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Josh Dornbrack

Josh Dornbrack

Josh Dornbrack is the editor of businessleader.co.uk.

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Lessons from a former Disney exec on using creativity to unlock innovation

Duncan Wardle, former Disney innovation chief, believes that companies need to ask 'what if?' to unlock innovation

Josh Dornbrack

Rebecca Robins

How to get different generations working together, better

Well-intentioned multigenerational workforce strategies can sometimes backfire, creating division rather than collaboration. Here's how to spot them and remedy the problems

Josh Dornbrack

Amy Walters Cohen

The five paradoxes that could unlock your leadership potential

As leadership evolves, Amy Walters Cohen has examined how a handful of challenges can change how you approach running a business

Josh Dornbrack

From founder to successor: How to know when it’s time for a new leader

When your business hits a plateau, it’s natural to blame external factors, but sometimes the biggest barrier to growth is you

Josh Dornbrack

Scale-Up Awards 2024

Meet the winners of the 2024 Scale-Up Awards

From entrepreneur of the year to scale-up disruptor, our awards celebrate businesses that have navigated tough conditions and come out on top

Josh Dornbrack

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John Cleese’s guide to creativity and how it can transform your business

Comic genius John Cleese has some straight-talking advice on how to unlock your creativity and boost your business

Josh Dornbrack

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Must Have Ideas: The online retailer dominating social media and consumer trends

Gut feeling and a keen eye for customers has helped Must Have Ideas go from homebased start-up to an online success story

Josh Dornbrack

Business Leader South West Awards 2024 winners

Business Leader South West Awards 2024 winners revealed

Business Leader has revealed the winners of this year’s Business Leader South West Awards at an event at Aerospace in Bristol

Josh Dornbrack

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Shattering glass ceilings: The life and legacy of Dame Stephanie Shirley 

From escaping the Holocaust as a child refugee to founding a groundbreaking tech company, Dame Stephanie Shirley's life is a testament to resilience, innovation and philanthropy

Josh Dornbrack

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British retail sales rise and recession fears die down

Plus, Revolut wooed by UK gov, Starbucks' new CEO's eye watering compensation package revealed and how to take your team on a workcation

Josh Dornbrack

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Crittall Windows: The evolution of an iconic brand

Managing director of renowned window brand Crittall Windows talks about running a company with a 200-year legacy and how to transform working culture and practices

Josh Dornbrack

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Wage growth slows as the jobs market “cools” and the impact of day one unfair dismissal rights

Plus, why AI-labelled products can scare away customers, the Yorkshire tech revolution and an advertising ban business leaders need to take note of

Josh Dornbrack

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Should tourists pay more?

Plus, use of cash hits four-year high, ice cream prices rise by 30 per cent and lessons from the global IT outage

Josh Dornbrack, Sarah Vizard

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

Softbank Group CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during the annual general shareholders' meeting in Tokyo

Graphcore sold and Biden rattled

Plus, Rachel Reeves to form new council of economic advisers, UK business distress fastest rising in Europe and Rio Tinto is wargaming a massive takeover

Josh Dornbrack

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UK economy grows faster than expected

Plus, FCA overhauls listings regime, UK overtakes India as the world’s third-largest venture capital market and British tycoon closing in on a deal for The Body Shop

Josh Dornbrack

London rain

Retailers count the cost of a wet summer

Plus, Wimbledon choosing to leave $100m on the table, Asda scraps its four-day work week and Thames Water needs fresh funds

Josh Dornbrack

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Labour’s ‘difficult’ economic decisions

Plus, low exec pay risks a US talent drain, Carlsberg acquires Britvic and is this the end of levelling up?

Josh Dornbrack

Labour Leader Keir Starmer celebrates winning the 2024 General Election

Business welcomes Labour government but pushes for real change

Plus, inflationary pressures ease further, UK steel warns over the high price of electricity and Amazon turns 30

Josh Dornbrack, Sarah Vizard

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Is fear an effective driver of performance?

Plus, new car sales hit five-year high, private equity M&A growth, and a new Barbie exhibition launches

Dougal Shaw, Josh Dornbrack

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Why complacency is almost always a prelude to failure

Plus, steakhouse Hawksmoor is up for sale, election investment boost pending and record cash injection into equity funds

Josh Dornbrack, Sarah Vizard

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Big Zuu’s big vision: Innovating music, TV and the water industry

The rapper and TV presenter is a larger than life character who has turned a tough start into a mould-breaking success story

Josh Dornbrack

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The woman behind a ticketing juggernaut

Plus, the next government to benefit from easing of the cost-of-living crisis, Tata Port Talbot steel plant strikes called off and Revolut reports record profits

Dougal Shaw, Josh Dornbrack