Meet The Leader

CEO John Pearson shares the strategies this shipping and logistics company uses to simplify and focus a complex business – methods that have helped it navigate major upheavals including the COVID-19 pandemic. Special training programs - including one featuring a small red passport each staffer carries – are a special source of pride and one of several important ways the company keeps communication clear and thousands of employees aligned in one of the most global companies in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the COVID-19 crisis, those in critical infrastructure joined doctors and nurses in the pandemic's front line as temporary hospitals and isolation rooms were needed nearly overnight. Chairman and CEO George Oliver shared how practice and routine helped the company weather the crisis and how building technologies can help tackle other complex problems such as climate mitigation. Oliver also shared how routine can drive innovation and the habits this early riser depends on in his own life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When most of IKEA's global retail locations closed temporarily during the pandemic, e-commerce became the cornerstone of the business. This near overnight shift was possible, in part, thanks to a digital transition that was already several years underway, one of the biggest in the company's 78-year-history. Barbara Martin Coppola, an alum of Google and Samsung, was hired in 2018 as the company's first-ever Chief Digital Officer to lead this transition, using data and technology to modernize everything from IKEA's supply chains, to its stores to the way its staffers work. In this episode, Coppola shares the leadership lessons she's learned and why she believes in resilience and "stubborn optimism." She also shares and the experiences that have prepared her to tackle big challenges including early music studies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To meet big climate goals, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is redesigning both products and supply chains. In this effort, P&G Europe is pioneering many sustainable products and helping consumers build better habits for the planet. P&G Europe's president Loic Tassel shares how his teams are helping to rethink everything from how we buy our shampoo to the temperature with which we wash our laundry. He talks to Meet The Leader about the upcoming European Green Deal, how being a father of five drives him, and what he's learned in his near 33 years at the company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chief Sustainability Officer of Morgan Stanley hails from policy and journalism and helped invent her current role. She'll explain why unique backgrounds are key to tackling sustainability, what drove the firm to dive into sustainable investing after the last recession and how finance can play a key role in addressing some of the biggest challenges of our day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chief Technology Officer of Volvo Group discusses tech's role in transport's decarbonisation. He'll also explain the role creativity and accountability will play in that transition and how leaders will need to change how they interact with everyone from teams to rivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CEO discusses leadership lessons from three decades at the firm, the signals that prompt teams to tackle big challenges - and what's really needed to make progress on the climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CEO of quantitative investment firm WorldQuant talks experimentation, the principles he lives by and why he founded a not-for-profit online university to modernize talent pools and bridge opportunity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CEO of Verizon shares why he charts his time, the questions he asks world leaders and why he's dedicated his life to bridging connectivity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the 6-month anniversary of Meet The Leader, this compilation episode collects favourite tips, mindsets and approaches from past episodes as well as insights from World Economic Forum events like the Annual Meeting in Davos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.