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Business Leader is dedicated to empowering established businesses throughout the UK to reach their maximum potential. We serve as your go-to resource for business insights, essential tools, community support, and mentorship. Our primary goal is to create an environment where leaders can learn, connect, and develop. Our content features detailed analyses, insightful interviews, and brief updates on current events, offering all the resources you need to cultivate a thriving business. At the heart of our mission is our exclusive community of founders and CEOs, designed to strengthen the support network for those looking to expand their businesses. If you are a CEO or founder with a focus on growth, we invite you to apply to be a founding member and join our Founders 250 group.

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How work-from-anywhere could work for your business

1 week 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.
Apprentice stars: The best advice from Lord Sugar

1 week ago | businessleader.co.uk | Dougal Shaw

In this special instalment of our weekly video series, My Business Leader Secret, we talk to former contestants of the TV show The Apprentice, to find out what lessons they learned from Lord Sugar. The Apprentice is one of the most successful and long-running UK TV shows that celebrates entrepreneurship. Season 19 is coming to a climax on the BBC on 17 April. The series has been fronted by Sir Alan Sugar since the beginning and he has just signed up to do another three series.
Apprentice stars: What Lord Sugar taught us

1 week ago | businessleader.co.uk | Dougal Shaw

In this special instalment of our weekly video series, My Business Leader Secret, we talk to former contestants of the TV show The Apprentice to discover the lessons they learned from Lord Sugar. The Apprentice is one of the most successful and long-running TV shows in the UK to celebrate entrepreneurship. The series has been fronted by Lord Sugar since the beginning – and he has just signed up to do another three. Season 19 is coming to a climax on the BBC on Thursday (April 17).
Cycling and purpose: The entrepreneur who rides his way to business growth

1 week 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.
Sizewell C boss: 'We love white men, but we're adding women'

2 weeks ago | businessleader.co.uk | Dougal Shaw

In this instalment of our weekly video series, My Business Leader Secret, we talk to Julia Pyke, the joint managing director of the Sizewell C nuclear plant. The project in Suffolk is in the early stages of construction. It currently has 1000 employees and is expected to generate 70,000 jobs in its lifetime. It is due for completion in the mid-2030s. It is projected to deliver £100bn worth of benefits to the UK economy, while providing another key source of energy for the country.
Is your company mission up to scratch?

2 weeks 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 weeks 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

3 weeks 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.