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The How to Lead interview illuminates the personalities of high-profile leaders by focusing on the issues they have faced - from fending off a hostile bid or turning round a troubled organisation, to changing corporate culture or tackling an unexpected crisis. The FT's leading business writers describe the successes and setbacks, the mistakes leaders made and the wider practical lessons they learnt along the way.
  • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
    InterviewLeadership
    Fintech founder Hayes Barnard: half the organisation thought ‘this guy’s out of his mind’

    CEO of US solar installation finance company GoodLeap on how to convince staff to back a bold idea

    Hayes Barnard in open necked shirt and jumper stands with one hand in pocket and other hand on railing as he stands on a sunny landing
  • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
    Leadership
    Barclays chief: the life lessons I have discovered during cancer treatment

    CS Venkatakrishnan gives his personal account of leading the bank while undergoing care for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    CS Venkatakrishnan, Barclays chief executive
  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    InterviewLeadership
    RSK’s Alan Ryder on how to manage rapid expansion

    The engineering and environmental entrepreneur believes size matters as he seeks to acquire more companies for his group

    Alan Ryder, chief executive and founder of RSK
  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    InterviewLeadership
    Investec’s Fani Titi: ‘I tell my story because I think it can make a difference’

    The financier says his journey from poverty to the boardroom has been fundamental to becoming a successful leader

  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    InterviewLeadership
    EBA’s José Manuel Campa: ‘We are here to help solve problems’

    The chair of the financial supervisor on staying relevant as other agencies move in on its core functions

  • Sunday, 11 December, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Immunocore’s Bahija Jallal: ‘There was fantastic science, but without financing, we could not go anywhere’

    The researcher turned CEO has revamped the UK biotech from struggling drug developer to cancer treatment pioneer

    Bahija Jallal, CEO of Immunocore
  • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Science Museum’s Ian Blatchford: ‘If the arts world is not careful, it will be eaten alive by its own piety’

    The chief executive on navigating Whitehall, culture wars and the heavy scrutiny of its funding sources

    Sir Ian Blatchford, chief executive of the Science Museum
  • Sunday, 13 November, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Frasers’ Michael Murray: ‘When I became CEO there was only one way, the new way’

    Taking over the company formerly known as Sports Direct from father-in-law Mike Ashley required ‘a complete 360’ on handling brands

  • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Esma’s Verena Ross: safeguarding the EU’s financial markets

    The regulator has helped guide the agency through its early turbulent days and a pandemic, but her greatest challenge lies ahead

    Verena Ross, the chair of Esma
  • Sunday, 16 October, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Tui’s Friedrich Joussen: ‘When teams are under pressure, people will stand together and fight’

    The travel boss says it was the close-knit culture at the company that helped the group weather the Covid-19 crisis

    Friedrich Joussen stands on the balcony at Tui headquarters. He is wearing a navy suit and burgundy tie and has one hand resting the balcony rail.
  • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Mars’ outgoing CEO on succession, family businesses and eating his own dog food

    The food industry veteran has been a key figure in diversifying the group — and making the private company a little less opaque

  • Sunday, 18 September, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Refugee Council’s Enver Solomon: ‘Leadership is something you’re constantly trying to improve’

    The chief executive talks about his route to the top and running the charity during an ‘extraordinary’ time

    Enver Solomon wearing glasses, blazer and open necked shirt, stands in the road outside his house with his hands in his trouser pockets
  • Sunday, 4 September, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    C&A’s Giny Boer: ‘What we want to do now is democratise sustainable fashion’

    The retail boss is attempting to transform the department store group, while also creating a strong company culture

  • Sunday, 21 August, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Oleg Rogynskyy of People.ai: ‘I had a gut feeling that a war was going to start’

    How the tech company boss helped his Ukrainian workforce to leave the country as threats from Russia increased

    Oleg Rognynskyy
  • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Brompton’s Will Butler-Adams: ‘People have no idea what goes into a product. That’s not a good thing’

    The folding-bike company boss on the importance of manufacturing and why we need to ‘care more about the stuff we buy’

  • Sunday, 24 July, 2022
    InterviewScientific research
    Ottoline Leyser of UK Research and Innovation: ‘If someone disagrees with you, that is a fabulous thing’

    The botany professor on how to supercharge scientific research — and the leadership lessons we can learn from vegetables

    Portrait photo of Ottoline Leyser by Charlie Bibby of the FT
  • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Moderna’s Noubar Afeyan on the race to create a Covid vaccine

    The chair of the $60bn US biopharma group explains how his approach to combining science with entrepreneurship led to the company’s creation

    Noubar Afeyan, chair of biopharma group Moderna
  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    JSR’s Eric Johnson: ‘I encourage people to tell me exactly how they think’

    The chief of Japan’s leading semiconductor materials maker explains how he restructured the company through honest dialogue with staff and stakeholders

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    McKinsey’s Bob Sternfels: ‘We’re OK if you don’t agree with us’

    The consultancy’s global partner preaches ‘humility’ after scandals but says the firm also needs ‘grit’ to counter its critics

    Bob Sternfels in an armchair in his office
  • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘I felt this was a moment for the union movement to be reborn’

    The first female boss of the UK’s largest union is focusing on jobs, pay and conditions — and has hired an economist

    Portrait photo of Sharon Graham
  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Pallas’s Natasha Harrison: ‘I felt completely like an outsider going into law’

    The British-born lawyer was set to take over from David Boies, one of the world’s most famous litigators, but instead quit to start her own firm

    Portrait photograph of Natasha Harrison
  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Expedia’s Peter Kern: ‘Be straight with your people about how you feel’

    The travel executive has set about streamlining a sprawling group and taking it in a new direction

    Peter Kern leans against the outside of Expedia headquarters with his hands in his jeans pockets
  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Johns Hopkins’ president: the fight to cut unfair legacy admissions

    Despite pushback, Ronald Daniels has striven to make entry into higher education more meritocratic

    Portrait picture of Ronald Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University
  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    InterviewLeadership
    Coursera’s Jeff Maggioncalda: ‘Now we can go after the best people’

    The online learning platform’s CEO on grasping the opportunities of a post-pandemic landscape

    Jeff Maggioncalda, chief executive of Coursera, working from his hotel room in London
  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Wrightbus’s Buta Atwal: ‘It was a big risk at the time: this isn’t Tesla’

    Reviving and reinventing the British bus manufacturer demanded quick, tough decisions — and emotional intelligence

    Buta Atwal drew heavily on his training at Toyota for his turnround strategy
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