Leadership
Facial discrimination
Plastic surgeons and doctors offering anti-ageing and aesthetic treatments count increasing numbers of business people among their clients. What's behind the trend? And what does it say about corporate Britain?
Facing up to reality
Julia Middleton, founder and CEO of Common Purpose, says that leaders need to keep it real
Terminal 5 comes alive
Sharon Doherty, who worked for BAA during the Heathrow project, reveals the secrets that led to successful completion
Company profile: Macdonald Hotels
After a costly management buy-out, planning delays and allegations of political sleaze, Macdonald Hotels is focusing on what it set out to do: treat staff well and create a centre of excellence for the Scottish hotel and catering industry
Culture club
As business becomes truly global, directors could find themselves working in unfamiliar cultures—so it's time to bone up on foreign customs
Learning from failure
Many of the world's best known and respected business leaders failed their way to success
Lighting the way to the future
Some smarter businesses are turning sustainability into an opportunity
Winning arts and minds
A new scheme nurtures much needed leadership skills in the arts sector
Traits of the top CEOs revealed
Research reveals insight into the characteristics of our top directors
10 surefire ways to keep your company innovative
by Paul Sloane, author of The Innovative Leader
Weatherbys
Diversification and innovation are key to the longevity and success of family firm Weatherbys, says director Nick Craven
Jim Collinson leadership
Jim Collins talks to Joanna Higgins about what makes a great business leader
Rules are made to be broken
Anja Foerster and Peter Kreuz propose a "who dares wins" approach to open up new business opportunities
When might is right
Far from staying out of politics, business directors are increasingly expected to walk their talk, leading and influencing policy beyond their own organisations
leadership special
• Gordon Brown as PM
Management guru Jo Owen assesses the new prime minister's leadership strengths and weaknesses
• Brown biographer Nick Kochan
Can the former Chancellor shed his insular image and make the hard decisions?
• How New Labour won, then lost business
With his party heavily in debt, Gordon Brown needs the support of business. But the City no longer trusts him, says Paul Eastham
How to survive a scandal
What do Martha Stewart, Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton have in common? They have all endured public scandal and disgrace, bounced back, and gone on to achieve further success
Why women leave
Only a handful of UK women are reaching senior roles, and many are leaving business. Should companies fight harder to keep them?
Arrested development
In an industry without regulation, anyone can call themselves an executive coach. So how do you choose the right one?
Tackling toxic leaders
Bad leaders can create mayhem in an organisation. The answer is effective training and development delivered in advance of a new post, says Ros Taylor
Ego-driven execs
They can be tough to put up with and may jeopardise the bottom line, but they're often bold and creative too
Self-taught leaders rule
Research shows that 80 per cent of what people think of as their "really significant learning" comes from tackling life's challenging situations, or experiential learning
Better out than in?
Dr Cuross Bakhtiar, founder and chief executive of Harley Street Cosmetic has succeeded through leadership with a difference
A company of rogues
In this extract from his latest book, Liar's Paradise, Graham Edmonds identifies some of the heroes, villains and fraudsters who might make up the board and aspiring middle management of a company of rogues-Cruel and Unusual Ltd
Finding the upside to a downturn
Surviving a business downturn offers a great opportunity to display decisive, insightful leadership
