S3. E4. "What separates the swimmers from the sinkers" with business journalist James Ashton

James Ashton is a renowned journalist, author and podcaster who has just released his new book “The 9 types of leaders” - How the leaders of tomorrow can learn from the leaders of today

He has had unrivalled access to the FTSE CEO´s and key personalities over the past 20 years.  We discussed his insights from the perspective of those in the hot-seat for the first time, not yet global CEO roles, but with aspirations!

Points we covered

·      A taster of the 9 types – which type are you?

·      Once you know your type, what to do with it?

·      Finding a good match between your type and your role.

·      Delivering the numbers gives you the right to “talk the other stuff”, exemplified by Paul Polman

·      And the importance of honing your communication skills, especially external communication, which becomes increasingly important as you move up.

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