Lead as the catalyst for creativity, not the commander-in-chief

A co-active approach to leadership can significantly enhance staff development and free up your time and energy

Age is just a number – it’s the foundation building that matters

A foundation of attitude, confidence, competence and knowledge will ensure you're judged on your abilities rather than on age or length of service

Why treating people well could save lives

Organisations stand to gain a financial return from shifting to more humane management, but more importantly it could save lives

Being agile vs. doing agile

Many organisations have embraced agile teams and agile ways of working, but very few would describe themselves as truly agile

Losing employees to a rival company can have an upside

While losing a valuable employee to competition shouldn't be celebrated, it does provide an opportunity for innovation and collaboration

Developing 'intrapreneurs' an organisational necessity

A panel at the MERIT Regional Summit discussed the importance of enabling employees to adopt entrepreneurial mindsets

End of an era: Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth on five years at the Beeb

This year Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth entered our HR Most Influential Hall of Fame and the BBC won two gongs at our HR Excellence Awards. The outgoing BBC HRD looks back on all that’s been achieved in her...

BBC group HRD: HR's opportunity to influence never greater

At the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition HRD panellists spoke on good work, the HR skillset and leadership for long-term organisational health

Can HR quantify culture?

New reporting requirements have been introduced around monitoring culture more closely. Will this improve corporate governance or be just another box to tick?

It's difficult but necessary to get the best leaders

Getting the best people in leadership jobs continues to be the simplest and most effective way to fix a business

Female and younger leaders more susceptible to imposter syndrome

More than a third (36%) of leaders experience frequent or high levels of 'impostor feeling' (IF), according to Heriot-Watt University and the School for CEOs research

HR future leader of the month: Opemipo Koshemani

HR magazine speaks to the future leaders of the industry to discover what makes them tick

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