http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bottomlineInsight into business from the people at the top. Evan Davis meets influential business leaders for a round table conversation about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers. The BBC produces two radio versions of this programme - one for the UK audience that can be heard on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday evenings at 20:30 GMT, and one for the international audience that can be heard on BBC World Service on Fridays at 22:06 GMT.Insight into business from the people at the top. Evan Davis meets influential business leaders for a round table conversation about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers. The BBC produces two radio versions of this programme - one for the UK audience that can be heard on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday evenings at 20:30 GMT, and one for the international audience that can be heard on BBC World Service on Fridays at 22:06 GMT.BBC Radio 4BBCpodcast.support@bbc.co.uken-gb720http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/bottomline/assets/_300x300.jpghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bottomline(C) BBC 2009Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:05 +0100Business, Evan Davis, investment, stockmarkets, economics, CEO, financeBusiness, Evan Davis, investment, stockmarkets, economics, CEO, financenononadultThis week, Evan Davis asks his three leading business guests to reveal how they stay in touch with what’s happening down on the ground. Is it, as Evan suggests, just wandering about chatting to people or providing suggestion boxes here and there? And he wonders how easy it is to lose focus when you want to grow your business. Join his guests Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of the Guardian Media Group; Peter Taylor, Managing Partner of private equity group Duke Street; and Patrick Dempsey, Managing Director of Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants, including Premier Inn.This week, Evan Davis asks his three leading business guests to reveal how they stay in touch with what’s happening down on the ground. Is it, as Evan suggests, just wandering about chatting to people or providing suggestion boxes here and there? And...This week, Evan Davis asks his three leading business guests to reveal how they stay in touch with what’s happening down on the ground. Is it, as Evan suggests, just wandering about chatting to people or providing suggestion boxes here and there? And he wonders how easy it is to lose focus when you want to grow your business. Join his guests Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of the Guardian Media Group; Peter Taylor, Managing Partner of private equity group Duke Street; and Patrick Dempsey, Managing Director of Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants, including Premier Inn.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:31:00 +010028:08http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/bottomline/bottomline_20090702-2031.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/bottomline/bottomline_20090702-2031a.mp3BBC Radio 4