Ordnance Survey CEO: Ask three questions before proposing a new business idea . In this week’s My Business Leader Secret we talk to Nick Bolton, who became CEO of Ordnance Survey in 2023.The organisation was founded in 1791 and specialises in …

Jul 26, 2024 · Simon Mellin doesn’t fit the mould of what a tech entrepreneur looks and sounds like. That could be due to his broad east Lancashire accent, his tattoos or his cauliflower ear – a “trophy” from his love of mixed martial arts.

Nov 24, 2023 · “Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard It’s not easy being a business leader.

Sep 27, 2018 · What is a disruptor? You’ve probably heard the term used in business circles or in management training sessions. Perhaps you haven’t really thought too much about it or conversely, you may be longing to find out more about what a disrupter actually is. To understand what a disrupter is, we must first look at the...

Dec 31, 2024 · Julie Chen is a member of Business Leader. Our aim is to help mid-size CEOs and founders fast-forward their growth through peer-to-peer networking, events and content.

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Nov 15, 2024 · Dan Pritchard, co-founder of Tech South West, a partnership of tech clusters running from the Scillies to Bristol, understands the drawbacks but sees an upside.

Nov 27, 2024 · Kimberly-Clark was one of the companies featured in Jim Collins’ definitive business book Good to Great, which looked at why an exclusive collection of companies have been able to deliver extraordinary results over not just the short term but a sustained period of years, even decades.. We spoke to Dan Howell, the managing director of Kimberly-Clark in the UK and Ireland, about why the ...

Dec 16, 2024 · In this instalment of our weekly video series, My Business Leader Secret, we talk to Jesper Brodin, who is the CEO of Ingka Group, which runs Ikea’s global retail business. Brodin became CEO of Ingka Group in 2017. The retail arm of Ikea employs 216,000 people and runs more than 500 retail locations globally, with a turnover of more than €40bn.