New imperatives in leadership development
Gartner’s “Top 5 priorities for HR leaders in 2025” survey of over 1,400 leaders in more than 60 countries lists these 5 in this order of priority: Regarding the first priority, leadership and management development, the Gartner study notes: New challenges for leaders and managers New imperatives for leadership development programmes New leadership programmes need […]
Diversity wins: broadening the base of diverse companies
The business case for diversity has been made and validated in the United States for several years now. The data are clear and rounded, so it is worth remembering them. McKinsey has been conducting research under the banner “ Diversity wins ” at different points in time: 2015, 2018 and most recently in 2020. Their […]
Delegation boards: how to transfer authority to the team by setting boundaries
The role of a leader is to convert the potential of his or her teams into performance and to achieve this he or she needs to transfer decision-making power to them. Leaders gain authority by transferring authority, but only confident leaders are able to do this as delegation is a process that generates fear of […]
Message to leaders: connect first
Imagine this scene: a manager comes up with an idea, is in a hurry because he is going into a meeting and quickly tells a member of his team before rushing into the boardroom thinking he has communicated it effectively. Your colleague has been left completely cold. Nothing wrong if it didn’t fit a pattern […]