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Franz Kafka and the Truths of Leadership, with the author, Dr Leah Tomkins

Season 4, Ep. 433

Hello and welcome today to Dr Leah Tomkins, author of Franz Kafka and the Truths of Leadership, published by the curiously named Edward Elgar Publishing. Leah is an independent scholar and Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, and former Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. Leah has also worked in large corporations including Accenture and KPMG, and latterly working with the UK Cabinet Office.

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