Festo report exposes gap in leadership skills in manufacturing and engineering sector

The survey found technical skills need to be developed, although 33% of employers in the sector said they have adequate capability for technical skills.

NHS Leadership Academy will shape NHS, post-Health Bill, says NHS Employers

The NHS has put people at the heart of its agenda, as “the architecture of the organisation looks set to change following the Health Bill,” the director of NHS Employers, Dean Royles, told HR.

Proving line of sight from an HR intervention to profitability is not easy

HR magazine’s 21st year is an apposite time to look back at how the discipline of HR has been transformed since the 1990s, both as a function and in the eyes of the business.

Leadership and employee priorities need to change, as organisations head into the unknown

The days of hiring people for a steady job, with a predictable workload, are over. In today’s organisations, change is becoming constant. So much so, that few - if any - leaders can predict what their...

Titanic provides training and management lessons for modern business leaders

RMS Titanic, the world’s newest and greatest ship, steams across the Atlantic on its maiden voyage with many of the world’s elite on board.

Maximise the impact of board performance reviews

Changes to regulations on corporate governance in recent years mean that the boards of all FTSE 350 companies are now expected to conduct annual evaluation of their performance.

Number of management resignations doubles since 2010 as employers struggle to retain top talent

Employers are struggling to hang on to workers, despite the turbulent employment market, with more than 283,000 managers walking away from their jobs in the 12 months to September 2011.

Apple’s new VP of retail will need to drive his vision immediately to ensure effective leadership

This month Apple’s market capitalisation surpassed US $500 billion. It is only the sixth US corporation to reach this high. The next step for the electronics giant is rapid retail expansion in Europe...

NHS Leadership Academy launched to create managers of the future

The NHS Leadership Academy has been launched in a bid to become a “world class” national centre to produce and inspire current and future generations of NHS leaders to drive improvements in patient...

Future of work: leaders will struggle to gain followership and trust, warns Gratton

The Future of Work Research Consortium, led by London Business School's professor Lynda Gratton (pictured) ran its final face-to-face event in phase three last week.

What is the single most important characteristic of an effective leader?

Most of us agree great leaders are those who inspire us to act and give us a sense of purpose that has little to do with any external incentive or reward. They have the ability to help us reach for...

Corporate Executive Board study of 6,000 identifies qualities that make for high fliers

Employees who can use constructive tension and push authority can not only get the best out of their peers, but are also four times more likely to be a top performer, According to a Corporate...