{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6788c4b6bc4d37e16f4d6ae3/6788c4c7a6f00e8b53a64f33?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"037: Sir Martin Sorrell on deal making, motivation & holding power in advertising","description":"<p>I like to take the odd risk with my guests. I like to stretch beyond the realms of the beh sci academics and veer into business, sport, perhaps politics.<br/><br/>This pod is a little different in its genre is that it is striving to get to the heart of human motivation. Why do we do the things that we do?<br/><br/>Martin Sorrell is one of the titan&apos;s of global capitalism over the last 40 years and that&apos;s Sir Martin Sorrell, who made his name building the WPP advertising empire before departing acrimoniously 5 years ago, only to start his next venture <a href='https://www.s4capital.com/'>S4 Capital</a> barely having slid off the treadmill. Now 77, he shows no signs of slowing down.</p><p>We talk about what he loves about his work, power and relevance, self-doubt and ending his news day diet by going to bed with Emily Maitlis. Well, if only. </p><p>Martin is a polished, tough nut to crack but stick around and you&apos;ll get some very personal family anecdotes which go some way to explain the man.</p><p><b>Show notes</b></p><ul><li>What Martin loves about what he does</li><li>Keeping physically and mentally fit</li><li>News day concluding by going to bed with Emily Maitlis </li><li>Choose your Chairmen carefully</li><li>Love of power and need for relevance</li><li>Self-doubt</li><li>Putting money where your mouth is</li><li>Getting people to do what you want them to do</li><li>Managing incentives: Group vs. local level</li><li>Art vs science in advertising</li><li>Campaign magazine bias</li><li>What makes Martin happy?</li><li>Meaning of Judaism to Martin</li></ul><p>Before you go, please leave me a review. I love hearing from you and your support makes all the difference to A Load of BS. Thank you!<br/><br/><b>Subscribe for more </b><a href='https://aloadofbs.substack.com/'><b>here</b></a><b>.<br/>Click </b><a href='https://aloadofbs.substack.com/about'><b>here</b></a><b> to access rewards to power your brain<br/>Follow me on </b><a href='https://twitter.com/danielsjross'><b>Twitter</b></a><b>.</b></p>","author_name":"A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT"}