two and a half times.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business
School, University of Oxford.
Adam Canwell, EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader.
Allison Rossiter (@ali_rossiter), Managing Director, Roche Diagnostics
Australia.
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on
the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford
Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this Transformation Leadership2050 series, Andrew White teams up with research partner and co-host Adam Canwell from EY to chat about the forthcoming series on transformation.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this bonus miniseries of the Leadership2050 podcast we’re taking a deep dive into transformation leadership.
In this Transformation Leadership2050 series, Andrew White teams up with research partner and co-host Adam Canwell from EY to explore the journey six global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change.
Throughout the episodes you will hear from leaders in Europe, Australia and the US working across a range of industries from healthcare and consumer goods to electronics. Along the way you’ll find out about the six key drivers that can lead to transformation success.
When a company looks at its current way of operating and realises it is unsustainable, radical change is needed. This can be a difficult process and the rate of failure for transformation projects remains stubbornly high. Andrew and Adam demystify where large-scale transformations go wrong and what organisations can do to get them right. And in these frank and revealing conversations you’ll hear how leading the emotional journey is key.
Sharing their experiences, insight and advice are Allison Rossiter from Roche Diagnostics, Rob Thomas of Mercedes AMG-Petronas Formula One, Christiane Wijsen from Boehringer Ingelheim, Geoff Skingsley of L'Oréal UK and Ireland, Gaude Paez from Riot Games and Paul Nanninga from Ricoh Global Services.
As a Senior Fellow in Management Practice at Saïd Business School, Andrew’s ongoing mission is to explore what i takes to be a successful leader in the modern age. Today this mission is more important than ever before given the scale of political, social and technological disruption we are facing. The need to transform successfully - and to do so continuously - is an imperative for all organisations.
Over the past year, Andrew and Adam’s research team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their Transformation Leadership: Humans@Centre research tells us that the success or failure of business transformation is rooted in human emotions and therefore putting humans at the centre can improve your odds of success by more than two
and a half times. Andrew's research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology change and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 6, Andrew talks to modern mystic Thomas Hübl about the business benefits of personal spiritual work and trauma-informed leadership.
Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher and author whose work integrates ancient wisdom with the discoveries of science. He is the founder of the Academy of Inner Science, which studies the principles of human inner development. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programmes with more than 100,000 people worldwide.
He is at the forefront of bringing spiritual practices and teaching to the business world to revolutionise leadership. Trauma-informed leadership, believes Thomas, makes organisations more resilient, supportive, effective and less damaging to people and the planet. It’s a new way of doing business that puts moral values at the heart of a company’s work.
“Leaders can have a healing effect on their organisation,” says Thomas.
Originally a paramedic for nine years and a student of medicine for four, Thomas left his studies at the University of Vienna to spend four years on retreat, leading to a new path teaching meditation and mindfulness-based practices. Opening dialogue around some of the most painful atrocities and collective traumas our world has experienced is at the heart of Thomas’s work. His non-profit, the Pocket Project, works to support the healing of collective trauma throughout the world.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Thomas Hübl (@ThomasHuebl), founder, Academy of Inner Science
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
Thomas Hübl’s website
Thomas Hübl on Facebook
Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds by Thomas Hübl
Conscious Business Summit 2022
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 5, Andrew talks to circular economy pioneer Jessica Long about the big idea that’s revolutionising business, and what it takes to be a great leader.
For more than two decades Jessica has been helping organisations increase their competitiveness and drive profitable growth while creating positive economic, environmental and societal impact. She is the Chief Strategy Officer at Closed Loop Partners, a NYC-based investment firm that provides equity and project finance to scale products, services and infrastructure at the forefront of the circular economy. She is also co-author of The Circular Economy Handbook: Realizing the Circular Advantage.
In her conversation with Andrew, Jessica talks openly about her life and career and the personal and professional turning points that have shaped her as a leader. She shares her insights into how the circular economy model is reimagining business and business relationships, the recipe for great leadership, and why leaders have a responsibility to use their power to change the things that matter.
