Are you fully present in every meeting? Taylan Turan, CEO of Retail Banking at HSBC Wealth & Personal Banking, explains how this habit helps him stay resilient and be respectful of others. In this episode, we also discuss: His style of leadershipJudging people not by their actions but rather their intentionsThe power of frameworks and framing problems before taking actionBeing intentional with curiosity and personal connectionsNavigating complexity by being confident and not ...

Brigitte West is Executive Director of Product at DrDoctor and Co-Founder of Health Tech Hive, a network of change-makers who are building technology solutions to the world’s biggest health challenges. In this episode, Brigitte talks about: ✳ Her pivot to a coaching style of leadership ✳ Giving honest feedback and holding oneself – not just others - to a high bar ✳ A non-linear career based on a curious mindset ✳ Her toolkit for staying resilient in the face of adversity ✳ Being the only woma...

Natasha Frangos is Managing Partner at haysmacintyre. She specialises in advising ambitious, scaling businesses operating in the UK and globally in the creative, media and technology industries. In this episode, Natasha talks about: ✳ What's kept her at the same firm for over two decades ✳ Challenges faced by earlier-stage businesses and the importance of prioritisation ✳ Ways in which her firm is integrating AI and other technologies ✳ How she manages the demands of the role and what'...

Are you comfortable challenging others and being challenged in return? Ian Constance, CEO of Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, talks about this motto of his and why it's easy to say and hard to implement. In this episode, Ian talks about: ✳ Getting the best from people by not telling them what to do ✳ Insights from working around the world, including China ✳ Adapting from a global career at Ford to leading a small not-for-profit organisation ✳ The importance of discipline in coping with th...

James Hollow is the Founder and CEO of Fabric, a Strategic Design and Sustainability consultancy based in Japan. In this episode, James talks about: ✳ The power of vulnerability and not knowing everything ✳ Healthy reflective practices in business ✳ What being “inclusive by design” means as a leadership principle ✳ The importance of making values tangible through behaviours ✳ His experience leading businesses and people in Japan for decades James leads Fabric with a focus on entrepren...

Chia-Lin Simmons is the CEO of LogicMark and an early leader in AI and IoT. In this episode, Chia-Lin talks about: What she means by her personal brand of ‘kindness leadership’Being a futurist as part of managing career transitionsThe value of code-switching and thinking like a startup and a large companyWhy vision fit is more important to her than culture fitMisunderstandings with AI and its human dimensionFinding time to focus on others and self-healAs a tech veteran with more than ...

Tony Jamous is the CEO and Founder of Osyter, the automated global employment platform that removes barriers to remote work and distributed hiring. Oyster is the second Unicorn that Tony has founded. In this episode, Tony talks about: What he means by sustainable leadership and what caused him to embrace itAchieving higher performance without taxing yourself and others as muchSetting the bar high and being ready to be disappointedWhen to use your heart rather than your brainHow he enables a ...

Kathrin Jesse is CEO of BBDO Germany, one of the top ten creative agencies in Germany, working with clients such as Allianz, Porsche, Lidl, Meta, 1&1 and E.ON. In this episode, Kathrin talks about: Being a real person as a leader, and being a good fit for the timesHow parenting has strengthened her predictability, consistency and intentionalityWhy taking on the CEO role was a risk for her and the firmSticking to plans and yet being able to handle curve ballsThe power of being trans...

Jennifer Nuckles is Chairperson & CEO at R-Zero, the biosafety technology company dedicated to making indoor spaces safer, healthier and more productive. In this episode, Jennifer talks about: Being kind rather than niceHow Chief Marketing Officers can become CEOsThe danger of vanity metricsBeing a role model for her daughtersPlaying to people's strengthsGetting out of your comfort zoneJennifer has over 25 years of experience leading and accelerating revenue growth and profitability for ...

Petr Baron is CEO of tbi, the challenger bank that is one of the most profitable in Southeastern Europe. In this episode, Petr talks about: The importance of authenticitySeeing the teacher in everyoneAlgorithms and hacks that free him up to create valueProtecting ourselves from digital noiseSeeking out problem-solving partnersWays in which banks need to changePetr belongs to a new wave of entrepreneurial bankers leveraging deep knowledge of the financial ecosystem. In a career spanning over 2...

