Why creating awareness is the most important step for success

I recently was invited to lunch with a colleague of mine who wanted to pick my brains about an initiative he had rolled out that wasn’t quite going to plan.

Most CEOs see HR as 'least strategically important' function

A high proportion of CEOs and board-level executives see HR as adding less strategic value than any other major function, according to DDI general manager Simon Mitchell.

Connected leadership: The CEO and the HRD

Ram Charan has caused controversy recently with his suggestion that HR departments should be split. The leading business guru and author claimed that CEOs across the globe are disappointed in their HR...

Registrations open for HR in the Boardroom

HR in the Boardroom is a high level, innovative and exclusive development opportunity, led by peer-to-peer knowledge sharing groups, specifically designed for HR directors from large/complex...

The role of stress in developing leaders

Today's leaders are required to operate in a substantially more volatile, uncertain and complex world.

Executive pay 180 times that of average worker, report claims

Executive pay has grown from 60 times to nearly 180 times that of the average worker since the 1990s, according to independent think tank the High Pay Centre.

Vineet Nayar: The topsy-turvy leader

Vineet Nayar is one of India's most successful exports, thanks to his 'upside-down' management style. Here, in an exclusive interview, he discusses leadership, developing markets and getting things...

Harnessing the power of HR within organisations

It never ceases to amaze me how much power HR can have in an organisation when leaders get it right. Sadly, the same is also true when they get it wrong.

Trust in senior leaders falls to two-year low

The number of employees who trust and have confidence in their organisation's senior leadership has fallen.

Leadership: influencing what matters

Leadership is usually thought about in the context of elected politics or big business and so the idea becomes a rather distant one, practised by people we read about or see on television. Leadership...

Lynda Gratton: Companies must interact with communities to build resilience

In order to be resilient to change, companies must innovate and interact with their employees. They cannot ignore the social wealth and knowledge that staff bring to the workplace.

CEOs urged to be more sincere about gender equality

CEOs must articulate personal reasons for backing gender parity in the workplace if they really want to encourage more women in to top roles, research has suggested.