Around half of HR professionals believe that senior business leaders don’t have the people management behaviours and skills needed to get the best from their people, according to the latest CIPD HR Outlook survey of HR professionals. Performance management and people management were voted the top leadership behaviours and skills needed by organisations over the […]

You may be familiar with the less-than-family-friendly antics of the fictional boss from The Office played by Ricky Gervais. To celebrate the launch of the new movie David Brent: Life on the Road, greeting card company Christmas Connections decided to ask the nation for the most outrageous comments they’ve received from management. They narrowed it […]

Research released by the Chartered Management Institute and XpertHR reveals that men are more likely than women to have been promoted into senior and higher paying management roles in the past year, with no progress made on reducing the 23% gender pay gap. The data reveal that male managers are 40% more likely than female […]

A lot of business sites offer advice for keeping employees engaged, but many people forget that managers have to be invested in the goings-on of the company too. With that in mind, Business 2 Community came up with a list of 10 ways managers can stay engaged. 1 Take a risk – Step outside of […]