The cult of the leader

Trust and confidence in leaders in all walks of life has plummeted.

Chilean miners are free but what can their plight teach us about leadership?

Whilst we can as yet only speculate about the events that occurred 622 metres below ground, the whole episode surrounding the Chilean mining rescue operation can be a real lesson in leadership on many...

What differentiates the new rainmaker from the old

In the professional services sector a new type of rainmaker - a professional who is great at winning new business from existing and potential clients - is emerging. Unlike the 'lone wolf' of old with...

Developing leaders who can deal with times of uncertainty

Having recently read a couple of books on the banking crisis, it is easy to see how ego, pride and self-deception caused many of the problems the world economy is still experiencing. This was a...

Better leadership and people management skills needed to make UK more competitive

Efforts to close the UK's productivity gap with its major international competitors are being fatally undermined by a leadership and people management skills deficit in the UK, according to the CIPD.

Institute of Leadership and Management Leadership roundtable

Strong opinions were expressed by the HRDs taking part in a roundtable debate on leadership, hosted by the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Training programme launched for gay leaders

A specialist training programme for senior lesbian, gay and bisexual leaders has been launched.

A manager's leadership style is influenced by their attitude to risk

A manager's natural disposition towards risk - their response to it and their capacity to manage it - will distinguish them from their peers and influence their managerial or leadership style.

Can the business world learn from the leadership partnership of Cameron and Clegg?

The UK's first coalition Government for more than half a century and the untested partnership of David Cameron and Nick Clegg reached their 100th day yesterday. Since 10 May the dynamics of the...

David Cameron attends leadership course in India to discuss shared and contrasting leadership challenges

The prime minister, David Cameron, has met with Indian business leaders to discuss contrasting leadership challenges in the UK and India at a Common Purpose leadership development course in Bangalore.

The public sector will rise or fall on the quality of its leadership

Last week the Local Government Association released a public opinion poll that put NHS management costs among the top three priorities for spending cuts - the other two being oversees aid and arm's...

HR professionals should grab any opportunity to gain first-hand line experience

When the chief executive officer of a $5.6 billion global enterprise asks at a meeting in Connecticut, US about the profitability of his business unit in South Africa, it is perhaps unusual that he...