• Marketing to the over 65s: Smart Visual Strategies for SMBs

    Older consumers hold extraordinary spending power in the UK economy. iStock’s Jacqueline Bourke outlines how small businesses can connect with the over-65 audience through authentic, inclusive visual storytelling and reveals practical ways to strengthen engagement, challenge stereotypes, and build long-term brand trust.


  • 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.


  • From nice-to-have to non-negotiable: Wellbeing is a boardroom issue

    Workplace wellbeing is no longer a peripheral concern. Sarah McIntosh, CEO of Mental Health First Aid England, argues that supporting employee mental health is both a moral and business imperative. As poor wellbeing drives record economic inactivity, new standards aim to make mental health a boardroom priority.


  • 10 strategic priorities for the next generation of scale-ups

    Scaling a business is never a straight line. Jamie Roberts, Managing Partner at YFM, outlines ten strategic priorities shaping the next generation of UK scale-ups — from product-led growth and AI adoption to global-ready cultures and sustainability-driven advantage.


  • How smart data strategies power high-performing revenue operations

    Smart data transforms revenue operations in the subscription economy. Lindsey Meyl, Vice President of Revenue Operations at iManage, explains how businesses shifting from acquisition-focused funnels to recurring growth models must rethink how data informs every stage of the customer lifecycle, using AI-powered insights to drive sustainable performance.


  • Innovation alone won’t secure the UK’s tech leadership

    The UK’s tech ambition demands more than innovation. It must be secure by design. Sabeen Malik, VP of Global Government Affairs and Public Policy at Rapid7, argues that voluntary security codes will not deliver the resilience Britain needs. True progress depends on mandatory, measurable frameworks developed through meaningful public–private collaboration.


  • Prevent data poisoning from undermining your AI strategy

    AI is fundamentally reshaping business strategy and exposing new vulnerabilities. Chris Newton-Smith, CEO of IO, examines the growing risk of data poisoning — a cyber threat capable of corrupting AI training data and undermining enterprise systems — and explains how governance and zero-trust frameworks can mitigate it.


  • World Menopause Month: Why we need to address the workplace taboo

    Many women still feel isolated in their menopause experience. In a World Menopause Month piece, Kerri Mee, Clinical Lead at Onebright, outlines why workplace action plans must go beyond policy and actively support women’s health, wellbeing, and retention — ensuring menopause is no longer a workplace taboo.


  • How data centres drive European resilience

    Europe’s digital independence depends on its physical foundations. Fredrik Jansson, Chief Strategy and Marketing & Communications Officer at atNorth, explores how strategic investment in sustainable, well-located data centres can strengthen resilience, protect sovereignty, and power the continent’s next phase of AI-driven growth.


  • Leadership on trial: the new reality of independent workplace investigations

    Independent workplace investigations are now central to leadership accountability. Daniel Stander, an international employment lawyer in the London office of Vedder Price LLP, explains why UK employers must prepare for NDA reforms and ensure credible, well-scoped probes to safeguard reputation, culture, and compliance when allegations arise.