Says Jessica: “One of the marks of a great leader is being able to bring people who may not agree with you along towards the right thing.”
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Jessica Long (@jessicalongdev), Chief Strategy Officer, Closed Loop Partners.
Resources:
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
• Buy The Circular Economy Handbook
• More information on Rise and the fight for rights for survivors of sexual violence worldwide:
https://www.risenow.us/campaigns/universal-survivors-bill-of-rights
https://spotlightinitiative.org/press/rise-teams-spotlight-initiative-shine-light-survivors-sexual-assault-what-were-you-wearing#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9CWhat%20Were%20You%20Wearing,the%20time%20of%20their%20attack
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 4, Andrew talks to Paul Polman, one of the world’s leading proponents of sustainable capitalism, about using business to drive positive global transformation.
Paul has been called one of the standout business leaders of his generation. For ten years as the CEO at Unilever, he helped revolutionise corporate thinking. He proved that putting purpose and sustainability first was the right way to run a business – Unilever’s profits went up while simultaneously ranking number 1 for sustainability.
Paul was also a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel, which developed the Sustainable Development Goals, and as an active SDG Advocate he continues to work with global organisations and across industry to push the 2030 development agenda. He is Chair of the B Team and Saïd Business School, Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact and honorary Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, which he led for two years.
In 2019 Paul co-founded IMAGINE, whose mission is to support business leaders in a “courageous collective” to build a sustainable future.
In conversation with Andrew he reveals everything he’s learned about moral leadership, and talks about his new book – Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take.
Says Paul: I’ve always felt that business should profit from solving the world’s problems not creating the world’s problems.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Paul Polman (@PaulPolman), Co-Founder and Chair, IMAGINE.
Resources:
Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 3, Andrew talks to Audette Exel, the founder and CEO of the pioneering Adara Group – one of the world’s first businesses for purpose.
Audette Exel is not afraid to rip up the rulebook. In fact she’d positively encourage it. Because now is not the time for “business as usual”, and it’s the rebels who are doing things differently.
When she left the world of activism to become a lawyer and then a corporate finance magnet, critics said she’d sold out. But by connecting the world of finance with humanitarian development, she has shown a new way forward for the business world.
It’s been said of Audette “she makes money to make change”.
25 years ago she set up the Adara Group, with a radical new model – a development foundation funded by a financial advisory business. To date, Adara businesses have donated nearly £10million (AUD $18million) to Adara Development, which provides health and education support to remote communities in Nepal and Uganda. Donors have contributed a further £30million (AUD $54million) to the projects.
Corporate philanthropy is, Audette believes, the way of the future. “I am a social justice business person,” she says.
Says Audette: “I believe the next ten years are going to be the most important in all of our lives, facing existential threats to humanity. And business knows that. Companies that are not purpose-led are not going to be in existence in any significant way within a decade.”
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Audette Exel, founder and CEO, Adara Group.
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 2, Andrew talks to Dr Vivienne Ming, theoretical neuroscientist and AI visionary, about the power of sacrifice, and using science to make a positive difference in the world.
Vivienne calls herself a “professional mad scientist” who is dedicated to solving some of the world's most pressing problems. In 2017 she created Socos Labs, which she calls a “philanthropic laboratory”. Socos is an independent think tank and incubator that uses machine learning, neuroscience and economics to explore the future of human potential.
Says Vivienne: “People bring me problems and if my team and I think we can make a meaningful difference we try to come up with a solution. And then if we succeed we just give it away. Turns out it’s the worst start-up idea ever!”
Her path to being on the vanguard of new thinking has not been straightforward, or always easy. But it has made her a leader who puts the wellbeing of others at the heart of everything she does.
“I know what it’s like to not to know where your next meal is coming from or to have given up entirely, so that gives me a different perspective on what it means to be a CEO or someone in a position to make a difference.”
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Dr Vivienne Ming (@neuraltheory), CEO, Socos Labs.
