Leadership innovation centre launched today

The University of Bedfordshire launched today the Centre for Leadership Innovation (CLI), which will focus on applied research into how leaders adapt to the challenges of the knowledge economy.

Political upheaval: the corporate lessons

The political upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East is demonstrating on a grand scale how groups of dissatisfied people can unite to overthrow autocratic leaders (although Colonel Gaddafi might...

Asda poised to launch company-wide leadership development programme

Asda is embarking on a company-wide leadership programme to engage more than 10,000 managers across its business.

What makes a successful CEO post-recession?

The financial meltdown of the past two years has re-set the rules in some industry sectors and put CEOs under even greater pressure to deliver short-term results while keeping an eye on the long game....

Get women on board: Davies' clarion call

Well, it's out: Women on Boards, the report by Lord Davies of Abersoch was published on 24 February.

Recipe for a good CEO

While the recipe for the perfect CEO might not exist, there are definitely some basic ingredients which are required to make the creation a success.

How can HR departments ensure return on investments in their future leaders?

A persistent atmosphere of economic uncertainty, combined with pressure from CEOs to deliver the next generation of leaders, has resurfaced talent management as a key imperative for HR departments.

Quantifying the value of effective leadership

How many HR-based metrics do you have that would make the board members of your organisation sit up and take notice? What if you could measure the effectiveness of your leaders? What if you could...

Harry Redknapp, Alex Ferguson or Roy Hodgson: which football manager is your boss?

Nearly half of HR and business professionals believe their boss's management style is like that of dismissed Liverpool football manager Roy Hodgson or relegation zone Wolverhampton's Mick McCarthy,...

Focus on development of HR teams plummets down corporate agenda in 2011

The development of HR teams has drastically fallen down the corporate agenda for 2011, according to research seen exclusively by HR magazine.

Senior staff members need to be "retrained or replaced", say HR professionals

HR professionals believe that 1 in 5 board members or senior executives just be retrained or replaced in order to improve innovation in their organisations.

UK business leaders trail behind India, China, Russia, the US and Germany

The leaders of UK organisations are seen as less effective than their counterparts in India, China, Russia, the United States and Germany.