The most frequent holder of world records for the UK is Sebastian Coe, who is also regarded as the finest runner to ever represent his nation.
Coe, a London native, started his athletic career with the Hallamshire Harriers team in Sheffield when he was 12 years old. His father served as the team's running coach. At the European Indoor Championship, when he won the 800m, he established his first significant impact as a professional athlete. Following a succession of world records, Coe earned his first Olympic medal in the 1,500-meter race in Moscow. At the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won a second gold medal. Through most of those years, athletics was dominated by his renowned rivalry with fellow runner Steve Ovett. He soon rose to the top of the sport in the UK and established 12 middle-distance world records.
In 1990, Coe ended his sporting career and entered politics. He was chosen to represent Falmouth and Camborne as a Conservative in the House of Commons. He served in that capacity for five years until becoming William Hague's private secretary. He was made Lord Coe of Ranmore and became a life peer.
Lord Coe illustrates to audiences his political and strategic expertise in leading large organizations on the international stage by cramming his speeches with anecdotes from his time as an Olympic athlete, an MP, his chairmanship of London, his turnaround of the British Olympic Association and his presidency of the IAAF through trying times.
His themes cover managing change, collaborating in a crisis, creating resilience and questioning the status quo. According to Lord Coe, a company should have a strong, clear vision as well as a straightforward set of values that every employee, regardless of position, must uphold at all times. He claims that in times of transition and volatility, this perspective is crucial..

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