John Lewis might have made the ideal appointment

Choosing a new leader from outside the sector may seem risky, but they can provide valuable insight

Caroline Lucas: Green New Deal could create thousands of new jobs

Shifting to a green economy would create many jobs, according to MP for Brighton Pavilion and former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas speaking at a New Economics Foundation event

AI will create more jobs than it displaces, says WEF

Fears over artificial intelligence (AI) replacing jobs may be unfounded but employers must provide more training in new tech, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)

Getting the most out of generational differences, part two

Knowledge transfer between different generations can help develop talent and boost engagement of both younger and older workers

Competition for jobs reaches five-year low

?Competition for available roles has fallen to 0.38 jobseekers per vacancy, according to data from jobsite Adzuna

Workers fear losing their jobs to AI

Experts call on employers to support workers with changes to the world of work as research reveals employee perceptions of automation and job losses

Managing change at the top

The main issues to consider when changing key members of the leadership team

Idea in practice: The key to success(ion) planning

Patrick Wright and Marcia Avedon explain who holds the power in executive succession planning

The war for talent and cities

In the future world of work organisations and cities will be affected by a number of megatrends

Don't 'try' to increase diversity, do it

One of the key roles of CHROs is to not allow their organisations to ‘try’ to increase the diversity of the CEO successor pool, but to actually do it

Are appointments doomed to bias?

Lack of self-reflection and denial of even the possibility of bias make it even more likely to occur

Succession planning at Baxters Food Group

The company aims to futureproof itself by assessing its talent profile as it continues to expand internationally