Leadership Spotlight – Lucy Crompton-Reid, Chief Executive, Wikimedia UK
I’ve always wanted to do something valuable with my life, and the idea of working for an organisation that existed to make money was never appealing.
I’ve always wanted to do something valuable with my life, and the idea of working for an organisation that existed to make money was never appealing.
I have the privilege of being able to choose a career – to not use it purposefully seems such a waste.
It struck me at a very early age, that it shouldn’t just be the ‘survival of the fittest’, but that we needed to help and support those who were the most disadvantaged.
Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
Climate change is the biggest challenge affecting us all and I want to be part of the solution.
Sleep on big and HR decisions.
I need to have a chance of believing in what I am doing if I’m going to be persuasive enough to be a leader.
We all need people around us to remind us of our ‘areas for development’. They’re the ones who give advice before I’ve even asked for it.
Knowing when enough is enough and it’s time to move on.
Be gracious and generous