Jun 10, 2026 – 5.00amWhen I think back to the leaders I had in my 20s, when I’d have called them my “boss” not my “leader” – because really, what 20-something wants to be “led”? – so many memories spring to mind.The boss of the pub I worked at during university, who drank while we worked, getting angrier as the night wore on.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Philippa WatsonCoaxial CEOPhilippa Watson is the former CEO of UBank and inaugural CEO of Coaxial, Nicola Forrest’s family office, and the overall winner of the 2025 Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards.Fetching latest articles
Great leaders take many shapes, but effort and persistence always win
The winner of last year’s overall Women in Leadership award reflects on the people she has worked for and what made them leaders – or not.
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