Make or Break

Episode 7: George Buckley

Episode 7: George Buckley

Make or Break


Published: 19 August 2021 at 00:30 Europe/London

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Beating the Crash - Sir George Buckley

When the economy is on its knees and job losses are looming, do you follow the received wisdom or buck the trend?

In this episode of Make or Break, we’re joined by Sir George Buckley. a businessman who did the seemingly impossible to save jobs during a financial crisis.

When the 2008 financial crisis hit, it hit hard. As 3M’s chairman, chief executive and president, Buckley was under immense pressure to cut jobs. But by drawing upon his skills in engineering, Buckley was able to minimise the damage, and revolutionise the way 3M would respond to future crises.


This Podcast is brought to you by Radio Wolfgang for Auddy

It was presented by Owen Bennett Jones and it featured Sir George Buckley

It was produced by John Jo Devlin and Eli Block and the Executive Producer was Ellie DiMartino

With support from The Open University - www.openuniversity.co.uk/management

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