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Leading in a crisis

As the coronavirus pandemic presents the ultimate leadership test for chief executives, the FT provides insights into their successes and setbacks

Wrightbus’s Buta Atwal: ‘It was a big risk at the time: this isn’t Tesla’
Reviving and reinventing the British bus manufacturer demanded quick, tough decisions — and emotional intelligence
Stoli’s Damian McKinney: ‘I have one more special forces mission in me’
The boss of the spirits company, and former Royal Marine, on trademark battles and being the target of anti-Russian protests
EMBL’s Edith Heard: making European science work post-Brexit
The scientist has strengthened her organisation’s finances and formulated a more outward-looking strategy
Oxfam GB chief: ‘Doing good can’t be an excuse for tolerating harm’
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah took on the challenge of changing the culture at the scandal-hit organisation
How Gympass reinvented itself as Covid struck
Cesar Carvalho feared the pandemic would close his ‘wellness’ platform — until he expanded its digital offering
Pandemic teaches Go Ape’s co-founders the value of employee ownership
Rebecca and Tristram Mayhew changed their succession plans after seeing how committed staff were in the crisis

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