Monday 12th Oct 2026

Life of a Business Leader – E18 – The New Rules of Business Growth

The rules of business have changed — but have you changed with them? In this episode of The Life of a Business Leader, Royston Guest is joined by Chris Brindley for a deep conversation about modern business growth, leadership, scaling, AI, customer experience, strategy and the thinking behind Built to Grow Rewired. Ten years after the original Built to Grow, the business world looks completely different. The pace of business is faster, customer expectations are higher, employees expect more, technology is transforming entire industries, and global uncertainty has become part of everyday leadership. In this episode, Royston and Chris explore why the old rules of business growth are no longer enough and why business leaders need a more complete approach to building a high-performance organisation. One of the central ideas in the conversation is simple: if you want to build a business that grows faster and scales beyond you, you cannot remain the bottleneck. Before you can rewire your business, you may need to rewire yourself as a leader.