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09/25/20 • 1 min
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Sir Nicholas Hytner
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
07/07/23 • 36 min
In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hirst cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership.
In this episode, Chris speaks to theatre director Sir Nicholas Hytner. Previously Artistic Director of the National Theatre, his major successes include Miss Saigon, The History Boys, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Under Hytner’s leadership, the National Theatre innovated with Sunday openings, live cinema broadcasts of plays around the world, and reduced price ticket seasons. In 2017, he founded the Bridge Theatre, where he is currently directing Guys and Dolls. Chris and Nicholas discuss his early life in Manchester, the unique challenges of leadership in a rehearsal room, and what is needed to revitalise the arts sector in Britain.
Chris Hirst is the author of the award-winning book, No Bullsh*t Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You. Chris’ latest book, No Bullsh*t Change, is published on June 1 2023. His brand new online leadership training programme is available on his website (www.chris-hirst.com)
Connect with Chris Hirst on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishirst/), Twitter (@chrishirst) & Instagram (@chrishirst_leadership).
Watch exclusive content and original videos from Chris Hirst on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNC4qT90ArKOuKV8B0LWTWA)
This podcast was produced and edited by Isabella Soames.
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Bruce Daisley
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
06/01/23 • 35 min
Welcome back to Season Four of No Bullsh*t Leadership.
In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hirst cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership.
In this episode, Chris speaks to Bruce Daisley, a bestselling author and technology leader. Bruce is regarded as one of the most respected thought leaders on the subject of workplace culture and the future of work. His business career saw him spend 12 years running Twitter in Europe, leaving as the most senior leader at the company outside of the US.
Bruce is the author of two books: the Sunday Times bestseller Fortitude, and The Joy of Work, which was a Financial Times Book of the Month and was shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year.
Chris Hirst is the author of the award-winning book, No Bullsh*t Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You. Chris’ latest book, No Bullsh*t Change, is published on June 1 2023. His brand new online leadership training programme is available on his website (www.chris-hirst.com)
Connect with Chris Hirst on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishirst/), Twitter (@chrishirst) & Instagram (@chrishirst_leadership).
Watch exclusive content and original videos from Chris Hirst on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNC4qT90ArKOuKV8B0LWTWA)
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John Simpson
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
03/16/22 • 50 min
Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this special episode, Chris speaks to the BBC’s World Affairs Editor John Simpson. John has dedicated his life to reporting from the frontline, joining the BBC more than 50 years ago as a reporter. His eyewitness testimony has shed light on many of the most significant moments in modern history; from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the Iraq War in 2003, where he was seriously injured in a friendly fire incident on the road to Baghdad. His career has taken him to more than 120 countries, including 30 war zones, interviewing global leaders ranging from Nelson Mandela to tyrants such as Saddam Hussein along the way. Most recently, he returned from Finland, where he was reporting on Russia's invasion of Ukraine for his new programme, Unspun World. If you enjoyed this podcast: please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing No Bullsh*t Leadership on Apple Podcasts. For updates on the series follow @intelligence2 and @chrishirst on Twitter. Producer/Editor: Bella Soames; Technical Support: Mark Roberts. Chris Hirst is author of the award-winning book No Bullsh*t Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader is You.
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Jack Parsons
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
08/18/21 • 34 min
Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode Chris speaks to the award-winning young entrepreneur Jack Parsons. He is the founder and CEO of the Youth Group, a business that works with over 1.7 million young people across the world to help provide the tools and opportunities they need to get ahead in the world of work. In 2017, at the age of just 23, he was named Young Digital Leader of the year and in 2021 the Great British Entrepreneur Awards listed him in the top 15 young entrepreneurs to watch. If you enjoyed this podcast please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing No Bullsh*t Leadership on Apple Podcasts. For updates on the series follow @intelligence2 and @chrishirst on Twitter. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Editor: Emma Corsham; Technical Support: Mark Roberts. Chris Hirst is author of the award-winning book No Bulls*ht Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You.
