Dive into the intricate world of leadership versus management in this enlightening video, where Simon and I explore what sets apart a true executive leader within the dynamic environment of corporations like MasterCard. Uncover the essence of effective executive leadership, emphasizing foresight, personal growth, and the importance of softer skills. Discover how MasterCard nurtures future leaders, stressing self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and the significance of continuous learning. From role models to resilience, cultural alignment to authentic leadership styles, this video presents a comprehensive view on inspiring and developing teams for personal and professional growth. For those looking to become World-Class Executives, this video is full of useful perspectives and advice.

What are the personal and professional characteristics of world-class executives? Through the lens of his own career with HP, Richard shares his powerful ideas on the habits, skills and behaviours of great leaders in the corporate environment. He shares his views on why humility, authenticity and vulnerability are important, plus the key soft skill of emotional intelligence. From a professional perspective, Richard shares his wisdom on managing the business, achieving the numbers and building systems and processes that support the business goals. Richard's ideas around the importance of being able to handle difficult conversations are particularly insightful when it comes to corporate leadership.

To kick off episode one of season two, we sat down with industry expert Nel Woolcott on what is takes to be a world class executive. From mastering leadership skills to cultivating a strategic mindset, each conversation offers invaluable advice and actionable takeaways for aspiring executives.

Customer Relationship Management, or CRM, is a tool for every business. Maybe you log your prospects and clients in Excel, but a good CRM can make a massive difference. Your conversion rate will improve, because you know where you are with every prospect at every step of the sales process. Your customer satisfaction will improve, because you can manage customer accounts with great precision. Mandy explains every step of the process and shows you how you can implement and get the most out of modern CRM systems.

If you're a tradesman on the tools, maybe going through an apprenticeship, owning your own company might feel like a million miles away. But there is a route to self-employment, setting up your own company and growing it into a successful operation. Mark explains his journey from young engineer to business owner, via management roles that taught him key skills he needed to create and run EML Electrical in Peterborough.

After 14 years in business, Sean shares his extraordinary story, encompassing lessons from both business growth, decline and recovery. Sean highlights his own struggles with mental health and experiences with suicide of people close to him. His description of an 'anxiety-led breakdown' is a rare insight into how important mental health is. Sean talks passionately about the 'Rucksack of Bollocks' and how we weigh ourselves down through life with so many pressures, often from external sources. Perhaps his strongest message is that we mature into the people we actually are, rather than who others want us to be. Perhaps we should be doing that sooner, he contends. This is a great conversation with many lessons for life and business.

Troy explains how EMS works by stimulating your muscles with electrical impulses, causing them to contract and engage more intensively than during traditional workouts. Using this technique you can train harder, burn fat and improve wellbeing in sessions that take less time than a traditional workout.

Do you dream of building an additional revenue stream by investing in property? Natasha explains how she started in property, what she had to learn and how she has used the Buy-Refurbish-Refinance model to build her wealth. She highlights the power of mentors who have helped her along the journey, as well as the vital importance of building great relationships to grow a business. Natasha explains each of the property investment model and how to build a portfolio using the different techniques. Great advice for anyone looking to create wealth through property!

A strong financial mindset will stand you in good stead when you're starting and running a small business. Getting the set up right, choosing the right accounting packages and making provision for taxes is vital to early success. Matt also gives some great advice on how to grow at the right pace, keeping everything under control. As you grow, Matt highlights the importance of making investment and recruitment decisions based on a detailed understanding of your numbers. Get accountancy and business advice at www.moorethompson.co.uk

The journey to business ownership is a complex one; a range of experiences (good and bad), obstacles to overcome, opportunities to make the most of. Lorena describes her early life in the rag trade in the 70s, her experiences as a child actor on a famous BBC children's programme, and her path to business ownership. She describes taking over Swaffer in Peterborough and how she employed marketing genius and 'calculated chaos' to breathe new life into the business.