Wayne Clarke - Why Empathy is The New Skill Set Needed in Managers and CEOs

Wayne Clarke - Why Empathy is The New Skill Set Needed in Managers and CEOs
13 January, 2020

The EMEA Recruitment podcast welcomes Wayne Clarke as their latest guest. 

Wayne Clarke is Founding Partner of the Global Growth Institute and in this episode, he covers his approach to defining world class management, how empathy is the skill that managers and CEOs most commonly need to develop and also how the owner of his local dry cleaners inspires him!

 

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  • An introduction and overview to Wayne's business model and an idea of the projects he's working on: 1m29
  • The role of the manager and what world class management really is: 3m01
  • How this is received by managers with the different requests on their time: 3m46
  • Why empathy is the one skill set that managers and CEOs often need to develop: 5m18
  • Whether the skill of listening is a dying art these days and why: 7m42
  • Why taking time out to actually think about what is going on in an organisation rather than just blindly work is important: 9m00
  • The changing ratio of undergrads wanting to work for companies versus starting their own company: 11m30
  • How organisations need to change to appeal to new talent and improve opportunities for growth and development: 13m30
  • Whether Jack Welch's model is still relevant today and what other leaders in the field can inspire us: 17m34
  • Who has been a particular influence to Wayne in his career including the owner of his local dry cleaners: 19m52
  • How he manages his time to focus on priorities: 22m48
  • The advice Wayne would give his younger self: 24m51
  • Why focusing on streamlining your time in companies is important: 28m41
  • Why you should enjoy what you do and where you work: 31m20
  • Wayne's dream podcast guests: 34m09

 

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment ‘best practice’ for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

 

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Wayne, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://uk.linkedin.com/in/wayne-clarke-2677892a

 

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://www.emearecruitment.com/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.