Making strategy stick: six essential moves for new leaders

For the incoming CEO, making sense of their new world can be daunting. Leadership is not just a disposition, but a discipline, which requires leaders to learn and select the right moves for their new...

Avoid charismatic leaders in favour of "intelligent conservatism", says Warwick Business School

Conservatism, not charisma, is the vital ingredient for a successful business leader, claims a study published today.

It is time to invest in the tier of managers that has been forgotten: middle managers

Investment in the top – namely senior executives and high potentials – has for a long time been the main focus for leadership development.

SME leadership: how far have we come in 40 years?

Policy recognition of the economic, political and social importance of small firms in Britain traces its roots back more than 40 years to the publication of the Bolton Report in 1971.

UK employees demotivated due to leadership "crisis"

UK leaders are generating demotivating working environments for their employees, according to research published today from global management consultancy Hay Group.

HR needs to remove the leadership pipeline to change its approach to talent management, says leading HR thinker

HR will continue to create "inflexible organisations" if it still persists on using a leadership pipeline, according to professor of coaching and mentoring at Sheffield Hallam and Oxford Brookes...

Video: There's something wrong in the state of leadership development

Many of HR's leading thinkers were invited to attend Henley Business School HR Centre of Excellence to discuss their role in leadership development.

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Leadership is changing...are you taking the opportunity?

In our business we are lucky enough to meet with many top HR professionals. One topic I have heard more mention of recently is Values-Based Leadership, that is, really connecting organisational goals...

Employers must rethink leadership strategies, says Harvard Business Publishing

Business executives prioritise defining fresh strategies, but most lack the right talent in their business to achieve them with inadequate plans to address the issue, says Harvard Business School.

Leadership styles

If you were asked to rapidly name three top business leaders you might come up with Steve Jobs, Philip Green and Martin Sorrell. There is no question that each is, and in the case of the late Steve...

HR directors must make their organisations more leadership centered, says leading HR thinker

The next big challenge for HR directors is to transform their organisations from being management centered to leadership centered, according to leading HR thinker, John Adair (pictured).

The dark side of intensity in leaders

Intensity in leaders is a sought-after trait. Intense leaders are highly energetic, have tremendous drive to get things done and an unrelenting focus on achieving goals that galvanises others into...