What is Boris Johnson’s superpower? | Nicky Morgan, former UK Education Secretary

On a special edition of Searching for Mana, Lloyd chats with Nicky Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes. After serving for over a decade in Parliament – a term that included cabinet positions as Education Secretary, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, and more – Nicky earned peerage in January 2020. Now, she’s back in the news as a candidate for Chairman of the BBC!

In a wide-ranging chat that touches on politics, education and leadership, Lloyd and Nicky talk about achieving optimal performance, the frustrations of being and MP and the ways in which young people are still limited in their career options. Plus, Nicky tells us about the two types of people you meet in politics and divulges the “mana” of such notable leaders as David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

The books Nicky mentioned on the show:

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Taught Not Caught 

Episode Highlights:

05:00: Why politics is a 24/7/365 job.

15:00: Nicky describes the superpowers of colleagues such as David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

23:40: The problem with careers – why too much still depends on who you know.

36:45: What’s the answer to massive student debt?

44:19: Why students need better career counselling prior to university.

54:30: What are Nicky’s three main career drivers?

01:00:00: The promise of UK FinTech.

Also published on Medium.