The conversational leadership style of Stuart Machin: takeaways for startup founders.
Stuart Machin is the CEO of Marks and Spencer. At sixteen, he was in his first retail job, a Saturday shift at Sainsbury’s... Read More
What’s are the traits that make you a great startup leader?
From the initial conflict in 2014 to the full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shown himself to be a charismatic... Read More
Founders: some thoughts for making your first hire
The rain in Burnley doesn’t just fall, it holds a grudge. It was lashing horizontally against the Victorian brickwork of the Weaver’s Triangle... Read More
Takeaways from Andy Burnham’s cabinet selection for building your startup team
Andy Burnham was born in 1970 in Liverpool and raised in a working-class Catholic family in Lancashire. His father was a telephone engineer... Read More
‘The Boys in the Boat’ provides a blueprint for building exceptional startup teams.
Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat tells the remarkable story of the University of Washington’s eight-oar rowing team, an improbable group... Read More
A Founder’s Guide to Stepping Down by Sir Keir Starmer (Caretaker Prime Minister, Former Toolmaker’s Son, Former Director of Public Prosecutions).
A parody journal of reflections from Sir Keir Starmer, as if, in a parallel life, he had been ousted as CEO from his... Read More
Could Andy Burnham be a successful startup leader?
In September 1997, the British economy was bigger than China and India’s combined. There was a sense of confidence about the country. New... Read More
Founders: how to reframe your hiring strategy with the advent of Agentic AI
The era of the ‘hyper-growth headcount’ scaling startup, is over. For the past decade, a startup’s success was signaled by the speed at... Read More
Lessons from England in the Six Nations: when team performance dips, how do you reset?
The fourth round of matches in the Six Nations starts Friday with ireland v Wales. There’s lots happening as always in this special... Read More
Six Nations: takeaways from rugby union for building your startup team
The Six Nations starts tonight with Ireland facing France. Rugby Union is the game they play in heaven, yet a painstaking study of... Read More