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Hammad Zaidi Turned Adversity into Art, Advocacy, and a Life Worth Watching
Many view disability as a limitation. However, for others, it's a compass that points them to not what they can't do but to everything they must try.
Lifestyle
Lead Without Compromise
After over 20 years in financial services, I've learned one vital truth: you don't have to choose between motherhood and the boardroom. However, you must choose boundaries, purpose-led leadership, and the courage to reject outdated office politics that frankly weren't designed with women in mind.
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Rough Ride: What family business can teach corporate world on reining in succession drama in the boardroom
If, like me, you've been watching the neo-Western drama Yellowstone on Netflix, you'll know the real drama isn't in the battle for cattle or land, but in who takes over the family ranch that Kevin Costner's John Dutton and his ancestors have spent nearly 150 years protecting.
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Resetting the Dial
At the edge of spring and the start of something else, May is more than a marker on the business calendar for Oliver Chapman. It's a moment of clarity—a quiet pivot point when introspection gives way to strategy.
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Why finance must now play the long game
The current tariff-driven economic disruption is undoubtedly severe. Policies telegraphed prior to the election were not taken seriously, forcing many businesses on the back foot.
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“We’ve got to be optimistic”: The London Chamber of Commerce Chief on Business Resilience, Startups and Surviving the Storm
In the UK capital, somewhere off the corridors of power, Karim Fatehi OBE, CEO of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is doing what he does best: advocating for business while carefully navigating the crosswinds of policy, politics and persistent economic unease.
Leadership
Five Elements of a Fail-Proof Contingency Plan-And Why Every Business Needs One
Let's face it- running a business is basically professional fire-walking. If you've built something worth scaling, you're constantly balancing momentum with fragility.
By Michael Bush
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Why 70% of Transformations Fail – and how to be in the 30%
Leadership, at its core, is about making decisions that define the future of your organisation. Few decisions carry more weight than steering a business through transformation.
By Alex Lampe
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Designing Connection, Sustainably: The Start-Up Rethinking Tech’s Social Footprint
As tech start-ups race to capture users and scale fast, Tribela is taking a different path — one grounded not in disruption, but in responsibility.
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‘I choose not to play ball in this war’: Why CEOs must stand up proudly and say ‘we support DEI’
As we watch with awe, trepidation, or (for some) excitement and hope, the roll out of rapid changes happening across the globe in 2025, I wanted to stand still by something which I am really finding hard to understand.
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“The bias is real – but so is the talent”: Natalie Desty on the quiet revolution helping STEM professionals return to work
Battling imposter syndrome and startup uncertainty, one founder built a pathway back to work for skilled professionals sidelined by bias—proving that a career break should never mean a broken career.
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Don’t Be the Bottleneck: How Two Startup Founders Scaled Fast – Without Burning Out Their Business
For two CEOs at the helm of very different high-growth UK start-ups — one in AI and sustainability, the other in financial education — the lessons of rapid scaling come down to a few deceptively simple rules: hire wisely, embed values deeply, and whatever you do — don't be the bottleneck.
Leadership
5 Steps to Trade Stress and Distractions for High Performance
Making good decisions and getting things done are vital skills for any entrepreneur or businessprofessional.
Leadership
Suite Dreams: The Cloud Play That Changed the Game
From a quiet breakthrough in a home office to a platform powering businesses in 219 countries, this is how one start-up reimagined enterprise software - and why its next act, fuelled by AI, might be even bigger.
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What needs to change to make business success more accessible to women
Despite the progress we've made, the road to business success for women is still full of hurdles.
By Mia Drennan
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Concrete Change: How Startups Like Material Evolution Are Building a Greener Future – And What the Government Can Do to Help
From a garage startup to a game-changing force in sustainable construction, Material Evolution is rewriting the rules of cement production — and calling for smarter government support to help innovators scale faster.
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Five creative and effective mental wellbeing initiatives that actually work at a companywide level
Small businesses and start-ups are not averse to the mental health challenges that employees might experience in the workplace.
By Zoe Sinclair
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Master Boardroom Confidence
Confidence is a key trait of any effective CEO and, indeed, at any level of leadership.
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‘The UK’s Got the Talent – Now We Need the Tools’:
Why start-ups like LAMA want smarter government support
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The Role of Purpose in Shaping Successful Ventures
Exploring how purpose-driven leadership and self-mastery are reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape.
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Regulation whiplash is breaking businesses – here’s how they can keep up
Regulation has always been a moving target, but in 2025, businesses are experiencing something far more chaotic: regulation whiplash.
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Adopting an Elite Sports Mentality to Entrepreneurship
In elite sport, success isn't just down to the number of goals or tries or points scored. It's about everything which happens behind the scenes.
By Jack Latus