# "I don't like being switched off" - Stuart Machin, CEO of M&S, on work-life balance

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Podcast: [Business Leader](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-leader-5718807)
Published: 2026-03-26T14:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/business-leader-podcast/episodes/stuart-machin
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## Resource

Stuart Machin, CEO of Marks and Spencer, talks to Sir Richard Harpin at the Business Leader Summit about leadership and encouraging "positive dissatisfaction". He also says he doesn't like to use the c word - cyber - as that was one of the hardest things he and the company have ever gone through. He gives a run through of his typical morning as a CEO, how he walks the floors of stores and the secret of protecting the magic of M&S whilst modernising the rest. Business Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized UK companies, designed to help them grow with purpose through strategic support, peer-to-peer learning, expert coaching, and high-impact events. Join the Business Leader community here and sign up for our newsletter here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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