{"id":556857,"date":"2025-11-08T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/556857\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:19:10","slug":"deadline-extended-by-a-week-for-the-west-midlands-leadership-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/556857\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline extended by a week for the West Midlands Leadership Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"235\">The deadline to nominate the West Midlands\u2019 most inspiring business leaders has been extended by a week, with entries now closing on <strong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"234\">Friday 14 November<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"555\">The <strong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"281\">West Midlands Leadership Awards 2026<\/strong> will shine a spotlight on the individuals shaping the region\u2019s economic future, celebrating excellence across <strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"409\">21 categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"555\">The awards recognise leaders whose vision, resilience and commitment have driven meaningful change in their organisations and wider communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"843\">Judges will be looking for individuals who can demonstrate clear strategic impact, from delivering outstanding customer experiences and motivating high-performing teams, to championing innovation, driving growth and showing exceptional leadership through challenging market conditions.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2102001 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheBusinessDrid-logo-e1758115304690-300x86.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"873\"><strong data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"873\">2026 Categories include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"1411\">\n<li data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"898\">\n<p data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"898\">Young Leader (U-35)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"898\">\n<p data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"898\">Public &amp; Third Sector Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"948\">\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"948\">Sales Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"969\">\n<p data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"969\">Marketing Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"985\">\n<p data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"985\">Tech Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"999\">\n<p data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"999\">HR Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1022\">\n<p data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1022\">Hospitality Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1043\">\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1043\">Education Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1068\">\n<p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1068\">Manufacturing Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1091\">\n<p data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1091\">Mentor of the Year<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1124\">\n<p data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1124\">Emerging Entrepreneur Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1157\">\n<p data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1157\">Diversity &amp; Inclusion Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1190\">\n<p data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1190\">Professional Services Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1218\">\n<p data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1218\">Transformational Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1235\">\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1235\">Green Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1254\">\n<p data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1254\">Finance Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1274\">\n<p data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1274\">Property Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1314\">\n<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1314\">Company Leader (up to 50 employees)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1352\">\n<p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1352\">Company Leader (51\u2013100 employees)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1388\">\n<p data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1388\">Company Leader (100+ employees)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1411\">\n<p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1411\">Leader of the Year<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2102501 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WMLA-26-Sponsors-300x110.png\"\/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last year\u2019s awards saw exceptional talent recognised, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/news\/2095673-winners-revealed-at-west-midlands-leadership-awards-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitchell Barnes, CEO and founder of RYSE 3D, named Leader of the Year<\/a>, alongside winners including Jordon Tipper from Start Tech as Young Leader and Ben Howells from Living Well UK as Public &amp; Third Sector Leader.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/sep_25\/West-Midlands-Leadership-Awards-2026-Entry-form.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Download Entry Form\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOWNLOAD-BUTTON.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The award ceremony will take place at the Macdonald Burlington in Birmingham on 26 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to book your place at the awards dinner, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadershipawards.uk\/#westmidlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leadership Awards website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessdesk.zohobackstage.eu\/WestMidlandsLeadershipAwards2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Book Now\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BOOK-BUTTON-150x38.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister now to receive our free daily business news emails&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The deadline to nominate the West Midlands\u2019 most inspiring business leaders has been extended by a week, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-556857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115513102412012627","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}