My Bottom Line: Trevor Matthews, chief executive of Friends Provident

Trevor Matthews is chief executive of Friends Provident.

He was given some excellent advice from a professor at Harvard: compete aggressively to the outside world, but collaborate superbly on the inside.

Trevor appeared on The Bottom Line which is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. Subscribe to the podcast or watch it on the BBC News Channel.

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