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      Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘I felt this was a moment for the union movement to be reborn’

      The first female boss of the UK’s largest union is focusing on jobs, pay and conditions — and has hired an economist

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      Pallas’s Natasha Harrison: ‘I felt completely like an outsider going into law’

      The British-born lawyer was set to take over from David Boies, one of the world’s most famous litigators, but instead quit to start her own firm

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      Expedia’s Peter Kern: ‘Be straight with your people about how you feel’

      The travel executive has set about streamlining a sprawling group and taking it in a new direction

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      Johns Hopkins’ president: the fight to cut unfair legacy admissions

      Despite pushback, Ronald Daniels has striven to make entry into higher education more meritocratic

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      Coursera’s Jeff Maggioncalda: ‘Now we can go after the best people’

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      Wrightbus’s Buta Atwal: ‘It was a big risk at the time: this isn’t Tesla’

      Reviving and reinventing the British bus manufacturer demanded quick, tough decisions — and emotional intelligence

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      Stoli’s Damian McKinney: ‘I have one more special forces mission in me’

      The boss of the spirits company, and former Royal Marine, on trademark battles and being the target of anti-Russian protests

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