Management Today's Leadership Lessons
Management Today's Leadership Lessons podcast is aimed at entertaining, educating and inspiring people to be better leaders.
The podcast delves into the world of leadership and management, bringing fresh insights, trends and advice to the ears of busy senior leaders.
We interview CEOs, founders, authors, executive coaches, business professors and other experts to discover the real secrets to effective leadership.
We also provide crucial insight into some of the biggest business stories of the day to help you stay ahead of the curve.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Cisco’s UK&I CEO: The digital skills gap is an ‘opportunity as well as a challenge’
UK businesses are failing to adapt the skillsets of their teams in response to the rapid advancements in the technology sector, contributing to a nationwide digital skills gap.
This is the view of Sar…
AI’s hidden costs, the lure of US investment, and the financial impact of women on boards
In this week’s episode, the team discusses whether British businesses are becoming too reliant on the US, the link between more women on boards and higher returns, and the elephant in the room during…
Kimberly-Clark’s UK&I MD: Consistently great businesses ‘have the knack of knowing when to transform’
Timing, as the saying goes, is everything – and for Kimberly-Clark UK&I MD Dan Howell this principle is central to the art of business transformation.
In Howell’s view, the companies that exceed the s…
M&A traps and consultancy accountability
In this week’s episode, MT’s editorial team discusses some common traps in M&A deals and whether consultancies should be held accountable for the actions of their clients.
This week a mega-deal was un…
Returning to Planet Organic feels like a “business fairytale”
The entrepreneurial journey is famously a bumpy one and Planet Organic founder Renée Elliott’s story is testament to that.
For her, seeing the vision for the business she founded interpreted (she pref…
The future of Tesla under Musk and predictions of an M&A upswing
In this week’s episode of The Debrief, MT’s editorial team discusses whether Elon Musk is jeopardising the Tesla brand and what’s in store for the M&A market in 2025.
It’s official: the richest man on…
Zurich Insurance’s chief customer officer on the importance of negative feedback
Negative feedback is a gift; it provides the “gems that make sure you improve what you're doing and take it to the next level”, says Zurich Insurance’s Conny Kalcher.
The chief customer officer of th…
Missing targets, CIO expectations and the resurrection of Andersen Consulting
On this week’s episode, MT’s editorial team discusses which Big Four firms are on course to miss UK female partner goals, what CIOs want from consultants in 2025, and how a once-powerful name in cons…
CGI’s UK president on the evolution of technology investments
Despite continuing to saturate the technology sector, AI investments remain a small percentage of overall IT spending, according to CGI's UK president Tara McGeehan, but gen AI adoption is helping bu…
AI's creative capabilities and consultants' take on what CEOs should be prioritising
In this week’s episode of The Debrief, MT’s editorial team discusses new research into large language models’ creative capabilities and what consultants believe CEOs should be focusing on this year.
T…
Cobra Beer’s journey from entrepreneur's dream to household name
Indian cuisine aficionados will be no stranger to Cobra Beer, but many may not be familiar with how the brand came to be - or the man behind it. Lord Karan Bilimoria created the brand in response to …
Organic growth stories and the value of heritage
In this week’s episode, MT’s editorial team discusses when a brand should make a break with its past identity and what two leading companies can teach us about organic business growth.
Jaguar has been…
Ikea’s ‘human-centric’ company culture
Ikea is known by customers for its iconic flat-pack furniture, maze-like stores, and delicious meatballs – but when Ingvar Kamprad founded the company in 1943 he also wanted to implement a strong com…
MT’s Top Consultancies, CBI conference, and can AI transform business models?
On this week’s episode, we discuss what we learned from the CBI conference, MT’s new list of its Top 100 Management Consultancies, and why we’re not seeing gen AI transform business models.
Last week,…
IBM UK’s CEO on the next era of computing
Just when you think you’ve got your head around AI, a new type of technology comes racing around the corner - quantum computing
According to IBM’s UK and Ireland CEO, Nicola Hodson, quantum computing …
Tariffs, supply chain fears and the ingredients in M&S’s turnaround
On this week’s episode of The Debrief, MT’s editorial team discusses CEOs’ supply chain fears, what a new Trump presidency means for global trade, and how M&S bounced back.
“There is arguably no chang…
airBaltic's CEO on leading a turnaround at Latvia’s flag carrier
In September, airBaltic outlined its hope to raise €300 million as it continues to prepare for a potential initial public offering that could take place as early as by the end of the year. The funds …
Budget reactions and minimising reputational damage after a cyberattack
On today’s episode, we hear some reactions to the autumn budget and discuss new research into the best way to mitigate reputational damage in the wake of a cyberattack.
Given the seismic political dev…
Finding your perfect M&A match
Finding a perfect match during an M&A is no easy feat and something that Duncan Clarke, co-founder of Flourish and Head of Europe at Canva, experienced first hand. Having been both the acquired and a…
The rise of disinformation and the chatbot invasion
On this week’s episode of The Debrief, MT’s editorial team discusses whether disinformation is the next critical frontier for business and asks if chatbots are a business critical tool.
‘Fake news’ is…