Marvin Zonis
“Great and considerate leadership ignites the flame of hope in us all”
Marvin has taught courses on leadership at the Booth School of Business of The University of Chicago for thirty years.
One of his students, Satya Nadella, was later promoted to CEO of Microsoft. He was interviewed shortly thereafter and was asked:
“In terms of Chicago-style thinking, is there a Booth class that was particularly memorable?” His response:
“It was a class that I took with Professor Marvin Zonis on leadership. Marvin stressed that EQ trumps IQ in the long run – the E being for empathy.”
marvin@leadershipandleaders.com
Lawrie Philpott
“People in organisations have a right to be well-led”
Formerly Partner-in-Charge of PwC’s UK Human Resource Advisory Group, Lawrie is a leadership coach and organisation consultant with many years’ experience in the UK and internationally in both the public and private sectors.
He is a highly experienced facilitator and coach who regularly works with FTSE 100 Boards, CEOs and C-Suite executives to promote individual and team performance.
His consulting experience with ‘Philpott Black’ over 20+ years includes management development and training, employee communications, performance management, pay and benefits, executive assessment, and human resource function effectiveness. He is also an accredited mediator.
Along the way he chaired the Board of a UK national charity; and also the boards of two high-tech start-up companies – both in due course sold successfully.
lawrie@leadershipandleaders.com
Nicholas Watkins
“Extraordinarily great leaders may be born but all of us have the capacity to be better leaders. This site will help you be a better leader than even you imagined.”
An experienced business leader with a broad professional background, combining successful careers in the media, leisure and sports industries with a number of years spent in the world of senior executive search, senior executive coaching and strategy management.
As chief executive, main board member and non-executive director for a mix of both public and private companies, often with complex board structures, he has a unique experience of business and business people. Having held senior leadership positions with the Rank Group plc, The Chrysalis Group, Tyzack & Partners and Swindon Town FC, he established Q4 Management Limited offering strategy facilitation, business mentoring and senior leadership coaching services, primarily to the private equity, media and sports sectors. Nicholas gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching from the University of Chester in January 2011.
