E79: Decision making with Ed Smith

Today’s podcast is a conversation with Ed Smith, the chair of England cricket selectors on the subject of decision making, the first of an occasional series on various aspects of leadership.Ed was a professional cricketer for Kent, Middlesex and England whose career was curtailed by injury at the age of 31 when he started his second career as  an author, journalist and commentator on the iconic Test Match Special before being made England cricket’s chief national cricket selector in 2018.Ed co-founded The Institute of Sports Humanities (ISH) which runs higher education programmes for professionals working in the sports industry. The MA Leadership in Sport is a 12-month non-residential course – designed so that students can stay in their jobs while studying – features evening seminars in London, online and with visits to other partner venues.  You can contact them here.This podcast was recorded on the 8th of May.

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