The Global Leadership Hypothesis. What makes a great leader? Talita Ferreira
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Have you ever wondered what makes a great leader? We all have ideas and hypotheses about what it takes to be a truly exceptional leader. But have you ever stopped to consider what the common thread might be among the most successful leaders across various industries and sectors? That's precisely what we did. We went on a mission to uncover the key traits and characteristics that set the best leaders apart. We interviewed CEOs, Chairman of Boards, finance professionals, influencers, thought leaders, leadership consultants, and many more to understand what it truly takes to be a great leader. Join us as we reveal the common thread that connects the most successful leaders in today's rapidly evolving business landscape.
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Episode 21 - In conversation with Guillaume Turlin
Welcome to today's podcast episode featuring Guillaume, a financial strategy and performance improvement expert who helps organisations achieve rapid growth. With his commercial and strategic insight, Guillaume assists boards and business leaders who are experiencing frustration around their finance teams' poor performance, a lack of clarity in their strategic direction, or an inadequate finance function.Guillaume's impressive results include creating a finance department from scratch within ...
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Episode 22 - In conversation with Ibilola Amao
Welcome to this episode of our podcast, where we're excited to be joined by Dr Ibilola Amao, Principal Consultant of Lonadek Global Services. Lonadek is a multi-award-winning, women-owned company. It provides engineering technology and innovation solutions, including talent outsourcing, digital asset lifecycle and information management services, predictive engineering, operations and maintenance, engineering software sales, administration and support, and training and human capital developme...
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Episode 23 - In conversation with Zahra Bahrololoumi
Meet Zahra, a technology leader passionate about driving innovation and transformation for clients across all industries. As the leader of Accenture's Technology business in the UK and Ireland, Zahra is responsible for delivering application development, support, and platform services to her clients. With a specific focus on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud, blockchain, and platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and Salesforce, Zahra is committed to leveragi...
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Episode 24 - In conversation with Arif Kamal
Meet Arif, a financial expert who works with businesses to enhance their financial resilience and operational efficiency. With a firm belief that the finance function should act as a partner rather than a mere support function to any business, Arif has made significant contributions to several companies throughout his career.Arif's impressive track record includes actively managing cultural and behavioural change from a traditional partnership to a corporate entity while maintaining the busin...
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Episode 14 - In conversation with John Reed
Meet John Reed, an experienced financial services executive and transformational leader. With a background in banking, wealth management, and insurance, John has held a wide range of board-level executive roles and operated at the CEO/COO level in stock market-listed financial services businesses.Following his successful career in financial services, John has transitioned into a portfolio of Chair and non-executive director roles, mostly in financial services. He has a proven track record in ...
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Episode 15 - In conversation with Dr Deborah Benson
Meet Deborah, a trailblazing business leader with a career spanning advertising, marketing, construction, property, and consultancy. She began her career in London and gained an MBA before moving to Scotland. She became the first and youngest female director to be appointed at the Miller Group, a large Scottish construction company.Deborah's impressive career continued as she rose through the ranks at Miller Group, first as national marketing director for the Miller homes division and then as...