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Generation Y or ‘millennial’s’ is a term you see more and more in recruitment. Reason being is that they are…

The latest management crisis in FIFA has amplified yet again the importance of strong leadership if companies wish to succeed….

What makes a good leader? It’s that age-old question. There are plenty of management theorists out there, all offering their…

Back in May, Conservative MP Anna Soubry was appointed as the UK’s first ever minister for small businesses – but…

A vast majority of female professionals in the finance sector believe that they will never make it to the top…

Andy Burnham emerged as the clear favourite for the Labour leadership as nominations for the candidacy opened Tuesday night. The…

With the recent announcement of the upcoming departure of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, speculation has been rife with regards to…

The NHS is quite simply huge. It is the UK and Europe’s biggest single employer and the fifth largest organisation…

A recent survey by London Tech Advocate has found that almost a quarter of London tech companies do not employ…

Despite the fact that there is a wealth of executive talent within the business industry, there appears to be a…

Recent research has found that nearly half of workers in the UK have left a job due to poor leadership…

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has recently made history, appointing Carolyn Fairbairn to be their first ever female director…

If the public have no faith in you as a leader, you’ve got a massive mountain to climb to restore…

We’ve spoken recently about how businesses need to plan their next CEOs in advance, and that opinion still holds strong….

It’s something that no one wishes to happen, but unfortunately it’s something that has to be prepared for. The recent…

Everyone has an assumption of what a good ‘leader’ is – confident, highly visible and innovative. But these desirable traits…

It’s largely expected that a leader will be an extremely well off individual, wearing expensive clothing, living in a lavish…

It was only a few months ago that the Labour party looked set to take control of 10 Downing Street…

Former CEO of the Thomas Cook group Harriet Green gave an interesting answer to a journalist when she was recently asked: “what…

Leaders of growing businesses will face staffing dilemmas early on in their managerial career. After all, for a company to…

When discussing great leaders in prior blogs, we’ve noted the likes of Richard Branson and Satoru Iwata, the kind of…

In business, great leaders know how to manage difficult situations when they arise with their skillset and experience. However, leadership…

Google announced earlier this week that it will start a major company shuffle which will lead to a new CEO…

Despite a growth in managerial job postings over the past year, there has been a significant drop in the number…

Since succeeding the outgoing David Gill in the summer of 2013, Ed Woodward has endured a difficult time as executive…

Great leadership is as much about what not to do, as it is about what to do. Here are 5 key things to avoid:…

When we think of business leaders who have successfully played their part in building worldwide enterprises, we tend to think…

Should leaders be looking to ask for advice in the workplace? That is question which has been put to business…

Abrupt management changes are never beneficial in the business world and no one knows this better than United Airlines this…

A few weeks ago, Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States announced that he had been diagnosed with…

With recent reports stating that the BMW CEO Harald Krüger fainted during a German motor show, questions are being raised…

Growing a great business take years, if not decades of intense strategic planning and effort. Yet many businesses today are…

Until a week or two ago, most people would have been forgiven for not knowing who Martin Shkreli was. An…

Anybody who has been paying attention to the news over the past week will know that German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen…

With the recent announcement that Ralph Lauren is stepping down from his eponymous company after nearly 50 years at the…

CEOs find themselves having to do a lot of work in the public eye during their day to day life,…

The current Rugby World Cup may seem like a trivial event, but there is actually a lot that can be…

Starting a new leadership position can be an intimidating experience for even the most capable person. The Center for Creative Leadership found…

We spoke earlier on this week about how leaders will try to make a stamp on a company early into their tenure,…

The role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has evolved over the last few years. Once considered the chief bean…

The one person who everyone looks to for leadership is the CEO, so when that person takes an unexpected turn…

New research has revealed that the average UK worker will work more than 9,000 unpaid extra hours throughout their career,…

We Brits are known for our long working hours culture, but now it seems we’re not only spending more time…

There comes a time in the career of many executives and senior managers when it becomes clear that the moment…

Malcolm Gladwell said that “decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately”….

They say that looking for a new job is a job in itself, and just like a job all of…

It is often said that people buy from people, and it’s true. Of course, whilst working for a well-known firm…

Your CV or resume is a sales document, your own personal advertisement if you like. Its sole purpose in life…

‘Cost reduction’, ‘operational efficiency’ and ‘yield management’ are just some of the terms that have become all too commonplace among…

Executive search firms continue to be the best source for securing the talent needs of Financial Services firms. A combination…