Leadership

Workforce well-being has long been framed as a cultural or people-centered responsibility. According to Jordan Dunin, founder of HatchPath, leadership teams are increasingly examining it through a financial lens. From his perspective, this shift reflects a growing recognition among executives that employee health and engagement shape measurable business outcomes. “Stress, burnout, turnover, and disengagement are […]

Apprenticeships build adaptable leaders with judgement, empathy, and AI literacy.

Why ignoring racial equality hurts the bottom line

Green ventures outperform long term when strong governance underpins sustainability.

Britain’s climate leadership risks stalling without delivery, scale, and aligned systems.

Inside the minds of entrepreneurs driving real-world sustainable change.

Seven hundred job applications resulted in one acceptance. Saad Bin Shafiq had the qualifications employers claimed they wanted, yet as Bin Shafiq notes, automated screening systems rejected him 699 times before a human ever reviewed what he could actually do. “I watched algorithms filter me out again and again, not because I lacked skills but […]

EU Inc promises simpler scaling, but founders question real impact.

Anitra Judith Camargo is the franchise owner of Home Instead Windsor, whose career has unfolded at the edge of consequence, shaped by the moments that demanded decisiveness in the face of uncertainty. Today, she has held an Outstanding Rating from the Care Quality Commission for 9 years, and for the third time, has been awarded […]

Most founders treat compliance as something to deal with later. In reality, poor compliance — not regulation itself — is what slows companies down. When embedded early and treated as a strategic asset, compliance becomes a powerful growth engine rather than a brake on innovation.

Entrepreneurs are often taught to view growth as a technical problem. When momentum slows, the assumption is that something external needs to be fixed: the strategy refined, the systems optimized, the execution tightened. For many founders, especially those who are purpose-driven and deeply invested in the meaning behind their work, this logic eventually stops delivering […]

Decisiveness is often spoken about as if it's a character trait. Some leaders 'just have it'; others don't. But the evidence tells a different story.

Public conversations about leadership accountability have intensified in recent years, particularly as public figures face rapid and often irreversible reputational collapse. According to Tim Kelley, founder of Get Back in the Game®, the issue is not accountability itself, but the way modern cancellation frequently leaves no structured path for reflection, repair, or return. From his […]

How R.Evolution's design-led approach fuses wellness, longevity, and architecture to heal places - and people.

Global corporate investment in employee well-being is projected to reach over $90 billion by 2026. That figure reflects intent. Organizations are allocating resources toward supporting their people. Yet there’s a gap between spend and outcome. Participation often varies, impact can be difficult to substantiate, and the connection between well-being programs and broader Environmental, Social, and […]

How focusing on difference-makers could define the next decade of leadership.

A New Year's honour awarded to UKEF customer

When senior estate planner and entrepreneur Mohammad Marria moved to the UAE from the UK in 2005, he entered a market that lacked the formal structures needed to protect one of the most important elements of people’s lives: their estates. Instead of simply adapting to the environment, he became one of the early contributors to […]

In 2025, companies racing into new markets are discovering an uncomfortable truth: global growth is not a branding exercise; it is an operating system upgrade. That is the through-line of Ben Cornelius’s work and the evolution of his earlier argument. Ben Cornelius, CEO of Cornelius Communications, has built a career helping companies translate complexity into […]

How to cut through noise, trust your judgment, and make choices that hold up under pressure.

Three simple shifts to stop defaulting to ease — and start operating at your highest level.