Are your high-potential leaders at risk of derailment?

How to spot the warning signs in the three areas of traits, competencies and drivers

Making the leap from manager to HRD: A guide

Mike Williams, people director at Byron, offers his top five tips for aspiring HRDs

Leadership development 'disconnected' from business needs

Only 62% of organisations have a defined leadership strategy, according to research from consultancy Mercer

The pitfalls of being too nice at work

Over politeness in the workplace could be harming your business

Bad leadership costing business £39 billion a year

Bad leadership is costing UK businesses £39 billion a year, according to research by Investors in People (IIP) and economic analysis consultancy TBR

Dave Ulrich: The market value of leadership

Dave Ulrich explains why he thinks it's time to bring HR and investors together

How to prepare for the top job

In a VUCA world HRDs must be open-minded, adaptable and willing to learn if they want the top job

The six types of CEO

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.

Authenticity essential for leadership

Authenticity is an essential leadership ingredient, according to Gill Hill, head of people development at Nationwide Building Society.

The genetics of leadership

CHRNB3 gene associated with how likely a person is to be found occupying a leadership position

Gap between 'rhetoric and reality' of what CEOs want from HRDs

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

How HR should reinvent leadership development

Help create future leaders by thinking more strategically about learning experiences