Business Quarter #2 is live now!

Business Quarter #2 is live now!

Business Quarter Issue 2 closes 2025 with perspective for leaders. The Q4 edition reflects on a demanding year marked by complexity. It examines leadership craft, organisational resilience, market discipline, and shifting expectations. All with an eye on planning calmly for 2026. Without easy answers, but with clarity and intent intact.


Business Quarter issue 2 lands at the close of a year that has tested even the most experienced leaders — not through one defining disruption, but through the steady accumulation of complexity. Decision cycles have tightened, expectations have risen, and the margin for error has felt slimmer. Against that backdrop, this issue focuses on what practical leadership looks like when certainty is in short supply.

Across the magazine, we explore how leaders set direction without overpromising, how they build organisations that can adapt without burning out, and how they keep the basics strong while still making room for change.

We also explore the shifting landscape around growth and visibility. As discovery habits evolve, leaders are being asked new questions about trust, relevance, and how their organisations show up in a world mediated by algorithms and, increasingly, generative AI. The issue looks at what that means for marketing and communications, and how to stay measurable without becoming mechanical.

And, how better to celebrate the festive season that with our BQ magazine supplement — an executive lifestyle supplement that sees us dive into the holiday party season, the books that leaders can’t put down, and how Rock Face’s founder winds down for the year.

If 2025 has demanded resilience, this issue is designed to offer perspective, clarity, and a few useful tips — without pretending there are easy answers.


Stories for you

  • A multimillion pound test of public sector digitisation

    A multimillion pound test of public sector digitisation

    Duplicate invoices reveal gaps in digital oversight. The Department for Business and Trade recorded 299 duplicated invoices worth over £13 million in three years, highlighting ongoing pressures on public sector systems and the slow pace of full digital integration.


  • Ex-Trump adviser Dina Powell joins Meta

    Ex-Trump adviser Dina Powell joins Meta

    Meta appoints Dina Powell McCormick to a key leadership role. Powell McCormick, previously on Meta’s board, will now focus on global strategy and AI infrastructure expansion. Her financial expertise and government experience will support Meta’s ambitious AI development plans.


  • Three ways to get your email marketing motoring in 2026

    Three ways to get your email marketing motoring in 2026

    Email marketing remains a vital channel for brands in 2026. Russ Wilmot, Co-founder and Director of Acquirz, explores how evolving technologies, audience behaviour, and AI-driven tools are transforming campaign performance this year.