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Category Archives: Undercover Boss
How does Joel model leadership?
Don’t read this if you are out of touch with your sensitive side! But Channel 4′s Undercover Boss USA shows Joel Manby as a great model of leadership. It’s the usual format with Joel, CEO of Herschend theme parks, going … Continue reading
Undercover Boss – bored now?
Business “soaps” like Undercover boss can be powerful, but formulaic Continue reading
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Undercover boss – was it rubbish?
Not at all! Although the business dealt in recycling rubbish – see Channel 4′s latest episode about Viridor. CEO Colin Drummond goes undercover to work in the gritty front line of waste disposal. Two things captivate me watching this … Continue reading
Who says money motivates – undercover Jockey Club?
Big bonuses: is that what does it? Not according to Undercover Boss Paul Fisher at the Jockey Club. Former newspaper delivery boy turned accountant turned COO takes off his suit and dons stubble on Channel 4′s latest edition of Undercover … Continue reading
Why be an undercover boss?
Because your team will not tell you what they think you don’t want to hear. I love Channel 4′s “Undercover Boss” The episode last week had the new boss of Harry Ramsden’s famous fish and chip restaurants going undercover. What … Continue reading
