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Alex Siddell,
COO,
Chelmsford Cathedral
My journey has been one of transition and adaption, tinged with salutary
experiences. I was inspired by my 昀椀rst boss who epitomised the ethos of
a servant leader, and I have both consciously and sub-consciously tried to
follow his example in my career to date and this ethos was reinforced by
my time serving with the British Army where “serve to lead” was our driving
force. Transitioning to the civilian world as a leader has been di昀케cult, and I
have made mistakes since leaving, but fundamentally by trusting people who
understand what you are trying to achieve, by telling them “what” and not
“how” and by reinforcing success, you will normally succeed. Underlying all of
this, though, is honesty, and this is the bedrock of any team
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I was born in Belfast in the 80s and always had a strong social conscience
and social awareness. I thought I would be a lawyer and did a degree in law
and a Masters in human rights law. But I realised that I enjoyed policy and
strategic change so I moved to the public sector and charities, in governance,
strategy and policy. I have always been expansive in my development – I am
curious about everything! This meant that I broadened my perspective and was
exposed to di昀昀erent thinking, contexts and experiences. I realised that I loved
leading teams and making change happen with and through those teams. The
most important part of my leadership journey has been learning about myself
because I don’t think that you can be a good leader if you don’t understand
what you bring to relationships. My most di昀케cult times have also been my
most signi昀椀cant moments of learning.
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Oonagh Smyth,
Chief Executive,
Skills for Care
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Jon Sparkes,
Chief Executive,
Unicef UK
My leadership journey started with a deep concern about the inequalities in
our society where how you get on can depend on where you are born and
who your parents are rather than your ability and hard work, and a belief that
organisations are best when they are considered as communities of common
endeavour rather than machines. I possibly didn’t describe it thus when I was a
junior personnel o昀케cer in a telecommunications systems factory, but the belief
was there and I have honed it over the years as I transitioned from human
resources director to chief executive, and from commercial sector to the world
I love, the NGO/social change sector. For me, leadership is about the people we
are entrusted to lead, the people our organisations serve, and the people who
support us or buy our goods and services. Leadership is about getting the best
for these people.
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