In this episode, Julia Latto of Scottish Enterprise and rural consultant Emily Grant talk openly about leadership and the lifelong value of the Rural Leadership Programme. They reflect on the many opportunities open to the Programme's Alumni to continue their leadership and business growth journey. And in this episode, there's a sneak preview of what's in store for 2026.

The Scottish Rural Leadership Programme takes business owners and senior leaders on a transformational journey to ignite their businesses, communities and Scotland as a whole.

The Scottish Rural Leadership Programme takes business owners and senior leaders on a transformational journey to ignite their businesses, communities and Scotland as a whole.

Hear what some of those leaders had to say about what drives them during this year's closing conference, when we focussed on storytelling for leadership. Soundfile produced by StrategyStory.

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