Adam Warby is Chair of Ocado Group and CEO Emeritus of Avanade. Previously, he was Chair of Heidrick & Struggles and Chair of Softwareone. Listen to this episode to understand Adam's thoughts on: When CEOs should hold their ground against the board (01:01) Lessons from coming in as the first CEO after the founder (04:54) When it’s time to refresh your company values (07:34) What boards get wrong about CEO succession (12:45) What comes after leading a 38,000-person business (16:47) Compensation:The hidden problem with partnership reward models (18:31) Why boards should have internal and external CEO candidates (21:12) The moment Adam was voted off the board as chair (24:47) The importance of understanding shareholder intentions (26:37) What success looks like on the Ocado board (32:30) Where does a chair's authority really come from? (36:16)⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(37:25)

Host: Oliver Cummings

Producer: Will Felton

Editor: Penelope Coumau

Music: Kate Mac

Audio: Nick Kold

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