Episódios

  • Ep 22: Accomplishment - Jack Russell
    Feb 26 2024

    Famed for his agility and precision as one of England's legendary wicket keepers, Jack Russell is now known for his skill as an artist as well as his skill as a cricketer. In this episode of the Accomplishment Podcast, Sir Michael Barber talks to Jack about the attitude and traits that made him great on the cricket pitch and how they have transferred to the world of art.  



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    31 minutos
  • Ep 21: Accomplishment - Fran Millar
    Feb 19 2024

    As one of the founders of Team Sky, Fran Millar was at the heart of a decade of innovation and unparalleled success in professional cycling. She then went on to play a pivotal role in the successful sub-2 hour marathon challenge by Eliud Kipchoge, before taking all this experience in elite sport to the world of business as the new CEO of heritage British brand Belstaff. In this episode of the Accomplishment Podcast, she talks to Sir Michael Barber about embedding ‘winning behaviours’ and how she has adapted the lessons and culture from elite sport for the world of business.




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    30 minutos
  • Accomplishment in Education
    Oct 2 2023

    Listen to the new mini-series of insights from some of the leading names in the world of education who've been guests on the Accomplishment podcast including Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Peter Hyman, Joanne Weiss & Dzingai Mutumbuka.

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    4 minutos
  • Insight 11: Malala Yousafzai - Everyone Can Affect Change
    Oct 2 2023

    In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Malala Yousafzai talks about her passion for education and how it changed her life.  After being attacked and shot in 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on girl’s education in her home country of Pakistan, she became a symbol of the fight for girls’ education around the world. In this insight, Malala explains why role models are important and how everyone can be an activist and make change happen. 


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    https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/s4-ep-1-malala-yousafzai



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    8 minutos
  • Insight 12: Ziauddin Yousafzai - The Power of Values
    Oct 2 2023

    In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Ziauddin Yousafzai, an educator and lifelong campaigner for girls’ education, talks about his passion for learning and how this was passed on to his daughter Malala. In this insight, Ziauddin explains the values that were at the heart of his school in Pakistan and how he found the courage to fight for equal education.


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    https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/accomplishment-ziauddin



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    8 minutos
  • Insight 13: Peter Hyman - Focussing On Beautiful Work
    Oct 2 2023

    Insight 13: Peter Hyman - Focussing On Beautiful Work

     

    In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Peter Hyman talks about why having a vision and sticking to it is vital to delivering change. After Peter left his role in the UK government, he became a teaching assistant and eventually went on to found the first school in the Big Education chain. In this insight, he talks about his vision to create a system and culture where school was more than just a grind for children and where teachers don't feel they are on a treadmill.



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    https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/accomplishment-peter-hyman



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    6 minutos
  • Insight 14: Joanne Weiss - Big Change Can Take Time
    Oct 2 2023

    In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Joanne Weiss discusses her role in President Obama’s team to reform the American education system through the Race to the Top scheme.  In this insight, she shares her reflections on the project’s legacy and discusses why it can be so difficult to implement change in education.


    Listen to the whole conversation here: https://play.acast.com/s/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/s4-ep-4-accomplishment-joanna-weiss



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    4 minutos
  • Insight 15: Dzingai Mutumbuka - Building Support and Managing Expectations
    Oct 2 2023

    In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka talks about his time as Minister for Education in the newly independent Zimbabwe. In this insight, he talks about how he needed to gain trust, build a coalition and manage expectations while trying to deal with the pressure and work of creating a new education system from scratch. 


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    https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/accomplishment-dr-dzingai-mutumbuka



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    7 minutos