• CEMS warns AI could dull the edge of human leadership

    New report warns AI overreliance could erode curiosity, ethics, and critical thinking.


  • 80% of UK businesses face agility crisis amid budget uncertainty

    Four in five UK companies are struggling to adapt. As fiscal pressures mount ahead of the Autumn Budget, new research from accountancy firm Menzies suggests that decision-making inertia is stalling growth, with many businesses missing key opportunities due to slow responses and short-term thinking.


  • Your first PE meeting: Chemistry matters as much as numbers

    First meetings with investors are less performance, more partnership. Jamie Roberts, Managing Partner at YFM, explains why chemistry can make or break an initial PE meeting — and how founders who treat it as a conversation, not a pitch, set the tone for lasting collaboration.


  • Supporting employees with addictions in the workplace

    Addiction is already in the workplace, often hiding in plain sight. As Professor Marcantonio Spada of Onebright writes, silence and stigma prevent many from seeking help until crisis strikes. Creating open, supportive cultures where employees can talk about addiction is both compassionate and critical for business health.


  • One in three UK workers feels uninspired at work

    A third of UK employees feel uninspired at work. O.C. Tanner’s latest Global Culture Report finds a significant “inspiration gap” between employees’ ambitions and workplace reality, linking it to falling engagement, slower innovation, and weaker productivity across British organisations.


  • Samsung reshapes leadership with co-CEO move

    Samsung officially names TM Roh as co-chief executive officer. The appointment reinstates a dual-leadership model at Samsung Electronics, dividing oversight between its mobile and semiconductor divisions. The move underscores the company’s intent to strengthen governance and sustain competitiveness across its consumer technology and component businesses amid a shifting global market.


  • The ‘infinite workday’ putting workers’ psychological safety at risk

    Technology has blurred the boundaries of the workday. Bryan Stallings, Chief Evangelist at Lucid, warns that constant connectivity has created an ‘infinite workday’ — one where interruptions, late-night meetings, and reactive communication are eroding psychological safety. A cultural reset is needed to restore focus, clarity, and humane productivity.


  • Are your leaders sabotaging your strategy?

    Behavioural risk is the invisible factor derailing corporate strategy. Simon Keslake, Co-founder of Behavioural Risk Intelligence, reveals how cognitive bias and group dynamics among senior leaders can quietly undermine resilience — and how understanding these behavioural patterns can transform strategy execution, leadership performance, and long-term organisational stability.


  • Google chief warns on AI bubble risk

    Sundar Pichai says no company is immune to correction risks. The Alphabet chief compared today’s AI surge to the dotcom era, as analysts warn valuations, infrastructure spending, and energy demands are stretching business models from Silicon Valley to the City.


  • Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook

    Apple accelerates its CEO succession plans amid leadership transition talks. The board is reportedly advancing internal preparations for Tim Cook’s eventual departure, with senior executives said to be refining the company’s next phase of leadership continuity ahead of a potential change as early as next year.