91. Lord Mervyn Davies - Navigating crises in the boardroom
Description
Lord Mervyn Davies is Chair of LetterOne, the LTA, Glyndebourne Opera and a variety of high growth companies and SID at Teneo. Formerly, he was a Labour peer and Minister of State and CEO of Standard Chartered plc. As Standard Chartered CEO, was the board a help or hindrance? (1:42 ) What are the key lessons you’ve learnt from mentors? (3:03 ) What were the biggest strategic challenges you faced, and how did the board help? (4:53 ) As a CEO, did you get better at getting value from your boards? (8:50 ) How should CEOs prepare for board meetings? (10:18 ) What would your biggest boardroom critics say you got wrong? (11:27 ) What happened at LetterOne after Russia invaded Ukraine? (15:18 ) How do you manage stress, with such a full portfolio? (19:28 ) How did you decide to stay rather than leave at LetterOne, and how did you persevere? (21:02 ) What did you learn about communication through the crisis? (24:34 ) What did you learn through the crisis at Garden Bridge Trust? (28:44 ) What did it teach you about media relations? (31:52 )⚡The Lightning Round⚡(33:39 ) Audience Q&A (37:23 )
Host: Oliver Cummings
Producer: Will Felton
Music: Kate Mac
Audio: Nick Kold
Email: podcast@nurole.com
Web: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom
United States
