Mike Soutar: Next Gen CEO

Tue Jun 02 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+01:00

Blackwell's Bookshop | Edinburgh

Blackwell's Edinburgh South Bridge
Publisher/HostBlackwell's Edinburgh South Bridge
Mike Soutar:  Next Gen CEO
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Join Mike Soutar as he talks about his latest book, Next Gen CEO
About this Event

Everything you know about leadership is about to expire.

The rulebook most leaders rely on was written for a slower world that no longer exists.

Join Mike Soutar on Tuesday 2nd June at 7pm as he chats about his rigorous, practical manual for leading through a period of change unlike anything experienced in recent working memory, .

This is not a book about management theory. It is about the raw mechanics of leadership - the principles that remain when the noise of the modern world is stripped away.

In 60 sharp, micro-learning chapters, Mike Soutar distils decades of experience as a founder, CEO, and the formidable interviewer from BBC’s The Apprentice.

These are the benchmarks Mike used to judge Britain’s most ambitious entrepreneurs and the hard-won truths he used to scale his own multi-million-pound businesses.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
• Lose more arguments - and become stronger for it.
• Stop being everyone else’s problem solver.
• Design teams that don’t need you in every room.
• Stay on fire - without burning out.

No jargon. No waffle. Just battle-tested frameworks for a world where AI, distributed work, and economic upheaval are reshaping the workplace in real time.

Leadership is a behaviour, not a job title. The future will reward those who learn faster than the world is changing.

Are you ready to be a leader others choose to follow?

Book your tickets today!

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Event starts at 7pm, please arrive early to secure a good seat.

Tickets are £3 and there is a Ticket & Book option which includes a signed copy of Next Gen CEO by Mike Soutar.

The bookshop has level access, events are seated and speakers use microphones. If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Refunds are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, we are unable to offer a refund after the event.

For more information or if you would like a signed copy because you can't make it to the event, please contact the Blackwell's events team on 0131 622 8222 or [email protected]

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Blackwell's Bookshop, 53-62 South Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 3.00 to GBP 22.00

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