Sir Brad Fried - former chair of the Bank of England
NOV 7, 202427 MIN
Sir Brad Fried - former chair of the Bank of England
NOV 7, 202427 MIN
Description
<p>When he was a young, bored accountant in Cape Town, Brad Fried decided to ring up Jim Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank to get some career advice. He figured - what’s the worst that could happen? Brad went on to chair the board of the Bank of England as well as Investec and Goldman Sachs. Hear how his 'art of deciding' is all about ‘the counterfactual’. Plus, discover his extraordinary insight into the power of silence when it comes to chairing committees - and how to avoid the deadening grip of groupthink. </p><br><p>Discover more about Bruce Whitfield here -<a href="https://www.brucewhitfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.brucewhitfield.com/</a> </p><p><em>The Art of Deciding</em> is produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a></p><p>Series Producer: Jayne Morgan</p><br><p>Music: Brad O'Regan & DJ Darkness -<a href="https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss</a></p><p>Artwork: Adam Richardson -<a href="https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/</a></p><p>Audio engineer: Mark Pittam</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
