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Sir Michael Barber explores how people get ambitious things done, in government, sport, business, and beyond.

What can elite sailors learn from professional cyclists? What does a left back at OGC Nice football club have in common with a Formula One driver at Mercedes?

Whatever it is you would like to do – whether it is starting a business, running a marathon or transforming a school – this episode is for you.

Just a few weeks into her new role as CEO at UK Youth, Ndidi Okezie faced the immediate chaos of the pandemic and the following months of lockdowns, restrictions and disruption.

As one of the founders of Team Sky, Fran Millar was at the heart of a decade of innovation and unparalleled success in professional cycling.

Sir Michael Barber, Paul Kihn, and Andy Moffit distill their experience leading Delivery Units in the UK government

A resource for policymakers, funders, and system leaders

Katherine Swift was a rare book librarian who gave up her job to create the acclaimed gardens at the Dower House, Morville Hall.

Dame Katherine Granger is one of the most decorated women in British Olympic history and went on to become the Chair of UK Sport after retiring as a professional athlete.

Famed for his agility and precision as one of England's legendary wicket keepers, Jack Russell is now known for his skill as an artist as well as his skill as a cricketer.

Explore how effective government can be possible using the science of delivery.

Dr Sania Nishtar is an internationally acclaimed physician and world leading health expert.

Peter Hyman worked in No 10 as a speechwriter for Tony Blair but left government more than a decade ago with a new mission...

Fascinating inside and personal accounts of Blair, Brown, key cabinet members, and top civil servants

After four years as Secretary of State for education, David Blunkett became Home Secretary just a few months before 911 changed the world dramatically.

Malala Yousafzai is an activist who became the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize in recognition for her brave and tireless campaigning for girls’ access to education.

Imagine creating a school system in a newly independent country. “It was exciting, it was scary. If I made a mistake, I can doom the nation forever”.

Who'd swap Hollywood for Westminster? ‘Chariots of Fire’ producer David Puttman did exactly that.

Baroness Sue Campbell is one of the most influential people in British sport.

How a revolutionary approach to education reform in Punjab shows the way forward for Pakistan

David Miliband quit British politics to escape ‘the soap opera’ and now leads the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in New York.

The follow-up book to Deliverology 101

What can the story of a 19th century African American composer teach us about Accomplishment?

Helen Zille has been one of the most prominent, and sometimes controversial, figures in South African politics for several decades.

From Vision to Results

This wide-ranging essay aims to provoke creative dialogue and challenge complacency in our traditional higher education institutions.

Maryam Monsef arrived in Canada as an Afghan refugee aged 11 years old. By the age of 30, she was elected as an MP and became the youngest member of Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet.

Gareth Southgate has been manager of the men’s football team since 2016 and there are high expectations for the team in this winter’s World Cup in Qatar.