Steve Tappin Explained

Steve Tappin
Birth Date:5 September 1966
Birth Place:Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Occupation: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.[1] [2] He is the co-author of The Awareness Code and The Secrets of CEOs and Dream to Last - Secrets of Chinese CEOs.[3] [4]

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.[5] He earned a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield University.[6]

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.[7] [8]

Tappin is Co-Author of The Awareness Code,[9] and The Secrets of CEOs.[10] In memory of his mother Sylvia, Tappin has set up a charitable trust for cancer research.[11]

CEO Guru

In 2013, Tappin became host of the BBC business programme, CEO Guru.The show was aired internationally on BBC World News.[12] [13] The program included short films on the topic of management[14] and web articles on BBC websites.[15] As part of the program Tappin interviewed business figures such as Richard Branson,[16] John Mackey,[17] and Guo Guangchang.[18] 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.[19]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chinese consortium eyes UK club Leeds United - China.org.cn . 2024-09-21 . www.china.org.cn.
  2. Web site: Short . Joe . 2016-07-29 . Leeds United Takeover: CEO confirms meetings, £100m spend . 2024-09-21 . Express.co.uk . en.
  3. News: 2013-03-04 . New Guru: Steve Tappin . 2024-09-21 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  4. Web site: Reporter . H. R. . 2014-07-28 . HR in the Boardroom tutor profile: Steve Tappin . 2024-09-21 . HR Magazine . en.
  5. Web site: Short . Joe . 2016-07-29 . Leeds United Takeover: CEO confirms meetings, £100m spend . 2024-10-27 . Express.co.uk . en.
  6. News: Bell . Melissa A. . 21 November 2008 . Steve Tappin: The author spills his secrets . 23 April 2022 . Mint.
  7. Web site: About . dead . Xinfu . 9 November 2021 . 9 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211109013835/https://www.xinfu.com/about .
  8. Web site: Steve Tappin - Are you aware of your awareness? . 2024-10-31 . Apple Podcasts . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2023-03-29 . Renowned authors to share secrets on personal development . 2024-10-27 . Geelong Times . en-AU.
  10. News: 2013-03-04 . New Guru: Steve Tappin . 2024-10-27 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  11. Web site: Melissa A. . Bell . 2008-11-21 . Steve Tappin The author spills his secrets . 2024-10-27 . mint.
  12. News: Lessons in good leadership . 2024-09-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Eight CEO types and how to improve your influence with your CEO The People Space . 2024-09-21 . www.thepeoplespace.com.
  14. News: Secrets to being the boss . 2024-09-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
  15. News: 2012-11-19 . CEO Guru: Dreams and ambitions . 2024-09-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
  16. News: 2016-02-09 . Will not criticising make you a better boss? . 2024-09-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
  17. Web site: One CEO's anti-jerk, anti-obesity campaign . 2024-09-21 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  18. News: 2014-05-12 . The Chinese company founder aiming to be Warren Buffett . 2024-09-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
  19. News: 2014-10-23 . A look inside the richest club in China . 2024-09-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
  20. Web site: 11 September 2008 . Books Special: Steve Tappin tells us a secret . 23 April 2022 . Management Today . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026222708/https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/books-special-steve-tappin-tells-us-secret/article/845739 . live .
  21. Web site: 8 September 2008 . The Secrets of CEOs: 150 Global Chief Executives Lift the Lid on Business, Life and Leadership . 23 April 2022 . . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423215910/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-85788-513-2 . live .
  22. Book: Secrets of Chinese CEOs: On Business, Life and Leadership in China . September 2015 . Influence Publishing . 978-1-77141-125-7 . en.

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