The Post Office scandal is still unravelling and more decision makers are being exposed for their negligence, or even deceit. Thom Dennis, CEO of culture and leadership specialists, Serenity in Leadership, draws from the case to bring to our attention the red flags of poor leadership that we must look out for. When something significant is going wrong, someone always…
read moreAccording to government-backed research, nearly 40% of UK FTSE 100 board positions are now held by women, which suggests that British businesses are gradually getting female employees in higher, more influential roles. This is great news for gender imbalance in leadership… Gender imbalance in leadership While this is a promising statistic, it has also been found that 45.7% of these…
read moreFor some, leadership has grown beyond building teams and ensuring ample profitability. Being able to hold your nerve was a necessary skill for 2023, in addition to the prioritisation of the much talked about skills of flexibility and nurturing the team’s good health. Thom Dennis, CEO at Serenity in Leadership reveals the top 10 leadership attributes and trends for 2024……
read moreAmy Cuddy’s 2012 talk – ‘Your body language may shape who you are’ – is the most popular TED Talk on leadership. The topic of leadership never fails to pique users’ interest on social media. Currently, #leadership has 1.7B views on TikTok, with short clips of Ted Talks focusing on this topic regularly being shared amongst users on the platform.…
read more2020 undoubtedly had a significant impact on work culture in the UK. As the national focus shifted rapidly to fight the pandemic, new measures and ways of working came in to force quite literally overnight. In circumstances such as these, strong leadership can be invaluable. But what are the traits that people look for in their leaders? And what kind…
read moreVirgin Atlantic has announced two crucial appointments to its senior leadership team. The UK airline has confirmed that Estelle Hollingsworth will take up the position of Chief People Officer, meanwhile Oliver Byers has been in the role of Chief Financial Officer since September 2020. As Chief People Officer, Estelle will be responsible for ensuring the airline’s people can thrive at…
read moreStadium Experience has appointed Ravin Pankhania to the voluntary group to assist with the management of the not-for-profit association, which currently works with over 50 football, rugby and cricket clubs across the UK and Ireland. Ravin is the Venue Sales Manager at Kingsholm Stadium, home of Gloucester Rugby Club, and joins a Leadership Team that meets regularly to discuss and guide the…
read moreBy Kerry Jarred, Managing Director, IgniumAs COVID-19 continues to spread around the world businesses, both small and large, continue to break open their crisis management plans.Many will have been caught on the back foot with this pandemic but what you need to remember is that a predefined response won’t have all the answers in creating calm during a sea of…
read moreRADA Business, the commercial arm of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, has expanded its training portfolio, offering an extended range of one-to-one programmes for leaders.It’s now providing three types of one-to-one coaching programme: Elite Performance, Performance Coaching, and Communication Skills Coaching. The coaching programmes target the full range of leadership levels from managers to c-suite executives, building on the techniques used by…
read more63% of UK employees value kindness as a leadership trait, according commissioned by Perkbox ahead of World Kindness Day (November 13th)Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is a day for the celebration of kindness in society and day to day life. The Perkbox research, which polled 2,000 employed UK adults, has found that one in three employees feel this day…
read moreThe UK’s workforces are being creatively stifled because of high pressure and a lack of leadership skills, a new study has found.A study of 1,000 workplaces published in Thinking On Your Feet, a report by the commercial arm of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA Business, has found that almost half (41%) of UK workplaces implement practises that have a detrimental effect on employee…
read moreMore than a third of UK workers (36%) are planning to leave their company imminently because their boss does not inspire them, fails to listen to them or create a clear career structure.That’s according to the latest research by Jobrapido, which says within twelve months, two thirds of employees plan to leave due to their boss’s poor leadership style. Jobrapido says that…
read moreBorderless International Management Consultant Rosalie Harrison is seeking new ways to remove the obstacles in the career paths of female leaders that really work, creating a virtual ‘women in leadership training’ bin that, surprisingly enough, contains almost all the acclaimed tools that are still used to this day. Here she explains how…Last year, I created a virtual “women in leadership training” trash…
read moreThere are more FTSE100 directors named Dave or Steve than there are women or those from ethnic minorities, which begs the question: Why are more people from the BAME community not sitting in the top spots? The Equality Group has commissioned a nationally representative study that delves into UK ethnic minority citizens, their career aspirations, and the inequalities that still…
read moreThe unique and unusual venue market has been highlighted as playing a key role in the UK venue industry according to new research. The report, Unique & Unusual: A Market Overview, is the first market report of its kind and suggests that as the sector continues to grow, so too will its impact on the industry. Unique and unusual venues,…
read moreWomen in the workplace are more likely to outperform their male counterparts when in leadership positions, according to new research at the BI Norwegian Business School. Examining the personality traits of around 3,000 managers, the results revealed that female leaders regularly scored higher than men in four out of the five categories studied. Women on average scored higher in communication…
read moreHeidrick & Struggles, a premier provider of executive search, leadership consulting and culture shaping worldwide, has launched The Leadership Network, a forum for women in executive leadership roles across the world who aspire to C-Suite and non-executive director roles. The Leadership Network’s inaugural event on 12 October entailed a breakfast briefing and panel discussion that included Sir Nigel Rudd, Chairman…
read moreHotly anticipated unemployment figures are due out on Wednesday and will serve as an indication of business sentiment in the current market conditions. A survey from the CIPD shows a softening in hiring intentions, and this follows the Bank of England’s forecast that unemployment will rise in the coming years. In these uncertain conditions, the UK’s ongoing management challenge must…
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