The genetics of leadership

CHRNB3 gene associated with how likely a person is to be found occupying a leadership position

Gap between 'rhetoric and reality' of what CEOs want from HRDs

There is a difference between the qualities CEOs say they want in an HR director and what they actually want

How HR should reinvent leadership development

Help create future leaders by thinking more strategically about learning experiences

Leaders should strive to be “coaches not dictators”

Leaders should strive to be “coaches not dictators” according to Colin Price, chairman of organisational health firm Co Company

General Mills HRD: HR should think about values ‘all the time’

HR needs to think about company values “all the time”, says General Mills HRD, UK, Ireland and Nordic region Sue Swanborough

CHROs should demand more investment in HR talent

Have you ever known someone who constantly complains about their condition, yet seems to do nothing to actually change it? They remind me of HR leaders who constantly complain about the lack of talent...

What HR can learn from political leaders

Politicians can offer business leaders very public examples of how – or how not – to bring other people on the journey with them

How HR can develop 'systems leaders'

Forget heroic leaders; today's challenges need a more collaborative approach

Senior leadership ‘character’ impacts on bottom line

The character reputation of a senior leadership team has an impact on a business's bottom line

Why HR needs to develop itself

How can the HR function be so off the radar when it comes to leadership development and potential?

Organisations are at risk because of digital delusion

If ever there was a word to spawn opinion without sufficient grounding in reality, digital is it

Leaders still don't understand culture, says Cheese

Business leaders still lack understanding of what culture is, CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese has said