Fallen Leaders
This week much has been written examining the strengths and weaknesses of Margaret Thatcher’s leadership. Prior to the announcement of her death, another group of once great leaders was being described as reckless.
One of those was the chairman of HBOS Lord Stevenson. In the months prior to the banking crisis, when he was held in high regard, he gave a lecture on the subject of leadership to invited members of his business school’s alumni. …