Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

After 20 years' operating in the hospitality sector and running mainly 4- and 5-star hotels Paul joined the growing Facilities Management business, which after all he says, is a simply a hotel without beds. Paul joined Compass Group and launched a new FM service for the Royal Bank of Scotland breaking new ground for the industry by introducing the first Service Assurance measure through Hospitality Assured now regarded as a benchmark for the FM industry. In 2006 Paul was a co-founder of a new FM business ‘Resource Group’, formed from a management buy-in and based in Northern Ireland, a business that grew to employ over 10’000 people before the GFC in 2008 but subsequently became a casualty of the crisis. Since those early days Paul has gone on to lead FM businesses both here in the UK working for Engie and Amey plc and internationally for Sodexo as the CEO of Mining Worldwide before joining City FM in March of 2020 to lead the UK and Europe business. A firm believer in the power of, ‘you can if you think you can’.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Baird, Director of Cocoon Advisory Google, LinkedIn, CEB, Macquarie and PwC Never have people said 'that leader is too human for my liking' or 'that business was too helpful to me' Anna has always been rooted in customer experience work, whether it be the burgeoning era of CRM technology systems or true-data-driven-future product development...every part of her career has included three key elements: 1) aspiring to elevate a customer's journey, 2) leading with compassion (even when it really is hard to dig deep for that patience), and 3) trying to innovate at scale. If you are a manager or leader in the customer success (or now redefined as customer obsessed) space, empathy is at the core of every decision you take. Whether it be empathy for your team members as they launch, learn and iterate of the processes and approaches they use to solution big problems or whether it simply is just checking in and sending someone a message of support in a time like a global pandemic. Small efforts matter a lot, small acts of kindness in the community help fuel our economy. So think about the last great customer service experience you had or the last time someone really helped you in your everyday life. As leaders, let's find more ways to support our teams and our customers starting with championing openness. Open meetings with the roundtables of what's working and what's hard. Strive for open, honest and constructive customer satisfaction discussions. Use data to see the opportunities and qualify the sentiment with VOC. Use the most difficult words shared as your ground floor to improve from. #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early on in her career, Anita was hired as one of PayPal’s first employees in the UK and tasked with building the business from the ground up. She played a key role in launching its merchant services business and establishing PayPal as a brand in its own right outside of its parent company, eBay. She then went on to hold various leadership roles within Barclays, where she was appointed as the first ex-officio member of the Barclays Payment Solutions Executive Committee. She also led the Women’s Initiative Network for its payment technology business.  In 2017, she was awarded 9th place in the Financial Times and EMPower’s Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list. She joined Spotify in 2019 as Director, Global Payments Strategy.Anita’s leadership journey hasn’t been plain sailing and she attributes much of her success to the timely intervention and mentoring she received from some incredible leaders along the way. As a result, she is passionate about supporting others on their career journeys. Top tip: Regret Nothing, Learn from Everything#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raised in a violent ghetto environment in Kingston, Jamaica, Devon Harris is a graduate of the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England. He served as an officer in the Jamaica Defence Force, retiring as a Captain.He is a founding member of the first Jamaican bobsled team which competed in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. Their exploits inspired the Disney movie Cool Runnings. Devon also competed in and was captain of the 1992 and the 1998 Olympic teams.He is a philanthropist, creating the Keep On Pushing Foundation which aims to support and enhance the education of kids in disadvantaged areas. At the heart of Devon’s message as a motivational speaker are the lessons he has learned of the power of persistence over all sorts of obstacles in order to live one's best life.He is the author of the motivational children’s book, Yes, I Can! and the semi-auto-biographical motivational book Keep On Pushing: Hot Lesson From Cool Runnings.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angus has enjoyed a career in senior academic leadership across a number of leading British universities, including Loughborough and Lancaster where he served as business school Dean. The Dean’s role is endlessly fascinating and challenging. While business schools underpin the financial performance of contemporary universities they are frequently regarded as intellectual inferiors by many traditional academic disciplines. In parallel, while universities are lethargic bureaucracies dominated the academic community, the markets facing business schools are multifaceted and dynamic. As a business school Dean, you are endlessly managing such tensions.Creating an entrepreneurial ethos and building ambitious teams has lain at the very heart of Angus’s leadership across all the business schools where he has worked. Central to this has been articulating a compelling vision for the future of the School which connects the values of the academic community with the evolving market opportunities. He has led major reorganisation projects both as Dean at Loughborough University and as Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools which transformed the performance and standing of both organisations. Being a glutton for punishment he is currently attempting the same at Lancaster University with the Work Foundation.