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Episode 9: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry

Paul Lewis and Ian Rodwell


…you find yourself snowbound and in need of a good read to pass the time, then listen to Paul Lewis, Linklaters Managing Partner, talking about the books that have shaped both his career and his ideas on leadership, motivation and the role of a lawyer.  In this festive special, we discuss, among others, All that glitters: the fall of Barings, Quiet, Eleven rings and Drive —and, stepping out of the world of business, we also explore the poetic influence of Dylan Thomas and Catatonia’s Cerys Matthews.


Key sources for this episode include:


  • John Gapper —  All that glitters: the fall of Barings

  • Nichola Dunbar — Inventing money: the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management

  • Dan Pink — Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us

  • Phil Jackson — Eleven rings

  • Susan Cain — Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking

  • Martin Seligman — Flourish

  • Dylan Thomas — Under Milk Wood

  • Cerys Matthews — Myfanwy (from the album, TIR)

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