Professional services firm PwC has received almost 400 applications for its female partner shadowing scheme whereby undergraduates join the firm for a week this summer.
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...
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...
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”.
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...
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.
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...
Siemens recently conducted a survey with schoolchildren, examining attitudes about a prospective career in engineering.
The Global Leadership Forecast from Development Dimensions International (DDI) highlights some of the challenges organisations are likely to face over the next three years, so as we say goodbye to...
There are many books written on management and leadership, but most are from the perspective of the manager – the one doing the managing. Such books are typically based on interviews with managers, in...
Globalisation is having a major impact on UK organisations, and leaders must adapt to survive in the new world order. How to develop employee leadership skills and work effectively in China are...
Following last week’s announcement that youth unemployment has topped 1 million for the first time, young people have been dealt a fresh blow with the news that half of employees would “have problems”...
