How can Jacob Lew avoid legacy issues as President Obama’s chief of staff?

US President Barack Obama announced last month Jacob Lew would replace William M. Daley as White House Chief of Staff.

Search for CIPD chief executive: we need to cut through the stereotyping and find a superhuman HR champion

My friends have recently bought themselves a new puppy; it took them only one visit to the rescue centre to pick it but nearly a year to decide to do it.

Employees would rather suffer a hangover or receive a credit card bill than talk to their boss, global survey shows

Leaders lack empathy with their staff, have poor leadership skills and that a third of them are ineffective, according to global research published this morning by talent management firm DDI.

Crisis control: how HR departments can coordinate employees in an emergency

Many companies were affected by the events of the Arab Spring, the extreme flooding in Pakistan, the earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand, flooding in Brisbane, hurricane Irene in the US, and the...

How can an iconic brand like Kodak be on the verge of bankruptcy?

At one time Kodak's market-leading position looked unassailable. Kodak, like Hoover, was a brand name that defined an industry. However, all successful brands need nurturing. They need great people to...

Alcohol and leadership

It is never easy to blog or speak about our personal alcohol use without sounding patronising, or a killjoy, or a prude – or all three.

Leadership for senior managers tops the list of learning priorities for 2012, finds Henley Business School study

Leadership development for senior managers has, for the first time, become the top priority for learning and development in 2012 according to the Corporate Learning Priorities Survey 2012 carried out...

Fred Goodwin: was his 'assertive' management style a factor in RBS's downfall?

The FSA report into the downfall of the Royal Bank late last year, highlighted the former chief executive, (no-longer-Sir) Fred Goodwin’s ‘assertive and robust’ management style as a contributing...

Leadership and humility: a more humane approach to business

According to the Taoist philosopher, Lao Tzu, “a leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, we did it ourselves”.

Leadership and emotional intelligence: A decade of discovery and key questions for HR directors

When Paul Ekman, a prominent emotions researcher, first travelled to the highlands of Papua New Guinea a few decades ago to study emotions in tribes people he could not have imagined the revolution in...

PwC’s rising managers and Saracens’ rugby stars swap the secrets of leadership

Professional services firm PwC and rugby club Saracens have joined up to explore leadership in different work environments and the traits of high performing teams.

Leaders with a focus on ‘give’ rather than ‘get’ will motivate and inspire during 2012

In an ever-changing economic environment, full of potential change and lacking stability, it’s crucial leaders within organisations have the right frame of mind with which to move into 2012 if they...