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 1 of Series 2, Andrew talks to Toto Wolff, the CEO and Team Principal of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, about life and success in the fast lane.
Toto Wolff is perhaps the most powerful man in motorsport. Since he took the helm as Team Principal, the Mercedes Formula One team has achieved an unprecedented seven consecutive World Championship doubles to become the most successful team in F1 history.
It’s a record born from Toto’s unique combination of racing, investing and business acumen.
In conversation with Andrew, Toto shares the secrets to his success. And he talks openly about overcoming childhood tragedy, the need to show weakness, admit your mistakes, and how sensitivity can be a superpower.
Says Toto: “I need to objectively show my weaknesses and the mistakes I make. Never feel a sense of entitlement and perform better tomorrow than today.”
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Toto Wolff ( @TotoWolff ), CEO, Team Principal and co-owner, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
• Subscribe to Andrew’s Leadership2050 Newsletter on LinkedIn.
• Discover more articles, podcasts and videos from Saïd Business School on the challenges business leaders of the future need to consider on Oxford Answers.
• Follow us on Twitter @Oxford_Answers
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In Series 2 Andrew White meets six more vanguard leaders – F1 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff; AI visionary Vivienne Ming; former Unilever CEO Paul Polman; entrepreneur and philanthropist Audette Excel; circular economy pioneer Jessica Long; and spiritual leader Thomas Hubl.
How are they rethinking business for the 21st century?
Leadership2050 is a podcast bringing you leadership lessons from the frontlines of positive change.
2050 is a critical date. By then we will know if we have solved the existential risks humanity faces. We will know if current and future company leaders can transcend these risks and turn them into opportunities.
Dr Andrew White is a Senior Fellow of Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. His research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 6 Andrew talks to Jeremy Oppenheim, co-founder and senior partner at systems-change company SYSTEMIQ, about the new leadership required to set a sustainable course for global industry.
SYSTEMIQ is a B-Corporation dedicated to accelerating delivery of the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with business, finance, policy-makers and civil society to make economic systems truly sustainable. It combines high-level research with high-impact, on-the-ground work. SYSTEMIQ describes itself as a “think-and-do tank that sparks good disruptions and operates with purpose at our core”.
SYSTEMIC builds coalitions, incubates new ventures with the potential to benefit people and the planet, mobilises large-scale capital for climate action and the SDGs, and evolves new sustainable business models that will outperform the old. From helping to turn the tide of ocean plastics, to creating businesses that safeguard Indonesia’s rainforest, SYSTEMIQ is reshaping the connections between economic and natural systems.
Says Jeremy: “I look at what’s going on with climate, with Covid, with challenges we have on the UN Sustainable Development goals, as a tremendous moment where we can learn to do things differently.”
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Jeremy Oppenheim, Co-Founder and Senior Partner at SYSTEMIQ.
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 5 Andrew talks to Sam Gyimah, former UK government minister and now non-executive director at Goldman Sachs, about the role of finance in serving and transforming society.
With a background in investment banking and politics – Sam is a former Conservative universities and science minister - he understands how to bring these worlds together to create real change.
Sam is also a leader led by his values. In 2018 he was one of only 21 Tory rebels who voted against a no-deal Brexit. It was a stand that ultimately cost him his political career.
Now back at Goldman Sachs, where he started out in corporate finance, the firm says he brings “a diversity of perspective” on innovation, ESG, and impact investing.
“Business has no choice but to find solutions,” he says.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Sam Gyimah (@SamGyimah), Board Director, Goldman Sachs International; Oxford University Innovation.
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 4 Andrew talks to Jane Burston, the founder and Executive Director of The Clean Air Fund, about leading without ego and building a movement to create clean air for all.
The Clean Air Fund calls air pollution a “hidden emergency”. In fact it’s one of the biggest public health issues we face globally – and it’s getting worse. 90% of people worldwide do not have clean air to breathe. And every minute one child and 12 adults die of illnesses caused by air pollution.
