What makes a good leader – by an award-winning one
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Working out what makes a good leader it is such a vital component of any small business growth program.
Whilst we’re going to be teaching various concepts, there is absolutely no substitute to having a real live expert giving their real life experiences, and we’re fortunate today to be talking to Claire Owen, founder and leader of the SG Group, the UK’s largest marketing recruitment agency
Claire is a woman of many talents – she set up Stopgap in 1993 after being made redundant, holds an HGV licence, used to supplement her grant by delivering loo rolls and frozen turkeys and has keynoted at the IOD annual conference. More importantly, Claire has worked out what makes a good leader because she’s an award winning one and her company is award winning too, mainly because of her passion for leadership.
If you would like to know what makes a good leader and create real success for yourself and your teams – then click the play button below – Claire talks to us about the attributes a good leader should have and give us some practical examples of what she’s done to lead the SG Group into being the success it is today.
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- Wanted: Inspirational Leaders (blogs.harvardbusiness.org)
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- NYT: Can You Pass a C.E.O. Test? (aweber9.blogspot.com)
- Brennerman on Leadership (laf.ee)
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