Jump to content

Steve Tappin

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Steve Tappin
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.[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.[5]

Early life

[edit]

Tappin was born in Harrogate, England on 5 September 1966.[6] He earned a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield University.[7]

Career

[edit]

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.[citation needed] 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.[8][9]

Tappin is Co-Author of The Awareness Code,[10] and The Secrets of CEOs.[11] In memory of his mother Sylvia, Tappin has set up a charitable trust for cancer research.[12]

CEO Guru

[edit]

In 2013, Tappin became host of the BBC business programme, CEO Guru.[5][13]The show was aired internationally on BBC World News.[5][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

[edit]
  • 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.[20][21]
  • Tappin, S. & CEC. (2013). Dream to Last - Secrets of Chinese CEOs. Beijing University Press.[22]
  • Linton, Wayne; Tappin, Steve (2021). The Awareness Code. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-472-99207-9.[10]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Chinese consortium eyes UK club Leeds United - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ Short, Joe (29 July 2016). "Leeds United Takeover: CEO confirms meetings, £100m spend". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ "New Guru: Steve Tappin". The Economic Times. 4 March 2013. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. ^ Reporter, H. R. (28 July 2014). "HR in the Boardroom tutor profile: Steve Tappin". HR Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Lessons in good leadership". BBC News. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ Short, Joe (29 July 2016). "Leeds United Takeover: CEO confirms meetings, £100m spend". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. ^ Bell, Melissa A. (21 November 2008). "Steve Tappin: The author spills his secrets". Mint. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "About". Xinfu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Steve Tappin - Are you aware of your awareness?". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Renowned authors to share secrets on personal development". Geelong Times. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  11. ^ "New Guru: Steve Tappin". The Economic Times. 4 March 2013. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ Melissa A., Bell (21 November 2008). "Steve Tappin | The author spills his secrets". mint. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Eight CEO types and how to improve your influence with your CEO | The People Space". www.thepeoplespace.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Secrets to being the boss". BBC News. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  15. ^ "CEO Guru: Dreams and ambitions". BBC News. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Will not criticising make you a better boss?". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  17. ^ "One CEO's anti-jerk, anti-obesity campaign". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  18. ^ "The Chinese company founder aiming to be Warren Buffett". BBC News. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  19. ^ "A look inside the richest club in China". BBC News. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Secrets of Chinese CEOs: On Business, Life and Leadership in China. Influence Publishing. September 2015. ISBN 978-1-77141-125-7.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tappin&oldid=1256119100"