The Body Shop: How Anita Roddick humanised leadership

The Body Shop, founded by Anita Roddick in 1976, grew from a single store in Brighton into a successful brand that became well-known on many of Britain's high streets. With the recent news that the store will be entering administration we wanted to reflect on Anita's inspiring leadership style that led to its success.We'll uncover what inspired Anita as a leader, the leadership behaviours she detested the most and her important ideas of "belly to belly" communication .  We'll be asking what can we learn from Anita's human approach to leadership and how it fits with our own ideas of modern, Agile Leadership. And finally, if you've listened to the episode, here are some of the resources we reference:[1] The Body Shop to enter administration[2] An interview with Anita for 'The Mind of a Leader Legends'TV series[3] 1996 Interview with Anita for 'High Profiles' website[4] Conversation Café's: A method to bring people togetherVisit our website www.humble.associatesOr check out our LinkedIn page to learn more about Humble Associates This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leadingwithagility.substack.com