Elena Botelho grew up in Azerbaijan and Russia in a family of mathematicians and earned her MBA from Wharton. She has advised more than 200 CEOs and boards over two decades, first as a strategy consultant with McKinsey and currently as a partner at the consultancy ghSMART. She leads the CEO Genome Project – a […]
Podcast Subject: Career Development
Robin Kermode on Speaking so People Listen
Whether you are making a sales presentation, leading a team, explaining a strategy to the Board, the sound of your voice, regardless of the words you are saying, carries a message to your listeners. Robin Kermode is a stage and screen actor who is now one of Europe’s leading communications coaches, working with senior politicians, […]
Eve Poole on Leadersmithing
Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever says of Eve Poole “At a time when leadership is scarce, Eve Poole offers some practical insights for all on what it takes to become a true leader”. Eve Poole is a leadership researcher and associate faculty at Ashridge Executive Education. Her book ‘Leadersmithing’ published in 2017 describes the practical […]
Charles Irvine on Conflict
Conflict is a ‘natural resource’ says Charles Irvine, a specialist consultant on managing conflict and who started his career working with Sout Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. If handled well conflict situations can lead to really positive outcomes, with opposing sides interacting and collaborating more and the creative tension of conflict enabling innovation. If left […]