Hosts & Guests

Sir Trevor Phillips OBE

Sir Trevor Phillips OBE

Chair

Host

Lord John Browne

Lord John Browne

Founder & Chairman of BeyondNetZero

Guest

Episode Description

From being raised by a Holocaust survivor to leading one of the world’s most powerful energy companies, Lord John Browne reflects on how difference, caution, and curiosity shaped his approach to leadership.

In conversation with Sir Trevor Phillips and Lord John Browne share deeply personal lessons about self-reliance and reading people carefully.

The discussion ranges from his decades at BP to his work today in climate investing with BeyondNetZero, exploring what truly drives performance inside large organisations. Browne argues that productivity is not just about talent, but about tools, trust, listening, and purpose — and why leaders must stop talking long enough to hear what people are really saying.

This is a thoughtful, humane conversation about leadership as human development: choosing people well, creating future leaders, embracing diversity, and ensuring that work means something beyond the balance sheet.

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