99. Sara Weller CBE - Building a plural career across the private and public sectors, representing customers and disability in the boardroom
Description
Sara Weller CBE is Chair of the Money and Pension Service and former/NED at BT, Virgin Money and Lloyds Banking Group and UK Department for Work and Pensions amongst many others. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: How have you built a plural career across the private and public sectors? (2:04 ) What are the similarities and differences between the public and private sector board roles? (4:08 ) When should people take on their first board position? (6:25 ) Can you take on a role too early? (9:35 ) How can board candidates make themselves stand out? (11:49 ) Are you always the voice of the customer in the boardroom, irrespective of product? (19:24 ) How do you balance your personal customer experiences with big data? (22:19 ) How do you express challenge as a NED? (24:44 ) Can you talk about your own experience of disability in the boardroom? (27:07 ) How much time should boards allocate to think about disability? (32:13 ) What three things can boards do now to help disabled board members and customers? (34:03 ) ⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(36:51 )
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