Morrisons urges suppliers to work with it to encourage more women into leadership roles

Morrisons will ask its suppliers today to grow the number of women reaching senior management in the food industry.

The first place to start is people, as the performance of individuals and teams is critical to success

In 12 months, the eyes of the world will be on the UK for London 2012. Along with Team GB, UK plc needs to get in intensive training mode to put the economy in the best possible shape by next year....

Tom Mockridge takes over as CEO at News International: mission impossible?

Anyone who takes on Silvio Berlusconi - and wins - needs to be reckoned with, but will Tom Mockridge, News International’s new CEO, be the man to halt the Wapping meltdown?

Can you teach leadership?

Can you teach leadership? The countless providers of leadership courses, exercises and tools out there would shout a resounding ‘yes’ to this question – and no doubt have many examples to prove it....

NHS leadership academy launched to develop "high standard" managers in healthcare

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has marked the 63rd birthday of the NHS by announcing plans for a new National Leadership Academy for NHS staff.

Good work is not an idealistic notion that has nothing to do with success – it is about doing business better

During the financial crisis the BBC asked me if we were witnessing the end of capitalism.

Leadership: The bland leading the bland? Time to get radical

Is leadership a procession of passing fads, or a rare bird HR can never capture? From Sony to Yell, companies are seeking to create waves

Leaders themselves lack confidence in their own leadership capacity, says DDI global survey

Leadership development, processes and practices need radical transformation, if organisations are to meet the increasingly rapid pace of business change, according to DDI’s 6th Global Leadership...

The gloss of money wears off, but ego and the hunger to win are harder to conquer

When the man behind the proposals to shake-up the UK’s banking industry last month said bonuses in the sector had been partly financed by the taxpayers’ bailout, citizens in the blogosphere went...

The resilience myth and successful leadership

Resilience has long been considered a key characteristic of successful leaders. In the tough times facing so many organisations today, it’s more important than ever.

The changing role of post-recession boards

Has the recession had an impact on the composition and role of company boards? And if so, how?

Take one for the team

Most would accept the effectiveness of an organisation’s leadership team is at least as important as the quality of individual leaders. It is equally common knowledge, however, that most leadership...