Advice for bosses? You’re meant to make your team look good  – not the other way round

Mike Walters, chief executive of payments technology company Form3 and a former Barclays executive, reflects on his career and the advice that shaped his leadership. He says managers should focus on making their teams succeed, rather than expecting their teams to make them look good.

After studying law, Walters joined Barclays’ Leadership Programme and moved from managing corporate clients to leading teams and developing payment products. He co-founded Form3 in 2016, and says a proud milestone was the platform processing 10 billion payments in the company’s tenth year. His advice includes understanding the value of people’s time, hiring people who are better than you, and learning from strong leaders.