Senior management development
Covid-19 crisis behind rapid boardroom changes at property firms
There has been a sharp rise in boardroom changes at UK property companies over the past six months in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Bias behind failure to select women for FTSE boards revealed
Flawed selection procedures and entrenched bias are combining to minimise the numbers of women on FTSE company boards...
Apprenticeship levy will no longer be used for MBAs
Education secretary sides with critics of levy's use for senior management apprenticeships.
Four ways to empower teams and unlock potential
Finding the right workplace culture where teams and individuals feel free to experiment and take action doesn’t necessarily come naturally...
‘Lack of leadership talent holding back large businesses’
Leadership instability is blighting many top businesses, with a large minority of HR chiefs reporting difficulties in developing effective senior leaders.
Movers and shakers: Institute of Directors, Cardiff Airport and more
Personnel Today’s December update of appointments in the HR world includes the Institute of Directors’ emergence from turmoil after a...
Mentoring key to building diverse leadership
Businesses where women occupy more than 30% senior leadership roles are more likely to nurture ambition, with a quarter (27%)...
Why we need imperfect leaders
As the UK welcomes a new prime minister, leadership styles are in sharp focus. Sharing imperfections and failures may be...
How Philip Morris International’s workforce adapted to deliver new a strategy
When Philip Morris International wanted stop making the product that made it what it is today, it needed to ensure its staff were on board.
Is ethical leadership under threat from populism?
Ethical leadership, fairness and equality are seen as vital qualities for successful organisations. But in the age of populism what if leaders no longer buy into this?
Mentoring gap opens up between demand and provision
Only 13% workers in the UK have a mentor despite employees highly valuing mentoring opportunities.
Succession planning: how professional services firms can avoid talent drain
Almost all organisations have felt the effects of record employment on recruitment, which is why supporting existing staff to move...
Poor management has led to spike in stress absence
Stress-related absence has increased for two-fifths of organisations in the past year, according to new research from the CIPD and Simplyhealth.
McLaren Group takes chequered flag for Excellence in Learning and Development Award
McLaren’s online learning platform put the engineering and motorsport company in pole position for the Excellence in Learning and Development...
Sadiq Khan launches ‘Our Time’ female talent development scheme
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a “landmark” initiative to get more women into senior roles and help...
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