'Deliverologist' Sir Michael Barber knows how to get things done. He is most famous for setting up then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s ‘delivery unit’ and has advised seven of the past eight British Prime Ministers (Liz Truss is the exception). He is currently advising the Government on its skills reform plan. He has also worked at McKinsey, Pearson and has advised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Team Sky and England Football.
In this episode, he discusses the best advice for leaders from his book "Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things". His points include why you should embrace monotony, learn to love trajectories, and why you should never delay an action twice.
As he says: “It won’t appear often, if at all, in the history books, but I like to think my fight to build monotony into the way the Prime Minister used his time was one of the most important contributions I made to British government.”
Also on the show: How CEOs received the Spring Budget 2023.
Credits
Presenters: Kate Magee and Éilis Cronin
Production: Nav Pal
Art: David Robinson
Read the interview with Sir Michael Barber and enjoy his 12 tricks to achieving ambitious things on Management Today.
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