Nottingham Business School Business Leaders · 2026-05-05 · 31 min
Nottingham Business School’s Business Leaders’ Podcast Episode 80 SUMMARY Peter Cheese - Make ‘good work’ your North Star Peter Cheese is long-serving CEO of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development - and one of the UK’s most influential voices on the future of work. His book The New World of Work is often cited as a must-read for anyone in leadership. In Episode 80 of the Nottingham Business School’s Business Leaders’ Podcast, he offers a stark warning to business leaders: adapt to uncertainty, or risk being left behind. Author of the book The New World of Work, Peter reflects on 14 years at the helm of the CIPD, where he helped shape thinking on skills and workplace culture for more than 160,000 members worldwide. He tells Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi that leadership in 2026 is defined less by certainty and control, and more by humility, adaptability and ethical responsibility. His most striking message is about ‘good work’; that is, work with purpose, fairness and meaning.
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