In this episode of Manageable Conversations, Luca Schnettler, CEO of Qumata, the Insurtech scaleup, talks about: Bluntness as a sign of respect rather than rudenessOwning your truth if you want to lead rather than be ledHow an ecosystem of advisors helped him gain credibilityDedication to hard work as the route to successHow failure showed him the importance of focusIn his late teens, Luca moved from Germany to the UK to study and ended up leaving university without a degree at the age of 19....

In this episode of Manageable Conversations, Dominic Allon, CEO of Pipedrive, the global unicorn CRM, talks about: Ways he enables his teamWhy leadership requires solitudeHow to be the best version of yourself every dayEmbracing vulnerability and a coaching styleWhy culture change needs to be approached with humility Dominic has a long and successful track record of leading large, global organisations, and driving business transformation and growth. Prior to joining Pipedrive in 2021, he...

In this episode of Manageable Conversations, Petra Felgen, Managing Director of CEWE UK and Ireland, talks about: The importance of being challenged by your teamHow management practices need to keep up with shifts in business strategyManaging transitions from countries and roles within the same organisationThe opportunity and challenge of localisation vs globalisationEngaging everyone in the process of innovationPetra has spent nine years at CEWE, most of which as head of international market...

In this episode, Chris Rowley, CEO of The Risk Advisory Group, talks about: How he became CEO and ways he copes with the demands of the roleThe importance of consistency of leadership, including having difficult conversationsWhy leaders would be mad to rely only on their instincts rather than seek helpExpectations of younger generations and the need for investment in people from the outsetThe value of agility and challenging the status quo within organisationsChris has over 20 years’ experien...

In this episode, Twink Field, CEO and Founder of White Marble, the investment marketing consultancy, talks about: Her early experiences of good and bad managementThe value of self-reflection and restraint as a leaderCharacteristics of a high-performance culture and how she’s fostering itHow functions like marketing break down silos and can cut through in organisationsTips for managers to get the best from their teamsTwink founded White Marble in 2014 after a 15-year career working in the mark...

In this episode of Manageable Conversations, Robert Pickering, ex-CEO of Cazenove, the last independent British investment bank, talks about: His no-nonsense leadership style and what helped him succeed as a leaderWhat CEOs should do above everything elseHow he coped with challenging transitionsWays in which incentives affect cultureHow delegation and empowerment served himTips for managers to succeed with their teamsRobert joined Cazenove in 1985, having previously qualified as a solicitor w...

How is visibility and being connected across an organisation critical for success? In this episode, Ruth Kelly, Chair of Thames Freeport and Water UK, and ex-Secretary of State for Education and Skills, talks about: Trust in organisationsThe value of managers spending time with members of their teams each weekDeveloping soft skillsBeing visible and connected across your organisationWhat organisations can do to support managersLearning continuously to address gaps in skills and knowledgeBetwe...

How are organisations and investors doing managers a disservice? In this episode, Ezechi Britton MBE, incoming CEO of the UK's Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT), tells us how. He also talks about how he acquired leadership skills at an early age, what good managers are like and what they need to thrive, leadership lessons from Star Trek, and the dangers of immediacy at the expense of playing the long game. Ezechi received an MBE for his services to work in diversity, in...

Entrepreneur and FTSE100 Non Executive Director, Graham Cooke has been developing internet-based products for the past 20 years. He joined Google in 2005 as one of the earliest European employees working on the Google Ad Platform and Google Analytics. After Google, he founded Qubit, a leading SaaS company in the e-commerce space, providing AI-personalised shopping recommendations to over one billion users per month across more than 300 leading brands. He sold Qubit to Coveo Solutions in 2021 ...

Mark Billige is CEO of Simon-Kucher & Partners, the global consultancy firm operating in around 30 countries world-wide. Simon-Kucher delivers revenue and profit growth for clients by optimising pricing, sales, and marketing strategies. Mark is considered one of the world’s leading experts in pricing and monetisation strategy, advising CEOs and company boards, as well as leading private-equity firms. He's a guest lecturer for MBA programmes at the world’s top business schools. In this e...