The Quest for Gravitas - Meet Dr Andy Palmer, former COO of Nissan and CEO of Aston Martin
The Automotive Leaders Podcast
English - August 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBManagement Business innovation authenticleadership businessleadership creativity developingtrust empowerment gravitasdetroit jangriffiths leadership leadingpeople Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Imagine starting your career as a draftsman in the automotive industry in the UK, and then…….. you become the CEO of one of the most iconic car companies on the planet. Andy shares his leadership journey that takes him from the more aggressive style of leadership we saw in the industry in the early eighties, through to his experience in Japan and how he's taken the best of all of that leadership experience to become who he is today. He openly shares his vulnerabilities, what he does to deal with those vulnerabilities, how he inspires a team, how he galvanizes a team around a mission, and much more.
02:18 – Andy’s story
10:20 – Leadership style – the evolution
15:42 – Command and control
19:16 – Best team experience
21:08 – Creating psychological safety
22:48 – It’s ok to fail
26:45 – Wales
29:13 – Authentic leadership
31:20 – Napoleon vs. Wellington
36:11 – Gravitas
37:51 – Galvanizing a team behind a vision
42:02 – Keeping it real
49:27 – The daily routine
51:12 – Advice to your 25yr old self
57:16 – The legacy
Imagine starting your career as a draftsman in the automotive industry in the UK, and then…….. you become the CEO of one of the most iconic car companies on the planet. Andy shares his leadership journey that takes him from the more aggressive style of leadership we saw in the industry in the early eighties, through to his experience in Japan and how he's taken the best of all of that leadership experience to become who he is today. He openly shares his vulnerabilities, what he does to deal with those vulnerabilities, how he inspires a team, how he galvanizes a team around a mission, and much more.
02:18 – Andy’s story
10:20 – Leadership style – the evolution
15:42 – Command and control
19:16 – Best team experience
21:08 – Creating psychological safety
22:48 – It’s ok to fail
26:45 – Wales
29:13 – Authentic leadership
31:20 – Napoleon vs. Wellington
36:11 – Gravitas
37:51 – Galvanizing a team behind a vision
42:02 – Keeping it real
49:27 – The daily routine
51:12 – Advice to your 25yr old self
57:16 – The legacy