The Strand Review of Books

Hello and welcome today to Dr Leah Tomkins, author of Franz Kafka and the Truths of Leadership, published by the curiously named Edward Elgar Publishing. Leah is an independent scholar and Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, and former Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. Leah has also worked in large corporations including Accenture and KPMG, and l

Sebastian Munden, co-author with Matt Bourn of Sustainable Advertising, explains how the real key to action behind good words is to focus on change behaviour. Sebastian is a strategy and communications adviser, having formerly worked at Unilever for 32 years, his last role as UK and Ireland CEO and previously in a variety of senior marketing roles, chair of Ad Net Zero, and chair o

Author Simon Hall shares his motivations for writing B2B Digital Marketing Strategy, the key insights and messages, and looks at the future prospects for marketers - practically an MBA in marketing in a book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy Edmonson, Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School, guides us through her book Right Kind of Wrong and the valuable lessons we can learn from making intelligent mistakes - it's all about human fallibility and turning failure into a pathway for success Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Brad Borkan reveals the The Superpower of Small Teams, co-authored with David Hirzel, featuring the Apollo 13 mission, Gilbert & Sullivan, Bernstein & Woodward and many more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter looks at life through the statistical lens, at how we can present data more cogently, and at how numbers literally do not speak for themselves. Crunch the numbers for ten minutes with the UK's leading statistician. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Purna Virji, author of High-Impact Content Marketing - Strategies to make your content intentional, engaging and effective gives a high-engergy whistle-for-stop tour of content marketing and how to maximise its effect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Dore, author of GLUE – Transforming Leadership in a Hybrid World – is a Programme Director at London Business School, where he leads the Senior Executive Programme. John shines new light on leadership, very much aligned with the customer inside-out approach that drives so many SaaS businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is it that being customer-led is such an obvious strategy yet companies find it so hard to pursue? Author Charlie Dawson delves deep into developing the customer mind-set. Enjoy ten minutes of vigorous thinking from Charlie! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Customer-Copernicus-How-Customer-Led/dp/0367564637/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michelle Carvill and Gemma Butler share insights and enthusiasms for marketers ready to take on responsibility for true sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.