The public sector has not addressed skills and staffing issues predicted years ago, and now faces a people crisis

A lack of comprehensive succession strategy means CEO departures can trigger a cycle of damaging events in organisations, research by consultancy Armstrong Craven has found.

In all the discussion around the lack of diversity in Britain’s boardrooms, there has been little mention of gravitas. Although a critical skill at senior levels, there is still a perception that it...

By making assessment a regular part of corporate life, we can harness the 'big data' for senior level succession decisions.

Some years ago I visited my executive coach, a senior in the development team of a global pharmaceutical company. I was interested to learn how her company dealt with succession planning.

One in five people who resign from their roles do so because of a lack of opportunities within their company, according to research by Penna.

The majority of UK organisations have concerns about their ability to fill critical leadership roles, with only 14% confident about their available talent pipelines, according to research by Right...

'High potential' is no guarantee of success. Here's how to manage your talent strategies.

Many companies are not fulfilling their potential because the right talent is not being deployed into the right areas of business and succession planning is focussed too much at the top, panellists at...

Being described as having a ‘revolving door’ when it comes to senior management is not a label any sensible company would aspire to. But this is the label Premier Foods has earned from an analyst who...

Naked photographs notwithstanding, 2012 has been a good year for the British royal family. A Diamond Jubilee that even torrential rain couldn’t render a washout, followed by an Olympic Games where...

Almost two in five British workers (39%) have never had a 'career conversation' with their line manager.