Leadership programme publishes top 50 women to watch list
The Cultural Leadership Programme has today unveiled its first-ever list of ‘Women to Watch’; featuring 50 female leaders, directors, producers and curators from across the UK. The list follows the 99th International Women’s day, which globally celebrates women and their rights, and highlights women will be leading the way in design, libraries, literature, museums, […]
Nurturing your leaders
Marielena Sabatier discusses the merits of executive coaching to bring out the latent leadership skills and build team trust in your organisation. According to figures showing the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009, the recession is officially over. However, for many businesses it doesn’t feel like it. With job losses, […]
Workplace banter can identify future leaders
Workplace rituals can weed out the potential leaders, according to a new book. Workers and bosses often subject staff to apparently meaningless rituals in order to test their reactions and determine potential leaders, according to a new book by an organisation behaviour expert at Sheffield Hallam University. ‘Hazing’ is the process whereby an individual or […]
One Young World: Youth leadership comes of age
With leadership remaining firmly on top on the agenda for many businesses, Dan Martin reports from the first global leadership conference for under-25s, One Young World. Their parents have had a go in Davos and Copenhagen; now it’s time for the youngsters to try and change the world. After the harnessing of social media to […]
TED Talks: Seth Godin on tribes and leadership
World renowned entrepreneur and blogger, Seth Godin argues the internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so. Watch the other TZ picks of […]
Caption competition – winner announced!
The results of the caption competition are in…but who won? Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Down a bit, left a bit…oooh yes, just scratch there.” Congratulations to Audrey – your caption was deemed the funniest by the editorial team – a bottle of wine is on its way to you! […]
Fields Wicker-Miurin: Leading the good ancestors
Mike Levy talks to the co-founder of Leaders’ Quest, Fields Wicker-Miurin. These are hard times. It is a brave thinker who today would ask us to consider our inner selves as fundamental to modern leadership and change. But then Fields Wicker-Miurin has been working for nearly a decade on modelling the most inspiring leaders from […]
Modern leaders: Time to look again
In the first of new series dissecting modern leadership, Mark Loftus turns his attention to our current political failings. On a recent BBC Today programme Major Richard Streatfeild, in his Afghan frontline diary, mourned the loss of a 19-year-old Rifleman in his Company: “He was a future leader. He held no fear of rank; admirably […]
Creating the climate for growth
With the economy returning to growth, the new leadership challenge for organisations is to create a motivational work environment that will attract and retain employees. David Whitaker says coaching can help. Having survived the downturn, the last thing your organisation needs – as it gears up for growth – is for key employees to jump […]
How to realise your leadership potential
Are you realising your leadership potential? The Journey’s Kevin Billett give us his top tips on ensuring you attain yours. 1. Context & Vision You cannot be all things to all people, so decide the specific context in which you will lead – business, social, parenting, political etc. Ask, “What am I passionate about?” 2. […]
What Match of the Day teaches us about leadership
Nigel Paine dons his metaphorical football boots and gets strategic about leadership. I know this article appears to be about football, but it is not, it is about strategic leadership. So bear with me for a few paragraphs. I was watching Chelsea play Arsenal at the weekend. Drogba had scored twice and then landed awkwardly on his […]
It’s good to talk: 82% of managers say ‘a chat’ is the best way to learn
Managers find an informal chat with a colleague is by far the most frequent and effective learning activity according to a new report. ‘How managers learn (in their own words),’ commissioned by online toolkit provider GoodPractice, questioned over 200 leaders and managers about how they assimilate information. Surprisingly, 82% will consult a colleague at least […]
TED Talks: Learning from leadership’s ‘missing manual’
This week's TED Talks features Fields Wicker-Miurin who discusses why leadership doesn't have a user's manual, but instead says stories of remarkable, local leaders are the next best thing. Wicker-Miurin is co-founder of Leaders' Quest, an organisation that brings together leaders from around the world to learn about key trends in their regions, and to […]
Coaching virtual leaders
Ghislaine Caulat explores why virtual leaders need support and development. During the last five years I have come across so many leaders asked from one day to the other to lead a team across geographies and being confronted with this new task without any preparation. One could argue that virtual working is really nothing new […]
Caption competition winner announced!
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What does 2010 have in store for leaders?
The CMI’s Ruth Spellman gives us her predictions for a year in leadership. It is expected that official figures to be released later this month will reveal that the UK exited recession between October and December 2009. Obviously this is good news, but some commentators are already questioning how long the recovery will last. Ernst and Young’s […]
Employer reputation: A good month for…a bad month for…
In a new regular column, Simon Thomas casts his eye over some of the main employer reputation stories – good and bad- of the last month. Greggs the Bakers They may not be everybody’s cup of tea (or sausage roll) but Greggs is certainly doing something right having sold over a million mince pies a […]
Hand over the keys and let your novice leaders drive
Teaching people to drive in slippery and unpredictable conditions is a useful coaching analogy for improving the competence and confidence of would-be leaders, says Alan Ward. As snow in the UK has resulted in schools being closed and offices being depleted of commuter workers, my Canadian friends have mocked our collective inability to cope in […]
Are degrees useless?
One in 10 employers say degrees are ‘pointless’, whilst three in five choose experience over qualification, reveals study. A report has found that 61% of recruiting businesses value experience in the industry over qualification, whilst 8% say degrees are ‘pointless’ given the number of people graduating with similar grades. Student-employer matchmaking site studentgems.com, conducted a […]
Three ways to enhance the value of psychometrics
Are you wasting money on psychometric assessments? Ron Eldridge outlines three areas of focus that would help you use them to much greater effect. UK organisations spend around £100 million a year on psychometric assessments…and then use them in the wrong way. You could get much greater value from your assessments if you focus on […]