CAREER-VIEW MIRROR - biographies of colleagues in the automotive and mobility industries.
CAREER-VIEW MIRROR offers career lessons from the experiences of senior leaders and rising stars in the exciting global automotive industry. Aquilae's Managing Director, Andy Follows, hosts candid conversations, reflecting on their career journeys to help you with yours.
Episodes
212 episodes
Side Mirror with Bob Bradley: Sailing in Stormy Waters - Survive and thrive in a difficult economic environment.
Bob Bradley has held General Manager, Managing Director and CEO roles in six different organisations. He's also guided corporate transformation projects and led hypergrowth division for a top consultancy.He's revitalised slowing revenues...
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Episode 211
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54:04
Side Mirror: CAREER-VIEW MIRROR Turns 4
On 1 March CAREER-VIEW MIRROR celebrated its fourth anniversary. We published our first episode on 1 March 2021 and have continued to publish every Monday since then. This is episode 210. We have made it a tradition to celebrate the...
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Episode 210
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1:13:41
Side Mirror: Lily pads and gangplanks (Part 2)
This is part two of an episode called Lilypads and gangplanks which is about how we can navigate our careers in a controlled way by developing ourselves in the direction of our strengths. In doing so we grow our capability towards o...
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Episode 209
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11:01
Side Mirror: Lily pads and gangplanks (Part 1)
The title of this episode is Lily pads and gangplanks and I feel I ought to explain it.It seems to me that sometimes when we are considering our next career move we adopt a perspective that I imagine may be similar to that of a frog. We ...
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Episode 208
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12:58
Side Mirror: Self promotion for Fulfilling Performance
In this episode, I talk about the not always popular topic of self promotion. If the mere idea makes your toes curl, please keep listening. I’m going to offer you a way of looking at self promotion that I hope will help you to do it authentical...
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Episode 207
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15:39
Side Mirror: Networking for Fulfilling Performance
Our network can have a big impact on our ability to succeed but it’s a word and a topic that elicits mixed, often negative reactions. If you’re not a big fan of networking or you don’t mind it and would like to become more intentional, I invite...
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Episode 206
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15:40
Mike Nakrani: From subsistence living in India to leading the charge in e-fleet solutions.
In this episode, we are celebrating the career to date of Mike Nakrani.Mike is the Chief Executive Officer of VEV, the innovative e-fleet solutions provider backed by energy sector leader Vitol. With over two decades of experience in th...
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Episode 205
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1:09:56
Side Mirror: Releasing Handbrakes - The Opportunity We Often Overlook
Do you ever look back on things you did earlier in your career and cringe with embarrassment?I have many examples that pop into my head from time to time. Fortunately, I’ve learned to be kind to myself and to forgive younger me for the ...
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Episode 204
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13:49
Preeti Dwivedi: Passionate about transforming careers and empowering individuals to achieve their true potential.
In this episode, we are celebrating the career to date of Preeti Dwivedi.Preeti is passionate about transforming careers and empowering individuals to achieve their true potential.She's an experienced HR professional turned 'car...
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Episode 203
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1:07:59
Side Mirror: B.I.G. Iain and the Russian Dolls - Part 2
Ten years ago, almost to the day, I landed back in the UK from New Zealand. Looking back, it’s easy to simplify things with hindsight, but that moment marked the start of a significant transformation for me. I had begun the process of self-actu...
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Episode 202
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11:56
Side Mirror: B.I.G. Iain and the Russian Dolls - Part 1
Back in 2006, I accepted a role within BMW Group that required moving my family from the UK to Singapore. My wife and I have two children who at the time, were aged 10 and 6.In the weeks leading up to our move, I often found myself expl...
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Episode 201
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9:03
Side Mirror: Tips from the Top of the World with Santa Claus.
"Creating and nurturing a high-performing culture at the North Pole is one of my most important responsibilities as a leader. I use the principles of Fulfilling Performance to make sure my diverse team of elves, reindeer, and magical creatures ...