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Kwame Kwei-Armah
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
08/11/21 • 47 min
Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode Chris speaks to Kwame Kwei-Armah, the Artistic Director of the Young Vic theatre in London. He is also an actor, playwright, singer and broadcaster. From 2011 to 2018 he was the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage, and he was Artistic Director for the Festival of Black arts and Culture, Senegal, in 2010. His series of eight short films, Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, was shown on BBC4 in 2019. He is a patron of Ballet Black and a visiting fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. If you enjoyed this podcast please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing No Bullsh*t Leadership on Apple Podcasts. For updates on the series follow @intelligence2 and @chrishirst on Twitter. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Editor: Emma Corsham; Technical Support: Mark Roberts. Chris Hirst is author of the award-winning book No Bulls*ht Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You.
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Lucy Giles
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
08/03/21 • 33 min
Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode Chris Hirst speaks to Colonel Lucy Giles, the first woman to take on the role of President of the British Army’s Officer Selection Board, where she is responsible for officer selection into the British Army. Previously she was the first female College Commander in The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst’s 200 year history. She has served in over 20 countries including South Africa, Bosnia, East Timor and Sierra Leone. If you enjoyed this podcast please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing No Bullsh*t Leadership on Apple Podcasts. For updates on the series follow @intelligence2 and @chrishirst on Twitter. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Editor: Emma Corsham; Technical Support: Mark Roberts. Chris Hirst is author of the award-winning book No Bulls*ht Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You.
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Laxman Narasimhan
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
07/28/21 • 46 min
Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode Chris Hirst speaks to Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Reckitt, about his approach to leadership, the importance of unlearning and how to connect personally and culturally with staff in a global company. Reckitt is the global consumer goods company behind household brands such as Dettol, Durex, Vanish, Neurofen and Strepsils. Before running Reckitt, Laxman held a number of senior positions in Pepsico including Global Chief Commercial Officer and was previously a director at McKinsey. If you enjoyed this podcast please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing No Bullsh*t Leadership on Apple Podcasts. For updates on the series follow @intelligence2 and @chrishirst on Twitter. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Editor: Emma Corsham; Technical Support: Mark Roberts. Chris Hirst is author of the award-winning book No Bulls*ht Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You.
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Rachel Reeves
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
10/29/20 • 36 min
Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this last episode of the series Chris Hirst speaks to the politician Rachel Reeves. Rachel Reeves is currently the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office. She has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since 2010. In 2013, she was appointed as shadow Minister for Pensions in Ed Miliband's shadow front bench team at the Department for Work and Pensions. Prior to this she spent her professional career as an economist working for the Bank of England, the British Embassy in Washington and at Halifax Bank of Scotland.
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Lord Bilimoria
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
09/06/23 • 38 min
In this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared, Chris Hirst cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership.
In this episode, Chris speaks to Lord Karan Bilimoria, one of this country’s leading entrepreneurs, a business leader, and politician. He was born in Hyderabad, India in 1961, but moved to London in the 1980s, where he qualified as a chartered accountant and subsequently studied law at Cambridge. In 1989, he co-founded Cobra Beer from a flat in Fulham, a brand that has become globally recognised. In 2006, he was appointed to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbench peer. He was awarded a CBE in 2004 for services to business and entrepreneurship, and is the Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.
Chris Hirst is the author of the award-winning book, No Bullsh*t Leadership: Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You. Chris’ latest book, No Bullsh*t Change, is out now. His brand new online leadership training programme is available on his website (www.chris-hirst.com)
Connect with Chris Hirst on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishirst/), Twitter (@chrishirst) & Instagram (@chrishirst_leadership).
Watch exclusive content and original videos from Chris Hirst on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNC4qT90ArKOuKV8B0LWTWA)
This podcast was produced and edited by Isabella Soames.
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How many episodes does No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst have?
No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst currently has 22 episodes available.
What topics does No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst?
The episode title 'Jack Parsons' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst?
The average episode length on No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst released?
Episodes of No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst?
The first episode of No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst was released on Sep 25, 2020.
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