Listen "Commonwealth Games Special - John Crabtree OBE"
Episode Synopsis
Conversations on Character returns for a third series, celebrating the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, for which the University of Birmingham is a headline sponsor, and the role that character development through sport can play in it’s legacy
The first guest of these special episodes is John Crabtree OBE. Among many prestigious roles held throughout his career, John is the Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands and the Chair of both the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee and the ‘United By 2022’ Board of Trustee’s. In this episode John reflects on his own understanding of service to one’s community, the unique challenge of and character strengths required when leading a global sporting event as well as founding a legacy that will last, and who for him best exemplifies the virtue of courage.
The first guest of these special episodes is John Crabtree OBE. Among many prestigious roles held throughout his career, John is the Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands and the Chair of both the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee and the ‘United By 2022’ Board of Trustee’s. In this episode John reflects on his own understanding of service to one’s community, the unique challenge of and character strengths required when leading a global sporting event as well as founding a legacy that will last, and who for him best exemplifies the virtue of courage.
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