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Episode 200
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22:42
Matthew Pretorius: a man with a plan and a backpack filled with automotive and energy industry experience and skills.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Matthew Pretorius.Matt heads up the business and fleet sales channel at Electroverse, part of Octopus Energy here in the UK. He is starting this channel from the ground up and loo...
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Episode 199
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1:07:25
Side Mirror: Finding the formula for Fulfilling Performance
In last week's Side Mirror episode "Produce results and grow the people", I talked about a significant experience during my leadership journey that took place in November 2006 when I was fortunate enough to participate in a leadership programme...
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Episode 198
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13:23
Side Mirror: Produce results and grow the people.
In January 2007 I started a new role within BMW Financial Services which meant moving from the UK to the Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore. A few weeks before I moved I was invited to join a management training course with colleagues fr...
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Episode 197
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10:19
Duncan Forrester: brings his unique experience to automotive launches from electric hyper cars to mining trucks.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Duncan Forrester.Duncan is a globally experienced Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and consultant who’s worked with many of the automotive industry’s most famous brands....
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Episode 196
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1:19:16
Agustina Garcia: An engineer who is passionate about creating a more human world.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Agustina Garcia.Agustina leads a team at BMW dedicated to integrating modular systems into future cars. She has a fascination for technology and communication and believes communi...
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Episode 195
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1:11:52
Side Mirror: Time Management III - Equip yourself and Support others
This is the third of three episodes about how the Guiding Principles of Fulfilling Performance can help us to manage our time or as I prefer to describe it, live our lives intentionally and deliberately.In the
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Episode 194
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13:03
Side Mirror: Time Management II - Know why and Be clear
Last week I published the first in this series of Side Mirror episodes about Time Management. It wasn’t my first choice title for this topic but I called it that so it would be as easy as possible to find for people who are looking for help man...
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Episode 193
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19:57
Side Mirror: Time Management
In a recent Aquilae Academy peer mentoring session, team members were discussing how leaders can make time for themselves to do what the author Cal Newport calls "Deep work" when it seems that as soon as they walk through the door everyone want...
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Episode 192
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17:20
Side Mirror: Amy Rowlinson, empowering people to forge their own path to create a purposeful, sustainable and fulfilling way of life.
The expert I've invited to join me in this episode is Amy Rowlinson.Shining a light on what is possible when you focus on why, Amy Rowlinson empowers people to forge their own path to create a purposeful, sustainable and fulfilling way ...
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Episode 191
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59:04
Jean-Luc Cartwright: an eternal car nerd whose initiative, adaptability and ability to lead have propelled him to Lexus, Tesla and now his own classic car business.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Jean-Luc Cartwright.Jean-Luc is a Director at Maple House Classic CarsHis first experience in the motor industry came at the age of 13, working weekends cleaning cars at a...
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Episode 190
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1:26:32
Susanne Allmendinger-Vogt: a passionate brand strategist dedicated to supporting deep tech startups.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Susanne Allmendinger-Vogt.Susanne is the founder of BB&R Brand Business & Responsibility Consulting. Prior to starting her business she had a 25 year career with BMW Group...
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Episode 189
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1:17:29
Paul Kirby: The Electric Van Man on not being defined by our past, the downside of ambition without vision and mission and his passion for commercial vehicles.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Paul Kirby.Paul is well known in the UK van world as "the Electric Van man" and as a member of The EV Café team.In our conversation we talk about his rocky start in life, ...
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Episode 188
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1:15:56
Alexandra Smedley: cultural curiosity, problem solving skills and an ownership mindset lead to a first successful ten years in automotive internationally.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Alexandra Smedley.Alexandra’s most recent role was Customer Care and Aftersales Director, Europe for General Motors based in Zurich, Switzerland. After an accomplished ten...
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Episode 187
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1:23:31