Episode 484 - Hope is a Strategy with Ian Pettigrew

The Extraordinary Business Book Club by Alison Jones

Mar 2, 202636:48Business

'We don't understand much about hope, and yet people are crying out for it from leaders.' If you ever hear someone dismissively say 'hope is not a strategy', be sure to introduce them to Ian Pettigrew, author of Hope is...

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