No Bullsh*t Leadership with Chris Hirst
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Chris Hirst, CEO of Havas advertising group, cuts through the bullsh*t and gets to the heart of modern leadership. In this straight talking podcast he interviews leaders from Clive Woodward to June Sarpong on how to inspire, how to keep going when sh*t hits the fan, and ultimately how to get stuff done. Brought to you by Intelligence Squared.
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Dr Linda Yueh
September 12, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutesIn 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 the economist, writer and broadcaster, Dr Linda Yueh. Dr Yueh is a Fellow of Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, an Associate Fellow at Chatham House, and an advisor to the UK Board of Trade. She was previously Chief Business Correspondent for BBC News and Economics Editor at Bloomberg TV. She i...
Lord Bilimoria
September 06, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutesIn 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 f...
Sir Nicholas Hytner
July 07, 2023 09:20 - 36 minutesIn 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, ...
Kate Mosse
June 21, 2023 10:10 - 32 minutesIn 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 Kate Mosse, the award winning novelist, playwright and non-fiction writer. She is the author of nine novels and short story collections, and her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in 40 different countries. She’s also the Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the largest...
Justine Roberts
June 09, 2023 10:26 - 36 minutesIn 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 Justine Roberts, the founder and CEO of Mumsnet to talk about the journey of building Mumsnet into the phenomenon it is today, along with the unique challenges of leading a community driven business. Chris Hirst is the author of the award-winning book, No Bullsh*t Leadership: Why the World Needs More Every...
Bruce Daisley
June 01, 2023 11:38 - 35 minutesWelcome 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, ...
Sharmadean Reid
May 19, 2022 15:34 - 39 minutesChris 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, Christ Hirst speaks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of The Stack World. After graduating from Central Saint Martins and working as a brand consultant for Nike and Asos, Sharmadean founded WAH Nails in 2009, which changed the landscape of the beauty industry with its innovative br...
Roula Khalaf
May 12, 2022 10:36 - 38 minutesChris 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, Christ Hirst speaks to Roula Khalaf, the Editor of the Financial Times. In January 2020, Khalaf became the first female editor in the Financial Times’ 134-year history. Her path to the top of the FT came through her work as a foreign correspondent. Born in Lebanon, she served...
Philip Collins
May 05, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutesLeadership requires clarity of thought, speech and writing. But all too often business executives fall into the trap of using (and overusing) corporate buzzwords – ‘deep dive’, ‘move the needle’, ‘outside the box’ – and filling their emails and documents with obfuscating jargon. Former speechwriter to Tony Blair, Philip Collins argues that ‘business is a simple enterprise made complex by people who do it badly’. His new book, To Be Clear: A Style Guide for Business Writing, is a call to arms...
Anthony Scaramucci
April 28, 2022 11:30 - 47 minutesChris 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, Christ Hirst speaks to Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House Director of Communications – a post he held for an infamous 11 days under President Donald Trump in 2017. The majority of Scaramucci’s career has actually been spent outside politics. He is the founder of globa...
General Sir Chris Deverell
April 21, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutesChris 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 General Sir Chris Deverell. After joining the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment in 1983, he served in the British Army for over 40 years, ending his career as a 4* General. Over this period, he led multiple organisations of tens of thousands of people; civilian and...
John Simpson
March 16, 2022 15:03 - 50 minutesChris 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 his...
Jack Parsons
August 18, 2021 02:00 - 34 minutesChris 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. I...
Kwame Kwei-Armah
August 11, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutesChris 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...
Lucy Giles
August 03, 2021 23:00 - 33 minutesChris 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 Mi...
Laxman Narasimhan
July 28, 2021 02:00 - 46 minutesChris 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 Det...
Michael Vaughan
July 21, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutesChris 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 the former cricketer Michael Vaughan OBE. Vaughan assured his place in cricket history with England’s historic Ashes victory in 2005 and has gone on to become one of the sport’s most respected commentators. He captained England to a record 26 Tests and c...
Rachel Reeves
October 29, 2020 03:00 - 36 minutesChris 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 appoin...
Jimmy Wales
October 22, 2020 02:00 - 34 minutesChris 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 the internet pioneer and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales who is perhaps the most famous silicon-valley entrepreneur to not become a billionaire. Wikipedia has changed how knowledge is accessed across the world, with 1.5 billion devices accessing the site eve...
Beth Comstock
October 15, 2020 01:00 - 38 minutesChris 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 Beth Comstock, business executive and former VP of General Electric, about innovation and being a female leader in a male dominated industry. Beth Comstock spent three decades at General Electric as Chief Marketing Officer and then Vice Chair of Innovation...
June Sarpong
October 08, 2020 01:00 - 32 minutesChris 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 June Sarpong, the BBC's first ever Director of Creative Diversity. June is a broadcaster, writer and campaigner on diversity issues. She started her career as a DJ and presenter on MTV, Kiss FM and for ten years on Channel 4’s T4 youth strand. She has appe...
Clive Woodward
October 01, 2020 08:34 - 40 minutesChris 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 sporting legend and rugby coach Clive Woodward about his approach to leadership, relentless learning and creating a winning culture. Clive Woodward is perhaps best known for leading England's rugby team to World Cup glory in Australia in 2003. Not only was...
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September 25, 2020 11:21 - 1 minuteChris Hirst is author of the bestselling book No Bullsh*t Leadership and CEO of the advertising and marketing group Havas Creative. In this straight talking podcast he cuts through the bullsh*t and gets to the heart of modern leadership. He interviews leaders on how to inspire, how to keep going when sh*t hits the fan, and ultimately how to get stuff done. Guests include sporting legend Clive Woodward, the BBC's head of Creative Diversity June Sarpong, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, business ...