Throughout January on TrainingZONE we will be publishing features and case studies that focus on management and leadership training.

If you want to submit an article or case study on management and leadership training email the editor Claire Savage at mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk

Inclusion of links: We will include a link to contributors' nominated sites and/or e-mail contact address, so that members can access further information about the author if they wish to do so.

Features published so far this month
Leaders - Born or Bred: Terry Russell, partner of Intouch Management Consulting LLP argues that with enough will, training and practice anyone can become a leader.

Developments in Executive Education: Against a background of reports highlighting a skills shortage at the very top of British companies, Laura Kelly of Thomson NETg charts the recent growth of executive education.

Opinion Piece: Leadership Lessons from the Rise and Fall of IDS James Brook, Director of the Leadership Practice at RightCoutts, offers his opinion on some of the lessons current and future leaders should learn from the rise and fall of Iain Duncan Smith to ensure their success.