The role of business, organisations and employers in society feat. Cathy Brown

In our third and final authentic leadership insight column, Andrew Cannon, CEO of social care provider Voyage Care for the past eight years, says he believes authentic leadership is critical to delivering the organisation’s purpose.

Historically, business leaders were a mystery: rarely seen, occasionally swooping in to deliver a carefully scripted speech that disguised any flaws in their powers, skills or invincibility. The past few years have highlighted that employees engage best when the mask slips and leaders show they are honest, vulnerable and emotional.

In the past four years, creative agency H&H has almost doubled its employee headcount. Managing director Cathy Phillips shares ten tips for agencies preparing to scale up.

Katie Colombus, director of marketing and communications at end of life charity Marie Curie, says empathy, honesty and moral responsibility are critical to authentic leadership comms.

In the first of a series of articles where business leaders share their perspectives on leadership authenticity, Graeme Nieman, Group CEO of insurance business AutoProtect Group since 2022, reflects on his communication style.