Can you teach leadership? The countless providers of leadership courses, exercises and tools out there would shout a resounding ‘yes’ to this question – and no doubt have many examples to prove it....

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has marked the 63rd birthday of the NHS by announcing plans for a new National Leadership Academy for NHS staff.

During the financial crisis the BBC asked me if we were witnessing the end of capitalism.

Is leadership a procession of passing fads, or a rare bird HR can never capture? From Sony to Yell, companies are seeking to create waves

Leadership development, processes and practices need radical transformation, if organisations are to meet the increasingly rapid pace of business change, according to DDI’s 6th Global Leadership...

When the man behind the proposals to shake-up the UK’s banking industry last month said bonuses in the sector had been partly financed by the taxpayers’ bailout, citizens in the blogosphere went...

Resilience has long been considered a key characteristic of successful leaders. In the tough times facing so many organisations today, it’s more important than ever.

Has the recession had an impact on the composition and role of company boards? And if so, how?

Most would accept the effectiveness of an organisation’s leadership team is at least as important as the quality of individual leaders. It is equally common knowledge, however, that most leadership...

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.

One of my clients was recently asked to participate in the Channel 4 programme, Undercover Boss, but had to decline because, despite being a company of over 400 people, every single employee knows and...

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...