Major General Bill Wright CBE, is the senior British Army officer in charge of Career and Talent Management across the entire British Army, responsible for running and transforming the Army’s Career Management organisation covering c.110k personnel from the rank of private soldier up to 3* General.
Previously, Bill was Chief Executive/Commander of The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He joins Richard and Ed Smith to talk about talent, leadership and decision making, with a focus on what links the job of creating and nurturing high performance teams in both sport and the military.
Ed Smith is a regular guest on the podcast and founder of the Institute of Sports Humanities (ISH) and is an author, journalist and former National Selector for England cricket. As a professional cricketer, he played for Kent, Middlesex & England.

ISH’s Leadership in Sport Masters is currently open for applications – if you want to be part of the next cohort or to find out more, visit sportshumanities.org

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