“*Having a great idea and assembling a team to bring that concept to life is the first step in creating a successful business venture. This rapid name change was made because Top Cat was also the name of a then-popular British brand of cat food! His popularity still remains today, with the production of a feature film back in 2011 which turned out to be FIRST ever film that could be watched in selected cinemas in 3D and grossed here in the UK a not so moderate £2.8M ($4.4M)! But I digress… Why Mr. The very first episode “The leader of the gang” aired back on September 1961 in the USA, but here in the UK it debuted on, under its original name but was renamed “The Boss Cat” on 13 June 1962. He has it all – and there no one to rival him. This famous cheeky cat is undoubtedly THE BEST LEADER I have ever come across. So my nominated hero leader is therefore not only dead – he has actually never lived! He is a cartoon character from my youth called “Top Cat” – TC as he is known to his friends. As I passed, during my career, through some of the global giants of the technology world, Siemens, Fujitsu, Cisco, Motorola, I was constantly searching for my ideal leader …but I came up wanting. Tell us about an experience in which this person showed extraordinary leadership. How does your nominee for the Sir Alex Ferguson Leadership Award represent these qualities? What makes a leader? What are the qualities the best leaders share?

The idea being to share the qualities of a leader you have worked for in the past and nominate them in a LinedIn post. I was recently approached by LinkedIn to participate in a competition. Top Cat has true leadership skills and here is why. “…and the nomination for outstanding leadership skills is… (drum roll please) – TOP CAT!”Īs a boy I grew up with the antics of this likeable cartoon rogue, but looking back now as an adult I realise he may be much much more than just a street wise alley cat.

Topcat cartoon characters