Innovation

Management Today keeps track of the trends and technologies set to change the world of business.

Jeremy Hunt Autumn Budget 2023

MT Asks: What do CEOs make of the 2023 Autumn Budget?

Tax cuts, discounted rates and AI support were just a few of the policies laid...

Evan Goldberg NetSuite

NetSuite founder: “I wouldn't recommend shutting a business to my worst enemy”

The enigmatic co-founder speaks to MT about his vision for NetSuite, the scepticism around AI...

product market

The best path to finding product-market fit

It requires non-stop iteration, thinking broadly, and using data to the fullest.

AI voting

AI can propel businesses to the top of their game - but only ...

Unstructured data is all around; and business and political leaders overlook it at their peril....

35 women under 35 podcast

“There’s no longer an authoritarian approach to leadership”: Lessons from the leaders of ...

What can the leaders of the future teach us about the leadership of today?

MT's 35 Women Under 35

The future of business, according to MT's 35 Women Under 35

MT’s 35 Women Under 35 on how AI will disrupt business, why empathy still matters...

Innovation

We need more innovation – but where do businesses start?

Businesses should expand their horizons. "True innovation is to see what could be, not just...

Durreen Shahnaz

From Bangladesh to Wall Street: The all-inclusive leader

Durreen Shahnaz, chief executive of Impact Investment Exchange, opens up about her time on Wall...

Framery

Framery CEO: “We need to move away from glorifying all-nighters”

Samu Hällfors, chief executive of Finnish tech company Framery, outlines his key tips to boost...

Growth

Five ways we should be thinking differently about growth

Micro inventions and marginal behaviours are not typically associated with ‘breakthrough growth’, but they are...

branding

Better to be cool than 'kool'

When choosing a name for a new brand, try to avoid unconventional spellings of real...

exit plan

Should entrepreneurs create exit plans?

While your business might only be on its first legs, having a plan for when...

Metaverse

It might have stumbled – but don’t write off the metaverse yet

Virtual worlds are expected to generate trillions in the next seven years, but the technology...

Women founders

Why we need more women investors to back women founders

Access to adequate funding is still a major barrier to the success of businesses founded...

tik tok

“A British Tik Tok? We need more young people in tech”

In a world where, “every business is a tech business”, solving the digital skills crisis...

Sowvital

The story behind the plantcare brand loved by Gwyneth Paltrow

Jack Lewis, founder and CEO of Sowvital, talks to MT about how his love of...

bank loans

Now’s the time to consider alternatives to bank lending

Successful leaders need to find innovative ways to finance their businesses

ChatGPT

What do CEOs make of ChatGPT?

MT Asks: What is the current temperature around the rise of ChatGPT?

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is reaching a critical mass and the global economy will never be ...

It's no longer looked upon with disdain to be an entrepreneur; it has become a...

Asia expansion

How to break into Asia

Sustainability is a booming industry in Singapore. Here’s how one UK firm carved out their...

Sustainable innovation

How business leaders can deliver sustainability action through innovation in 2023

Sreeram Visvanathan, CEO of IBM UKI, highlights the urgency of turning sustainable aspirations into actions....

Sean Lyons

The secret habits of an innovation agency

Sean Lyons, the CEO of digital innovation agency R/GA, on why he uses Dunbar’s number...

Where do CEOs see growth opportunities in 2023

MT Asks - Where do CEOs see growth opportunities in 2023?

As the UK braces itself for an economic recession, where are the growth opportunities for...

Why ideas don’t really matter

Slack co-founder: "Business success is about execution, timing and luck - not the ...

When conceiving a business, focus less on the quality of the idea and more on...

In Conversation Wtih... Nick Grey, founder and CEO of Gtech

Gtech boss: “We're 20 years old, but I feel like I'm just learning ...

In Conversation With... Nick Grey, founder and CEO of Gtech, on sponsoring Brentford F.C, working...

