How does one achieve massive results? What does it take to be truly great?
We sat with global implementation expert Sir Michael Barber, Chair of Delivery Associates and LP & Advisor to Avalanche VC. Join us for a reflective conversation on our work together in the past and about accomplishing big goals and changing the world.
You can expect a wide-ranging conversation with historical and literary anecdotes, actionable advice, and honest takes.
In this episode, we cover:
How to chair effective meetings
Reflection on our time at Pearson Ventures. Was it an accomplishment?
How do you create the right message to drive irreversibility?
Building any significant venture is at least a ten-year journey
How do you define accomplishment?
Reflections on the original Avalanche thesis and what is obviously the future
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We will mail a signed copy of Michael’s latest book, Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things, to the person who leaves and shares the most thoughtful comment.
Show Links
UK National Literacy Strategy: the first four years 1998-2002
Harvard Business School Case on Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Pearson’s Quest to Cover the Planet in Company-Run Schools - Wired Article
An Avalanche Is Coming: Higher Education and the Revolution Ahead
The Formula For Greatness