David Cameron's Emotional Resignation Speech | Richard Branson On Britain's EU Future | Goldman Sachs Broadens It's Recruiting – Legends Report

By Tom Hasker, Associate Partner & Mentorship Coach, Lighthouse International

After the results of the European Union Referendum, David Cameron has announced his intention to step down as Prime Minister by October. His decision shows integrity to what he believes in and the vision that he sees for the country. By not ‘clinging on’ to power even though the wishes of the country are opposed to his own, he is opening up the possibilities and future opportunities that would otherwise be missed. He clearly cared a lot for the country as you can see by how emotional he was at the end. Regardless of what we think of them, many politicians go into politics with good intentions to serve their country.

Legends understand themselves well enough to be able to see when they are in touch with the reality of what’s going on around them and when they need to step back and re-assess the situation.

Richard Branson Calls For Determination and Resolve

By Tom Hasker, Associate Partner & Mentorship Coach, Lighthouse International

“Now is not the time for further complaints and anger. Now is the time to come together as a nation and heal the wounds created by the divisive tone and aggressive rhetoric that has dominated this campaign. The UK and its amazing, resilient people have weathered many storms – with determination, resolve and sense of what is right. Those qualities will be needed over the testing months and years to come.” – Richard Branson

Before Britain’s exit from the EU, Richard Branson stated that he felt it was best for Britain to remain. After the decision on Thursday he has now posted the values he believes Britons need to adopt. The coming months and years will see many changes as the ‘new normal’ begins to shape up. What Mr Branson is pointing out in this short blog post, is the need for unity and calm resolve to move forward as a united people. Progress always comes when individuals and organisations work through the chaos to build community. It is never easy, but utterly worthwhile.

Goldman Sachs Looks To Recruit Beyond The Elite

By Sukh Singh, Associate Partner and Mentorship Coach , Lighthouse International

US investment bank Goldman Sachs has decided to introduce video interviews on university campuses and end face-to-face interviews as a way of casting its net wider beyond elite candidates coming from the top business schools. Edith Cooper, Goldman’s global head of human capital management said,

“We want to hire not just the economics or business undergraduate but there is that pure liberal arts or history major that could be the next Lloyd Blankfein” (the current CEO, who himself did not come from a top-flight university).

In addition to this, the bank will also be introducing personality tests to candidates, looking beyond their CVs. Both steps are a clear mark that they are looking beyond external circumstances and skills to find the people with the best potential. Ultimately legendary organisations and leaders know that the best people are the ones with the strongest character, not just the strongest skill base.

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