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What I learned in business (that didn't kill me!)

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by James H Stewart

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<p>Have you ever wondered why some businesses go broke and others are successful? Have you ever wondered why some leaders rise to the top in difficult situations?</p><br><p>For 40 years I was a corporate undertaker. I buried businesses that failed and helped save those where there was still a pulse.</p><br><p>I was parachuted into some of corporate Australia’s biggest financial crisis, insolvencies and turnaround environments. I have been in Board rooms, Court rooms and on shop floors when all seems lost (and sometimes it was).</p><br><p>Over decades at the coal face of business (often in the most difficult circumstances), I have seen &amp; heard stories that delighted and inspired me, as well as those which serve as a guide of the path not to take.</p><br><p>I also spent years in leadership roles at Ferrier Hodgson and KPMG Australia where I sat on the Board and was the National Consumer and Retail leader.</p><br><p>The purpose of <strong>What I learned about Business (that didn’t kill me!) </strong>is to share the stories behind some of the world's most interesting business situations, how they unfolded, how my guests dealt with them, and how those experiences changed them and the way they do business.</p><br><p>I hope that my podcast entertains and engages listeners who want to know more about the worlds great business leaders and the lessons that didn’t kill them…….</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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<p>Have you ever wondered why some businesses go broke and others are successful? Have you ever wondered why some leaders rise to the top in difficult situations?</p><br><p>For 40 years I was a corporate undertaker. I buried businesses that failed and helped save those where there was still a pulse.</p><br><p>I was parachuted into some of corporate Australia’s biggest financial crisis, insolvencies and turnaround environments. I have been in Board rooms, Court rooms and on shop floors when all seems lost (and sometimes it was).</p><br><p>Over decades at the coal face of business (often in the most difficult circumstances), I have seen &amp; heard stories that delighted and inspired me, as well as those which serve as a guide of the path not to take.</p><br><p>I also spent years in leadership roles at Ferrier Hodgson and KPMG Australia where I sat on the Board and was the National Consumer and Retail leader.</p><br><p>The purpose of <strong>What I learned about Business (that didn’t kill me!) </strong>is to share the stories behind some of the world's most interesting business situations, how they unfolded, how my guests dealt with them, and how those experiences changed them and the way they do business.</p><br><p>I hope that my podcast entertains and engages listeners who want to know more about the worlds great business leaders and the lessons that didn’t kill them…….</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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