Manage Smarter

Ben Gallagher is the co-founder of B+A, a creative management consultancy whose clients include Converse, Google and Beats by Dre. Before he founded B+A, Ben was a journalist at MTV and later, Sir David Frost’s producer at Al-Jazeera. He then found himself leading Nike’s efforts to make running appealing to young people. With COVID-19, he's here to give his tips on how to work and manage smarter through this time. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO ONLINE PLATFORM BANDWIDTH DEFICIENCIES DURING THIS PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME AUDIO DROPOUTS DURING THIS EPISODE. In this episode, Audrey, Lee and Ben discuss:  ·      Building a positive culture with remote, global teams in the pandemic ·      How recognizing small wins to provide enjoyment, hope and satisfaction ·      Boosting your empathy levels ·      Recommendations on better leadership amid the COVID-19 “rollercoaster” "Too often the assumption is that the best answers come the most senior people, but the best answers come from collaboration with the whole team. Secondly, l