Season 9 | Ep23 Ben Richardson & Mike Bott: Why LHi Group appointed two CEOs
About this episode
Ben Richardson and Mike Bott discuss the unique decision to appoint two CEOs at LHi Group and the dynamics of their leadership structure.
Ben Richardson & Mike Bott: Why LHi Group appointed two CEOs For 25 years, LHi Group had one CEO. Founder Tom Glanfield built the business from scratch with Jim Denning taking over in 2020 and leading it it through COVID. A global recruitment group, LHi has 5 brands. 300 people. 9Offices across the US and Europe Ben Richardson and Mike Bott had both spent their careers inside LHi. Both joined as entry level recruiters Both built desks, teams and international offices from the ground up. Both eventually became global recruitment directors. And both had their eyes on the same job. "I wanted to be CEO about a week after I joined LHI in 2007." When Jim Denning stepped down, the expectation was simple. One of them would get the role. Instead, the board made a call neither of them had anticipated. They would run the business together. Co-CEOs. This week on The RAG Podcast, Ben and Mike break down how the decision happened and what it actually takes to make a leadership structure like this work. We cover: How two recruiters who joined the business years apart both ended up competing for the CEO job The moment they were told they would be sharing the role instead of one of them…
People in this episode
Host: Sean Anderson
Guests: Ben Richardson, Mike Bott
Topics covered
- leadership structure
- co-CEOs
- recruitment industry
- business growth
- trust in leadership
- ego in management
Keywords
- co-CEO model
- LHi Group
- leadership principles
- global recruitment
- business management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LHi Group, LHi
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