• Episode 23 - Helge Lund, Chair, bp and Novo Nordisk
    Jul 24 2024

    In the latest episode, Bina speaks with bp’s Chair, Helge Lund, about leadership, organisational purpose and values, and the formidable task of achieving a ‘just’ and equitable energy transition that leaves nobody behind.

    Join the conversation on sustainable growth!

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    32 mins
  • Insight 11: John Boumphrey on innovation and how Amazon learned to fail
    May 15 2024

    Take a masterclass from John Boumphrey on how one of the world’s most innovative brands – Amazon – famously grew from a garage to the globe’s largest online retailer and the lessons they learned on the way; on failure, culture, and leadership.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    6 mins
  • Insight 10: Penny James on how UK businesses are bringing more women onto Boards
    May 15 2024

    Do you know how many women sit on the Boards of the FTSE350? The FTSE Women Leaders Review is holding some of the UK’s biggest businesses to account, playing an important role in driving representation of women in leadership. Learn from the Review’s Co-Chair, Penny James, about how they’re doing it and why.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    6 mins
  • Insight 9: Lisa Brankin on what consumers really think about Electric Vehicles and how Ford are taking bets on an uncertain future
    May 15 2024

    The OBR has dropped estimates for the number of electric vehicles represented in new car sales in 2027 from 67% to 37% - hear from Ford UK’s Chair, Lisa Brankin, about changing attitudes to EVs and how one of the world’s oldest car manufacturers is embracing the change.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    6 mins
  • Insight 8: Paul Johnson on how Britain can show it is ‘open for business’
    May 15 2024

    How can we ensure Britain’s future is successful? Learn from Paul Johnson, one of the UK’s most respected economists and Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, about what advice he’d give our government at this pivotal time.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    7 mins
  • Insight 7: Bill Thomas on what’s on the minds of global CEOs
    May 15 2024

    Learn from Bill Thomas, Chairman and CEO of KPMG International, about how the last ten years have shaped the experience of the CEO, and what leaders of organisations around the world see as their greatest challenges and opportunities.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    5 mins
  • Insight 6: Eliza Manningham-Buller on lessons from MI5 on how to build great leaders and listeners
    May 15 2024

    MI5 is one of the world’s most famous institutions; Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, Former Director General, shares what she’s learned during a distinguished career in counterterrorism, leading teams through some of the darkest moments in modern history.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    7 mins
  • Insight 5: Vindi Banga on leadership and why ‘getting everything right’ isn’t the only solution
    May 1 2024

    Learn from Vindi Banga, advisor to some of the world’s most well-known brands, about the real meaning of leadership and why striving for 100% all the time doesn’t work.

    This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

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    4 mins