Ultra-blue chip names are great on your CV, but they aren’t the only route to career success and satisfaction says Douglas Board, author of the book ‘Elites’. He joins Professor Crawford Spence and Careers Consultant Kate Woods on our Connections podcast to share insight gained from decades working with business leaders as a headhunter and executive coach.

He has advice for people at every career stage, from interviewing at a top firm to keeping your sense of self when you have reached the top.

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Bringing together King’s Business School’s sharpest thinkers with the first hand insight from leaders in the world of business, public service, science and beyond.

Each episode, Connections discusses the issues and ideas shaping the economy and society, and zooms in on the personal stories that help us make sense of the impact we can have in our careers, as consumers and in our communities.