When it comes to business, my view is that


you are a conductor. You choose the music and where you are going to play. Your job then is to keep things in tune


He was single-minded and technically excellent. Those are qualities I admire.


As a life-long Manchester City supporter I find the way Pep Guardiola runs his football team fascinating. It’s not just the tactics and technical know-how, but how he trusts his team to get the job done.


Sir Howard Bernstein, who did so much to drive the regeneration of Manchester as chief executive of the city council, was also someone I admired. He created a culture which saw everyone pushing in the same direction.


He was prepared to say, ‘I work with any government policy – my job is to make this a better place’.


Dave Fishwick, Burnley businessman behind ‘The Bank of Dave’


Leadership is important, someone has to be there at the front. But you really need a good team behind you. Surround yourself with good people and look after them and things will happen.


It is about stepping forward and taking responsibility and leading from the front while always having in your mind that the most important thing is that team. Good communication is everything.


Alun Francis, principal and chief executive of Blackpool and the Fylde College and government advisor on social mobility


As a leader you have


to be really clear about purpose. What is your mission, where are you trying to go?


It is your job to create the environment where all these talented people you employ and work with can shine, an environment where they can use their talents to create that vision.


It is giving them that focus, trusting them and making sure they have what they need to succeed. Then you need to create an environment where others are able to step up.


Leaders also need to be able to step in sometimes if there are problems, to make sure they get fixed quickly.


You have to have ‘big picture’ skills. You need to have a sense of what we are all collectively trying to do.


Then you need the ability to create the structure where other people can shine. If other people are shining your job is probably done.


As a child one of my cricket heroes was the England opening batter Geoffrey Boycott.


Jenny Rutter, chair of the Creative Lancashire board


Leadership is about passion, authenticity and collaboration. You have to be able to inspire people and genuinely care about the work you are doing and model that through your own actions and values every day.


Equally you have to be able to work with people, bring in their perspectives, ideas and approaches – no man is an island and all that.


I’ve been blessed in my career to work with a long list of fantastic women, who lead cultural organisations. Humility, resilience and bravery are good qualities


for leaders. You’ve got to be able to imagine the seemingly impossible and push on.


It’s important to have the humility to acknowledge mistakes and missteps along the way, learn from them, adapt and ultimately do better.


And I think be generous with your time, support others on their career paths where you can, and give credit where its due.


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Professor Andrew Schofield, chair of the North West Regional Defence and Security Cluster


The key qualities of a good leader include being able


to inspire others by creating a vision and establishing a strategic direction.


Good leaders have integrity, show resilience and can engage effectively across a wide range of stakeholders.


I would say that Sir Richard Branson is a great example of a leader. His style is very informal and down-to-earth and he works alongside his employees rather than positioning himself above them.


He is a visionary, creative and, perhaps most


importantly, can influence others to follow and support him.


I have my roots in Lancashire and I am passionate about the sector. I have been fortunate to gain some valuable experiences and build some great relationships and networks.


I feel that there is a great opportunity to help pass on some of these to help the region become recognised as the leader in defence and security in the UK.


Colin Mustoe, founder of The Senator Group, owner of Mitton Fold Hotel and chairman of the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show


When it comes to running a business, my view is that you are a conductor. If you conduct an orchestra, you choose the music to play and where you are going to play.


Your job then is to keep things in tune. That’s the way to run a business, keep it in tune. We run Senator as a small business in terms of its ethics and attitude but with big company resources.


James Cole, founder of Chorley headquartered travel business Panache Cruises


When we launched, our mission statement was


simple: ‘Colleagues, customers, cruise lines – nothing is too much trouble’. Get that right and everything else should take care of itself.


We’re looking after people for the long term. Our team is our greatest asset. It’s about doing everything possible to make sure our colleagues are fulfilled.


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