Josh Dornbrack

United Kingdom

Editor at Business Leader UK

Online editor at @BusinessLeader

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Nine ideas that will help you build a culture of innovation

1 month ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

Home Insights Nine ideas that will help you build a culture of innovation How do you build a company culture that nurtures game-changing ideas? Start with mindset, feedback and failure In the mid-1960s, NASA was abuzz. Afew years earlier, president John F.
How to prepare for any negotiation

1 month ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

Home Insights How to prepare for any negotiation Knowing how to get agreement between two parties is key in business. Two experts who have dealt with life-and-death negotiations offer their insight Negotiation is key to businesssuccess.
How work-from-anywhere could work for your business

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

The future of work. It’s a topic that has been scrutinised, ripped apart and debated ad nauseam, especially in a post-pandemic world. Battle lines were drawn, big companies weighed in and sides were taken in the office versus hybrid versus remote showdown. Now Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj Choudhury has released a book based on more than a decade’s worth of study and research into companies that have embraced a work-from-anywhere (WFA) mode. And it makes for fascinating reading.
Cycling and purpose: The entrepreneur who rides his way to business growth

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

About 15 years ago, John Readman was taking part in a cycling event from Paris to Geneva – and he was struggling. He was, he confesses, more of a rugby player than a cyclist and a headwind was getting the better of him. Just as he was considering giving up, a fellow cyclist pulled alongside him, gave him some energy bars and said to him: “Follow me, I’ll get you there.”That person was Bonamy Grimes, one of the co-founders of the Edinburgh-based travel website Skyscanner.
Inside the turnaround of Marks & Spencer

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

Stuart Machin is the number one menswear customer at Marks & Spencer. He is a prolific purchaser of everything from trainers to jumpers and trousers, according to data from the retailer’s Sparks loyalty scheme. This offers an insight into how Machin runs M&S. Because he is not just the number one menswear customer, he is also the chief executive. And he is obsessed with being in the details. “Everything new, I buy,” he says.
What Taylor Swift can teach us about business success

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

We’ve long celebrated the decision-making and strategic brilliance of business leaders like Steve Jobs, Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. Inspirational quote cards and videos flood social media timelines, fabled stories are passed from person to person praising the prowess of these great leaders. A new book argues that one artist deserves to be put in the upper echelons of genius with the aforementioned figures. This is omeone who has changed the music industry forever. They are also a women.
Is your company mission up to scratch?

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

Is the vision for your business clear? Could every one of your employees explain what your company was set up to achieve? Do they feel inspired and motivated by its mission? Can investors see a clear, compelling vision driving your business forward? These are some of the questions business leaders should be able to answer easily. If you answered no – or hesitated on what your answer should be – it might be time to sit down and do some work on your company’s mission.
Replace mindless habits with more mindful ones

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

Like many people, every new year I make resolutions. The problem is that, like many people, within a month I’ve usually broken them and am left with the feeling of uselessness and despondency that this creates. However, this year things are different. At the time of writing (and I hope at the time of you reading) I have managed not to break a single resolution. That’s unusual for me. Throughout my 20s I managed to fail to keep them every single year, usually within weeks.
Business must learn fast on winning cultures

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

Creating a true learning and improvement culture is one of the fundamental building blocks to long-term success, even more so in today’s volatile and fast-paced world. It’s something elite sport is very good at, but an area where many businesses lag behind. There are lessons that we can learn from sport in terms of the how. But before I share these, I want to start with an example from business.
Inside Tesco’s US nightmare

2 months ago | businessleader.co.uk | Josh Dornbrack

On February 9, 2006, Tesco announced plans to expand into the US. At the time, the retailer could do little wrong. It was a behemoth of British business. Under the leadership of Sir Terry Leahy, the supermarket chain had gone from being an also-ran to one of the biggest food retailers in the world alongside Walmart and Carrefour.