Ynon Kreiz pictured with Mattel toys

How CEO Ynon Kreiz modernised Mattel and returned Barbie to its former glory ...

Ynon Kreiz was “very aware of the challenges” at Mattel when he became its fourth...

Latvian unicorn

Inside Latvia's first unicorn

Print-on-demand group Printful have become the first Latvian start-up to gain unicorn status. MT speaks...

Meet the chief behind Avon's resurgence

Angela Cretu had the handover from hell, but she still "didn't feel the urge to...

Jacob Morgan

10 skills leaders need to navigate the new normal

What skills do leaders need to navigate the new normal? Jacob Morgan, the author of...

DE&I Awards

MT DE&I Leadership Awards 2022: entry deadline extended

The final deadline for entering MT’s inaugural DE&I Leadership Awards 2022 has been extended.

Image credit: Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

Side hustle discovered – now what happens?

Your suspicions have come true – your team aren’t just working for you, but are...

2022 growth opportunities

Where are the opportunities for growth in 2022?

MT Asks: The Metaverse, good customer service and regional investment could all be fertile areas...

Planet over profit

Businesses need to step up - they can't survive in societies that fail ...

Leaders must participate in a necessary, fundamental reimagining of business in order to future-proof their...

Where robots do the picking

Why a robotics CEO says business should still be about people

Brian Palmer, boss of robotics company Tharsus, sees a future where robots don’t steal people’s...

Business recovery tips from bees

Five growth lessons from bees

While every businessman may not be a beekeeper, the lessons that can be learnt from...

Karen Blackett

Leadership clinic: How can I persuade my boss to invest?

Karen Blackett OBE, UK country manager of WPP, Group M UK CEO and a former...

Pixaby

These are the businesses tipped to become the next unicorns

Here are the next generation of companies well on their way to hitting a $1bn...

Kevin Chesters and Mick Mahoney

Creativity is your best untapped resource

Creative thinking is hard, but without it, no progress is made. Here are three ways...

Getty Images

Can the UK deliver more unicorns?

Contrary to popular belief, the UK punches well above its weight as an incubator for...

Gillette

How P&G spawned a raft of UK leaders

In the 1990s, P&G became an unlikely breeding ground for future leaders, to rival the...

MT's DE&I Leadership Awards

Management Today’s new DE&I Leadership Awards are now open for entry

MT's awards scheme will recognise companies and individuals who are leading the way in the...

Greg Jackson

How Greg Jackson built an energy start-up now worth more than Centrica

Octopus Energy founder and CEO Greg Jackson's start-up is now valued at £3.36bn - more...

Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies: the most important invention since the internet?

There are plenty of hyperbolic claims about Bitcoin et al. But just what exactly are...

Ruth Porat

Will Google regret its tougher approach to moonshots?

While investors welcome CFO Ruth Porat’s tougher approach to radical ideas, will it ultimately curtail...

Copying

The tyranny of best practice

Why businesses should be wary of trying to copy more successful competitors.

3 moonshot innovations that might just work

From hybrid species to vacuum tube transportation, here are 3 outlandish ideas that could be...

Pollution

The business challenge of the century?

The pandemic showed businesses could innovate in the face of catastrophe. Now we need to...

How to make imagination a competitive advantage

Blue sky creativity isn't just the realm of lone geniuses and small children. It can...

What it takes to make multichannel work

The high street doesn't have to die, but it is full of zombies.

How to get ahead in the fourth industrial revolution

Avoid your goals falling into 'pilot purgatory'.

How simplification built organisational resilience at L’Oréal

"It was clear to me that we’d overcomplicated our work," says the cosmetics giants health...

What Wickes learned over lockdown

Quickfire Q&A: Digital levels the playing field, and customers have a mission, not a shopping...

"Making a positive impact brings greater returns than the stock market"

Tickr founder Tom McGillycuddy says targeting ethical and sustainable investments generated growth.