Leading Professionals

Laura Empson
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Feb 22, 2021 • 42min

Partnership versus Corporate

Sir Ian Davis, former Global Managing Partner of McKinsey and now Chairman of Rolls-Royce plc, discusses the differences and similarities between leadership in partnerships and corporations. Topics include the challenges of growth and scale in partnerships, hiring and culture in professional firms, balancing autonomy and management in partner relationships, the power of informal and formal power, seeking feedback, and debating growth versus shrinkage in professional management consulting.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 34min

Ambition versus Reluctance

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.
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Jan 25, 2021 • 30min

Leadership in crisis

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.
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Jan 11, 2021 • 25min

Paradoxes of Leadership

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.
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Dec 17, 2020 • 1min

Welcome to Leading Professional People

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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