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Theme – I love business and people – and I believe you can create an environment and practises that means everyone can learn, grow and be successful for them personally as well as for the business. You don’t have to be an arsehole to be successful!Philippa has worked in tech all her career, and has been lucky to be able to follow her purpose by realising the benefits that tech brings to enhance society and build successful economies. Philippa was part of a small team that built one of the first successful Dotcom internet brands called Scoot – making print directories a thing of the past. She then moved to Microsoft and launched internet services like Hotmail, messenger and Office365, She finished her time at Microsoft as the CMO for UK and Ireland. He next project took her to Facebook to build their EMEA and latterly their global business marketing function, where she grew the team from 20 to over 600 and helped businesses realise the benefit of Facebook, Instagram, Whats App and Oculus. At heart Philippa is a disrupter, she loves helping others and believes that good people work hard for their luck. She loves leading and helping people around her become successful – and horses! #bethechange #onwards! Top Tip: Start by starting .. and don’t be an arsehole.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leigh shares the story of her life experiences and how that has shaped her to become the CEO of the Inspiring Leadership Trust charity. She has achieved this whilst also developing her skills as a Director of her own business supporting, challenging and inspiring as leadership coach, team coach, motivational speaker, author and podcaster.A very open authentic and heartfelt story whilst also sharing some tips and techniques which have helped the leaders that she has worked with and will be a benefit to you as well.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul’s parents set up a bio-technology company when he was at school. The experience of helping with the early funding, the challenges of growth, the first Queens Award for innovation, the successes and the ultimate sale was inspirational. Paul is now a successful entrepreneur, board director and investor with over 25 years of experience working with growth companies in the media, information and technology sectors. He is the founder of Clarity, which during his 15 years of directorship grew to be the leading mid-market corporate finance advisory firm. His ability to quickly understand issues, appreciate different perspectives and create cohesive workable solutions for all stakeholders is highly valued. Paul believes that great outcomes are achieved by teams and it’s important to recognise that teams are made up of individuals. Successful leadership is about bringing that team together and allow individuals to work to their strengths. Make sure your team owns the purpose and values. Take the responsibility for managing the emotional state of your team.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The most senior UK officer wounded in Afghanistan, David served for 26 years and commanded on operations at all levels up to and including Battle Group before losing 10cm of his right femur to a Taliban bullet during a firefight north of Musa Qaleh in June 2008.   After four years of reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation he was medically discharged and joined Help for Heroes where he created their recovery services for wounded, injured and sick service  personnel, veterans and their families from scratch.  After working as a leadership advisor and coach, during which he co-founded Worldmaker International, which works with communities and businesses to help them build human resilience, he was appointed as the first Director of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs in the Cabinet Office.  Leadership across all these roles has had some common themes: articulate a compelling vision your team can align with, stay focused on the outcome and don’t be distracted by the bump and grind of day to day work, build trust and belief in your team through delegation, know when to follow and keep smiling.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh joined LinkedIn - the world’s largest professional network - in 2011, and is now Country Manager for the UK and VP of their Marketing Solutions (advertising) business in EMEA and Latin America. In his role he is responsible for driving member growth, strategic partnerships and revenue across all lines of business in the UK, and leads sales teams across the EMEA and LATAM regions as they help marketers identify, target and engage with the world’s largest network of over 690 million professionals. Before joining LinkedIn, Josh held roles at Electronics Arts (EA) and Microsoft. Prior to that he founded the world’s first in-game advertising agency, JAM International, which was acquired by Massive Inc. Josh is a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. He has been featured on the Financial Times Top 50 LGBT Leaders list, is a founding member of the advocacy group ‘Open For Business’, a Special Advisor to Founders4Schools, a member of Stonewall's Development Council and a Commissioner on the HIV Commission.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.