Leadership

Articles and advice on how to improve your leadership skills and qualities as a small business owner. This section covers topics such as team motivation, planning, analysis, leadership tools and providing an overarching vision for your business.

Top 10 motivational speakers for small businesses

R Michael Anderson – leadership skills that drive performance and behaviour

Business management

What you need to become the go-to person in your field

If you want to become the go-to person in your industry, author and speaker Warren Cass explains what you need to do.

Business management

The power of charismatic leadership in a small business

What constitutes 'charisma' in a business leader and why is it important? Here, we talk to small company figureheads about what the concept means to them.

Marketing

How to create a social media strategy as a business leader

Here, Alex Packham of ContentCal explains how you should plan your social media strategy as a business leader.

Business management

Three things small businesses can learn from England managers

In this piece, Chris Barnard examines three England managers of past and present and offers tips on what your business can learn from their approaches.

Business management

Are you an introvert? Here’s why you could make a great business leader

Being an introvert doesn't mean you can't be the boss. Geoff Lawrence of Vistage explains why it might be time to reassess commonly-held characteristics of great leadership.

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Most business leaders say AI is critical for the survival of their firms

A global survey of business leaders has revealed that rather than hindering them, AI will be key to the survival of their companies over the next five years.

Business management

Leadership training and how it worked for owner-managers

Steve Kempster draws on the experiences and lessons learnt from an owner-manager leadership training programme.

Business management

What kind of leader are you?

Everyone has different approaches and ways of leading, but what type of leaders are there? We've put together a breakdown of the different leaders and a guide to which one you are.

Business management

How to become a more inspiring leader

We spoke to some of the UK's top business leaders to find out what they believe to be some of the top traits to become and inspirational leader.

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UK workplaces at risk of contagious leadership

Three quarters of UK professionals emulate the leadership behaviours they see in their colleagues.

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Purpose not profit is business leaders’ key to success

Three quarters of respondents say that embracing and integrating corporate purpose in their organisation is key to succeeding in the uncertain global economy.