Resource constraints, short-term focus and limited C-level buy-in could be holding executive L&D back

Richard Hytner explains why being an alpha in business isn't everything

Five key areas where a modern HR director can help the new boss get it right from the start

Given that so many C-suite hires go badly, it's important to understand what goes wrong in the process

Are you stuck with the wrong type of CEO? Or wary of having difficult conversations? CEO confidant Steve Tappin explains how to identify and interact with leaders.

There is a difference between the qualities CEOs say they want in an HR director and what they actually want

Have you ever known someone who constantly complains about their condition, yet seems to do nothing to actually change it? They remind me of HR leaders who constantly complain about the lack of talent...

A lack of comprehensive succession strategy means CEO departures can trigger a cycle of damaging events in organisations, research by consultancy Armstrong Craven has found.

HR directors should spend longer making decisions to ensure they are evidence-based, professor of organisational psychology at the University of Bath’s School of Management Rob Briner has said.

Graham Beale, chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society, has been named the most people-focused CEO in the private sector at the HR Excellence Awards 2015.

How can the HR function be so off the radar when it comes to leadership development and potential?

Innovation relies on collaboration, which needs a leader who can nurture talent