Talking Cultural Transformation
In this episode, Charlie speaks with Chris Jones, CEO at BMJ Group about the cultural transformation during Covid.
Chris Jones talks about his experience of joining BMJ in lockdown, BMJ’s role in the pandemic and the role Purpose plays in guiding decision-making and priorities. Chris also frankly shares his lessons from his own leadership journey.
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Chapters
00:00:00-Welcome to Chris Jones and Episode 2
00:01:39-Chris’s role and background
00:03:16-Becoming CEO during covid
00:10:15-The evolution of BMJ
00:14:56-The impact of purpose & balancing commercial goals
00:18:11-Implementing an impact framework to evidence the work of BMJ
00:23:00-Cultural transformation at BMJ & the role of leadership
00:29:19-If BMJ was an animal, which would it be?
00:31:22-The role of a CEO in shaping culture
00:40:22-Chris’s personal leadership journey in a song
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Wondering what’s next?
Take a look at this article detailing what culture actually looks like, or listen to our podcast episode with David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council.