Ranked #1
Taking the good with the bad – Michael Wernick
Taking the good with the bad – Michael Wernick
“Any kind of meaningful career is going to experience setbacks and defeats. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a successful car... Read more
23 Jun 2022
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46mins
Ranked #2
Staying sane while managing change, with Suma Chakrabarti
Staying sane while managing change, with Suma Chakrabarti
“You should never pick me for any job which is business as usual… I am my best or worst, depending on your point of view... Read more
19 May 2022
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42mins
Ranked #3
Engaging with risk – Stephanie Foster
Engaging with risk – Stephanie Foster
I’m really kind of glad I didn’t know all the rules because if I’d stuck to the rules, we would never have done it.” Ste... Read more
21 Apr 2022
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41mins
Ranked #4
Adjusting your leadership to the grain of the organisation: in conversation with Baroness Minouche Shafik
Adjusting your leadership to the grain of the organisation: in conversation with Baroness Minouche Shafik
“You have to flex your leadership and you don’t really know how to do that until you’ve really understood the culture of... Read more
9 Aug 2021
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42mins
Ranked #5
Leading the digital revolution with Professor Sir David Omand
Leading the digital revolution with Professor Sir David Omand
“GCHQ is an example for the rest of the public service… here is a case where civil servants have made technology sing.” ... Read more
23 Jul 2021
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51mins
Ranked #6
The Treasury boy who supported four prime ministers - in conversation with Lord Gus O’Donnell
The Treasury boy who supported four prime ministers - in conversation with Lord Gus O’Donnell
“The idea that in any sense I planned my career is completely wrong.” Lord Gus O’Donnell’s long career in the civil serv... Read more
7 Jun 2021
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54mins
Ranked #7
When Whitehall leadership dictats don’t work: in conversation with Professor Ciaran Martin CB
When Whitehall leadership dictats don’t work: in conversation with Professor Ciaran Martin CB
“The worst piece of leadership advice I got was: ‘be an authentic leader.’” Of course be true to yourself and your value... Read more
5 May 2021
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44mins
Ranked #8
Understanding what’s expected of you: in conversation with Dame Helen Ghosh
Understanding what’s expected of you: in conversation with Dame Helen Ghosh
“I have used the term over the years of ‘having running away money’. That doesn’t mean having a stash of savings, but it... Read more
12 Apr 2021
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40mins
Ranked #9
It takes two to tango: in conversation with Ed Balls and Sir David Bell
It takes two to tango: in conversation with Ed Balls and Sir David Bell
“On the one hand, the cabinet minister has to understand that nature of the civil service role and the role of the perma... Read more
12 Apr 2021
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57mins
Ranked #10
A steep learning curve: in conversation with Sir Peter Housden
A steep learning curve: in conversation with Sir Peter Housden
“Did I feel equipped to become a permanent secretary? I thought I was, but I was very quickly disabused of the notion.” ... Read more
12 Apr 2021
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49mins