Blunkett: Leaders must be comfortable with difference and challenge

At a RES Forum Symposium David Blunkett explored the importance of inclusive leadership and the danger of 'tolerating'

Can you teach leaders soft skills?

It’s crucial for leaders to have soft skills like emotional intelligence. But how do they learn these abilities?

Getting people changes right: How not to do it

Martin Tiplady reflects on a case of people change handled disastrously

Enhancing workplace leadership conversations

Leaders shouldn’t underestimate the power of human connections in changing workplace cultures

Business and academia should share female talent

There are currently just eight academic NEDs on the boards of FTSE 100 companies

A framework for effective leadership

We should re-examine leadership because there's generally too much focus on those at the top

The link between low productivity and poor management

Institute for Employment Studies research reveals a clear link between low productivity and bad management practice

Mistrust of managers undermining business

British business growth is being undermined by widespread mistrust of senior managers

Private and not-for-profit organisations can learn from public sector leadership

We live in a global culture that often praises private sector and complains about public leadership, but dig deeper and the origins of much leadership theory and practice lie in the actions of those...

Firms now better at managing change

The majority of leaders and HRDs are already planning their response to Brexit

What is authentic leadership?

Authentic leadership is the ability to be your true self regardless of a situation or environment

HR magazine launches career survey

HR magazine wants to know what the ideal HR career path looks like