<b>Theres a degree of skill needed to deliver bad news about company results or individual performance. Stefan Stern reveals how managers can learn to soften the blow</b>

<b>Recent research suggests that poor leadership is holding back the UK economy. Stefan Stern assesses the drive to develop executive skills</b>

<b>Training budgets are often the first to be cut when times are tough. So how do you dissuade those holding the purse strings from taking this course of action? Stefan Stern reports</b>

<b>Amanda Nottage discovers more similarities between HR thinking at fast food giants like McDonalds and more sophisticated outlets such as Pret A Manger than many care to admit</b>

How do you make the most of your time at work? Set clear priorities and stop going to so many meetings are just two of the valuable pieces of advice Stefan Stern is given

Nigel Paine and Gareth Jones are using the expertise of stars like Michael Parkinson to develop the BBCs e-learning capabilities. David Butcher reports

HR shouldnt be just a dumping ground for problems that other people dont want to deal with, or for decisions line management doesnt want to take. But what are the boundaries that HR should stick to?...

Boots new leadership and development programme may determine its future on the high street. By Morice Mendoza

Leadership is the buzz word of business literature, says Richard Donkin, but what has happened to management?

Donna Murphy reports on three organisations which have revolutionised their staff development programmes by an imaginative mix of e-learning and traditional methods

Richard Donkin looks at how companies have jumped on the training bandwagon even when much of it may not be relevant