Henry Engelhardt is a founder and CEO emeritus of Admiral Group plc. Henry was CEO from Admiral’s formation in 1991 until his semi-retirement in 2016. Admiral is the largest private car insurer in the UK, also offering home insurance and loans amongst other products. Admiral is headquartered in Cardiff and is Wales’ only FTSE 100 company.
Admiral is known for market-leading results and for its award-winning culture. (Admiral is the only company to be listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies To Work For list every year it’s been compiled.) Admiral is guided by Henry’s simple philosophies like: ‘if people like what they do, they’ll do it better’, which has helped turn culture-energy into big profits.
Henry is semi-retired, spending his time working as mentor while also doing management lectures for companies and MBA programmes. To help as many people as possible in a world with an acute shortage of great leaders and managers Henry wrote a book, Be A Better Boss.
Henry has almost 50 years working experience, starting with Poochies at age 13. He earned a BA in journalism and radio-tv-film from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi. and an MBA from Insead. Henry was awarded a CBE in 2008 and is a three-time winner of the Sunday Times Best Companies To Work For Best Leader award. He is happily married with four adult children and lives in Cardiff, Wales.
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Three things that make a GREAT leader/manager.
We have an acute shortage in the world today of great leaders/managers. What knits great leaders/managers together? I’ve distilled it down to three things. This talk helps people focus on what’s really required for success.
Why culture is important: the Admiral experience.
People are often surprised when I tell them why culture is important. Admiral has had great financial results and also wins awards year-after-year for its culture. The trick is in understanding that the latter has been a big factor in achieving the former. The four pillars of the Admiral culture: communication, equality, reward and fun have stood the test of time.
How to interview for senior people and how to be interviewed for senior roles.
It’s never easy to bring senior people into the organisation or recruit from within. This talk will shave your learning curve — you can benefit from my mistakes. On the others side, how do you ensure you do well when you’re being interviewed? All is explained.
If I can do it, you can do it. What you can learn from my story.
I went to a good high school and did well, but not top of my class. I went to a good university and, again, did well, but not top of my class. I went to a top MBA programme but didn’t make the Dean’s list. I’m not extraordinary. If I can be a success, you can be a success. I started working when I was 13 and learned something from every job. That’s a real key: constant learning. This talk will help people look back and get value from their own experiences as well as learning from my experiences.