Leaders must abandon their egos

Having a large ego might be necessary to become CEO but will ultimately hold an organisation back

Cambridge Analytica: Learnings on customer-centric traits

Aside from the more widely debated ethical issues, Cambridge Analytica also highlights questions of personality testing for customer-centricity

Women more anxious asking for pay rises

Techniques to overcome anxiety can help but organisations must also look to structural issues holding women back

Effective listening by using awareness

Poor listening is due to lack of skills in directing awareness purposefully

Leaders must move into the digital age

A panel at the UNLEASH expo discussed the changing profile of a leader and the importance of learning to 'let go'

Business leaders failing to drive change

Leaders are reluctant to make changes in their organisations, research from Purple Cubed has revealed

Future workforce health depends on line managers

Academics Cary Cooper, Stephen Bevan, Zofia Bajorek and Ian Brinkley discussed the future of the workplace

Senior managers don't want 'apprentice' label

Deeply ingrained stereotypes mean apprenticeships have been dismissed by senior managers

How to help rather than micromanage

Leaders need to think of helping as a major part of their job and clearly communicate that to their subordinates

Leading change in an uncertain world

Leaders often neglect the human elements that accompany major transitions

HR future leader of the month: Lisa Collett

HR magazine speaks to the future leaders of the function about what they think will shape it

Measuring leadership effectiveness

Measuring the effectiveness of leaders is nothing new, but should HR be looking beyond financial outputs?