The Exeter MBA Leading Edge Series: The Big Question with John Amaechi OBE

Part of The Leading Edge series: Ideas shaping a better world

Join one of the world’s most influential thinkers, John Amaechi OBE, as he shares his own story on overcoming adversity to achieve the impossible. John will unravel life’s big questions, challenging his audience to rethink everything about who they are, what they do and what they believe in in order to help delegates develop clear and creative strategies to overcome their own challenges.

John will unpick the most complex issues facing businesses and organisations of all sizes, delivering a fresh perspective, work practices and science-based strategies to improve organisational performance and solve business problems. In his role as CEO of APS Ltd, John leads a team psychologists, behavioural scientists and experienced business strategists that design and deliver science-led and evidence-based advisory interventions to create thriving workplaces.

John Amaechi OBE is a respected organisational psychologist, best-selling New York Times author, sought after public speaker, executive coach and CEO of APS Ltd. He is a non-executive director of a £2.4bn healthcare organisation, in addition to being a board advisor for several FTSE100 organisations in the financial, legal and professional services, technology, publishing, engineering and retail sectors. John is a Chartered Scientist, a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health. He is also a Research Fellow at the University of East London.

This event is part of The Leading Edge series from The Exeter MBA. The series has been designed to bring together some of the world’s most prestigious thinkers leading social and environmental change to discuss the most pressing global challenges facing businesses, organisations and humanity. Delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas with some of the biggest names in responsible and creative leadership, taking insight from these prestigious thinkers to apply to current or future work practices.

About the Exeter MBA

The Exeter MBA, based within the Exeter Centre for Leadership at the University of Exeter, has been recognised among the leading MBA programmes in the world by CEO Magazine’s 2019 Global MBA rankings. The programme seeks to prepare managers from around the world for the responsibility of leadership and provide the space and opportunity to learn about and apply ideas at the fore of positive change. For more information visit http://business-
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