Leadercast

CEO Todd Stitzer speaks about Cadbury’s slimmer organization and historic leadership development ethos, along with his career path within the company.

Unilever’s Global Head of HR, Sandy Ogg, reflects on the recent changes and directions at Unilever and the role of HR and Leadership Development.

Vivienne Cox, who led the efforts to build the Gas, Power and Renewables business for BP, shares with us what “Leader as Entrepreneur” means in a large corporation.

Cathy Sohn is Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Business Development and Strategic Alliances at GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second largest pharmaceutical company. In this podcast, Sohn draws on her extensive experience to discuss several key issues: How does one become a leader? What are the particular challenges in leading a global company with thousands of specialists, ranging from research scientists to marketing and sales people? Does leadership in a health care company differ from leadership in other industries?

Bertelsmann is the world’s most international media company and committed to Leadership development and excellence. This podcast looks at the key role of the CFO and Exec. VP of HR in the strategy and leadership process of a large, global corporation.

Bernard Liautaud is the Founder, Chairman, former-CEO, and currently Chief Strategy Officer for BusinessObjects. BusinessObjects is amongst the largest software companies in the world, a rarity for a European rooted software firm. Mr. Liautaud discusses the struggle for talent, his desire for more European attention to software development and marketing, and his own journey from Entrepreneur, to Manager, to Leader.

Wayne Dai Leadercast Entrepreneurship in China Wayne Dai is the founder and CEO of VeriSilicon Holdings, a chip design foundry with operation centres in Shanghai in China, as well as Taiwan, Japan and Silicon Valley in the US. The firm currently has 140 engineers. Dai, a former professor in computer engineering at the University of California at Santa Cruz, was named as one of the top ten venture-backed entrepreneurs in China in 2005. In this Leadercast we find out how his company handles transcultural issues and how it attracts and retains talent. The interview is conducted by INSEAD professor Phil Anderson.

In a complex, rapidly changing global economy certain sectors have
become truly global - the private sector, NGOs, and, sadly, organized
crime; others lag behind - the public sector, the media and religion.
Peter Goldmark, former Chairman & CEO of the International Herald
Tribune and President of the Rockefeller Foundation, explores the
interdependencies between these sectors and shares his thoughts on how
leaders and leadership can make a difference to the pace and depth of
change. Interviewed by Professor Loic Sadoulet, an economist and expert
on international development, Goldmark guides us through political,
social, financial and cultural risks that define the global economy in
his usual insightful and thought provoking way.


Tony Murphy, Senior VP HR Eli Lilly Sidney Taurel, CEO & Chairman Eli Lilly Eli Lilly is a 130-year old company with a tradition of innovative pharmaceutical products and a globally recognized brand name. It is also recognized perennially as one of the top 100 best companies to work for in Fortune’s annual survey. This Leadercast takes a look at how Eli Lilly competes in the human capital arena.

Henri-Dominique Petit, CEO & Chairman Bacou-Dalloz. Bacou-Dalloz is a global group which provides a critical resource to industries of all shapes and sizes: personal protective equipment, where it is a world leader. Organized around three core businesses--head protection, fall protection and body protection--major industrial processes, and many lives, depend upon Bacou-Dalloz. Mr. Petit kicks-off our series with thoughts on what it means to lead a global industrial company.

Charles Galunic, Dean of the EMBA Programme and Professor of Organisational Behaviour, introduces the Leadercast Series.