Steve Tappin | |
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Born | (1966-09-05) 5 September 1966 (age 58) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, author |
Stephen Elliot Tappin (commonly known as Steve Tappin), is a British leadership coach, author and the co-founder/CEO of Beyond Unity.
Tappin is also an expert on China and a consultant to both Chinese leaders and Western companies in China. He is the co-author of The Awareness Code and The Secrets of CEOs and Dream to Last - Secrets of Chinese CEOs.
He was the host of the BBC television series CEO Guru, where he interviewed CEOs of the largest and fastest growing companies.
Early life
Tappin was born in Harrogate, England on 5 September 1966. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield University.
Career
Tappin began his career with the chemical company ICI, on a management training scheme. In his late 20s and early 30s, he worked for KPMG, PA Consulting and Heidrick and Struggles. He noticed these global professional services firms faced similar challenges to the major corporations they advised, and this motivated Tappin to create Beyond Unity (formerly known as Xinfu) since 2008.
Tappin is Co-Author of The Awareness Code, and The Secrets of CEOs. In memory of his mother Sylvia, Tappin has set up a charitable trust for cancer research.
CEO Guru
In 2013, Tappin became host of the BBC business programme, CEO Guru.The show was aired internationally on BBC World News. The program included short films on the topic of management and web articles on BBC websites. As part of the program Tappin interviewed business figures such as Richard Branson, John Mackey, and Guo Guangchang. In addition, Tappin documented the China Entrepreneur Club, a club made up of China’s top business leaders, for the BBC TV documentary China’s Billionaires’ Club.
Publications
- Tappin, Steve; Cave, Andrew (2008). The Secrets of CEOs: 150 Global Chief Executives Lift the Lid on Business, Life and Leadership. London: Nicholas Brealey. ISBN 978-1-85788-513-2. OCLC 221149587.
- Tappin, S. & CEC. (2013). Dream to Last - Secrets of Chinese CEOs. Beijing University Press.
- Linton, Wayne; Tappin, Steve (2021). The Awareness Code. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-472-99207-9.
References
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- Short, Joe (29 July 2016). "Leeds United Takeover: CEO confirms meetings, £100m spend". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "New Guru: Steve Tappin". The Economic Times. 4 March 2013. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- Reporter, H. R. (28 July 2014). "HR in the Boardroom tutor profile: Steve Tappin". HR Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Lessons in good leadership". BBC News. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- Short, Joe (29 July 2016). "Leeds United Takeover: CEO confirms meetings, £100m spend". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- Bell, Melissa A. (21 November 2008). "Steve Tappin: The author spills his secrets". Mint. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "About". Xinfu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "Steve Tappin - Are you aware of your awareness?". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Renowned authors to share secrets on personal development". Geelong Times. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- "New Guru: Steve Tappin". The Economic Times. 4 March 2013. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- Melissa A., Bell (21 November 2008). "Steve Tappin | The author spills his secrets". mint. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Eight CEO types and how to improve your influence with your CEO | The People Space". www.thepeoplespace.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Secrets to being the boss". BBC News. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "CEO Guru: Dreams and ambitions". BBC News. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Will not criticising make you a better boss?". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "One CEO's anti-jerk, anti-obesity campaign". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "The Chinese company founder aiming to be Warren Buffett". BBC News. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "A look inside the richest club in China". BBC News. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Books Special: Steve Tappin tells us a secret". Management Today. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "The Secrets of CEOs: 150 Global Chief Executives Lift the Lid on Business, Life and Leadership". Publishers Weekly. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Secrets of Chinese CEOs: On Business, Life and Leadership in China. Influence Publishing. September 2015. ISBN 978-1-77141-125-7.