US President Barack Obama announced last month Jacob Lew would replace William M. Daley as White House Chief of Staff.
My friends have recently bought themselves a new puppy; it took them only one visit to the rescue centre to pick it but nearly a year to decide to do it.
Leaders lack empathy with their staff, have poor leadership skills and that a third of them are ineffective, according to global research published this morning by talent management firm DDI.
Many companies were affected by the events of the Arab Spring, the extreme flooding in Pakistan, the earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand, flooding in Brisbane, hurricane Irene in the US, and the...
At one time Kodak's market-leading position looked unassailable. Kodak, like Hoover, was a brand name that defined an industry. However, all successful brands need nurturing. They need great people to...
It is never easy to blog or speak about our personal alcohol use without sounding patronising, or a killjoy, or a prude – or all three.
Leadership development for senior managers has, for the first time, become the top priority for learning and development in 2012 according to the Corporate Learning Priorities Survey 2012 carried out...
The FSA report into the downfall of the Royal Bank late last year, highlighted the former chief executive, (no-longer-Sir) Fred Goodwin’s ‘assertive and robust’ management style as a contributing...
According to the Taoist philosopher, Lao Tzu, “a leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, we did it ourselves”.
When Paul Ekman, a prominent emotions researcher, first travelled to the highlands of Papua New Guinea a few decades ago to study emotions in tribes people he could not have imagined the revolution in...
Professional services firm PwC and rugby club Saracens have joined up to explore leadership in different work environments and the traits of high performing teams.
In an ever-changing economic environment, full of potential change and lacking stability, it’s crucial leaders within organisations have the right frame of mind with which to move into 2012 if they...
