{"id":18406,"date":"2023-04-27T11:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T11:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpo.b2e.media\/?p=18406"},"modified":"2023-04-27T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:46:29","slug":"ceostrategy-is-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interface.media\/blog\/2023\/04\/27\/ceostrategy-is-live\/","title":{"rendered":"CEOstrategy is live!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our first cover story explores how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.com\/business\/home\">V<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.com\/business\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">odafone<\/a> is leveraging strong leadership to drive the collaborations enabling businesses to champion change management and better use technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Welcome to the launch issue of CEOstrategy!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tasked with accelerating business growth, while building the synergies across an organisation that can drive innovation to meet diverse customer needs and keep revenues on track, the modern CEO must be mentor, marshall and motivator on the journey to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interface.media\/magazines\/ceostrategy-issue-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the launch issue here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leadership-with-purpose-at-vodafone\">Leadership with purpose at Vodafone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLeadership is purpose, it&#8217;s why do you do the things you do\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our cover story throws the spotlight on Vodafone US CEO David Joosten; also Director for Americas &amp; Partners Markets at Vodafone Business, he talks to CEOstrategy about leading from the front and setting the standards to deliver growth while keeping employees and customers happy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople follow leaders that are honest about themselves. If you can reflect on what you&#8217;ve done well, but also where you need to improve it can inspire others to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vodafone: Our Purpose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPoEt3ccYVQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMCS Industries Ltd: How a CEO can navigate change management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Why hire talent and then tell them what do? You have so much to learn from the great people you hire. Micromanaging is not management, and it\u2019s certainly not leadership. Let your people thrive!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read our interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/emcsindustries.com\/\">EMCS I<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emcsindustries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ndustries Ltd<\/a> CEO Trevor Tasker for more thought-provoking insights on leadership from the shifting tides of the marine industry in this maiden issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EMCS Industries Ltd Marelco and Cathelco Antifouling Systems Corporate Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/quYqiBf8rdc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to be an authentic leader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At the most basic human level, everyone knows what it\u2019s like to feel heard by another person, and how that changes our behaviour. It can help anger and sadness subside and enable us to start seeing things differently. So, when employees are being listened to by their leaders, it can only help how an organisation operates.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/interface.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Uni-Oxford-Said-Business-School-logo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interface.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Uni-Oxford-Said-Business-School-logo.webp 575w, https:\/\/interface.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Uni-Oxford-Said-Business-School-logo-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/interface.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Uni-Oxford-Said-Business-School-logo-328x179.webp 328w, https:\/\/interface.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Uni-Oxford-Said-Business-School-logo-170x93.webp 170w, https:\/\/interface.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Uni-Oxford-Said-Business-School-logo-198x108.webp 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Andrew White, director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.ox.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sa\u00efd Business School<\/a> and host of the Leadership 2050 podcast series, explores transformative approaches to leadership for the modern CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can CEOs drive forward culture change around diversity and inclusion?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane Lightfoot, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/businessdisabilityforum.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Disability Forum<\/a>, explores the changing the narrative around diversity and inclusion in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Disability is still often parked in the \u201ctoo difficult\u201d box when it comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Employers are often afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing and as a result, do or say nothing. As a CEO, the stakes feel (and often are) higher. That high profile platform can feel daunting at the best of times; when tackling an unfamiliar topic, it can feel positively overwhelming. But what we do and say as senior leaders has a huge impact. Indeed, it is critical in driving change.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g-TRCm1dv6o\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in this launch issue, we get the lowdown on agile ways of working from Kubair Shirazee, CEO of Agile transformation specialists Agilitea. Elsewhere, we speak with Nirav Patel, CEO of the consultancy firm, Bristlecone &#8211; a subsidiary of Mahindra Group&nbsp;and a leading provider of AI powered application transformation services for the connected supply chain &#8211; who discusses the challenges facing CPOs and supply chain leaders in our uncertain times. 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