Episode 26: Expect Problems. Enjoy the Challenge. A conversation with Tony Cooke
Tony Cooke has spent more than 40 years in diagnostics, building and leading companies in Cambridge after humble beginnings in a working-class family in Sheffield.
This episode isn’t about job titles. It’s about mindset.
Tony shares why he never let himself get too comfortable. Growth, for him, came from change. New roles. New challenges. Moving before he was forced to. He’s seen companies sold, projects collapse and plans unravel. His view is blunt: expect things to go wrong. Life isn’t fair. Companies aren’t permanent. Deal with it and move forward.
What stands out is how deliberately he…
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