BU alumni online event - Leadership Track with Martin Edwards
Compassionate leadership
Thursday 4 February 2021, 8.30-9.30am
Chief Executive of Julia’s House Children’s Hospices since 2005, Martin has a BA Honours and Master’s in Law from the University of Oxford and first worked in brand management with US multinational Procter & Gamble. He has more than 25 years’ experience of charity management and voluntary roles, ranging from overseas aid to supporting UK families in crisis.
Martin is also a writer and speaker on leadership, and has presented on Julia’s House leadership methods to Barclays and Northern Trust Banks, Centrica British Gas, the Institute of Directors and a Premier League football club.
Martin’s leadership has twice been recognised by HR Magazine with nominations for Most People-Focused CEO of the Year, while Julia’s House has been ranked in the Sunday Times Top 100 Places to Work for 13 consecutive years.
During this session, Martin will be exploring the role of compassion and kindness within leadership.
This free event is kindly sponsored by Grapevine, a provider of business technology and communications services across the South of England.
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