It has become something of a taboo in our society to say you don't want to be a leader — especially if you are one. Richard Hytner, a former CEO at the global advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi, experienced it firsthand and is trying to break that stigma.- Lillian Cunningham, Editor, On Leadership, The Washington Post
Hytner notes that talent development, for example, is crucial to companies now, so the lack of a great track record for hiring, inspiring, and keeping star employees sometimes trips up aspiring CEOs.- Anne Fisher, Fortune Magazine
He argues convincingly that a great team of a chief executive and a number two is a more successful proposition than a solitary leader. Mr Hytner describes the various types of consiglieri – lodestones, educators, anchors and deliverers, according to his segmentation.- Luke Johnson, Financial Times
Richard Hytner, deputy chairman of London-based advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi, thinks corporate understudies are too often overlooked. He’s set out to burnish the reputation of the second-in-command...- Adam Auriemma, the Wall Street Journal
It’s a trove of advice about how to be a great deputy and principal adviser, a calling that has brought out the best in people as varied and admirable as Warren Buffett’s Charlie Munger, Anna Wintour’s Grace Coddington, Abraham Lincoln’s William Seward, and Henry VIII’s Thomas Cromwell.- Frederick E. Allen, Forbes

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Premier League Youth Coaches

Wednesday 24 Feb, 2016

Richard was invited by the UK Premier League to run a workshop for participants in its Elite Coach Apprenticeship Scheme.

In addition to Premier League staff, there were Year 1, Master Coaches and Year 2 coaches from 15 Premier League clubs including eventual 2016 title winners, Leicester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.

After a Warm up to shrug off the myth of the strong, solo leader and a brief exercise to check that both A and C muscles were in order, Richard ran some drills to practice the skills needed to lead and sustain healthier relationships on and off the pitch.

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