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A few weeks to go and tickets are still available for the Henley Regatta Picnic - but not many.

If you’ve been sitting on the fence, now is the time. Boat ride spaces in particular are nearly gone.

Here’s what you need to know:

Where: Greenlands Campus, Henley-on-Thames
When: Saturday 4 July, 11:00 - 18:00 (BST)
What’s on: Boat rides, live music, food, bar, games, and ice cream - all by the Thames
Tickets: Click the link in our bio. Open to everyone.

This is the penultimate day of the regatta, so the atmosphere on the river will be at its best. Bring a picnic blanket and make a day of it.

Leadership Unlocked podcast series 2: The power of positive paranoia

Launching a business a fortnight before a global pandemic. Not ideal. In episode 9 of the Leadership Unlocked podcast from The Henley Centre for Leadership, Professor Bernd Vogel talks to Leo Harrison, Founder and CEO of talent strategy firm Chapter 2. Leo shares what it really takes to build something from scratch when the world has other plans.

"Did I see it coming? No. Was I naive? Maybe… for six months I was getting told 'no' every single day."

Leo is open about the hard lessons, including a management style that needed to change, and the value of a trusted mentor. He also shares how a chance meeting with entrepreneur Steven Bartlett brought investment and something far harder to put a price on: inspiration.

Click the link to listen to the full episode: https://hly.ac/4oDqiIs

Our Business Management and Digital Masters students recently came together at our Greenlands campus to celebrate the end of their year, with a sumptuous meal, good conversation, and a boat trip on the Thames.

A Masters challenges you in ways you don't always anticipate. It pushes your thinking, tests your resilience, and shapes the way you approach problems. That's what this day was really celebrating - not just the year itself, but the people they've become along the way.

If you want to find out more about the Masters programmes, you can here: https://hly.ac/4eloLBS

Halfway through the Executive MBA's International Business module immersion and the cohort are well and truly in the thick of it in Singapore.

The first half was spent presenting consulting work directly to the startups they have been advising - sitting across the table from founders and getting honest, unfiltered feedback. Not your average week at the office.

Singapore is not just a backdrop either. Being in one of the world's most important commercial gateways means the city itself is doing some of the teaching.

Still to come - a panel on AI and sustainability, a visit to a global logistics innovation centre, and a well-earned farewell dinner to close things out.

This is what progression looks like when you commit to an Executive MBA. For more details: https://hly.ac/4uRkIEs

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Leadership Unlocked podcast series 2 launches today! 🔓

What does pearl diving have to do with running sales for one of the world's biggest tech consultancies? Quite a lot, it turns out.

In the opening episode of The Henley Centre for Leadership’s Leadership Unlocked podcast series 2, Professor Bernd Vogel sits down with Melanie Christopher, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at Capgemini - a self-described adventurer whose willingness to say yes to the unconventional shaped every step of her path to the C-suite.

"There's nothing like doing a dangerous job like pearl diving to teach you the true meaning of teamwork."

A Henley alumna with a candid take on gender in the workplace, Melanie suggests that women are over-mentored and under-sponsored and makes a compelling case for leaving the ladder behind. As she puts it, if it gets wobbly while someone else is climbing, she's at the bottom holding it steady.

Click the link to listen to the full episode: https://hly.ac/4g6xVEP