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Richard Cole is a former McKinsey consultant who left consulting to write about how British companies are actually run. With an MBA from London Business School and 20 years advising FTSE boards, he now produces practical leadership guides. His work has appeared in Harvard Business Review and Management Today. Based in Bristol, he focuses on decision-making frameworks, culture and the realities of executive life.

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UK Scaleups Growth Challenges
Companies

UK Scaleups Growth Challenges

UK scaleups represent the backbone of our national economy, driving local employment and technological advancement across various sectors. Moving from an agile startup...

Corporate Governance UK Principles
Leadership

Corporate Governance UK Principles

Corporate governance UK frameworks dictate how boards balance ambition with oversight, making sure leadership teams steer organisations responsibly and transparently. Good administration protects...

Hybrid Work Culture UK
Leadership

Hybrid Work in the UK: Where Managers Get It Wrong

Hybrid work culture sits at the messy intersection of operational control and employee autonomy, forcing modern managers to rethink how organisations actually function...

CEO Wellbeing and Performance
Leadership

Why CEO Wellbeing Is a Board-Level Performance Issue

CEO wellbeing sets the foundational operational tempo for an entire enterprise, dictating how boards manage risk, capital allocation, and market disruption. When executives...

UK Supply Chain Resilience
Companies

Supply Chain Resilience: A Practical Guide for UK Firms

UK supply chain disruptions rarely announce themselves with polite advance warnings, often arriving instead as a sudden port bottleneck or a component shortage...

Professional working on a laptop in a home office
Leadership

Remote Work in the UK: Productivity and Business Costs

Remote and hybrid working have moved from an emergency response to an established part of British working life. For employers, the central question...

Leadership Succession UK Best Practice
Leadership

Leadership Succession UK: Building a Strong Pipeline

Leadership succession UK planning works best when boards treat it as an ongoing governance responsibility rather than an emergency recruitment exercise. The goal...

Startup founders presenting a funding plan during a team meeting
Companies

UK Startup Funding: From Seed to Series A

UK startup funding decisions shape runway, dilution, governance and the pace at which a young company can grow. Founders should choose capital according...

Luxury Retail Trends After 2024
Lifestyle

Luxury Retail Trends After 2024

Luxury retail trends after 2024 are shifting focus towards high-touch experiential shopping and the integration of secondary market dynamics. As the global landscape...