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Barack Obama has put leadership at centre stage – so it’s not surprising that there has been great interest in management thinking, theory and skills. So, if you’re interested in executive development, this is the page for you!

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Judging potential

19/08/2010 - 10:19 - 1871 reads - 8 comments
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Mark Loftus highlights the three fallacies we need to be aware of when judging someone's potential.

Managing nerves to deliver the goods

18/08/2010 - 18:05 - 832 reads
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Do you get nervous before delivering an important presentation or when pitching for new business? William Winstone outlines several ways to keep those nerves at bay before the big day.

HR Has to be Learning and Development's best friend? Surely!

18/08/2010 - 17:36 - 728 reads
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Nigel Paine believes that L&D and HR departments don't need to do much to achieve the same goals. Just follow the guidelines that he's laid out.

Caption competition

18/08/2010 - 15:57 - 538 reads - 20 comments
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This month's caption competition is up and running - fancy winning a bottle of wine? If so, have a go!       Deadline for entries is ...

Ten ways to better assessment

16/08/2010 - 10:14 - 2808 reads
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As part of this month's HR theme, here are 10 expert tips for industry professionals on how to get the most from testing your workforce.

How to use embodied leadership to engage your staff

11/08/2010 - 10:05 - 2586 reads - 6 comments
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How do leaders maintain engagement of their key talent? How do you apply the 'ecology of talent' to business? Colin Reeve explores the idea of embodied leadership.

How assessment can improve management skills

11/08/2010 - 10:00 - 925 reads - 3 comments
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According to research from BT Business in 2009, management failures were behind more than two-fifths of staff resignations last year and outdated management styles caused 42% of resignations. Mary Clarke tells us what she believes lies ahead for the future of management training.

Nature not nurture: Raising a better leader

06/08/2010 - 16:55 - 1131 reads
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Nigel Watson thinks we should break the patter of trying to be everyone's best friend in order to be a better leader.

Interview with Tim Campbell

06/08/2010 - 16:25 - 723 reads
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The former apprentice winner and newly-appointed training ambassador to Boris Johnson, talks about the importance of apprenticehips and more.
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Reality check for many UK managers

06/08/2010 - 11:02 - 559 reads - 3 comments
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Cath Everett reports on a new survey from the CMI where results suggest that some UK-based managers are more confident in their ability to lead than they should be.
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The leadership hall of fame

Several leadership 'greats' have spoken exclusively to Mike Levy, our great profile writer. Have a look through our 'leadership hall of fame.'

 The world is driven by financial greed and economic dogma- one controls the earth's resources and the others are its apologists.   Henry Mintzberg: Practice, not best practice

 

 We need to win back in the country, and business is a very important part of doing that; creating jobs, creating a structure, creating trust in the system.   Karren Brady: Being the new Margaret 

 

 The knowledge worker age, which we’re in now, means that you create a culture where competency is spread everywhere, and where the people, even at the bottom, are involved significantly in discussing key business decisions.  In the Spotlight: Stephen Covey

 The big heresy of our times is that all you have to do is get the top level right. 

John Adair: The rise of the new leader

 One of the reasons why people make lousy leaders is that they don’t know who they are. 

Ken Blanchard: An exclusive interview with the One Minute Manager

 Don't position yourself as an NLP trainer or an expert in one area: position yourself in offering results. 

Naked simplicity: The David Taylor interview

 A learning organisation is one that is renewing itself on a daily basis. 

Spraying the message: The Garry Ridge interview

 Leadership should be seen as an honour – you have an astonishing responsibility to those in your care. 

Tom Peters: In search of leadership heroes