Brett Wigdortz: How to be the perfect leader
Brett has led Teach First as its CEO since its launch in July 2002. Brett is Co-Founder and Trustee of Teach For All, he also serves on the board of Code College and Future Leaders and on the advisory boards of the Educational Endowment Fund and STIR. He was a member of Teacher Standards Review Board. In 2007 Brett was named the UK Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year and was awarded the 2010 CASE European Leadership Award and the 2013 UK Charity Principal of the Year Award. Brett was awarded an OBE in the 2013 Queens New Year’s Honours list for Services to Education
Brett’s book, Success Against the Odds, a candid account of the first ten years of Teach First was named WHSmith’s Business Book of the Month.
What do Moses, political activist Aung San Suu Kyi and a British school pupil have in common and what lessons can we learn from them? Brett Wigdortz explores the impact of his favourite leaders, past and present, on his life and work.