Senior management development
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...
Managers ‘unwilling’ to be seen as apprentices
Most employers feel that middle and senior managers would be unwilling to be seen as an apprentice, meaning that businesses...
Skills gap will worsen after Brexit, say employers
Half of employers believe Brexit will exacerbate the shortage of skilled professionals in the UK, according to new research.
Two...
Five ways men feel alienated by gender diversity debate
As the requirement for gender pay gap reporting approaches, more men are engaging in gender issues – some better than...
Finance firms commit to 50/50 gender split in senior roles by 2021
Thirteen finance companies, including Legal & General and Virgin Money, are aiming to have complete gender parity in senior roles...
“If you don’t like it here… f*** off”, and other management traits
It might sound aggressive, but an “in-your-face” management style can work in certain environments. But which management traits help to...
Learning to be assertive: Finding the balance between aggressive and submissive behaviour
Assertiveness can make or break social situations, whether we are dealing with people one-to-one or in groups. Chris Croft discusses...
Dealing with conflict in the matrix
As “matrix” management replaces more traditional top-down organisational structures, it can create new people-management issues. Chief executive of Global Integration Kevan Hall explains...
