Can leaders learn from football?

We can learn a lot about general leadership from football, including finding the root cause of organisational problems and defining success

Pat Wright: Why C-suite hires go bad

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

Leaders must embrace storytelling

INSEAD professor Gianpiero Petriglieri on the changing dynamics of leadership

Five big ideas from Thinkers50

The top management thinkers gathered in London yesterday – and HR magazine listened in

Herminia Ibarra: ‘Authenticity’ not always positive for leaders

An obsession with authenticity can prevent people growing into leadership roles, says leading thinker

CIPD conference round-up: Day one

What the HR magazine team learnt on the first day of the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition

Case study: Leadership training for all at First TransPennine Express

The train company's leadership programme has boosted employee resilience to create a highly agile workforce

Davies recommends third of all boardroom positions to be occupied by women

Lord Davies will recommend that at least a third of all boardroom positions should be occupied by women by 2020 in his final review

Four reasons to develop your frontline leaders

People in their first management role must become strategic leaders or risk negatively impacting on the business

Marshall Goldsmith: Become more effective by identifying 'triggers'

Leadership coach and author Marshall Goldsmith discusses the theme of his new book Triggers

Six ethical decision-making pitfalls to avoid

Despite the best intentions, leaders can make decisions that have harmful and long-lasting consequences

Leadership lessons from the British Army

Nicky Moffat, formerly the most senior woman in the British Army, shares her leadership lessons