Boardroom Confidential
Boardroom Confidential
Podcast Description
Boardroom Confidential reveals what really happens when the boardroom doors close and the stakes are high. Join journalist and board member Emily Sheffield as she takes a senior business figure through three big agenda items: the boardroom pressure that tests every leader, the lessons learned around the table, and the dynamics that can make or break organisations. Discover the stories leaders usually only share with their peers. Brought to you by Sherpany, the meeting management solution for board and executive teams.
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The podcast focuses on themes such as boardroom pressures, leadership lessons, and organizational dynamics, with episodes discussing topics like board resignations, risk management, and the importance of board composition. Specific examples include an in-depth discussion with Sir John Tusa about crisis management at the English National Opera.
Boardroom Confidential reveals what really happens when the boardroom doors close and the stakes are high. Join journalist and board member Emily Sheffield as she takes a senior business figure through three big agenda items: the boardroom pressure that tests every leader, the lessons learned around the table, and the dynamics that can make or break organisations. Discover the stories leaders usually only share with their peers. Brought to you by Sherpany, the meeting management solution for board and executive teams.
“I’m never on a board that says maybe. It’s either yes or it’s no. Yes is a much easier word to say. No is harder, but no is often the most important.”
This week’s guest on the Boardroom Confidential podcast is Mike Soutar, entrepreneur, media executive, and star of the UK version of The Apprentice.
He shares the boardroom stories that have shaped his career, including facing the board when the launch of a new business didn’t go to plan, how proper preparation helps him make better decisions, and how to effectively overcome groupthink.
Mike argues that three major storms – AI, generational change in the workforce, and geopolitical instability – are hitting companies simultaneously, and that requires an evolution in how businesses are led.
Mike co-founded Shortlist Media, and previously held senior leadership roles at iconic media brands including FHM, Smash Hits, and Kiss FM. He currently serves on the UK government’s Board of Trade and as a non-executive director at Scottish Rugby and the V&A Dundee.
His new book, “Next Gen CEO: 60 Lessons for Leaders in an Uncertain World”, is out now.
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Introduction
(06:52) Speaking Up and Prep
(11:51) Shortlist Media Crisis
(14:37) Leadership Is Changing
(23:18) Strategy vs Tactics
(26:25) First Board Meeting Advice
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