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9 Toxic Managers
Drawing from the classic framework of toxic managers, let us dissect each type, illustrate through HS2’s alleged shortcomings, examine their career-long impact on leaders and offer actionable strategies grounded in management studies, behavioural science, neuroscience and insights from Black academic research on navigating bias, intergenerational trauma and cultural dynamics.
Sonia Brown MBE
Jun 156 min read
Why Smart Founders Borrow More Than Money
If you asked one hundred aspiring entrepreneurs what they need most to succeed, the overwhelming majority would probably give the same answer. Money!
Access to finance has become the dominant conversation in entrepreneurship. We hear about venture capital, angel investors, grants, crowdfunding and investment readiness. Business television celebrates funding rounds, newspapers report million-pound valuations and social media often creates the impression that the next cheque i
Sonia Brown MBE
Jun 128 min read
The Leadership Menopause Blind Spot
For years, the conversation around menopause has centred on symptoms. We have debated hot flushes, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), sleep disruption and brain fog, all of which deserve attention. Yet by focusing almost exclusively on biology, we may have overlooked a much bigger question.
What if we have spent decades treating menopause as a women's health issue when it is also one of the greatest leadership, productivity and economic challenges hiding in plain sight?
Sonia Brown MBE
Jun 96 min read
The Health Gap Nobody Talks About
What if your body has been trying to communicate with you all along?
The real conversation about women's health is not just about illness. It is about awareness, education and empowerment.
For many women, health is not simply a medical issue. It is deeply connected to identity, culture, family expectations, work pressures and the roles we are expected to perform every day.
Sonia Brown MBE
Jun 411 min read
The Acorn Principle
Two Brothers, One Small Store, A Global Empire
Few people realise that one of the world's most successful retail brands began with a modest family grocery store in post-war Germany. Brothers Karl Albrecht and Theo Albrecht inherited a small shop from their mother at a time when Europe was rebuilding itself and consumers were highly conscious of every penny they spent.
There were no venture capital investors waiting in the wings.
Sonia Brown MBE
Jun 316 min read
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