Putting an end to this is too big a task for just one organisation. It needs a global movement. And building that is what The Clean Air Fund is all about.
It’s a philanthropic foundation that brings together funders, researchers, policy makers and campaigners to strengthen their collective investment, voice and impact.
Says Jane: “Clean air initiatives can be a secret weapon against some of the world’s most pressing challenges but governments are largely ignoring them. We can tackle climate change, save lives and fight inequality at the same time if we invest more and work together.”
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Jane Burston (@Jane_Burston), founder and Executive Director of The Clean Air Fund.
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In episode 3 Andrew talks to David Katz, founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank, about conscious capitalism and turning ocean plastic into money - his for-profit solution to plastic waste and poverty.
The Plastic Bank is a global network of micro recycling markets that empower the poor to transcend poverty by cleaning the environment. By reframing the problem of ocean plastic as an opportunity to create abundance for everyone, The Plastic Bank is clearing our seas of harmful plastic, turning it into money for the people who collect it, and recycling collected material into the global manufacturing supply chain. Partners include IBM, Shell Energy, SC Johnson, Aldi, Henkel and more.
David Katz is its visionary founder: “The duty of a CEO to ensure that shareholders win at the expense of others has to change. We’re here now because of a win-lose philosophy. Win win or no deal is a regenerative idea. How might we get to a place where everything we buy helps society, helps the environment, helps the Earth?”
David talks to Andrew about having an abundance mindset, hiring for vulnerability and why profit does not need to come at the expense of people or planet.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
David Katz (@DavidKatzPB), founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank.
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep2: Katherine Garrett-Cox, Gulf International Bank UK: “Ask yourself: what difference am I making?”
In episode 2 Andrew White talks to Katherine Garrett-Cox, the Managing Director and CEO of Gulf International Bank UK about the key role asset management has in supporting sustainable development.
Katherine has more than 30 years’ experience in the finance sector. At GIB she is, as she puts it, “right out on the edge of frontier” with a strategy that promotes mobilising and scaling capital in support of humanitarian investing and ocean finance.
Here she talks to Andrew about long-term investing in companies that are solving the world’s most wicked problems and how the finance sector can help build resilience in communities that need it most.
Leadership 2050 is a podcast exploring the leadership we need to successfully transition to 2050. Who are the innovators setting the agenda for a more equal and sustainable future? In this series you’ll meet them. In each episode Andrew White talks to a visionary leader from the business community who is confronting the challenges humanity faces and finding solutions.
Dr Andrew White is a Senior Fellow of Management Practice at Said Business School, University of Oxford. His research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology change and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world. This has given him a deep understanding of how good leaders create value and bad leaders destroy it. Never before has this been so important.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Katherine Garrett-Cox CBE, Gulf International Bank UK.
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep1: Alan Jope, Unilever: “Leading the Adventure”
In episode 1 Andrew White talks to Alan Jope, the CEO of Unilever, about the company’s theory of change, putting this into practice, and cultivating an “inner and outer game”.
Unilever is one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies and over the last 15 years it has broken ground in terms of what it means to be a sustainable business on a global scale.
Although he describes himself as a “reluctant CEO”, Alan is one of the world’s most powerful industry changemakers. Here he talks candidly about making mistakes, putting employees first and bringing a spirit of adventure into the company.
What kind of leadership does Alan think is needed between now and 2050?
Leadership 2050 is a podcast exploring the leadership we need to successfully transition to 2050. Who are the innovators setting the agenda for a more equal and sustainable future? In this series you’ll meet them. In each episode Andrew White talks to a visionary leader from the business community who is confronting the challenges humanity faces and finding solutions.
Dr Andrew White is a Senior Fellow of Management Practice at Said Business School, University of Oxford. His research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology change and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world. This has given him a deep understanding of how good leaders create value and bad leaders destroy it. Never before has this been so important.
Featuring:
Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Alan Jope (@alanjope), CEO, Unilever.
Interview recorded May 2021.
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Produced by Eve Streeter for Stabl
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.