Why some talented leaders succeed while others derail

This research explores the relationship between having talent and being successful

Women work harder but progress less at work

Women are pushing themselves harder at work to get ahead than men but aren't getting noticed for their efforts, according to research

Top employers involve managers in workforce planning

Involving managers in the workforce planning process is a hallmark of high-performing organisations, according to Top Employers Institute data

HR future leader of the month: Emma Milton

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

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Growth in women doing MBAs

There is rising gender equality in enrolment but a “mixed picture” when it comes to the beliefs men and women have of what their MBAs will help them achieve

Don’t discount the old or be afraid of the new

Complementing physical with digital is key to success. Keeping what is great from the past is part of that

Charity board volunteering as leadership development

Joining a charity board can give employees strategic hands-on governance experience that is difficult for companies to replicate through their internal training programmes

Leadership development through hostage situations

At Smith School of Business experiential learning has been taken to new extremes with its full-time and executive MBA programmes

Recruiting and developing MBA students at Amazon

How its internal Pathways programme and collaboration with business schools makes Amazon one of the largest MBA employers in the world

Executive education: Are MBAs fit for purpose?

The business world has changed massively in the past two decades. But have MBAs kept pace?

Sixty-nine firms shamed for failing on women on boards

Major companies have been told to improve their gender diversity at senior level or risk ruining their reputation with investors

Birkinshaw: Leadership an unnatural act

Adhocracy is key to transforming organisations to operate in a turbulent world, asserted London Business School's deputy dean of executive education speaking at an event