ONSIDE / ROUND TABLE
Chris Hopkinson:
One of the interesting
challenges for
entrepreneurs is you
tend to forget how
much hard work it
was first time round.
to being pretty lazy and they lose the
discipline of having a structured life.
For some it is hard to adapt. I actually
love being a non-exec. I really enjoy
talking to the guys in a business
environment. Sometimes it can be quite
structured; like in a larger business, but
I also like it in a small company where
you can have a good natter and where
the board meetings aren’t particularly
well run, but you can still have a good
chat about where the business is going.
Lessons from Houllier and Benitez
Michael Taylor: Rick, you’ve had
lots of other different experiences in
your time as the chief executive of
the Premier League and of Liverpool
Football Club. How do you bring
those experiences and that expertise
to the table with the different
investments you get sight of?
Rick Parry: I’m a great believer that
skills are definitely transferable,
particularly leadership skills and team-
building skills. I wouldn’t say I was
somebody who’d just been involved in
football, it was more of a case of being
involved in producing high performing
teams.
One of the things I enjoy doing is
giving talks to groups of people with
lessons I’ve learned fro H