The Business Bookmark: Leadership & Business Growth Tips for Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs & Leaders
Want to lead with confidence, scale your business, and drive impact—without reading dozens of leadership books?
The Business Bookmark is your shortcut to business and leadership mastery. Join hosts Howard Montagu and Harjit Chana as they break down powerful insights from the world’s top business and leadership books—then show you exactly how to apply them.
This isn’t just another summary podcast. We bring each book to life with real-world experiences, data-driven strategies, and actionable advice you can use immediately—whether you’re a CEO, startup founder, corporate manager, solopreneur, or aspiring leader.
🎯 Learn how to:
- Motivate and manage high-performing teams
- Make better strategic decisions
- Build a culture of accountability and innovation
- Lead in complex, fast-changing environments
Turn your commute, coffee break, or workout into a business masterclass.
Subscribe now and join thousands of business leaders growing with every episode.
The Business Bookmark: Leadership & Business Growth Tips for Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs & Leaders
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Build Trust, Inspire Teams & Shape Culture
In this powerful episode of The Business Bookmark, hosts Howard Montagu and Harjit Chana unpack Simon Sinek’s bestselling book Leaders Eat Last—a must-read for anyone in leadership, management, or aspiring to inspire.
Discover how the best leaders create psychological safety, foster a circle of trust, and build thriving cultures by putting people first. From the US Marine Corps to Google’s Project Aristotle, and crisis leadership in the Tylenol recall, this episode is packed with real-world case studies, biological insights, and practical strategies to lead with empathy and impact.
Whether you’re leading a team, growing a business, or navigating change, this episode will equip you with the tools to prioritize people over profits and achieve sustainable success.
🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- The true meaning of leadership and why safety and trust are core to performance
- How to build a resilient circle of safety within your organization
- Why the metrics trap and short-termism can destroy long-term success
- The biological impact of leadership – understanding dopamine, cortisol, and oxytocin
- How companies like Barry-Wehmiller and Tylenol embody values-led leadership
- The dark side of leadership through the lens of Goldman Sachs’ Abacus scandal
- Actionable ideas to create a people-first culture that thrives in the modern workplace
🕒 Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: What Makes Teams Succeed?
00:59 – Simon Sinek’s Core Message Explained
01:46 – Building the “Circle of Trust”
02:08 – The Buffalo Fable: Culture in Action
04:03 – What Happens When Workplaces Feel Unsafe
06:48 – Leadership and Human Biology
09:43 – The Rise of Cortisol-Driven Cultures
10:35 – Goldman Sachs and the Ethics of Profit
13:26 – Building Sustainable Leadership with Trust
19:02 – Why Autonomy & Empowerment Matter
22:11 – Peer Recognition: A Simple, Powerful Tool
22:29 – Barry-Wehmiller’s Cultural Turnaround
24:19 – The Metrics Trap: When Numbers Mislead
24:33 – Jack Welch and the Cost of Shareholder Primacy
32:00 – Tylenol Crisis: Values in Action
33:49 – Crisis Leadership Done Right
34:11 – Why Trust Is the Ultimate Leadership Tool
38:50 – Strengths & Gaps in Leaders Eat Last
41:35 – Final Reflections & Practical Takeaways
