Since we became employee owned, I have come to appreciate that dispersed power and consultation lead to better, safer, less impulsive decisions
On a good day, I am still a useful – if occasionally cantankerous – part of the Riverford team, and plan to continue in this way for the foreseeable future, writes Guy Singh-Watson.
Most people are capable of far more than their leaders realise. They just need truly inclusive spaces, self-belief, and permission to make a few mistakes.
In a reversal of my younger self, I have become convinced power should not be confined to one individual or clique.
For me, Southgate’s management is indeed about more than football. He and his team represent the diverse and inclusive, caring, considerate and confident Britain I want to live in.
Food, Farming, Fairness, every Friday.
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