What’s it like running the biggest integrated transport authority in the world when there’s not enough money around?

In today’s Interchat with Transport for London Commissioner Andy Lord, we discuss TfL’s role in economic growth and job creation - and the huge challenge of an ageing asset base.

Interchats are a series of short conversations recorded on the conference floor at Interchange 26 in Manchester.

How on earth do you lead an organisation of 20,000 people with 16 transport modes and a £7 billion budget?

Through people! That’s the clear answer of Claire Mann, Chief Operating Officer of Transport for London.

In this highly personal episode, she unpacks her personal leadership style and why it is so effective.

In the process, she explains why authenticity is so important, how she plans her work and describes her passion for public transport.

Highly recommended!

13 years ago, Simon Munk decided to take local councillors on a bike ride to show just how dangerous roads were for cyclists.

Without knowing it, he'd started a revolution. He tells his fascinating story as this week’s guest.