Engineering will not only help secure the UK’s manufacturing future, but provide aspirational career paths

Siemens recently conducted a survey with schoolchildren, examining attitudes about a prospective career in engineering.

DDI Global Leadership Forecast highlights the trends for 2012

The Global Leadership Forecast from Development Dimensions International (DDI) highlights some of the challenges organisations are likely to face over the next three years, so as we say goodbye to...

How to be a better manager? Look at your role from the point of view of the employee

There are many books written on management and leadership, but most are from the perspective of the manager – the one doing the managing. Such books are typically based on interviews with managers, in...

Cultural understanding is essential for effective leadership in China

Globalisation is having a major impact on UK organisations, and leaders must adapt to survive in the new world order. How to develop employee leadership skills and work effectively in China are...

Younger workers face a leadership 'glass ceiling' with half of colleagues having problems with a younger boss

Following last week’s announcement that youth unemployment has topped 1 million for the first time, young people have been dealt a fresh blow with the news that half of employees would “have problems”...

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CIPD calls on Government to encourage UK business to plug leadership and management skills gaps

The Work Horizons report from the CIPD has called the Government to use its position and influence to encourage UK businesses to recognise and rectify gaps in management and leadership skills.

Ford UK develops leadership skills with management development programme

Ford UK has put 40 aspiring managers through an innovative development programme, in a bid to develop the leaders of the future.

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Leaders succeed by having strategic vision, and lose by failing to build team culture, Right Management report shows

Insights into the traits that global leaders need to be successful as well as the factors that most likely lead to their derailment according to a survey 1,400 CEOs and HR professionals by global...

NHS launches 360° feedback tool to find future leaders

The NHS Leadership Academy has launched a 360° feedback tool to help employees identify their leadership strengths and development needs, in a bid to support the Leadership Framework introduced by the...

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Westbury Street Holdings invests in leadership development across five businesses

Contract catering company, Westbury Street Holdings (WSH), has launched a training course to develop leaders across its five businesses.

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Public Administration Select Committee: Whitehall must improve leadership and management in order to deliver Big Society

There is a critical need to improve Whitehall management and leadership capabilities, in order to deliver the Government's Big Society agenda according to the Commons Public Administration Select...

CMI redoubles its efforts to ensure school leavers have management and leadership skills

In an attempt to help tackle youth unemployment, address the complaints of business leaders and deal with management skills gaps, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has "redoubled its efforts"...

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