Leadership

Entrepreneurship Events 

CAN BUSINESS REALLY WORK AS A FESTIVAL? IDEAS FEST IS CHALLENGING THE CORPORATE CONFERENCE

September 23, 2026 NewsDesk AI, Artificial Intelligence, business community, Business Conferences, Business Events, Business Festivals, business growth, business innovation, business leaders, business networking, Champions (UK) plc, Collaboration, Entrepreneurial Community, ENTREPRENEURS, entrepreneurship, Face-to-Face Networking, Ideas Fest, Ideas Forum, Innovation, Leadership, London Business Journal, Matthew Hayes, Networking, UK business, UK entrepreneurs

Champions (UK) plc Managing Director Matthew Hayes admits he initially thought the Ideas Fest concept was “bonkers” but says the experience revealed the strength of today’s entrepreneurial community.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Human Resources Technology 

ONLY 47% OF TECH TEAMS HIT HIGH-PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK AS AI RAISES THE EXECUTION STAKES

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 NewsDesk AI, Amplified Group, Artificial Intelligence, business leadership, Business Performance, Employee Performance, future of work, GTM Team Index, High-Performing Teams, Jason Tooley, Leadership, London Business Journal, Management, Organisational Performance, skills shortages, Team Effectiveness, Team Performance, Team Speed Check, Tech Industry, Technology Leadership, Technology Teams, TechUK, Vicky Reddington, workplace productivity, workplace technology

Amplified Group’s new GTM Team Index suggests only 47% of assessed technology teams meet or exceed its high-performance execution benchmark, drawing on more than 128,000 data points.

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Leadership Management News 

THE INTERIM CEO BOOM: WHY BRITISH BUSINESSES ARE INCREASINGLY ‘TRYING BEFORE THEY BUY’

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 NewsDesk business leadership, business transformation, careers, CEOs, change management, Chief Executives, Corporate Leadership, Drew Povey, Drew Povey Consultancy, employment, Executive Careers, executive recruitment, flexible working, future of work, Interim CEO, interim executives, Interim Leadership, Leadership, leadership strategy, London Business Journal, Management, recruitment, Talent Management, UK business, Workplace Trends

BRITAIN’S INTERIM LEADERSHIP BOOM: WHY SHORT-TERM BOSSES ARE BECOMING A LONG-TERM STRATEGY Demand for interim leaders in the UK has

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Entrepreneurship Health Leadership 

THE LEADERSHIP BURNOUT TRAP: WHY WORKING THROUGH SUMMER CAN BACKFIRE

September 3, 2026 NewsDesk Annual Leave, burnout, business leaders, Business Management, Business Performance, CEOs, Drew Povey, Drew Povey Consultancy, employee wellbeing, ENTREPRENEURS, Executive Burnout, executive leadership, Holidays, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Performance, Management, management strategy, Productivity, Senior Executives, UK business, work-life balance, workplace culture, workplace wellbeing

WHY LEADERS WHO REFUSE TO TAKE A BREAK COULD BE HURTING THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE Leaders who regard holidays as lost

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health News Technology 

OUTSOURCING THE BRAIN? AI EXPERT WARNS BUSINESSES AGAINST AUTOMATING HUMAN JUDGEMENT

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 NewsDesk AI, AI adoption, AI Over-Reliance, AI Speakers Agency, AI strategy, Amy Brann, Artificial Intelligence, business leadership, business technology, Cognitive Atrophy, Critical Thinking, decision making, digital transformation, employee productivity, Future of Business, future of work, generative AI, Human AI Collaboration, Human Intelligence, Human Judgement, Leadership, Neuroscience, Workforce Skills, workplace AI, workplace technology

AI COULD BE MAKING US THINK LESS: EXPERT WARNS OF ‘COGNITIVE ATROPHY’ Businesses rushing to embrace artificial intelligence risk weakening

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Appointments Finance 

ECAPITAL UK NAMES JOHN NELSON MANAGING DIRECTOR AMID SME FUNDING EXPANSION

August 7, 2026 NewsDesk Alternative Finance, Asset-Based Lending, Business Funding, Business Lending, Commercial Finance, corporate finance, David Tilling, eCapital UK, Executive Appointment, Executive Chair, Finance Industry, Financial Services, Growth Strategy, Investec, invoice finance, John Nelson, Leadership, Lloyds Banking Group, Managing Director, Receivables Finance, Royal Bank of Scotland, SME finance, UK business, UK SMEs, Working Capital

ECAPITAL UK APPOINTS JOHN NELSON AS MANAGING DIRECTOR TO DRIVE NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH Invoice finance and asset-based lending specialist

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Entrepreneurship Events Women in Business 

WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS CALL FOR STRONGER NETWORKS AS GROWTH CHALLENGES PERSIST

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 NewsDesk business growth, business growth for women, business leadership, Camelot Group, Debbie Codron Merdjan, Elisabeth Lewis-Jones, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship support, Female Business Leaders, female entrepreneurs, female founder funding, female founders, Funding, Jean Chawapiwa, Leadership, Liquid, London Business Journal, Molly Aldridge, Peer Advisory, peer advisory groups, The JJ Club Group, UK venture capital women founders, venture capital, women business owners UK, Women Entrepreneurs, women in business UK, women leadership networks, Women Presidents Organisation, Women Presidents Organisation UK, women-led businesses, Women-Owned Businesses, WPO, WPO London chapter

MORE THAN HALF OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS STRUGGLE TO SCALE WITHOUT PERSONAL DEPENDENCE, WPO REPORT FINDS More than half of

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Leadership Personal Development 

FIVE HOLIDAY MYTHS EVERY BUSINESS LEADER SHOULD IGNORE THIS SUMMER

July 23, 2026 NewsDesk burnout, Business Culture, business leadership, business resilience, business strategy, Drew Povey, Entrepreneur, entrepreneur wellbeing, executive coaching, executive performance, executive wellbeing, High Performance, high-performance leadership, Leadership, leadership advice, leadership burnout, leadership development, Leadership Performance, Leadership Recovery, Leadership Skills, leadership strategy, London Business Journal, Management, management skills, Productivity, Summer Holidays, work-life balance

STOP FEELING GUILTY ABOUT TAKING A HOLIDAY, LEADERS TOLD Business leaders should stop viewing holidays as a sign of reduced

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Entrepreneurship Leadership 

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, NOT HARMONY, IS WHAT DRIVES HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS

January 20, 2026 NewsDesk business leadership, change management, employee engagement, high performing teams, Leadership, leadership development, leadership mistakes, management skills, management strategy, organisational culture, psychological safety, Team Building, team dynamics, workplace culture, workplace performance

In boardrooms and executive suites, leaders often say they want strong teams. In practice, many still confuse harmony with performance

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Charity Female News Women in Business 

WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION AT A THREE YEAR HIGH FOR YOUNG WOMEN

November 26, 2024November 27, 2024 NewsDesk Chief Executive at Young Women's Trust, Claire Reindorp, Employment Rights Bill, executive, Government, Leadership, Make Work Pay, pay discrimination, Sexual harassment, Workplace, Young Women's Trust

The number of young women being discriminated against at work is on the rise in London according to new research

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