E15 - Guests: Baroness Dido Harding, Former Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace, & Chief Executive of Talk Talk Telecom Group

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My guest this week is Baroness Dido Harding, who is probably best known for her role as the Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace during the Covid-19 pandemic, and for her role as the CEO of Talk Talk when they went through a significant cyber attack.

However, there is much more to Dido than those two roles.  She has a fascinating business, public service and personal background and, in this really interesting interview, she openly shares a great deal about her highs, lows and overall leadership and personal journey.  I really enjoyed this conversation and I very much hope you do too.


You can find Dido on LinkedIn here:

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dido-harding-19a6b86a/


In this interview we cover the following subjects (starting time in brackets):

• Dido's career journey (00.02.27)
• "The man, the horse, & the dog!" (00.07.46)
• Early motivations (00.21.33)
• Adjustments to leadership style (00.24.08)
• Role models (00.35.58)
• Advice to a school age Dido! (00.47.50)
• What would Dido have done differently? (00.52.49)
• Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic (00.56.19)
• Dealing with personal attacks and criticism (01.02.52)
• Most important achievement (01.15.00)
• Career low point (01.17.54)
• Managing work:life balance (01.23.43)
• Perspectives on current global challenges (01.27.15)
• Most memorable event (01.37.11)
• Most difficult question (01.38.26)

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