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Graham Ruddick

Graham Ruddick

Graham Ruddick is the editor-in-chief of Business Leader.

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How to unlock the power of purpose

Executive coach and author John Blakey provides his strategies to empower leaders to navigate challenges, inspire teams and amplify their impact

Graham Ruddick

Philips airfryer

The company that launched the air fryer

In this podcast episode, we speak to Versuni chief executive Veronique Pauwels about why it is capable of producing innovations like the air fryer and why playing chess makes you a strategic thinker

Graham Ruddick

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Donald Trump as president: What the US election means for UK business

Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the benefits of slow productivity, why being wrong is good for you and more

Graham Ruddick

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Marketing masterclass: How Serie A plans to reclaim global glory

The Italian football league, Serie A, is using marketing to grow its audience rather than simply relying on what happens on the pitch

Graham Ruddick

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Autumn budget: Now what?

Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the strategy that brought Adidas back from the brink and more in our Weekend newsletter

Graham Ruddick

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Your guide to the autumn Budget

The chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £40bn in tax rises in today's Budget. Here's how the government's plans will affect businesses

Graham Ruddick

Branded Bags of meals, shaker and pot from Huel brand on the kitchen table

How Huel cracked the US

In our latest podcast, we speak to Huel CEO James McMaster about the importance of culture, its marketing strategy and lessons from expanding to the US

Graham Ruddick

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What Ozempic and Wegovy can teach business leaders about unplanned success

Plus, the news you needed to know this week, stop ignoring your high performers and the art of 21st-century leadership in our Weekend newsletter

Graham Ruddick

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How to lead a not-for-profit organisation

In our latest podcast, we speak to not one but four chief executives about why they swapped big business for running housing associations and how to build effective teams

Graham Ruddick

Thomas Tuchel Announced As New England Manager

English football needs a CEO factory

The appointment of a German to the role of manager of the England men's team offers a lesson in why it's important to develop and train leaders of the future

Graham Ruddick

Mark Slack

How Mark Slack built a multi-billion business

In our latest podcast, we hear the story behind CMR Surgical, a robotics business valued at more than £2.3bn

Graham Ruddick

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How to build a business for the second time

In our new podcast episode, we speak to entrepreneur Alex Depledge about what is different when building a second business

Graham Ruddick

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James Daunt on how to run successful shops

In our latest podcast episode, we get a masterclass from James Daunt, the man who turned around Waterstones in the UK and Barnes & Noble in the US

Graham Ruddick

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How Monzo became a £4bn business

When TS Anil took over as boss of Monzo, the digital bank was criticised for not having a business model. Now it is worth £4bn

Graham Ruddick

Logos of Puma and Serie A are seen on the Serie A official match ball Puma

Can Serie A regain its position as the top football league in the world?

In this episode of the Business Leader podcast, we get a marketing masterclass from the man tasked with making the top Italian football league the best in the world

Graham Ruddick

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How do you start again after losing your business?

The Business Leader podcast looks at the story behind Sir Rocco Forte's billion-pound businesses

Graham Ruddick

Chris Oglesby

Bruntwood CEO: Don’t let weaknesses hide your superpower

Talking on the Business Leader podcast, Bruntwood CEO Chris Oglesby discusses his journey in scaling the company into a major force in northern England’s regeneration projects

Graham Ruddick

Joanna (Swash) Knight OBE, Group CEO of Moneypenny

Moneypenny CEO on why we need an American mindset to failure

Talking on the Business Leader podcast, Joanna Knight, CEO of Moneypenny, urges the UK to adopt a more American mindset towards failure, viewing it as a stepping stone to success

Graham Ruddick

Nike store is a fashion and sporting goods store

McDonald’s, Nike and Starbucks show the perils of losing sight of the customer

Some of the world's biggest consumer businesses are struggling for sales growth as customer habits shift and they fail to keep up 

Graham Ruddick

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Sage’s CEO on learning to lead as an introvert

Steve Hare admits he found the transition from finance boss to CEO hard, but says he has learned to be more aware of the impact he has on people around him

Graham Ruddick

Mark Beaumont poses with his Guinness World Records

The art of turning absurd ideas into achievable goals

Mark Beaumont is a record-breaking cyclist, adventurer, documentary maker and writer. Now he is using his expertise in endurance, team building and resilience to help start-ups grow

Graham Ruddick

Airbus A350

Is this the most important business in Europe?

Plus, Britain set to miss 2030 clean power targets, chancellor aiming to woo US investors and exited Carpetright founder strikes rescue deal

Graham Ruddick, Josh Dornbrack

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Biden steps down and Britain’s billion-pound businesses

Plus, Biden steps down, company financial distress on the rise and the IMF issues the chancellor a stern warning

Graham Ruddick, Josh Dornbrack

Grocery inflation drops and the Rubik’s Cube turns 50

Plus, B&M reports strong results, how to boost UK productivity and the 'uneven' distribution of AI's environmental impacts in today's Off To Lunch newsletter

Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard