Selecting a new leader: is a political appointment the best appointment?

The appointment of the new Metropolitan Police commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe, was announced this week. The appointment has caused some controversy, with some critics claiming that Hogan-Howe is a...

HR staff unimpressed with business leaders, according to CIPD and DDI

Less than a fifth of UK HR staff are impresses by the quality of leadership in their organisation, according to a report published yesterday by the CIPD and talent management consultancy DDI.

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'L’état: c’est moi' - what will be Steve Jobs' real legacy?

I’ll leave it to others to pay tribute to Steve Jobs: he is clearly a remarkable individual and visionary.

Post-crisis, we need to create a new future

Prime minister David Cameron has promised to look at the deeper problems behind the recent rioting, looting and widespread anarchy across the UK. Many people are crying out for strong leadership to...

Is ‘too effective’ succession planning restricting opportunities for senior HR professionals?

At a networking evening Digby Morgan recently hosted for director-level HR professionals, conversation moved quickly on to reasons why the recruitment market for them has been quiet for such a long...

Sex, please! We're business leaders with je ne sais quoi

Most of us would probably agree that sex is as important to us when we’re at work as it is in any other aspect of our lives. Our research indicates sex is an essential element of the relationship...

Highest performing leaders of UK top companies understand the power of empowerment

If leadership is always of its time, then surely now is the time for empowering dispersed leadership? The rise of knowledge workers, the shift in the pattern of work towards the use of information,...

Leadership needs to work for a sustainable future

Increasing numbers of CEOs are calling for organisations and their leaders to find more sustainable ways of operating, says Tim Casserley.

Should leaders in failing organisations fall on their swords?

Last month, following the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of its publisher News International, resigned. Days later, the Metropolitan Police...

Harley Davidson is very clear about what it is selling to its customers - and it isn't motorcycles

With a distinctive roar, six Harley Davidson motorbikes swung into the car park of the McDonald’s restaurant where I was meeting with one of our franchisees.

Leadership, accountability, inappropriate behaviour. In other words, HR issues

Dramatic events that continue to unfold at News Corp have all the elements of a great News of the World story.

Relaxed Irish vs coercive Italians: north-south divide on management style, finds Hay Group survey

British and Irish business leaders are among the least authoritarian in Europe, according to new research by global management consultancy Hay Group.

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