Why do Brits make such bad managers?
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Brits love to moan about their managers – but maybe they have a point. The vast majority of bosses in the UK get no formal training on how to lead, and most MPs don’t think improving the quality of management should be a priority, according to polling and data from the Chartered Management Institute. Host Isabel Berwick speaks to Ann Francke, head of the CMI, to find out where British managers go wrong – and what better leadership could do for the British economy. Later, she speaks to the FT’s US financial editor, Brooke Masters, and Lucy Fisher, the FT’s Whitehall editor and host of the Political Fix podcast. They discuss what UK leaders could learn from their US counterparts, and why bad British leadership starts from the top.
Leadership skills neglected for too long, warns UK management body
CBI to recruit new president as part of governance overhaul
What Lucy Letby tells us about the NHS culture of secrecy and denial
Workplace flattery gets you everywhere
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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