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Professor Laura Empson and David Morley uncover the complicated, messy and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professionals – people like top lawyers, consultants, accountants, doctors, architects, academics, bankers, investment managers, and ma

Laura Empson & David Morley


    • Jul 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Ep 12: Leadership in the spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 30:55


    Empson & Morley speak to Tony Hall, Lord Hall, about his time as Director General of the BBC, and his many other high-profile roles. They examine what it is like to lead complex organizations with multiple groups of stakeholders under intense public scrutiny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 11: Leadership value chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 26:51


    How do you build better leaders in a professional service firm? Empson & Morley speak to Russ Hagey, Worldwide Chief Talent Officer of Bain. They explore Bain's self-reinforcing leadership development system, and the way “insurgency” is both encouraged and controlled to strengthen the system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 10: Ethics and leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 33:09


    Why do professionals do bad things? Empson & Morley speak to Professor Brooke Harrington of Dartmouth College, in the USA. They explore the factors which drive some professionals to behave unethically, and the organizational and societal factors which encourage it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 9: Extreme collegiality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 34:02


    What is collegiality and how does it work in practice? Empson & Morley speak to Jill Ader, Chair of executive search and leadership advisory firm Egon Zehnder. They examine how to create an environment of mutual support, cultural consistency, and equality among peers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 8: Leadership duets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 34:56


    Can dual leadership be effective and how does it work in practice? Empson & Morley analyse these questions with the help of Barry Devereaux and Catherine Deane, Managing Partner and Chairof leading Irish law firm, McCann Fitzgerald, who have recently introduced a dual leadership structure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 7: Post-pandemic Professionalism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 29:40


    How can leaders help their professionals prepare for the challenges and opportunities of post-pandemic professional work? Empson & Morley explore this theme with Nick Owen, Chair of Deloitte UK. They consider how hybrid working is calling into question some well-established “truths” about the nature of professionalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 6: Collaboration in a Cold Climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 34:54


    How do you create and sustain collaboration when you no longer meet each other face to face? Empson & Morley discuss this with Kirsten Edwards-Warren, Executive Vice President EMEA for Compass Lexecon. They examine the distinctive culture, systems, and structures the firm has developed to encourage collaboration and how it continued to thrive during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 5: Global versus Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 32:33


    In a global professional organisation, how do you achieve alignment across national offices? Empson outlines one powerful method – social control – and Morley explores his experience of leading partners through the process of global integration. They talk to Philip Davidson, currently Global COO of KPMG about exercising power while walking the global/local tightrope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 4: Partnership versus Corporate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 41:42


    Empson explains how the culture of partnership is created and sustained while Morley highlights the challenges of growth and scale in this context. To examine the differences and similarities between leadership in partnerships and corporations, they talk to Sir Ian Davis, former Global Managing Partner of McKinsey and now Chairman of Rolls-Royce plc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 3: Ambition versus Reluctance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 33:35


    Professional people can be notoriously reluctant to see themselves as leaders. Empson & Morley explore what can be done to support professionals making the transition from full-time fee earner to leader. They examine the myth of “authenticity” with Professor Herminia Ibarra, of London Business School, globally renowned expert in leadership identity and career transitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 2: Leadership in crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 29:40


    Empson outlines how a crisis changes the balance of power in professional organisations, but only temporarily. Morley explains the importance of adapting your leadership style as a crisis ebbs and flows. They interview Wim Dejonghe, Global Senior Partner of global law firm Allen and Overy, to find out how he has dealt with the Covid crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 1: Paradoxes of Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 25:18


    Empson gets a call at midnight from a client asking for advice as a potential leadership coup gathers momentum. Morley & Empson discuss the paradoxes of leading professional people, including the paradox of autonomy and control. When your “followers” don't like being told what to do, how do you get them to do anything? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Welcome to Leading Professional People

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 1:00


    Professor Laura Empson and David Morley introduce their new podcast series ‘Leading Professional People'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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