You’ve lost your head of sales or marketing. You have a strategic project which somehow never gets off the ground. Your budget to hire someone with expertise is limited. What do you do? Go for ‘returners’.
These are highly skilled female executives who have dropped out of the workforce to have children. According to the Women […]

To improve performance, leaders should move away from hierarchy and focus on motivation – and to achieve that they could learn a lot from the world of sport, writes Adrian Moorhouse

When you set your mind to something, it’s amazing what you can achieve – particularly if you’re the boss. At Lloyds Banking Group where chief executive António Horta Osório has made the pledge that 40 per cent of his top 5,000 executives will be women by 2020, the organisation is apparently totally galvanised.
Now a target […]

A favourite Catch 22 used to be that you couldn’t be an actor without an Equity card but you couldn’t get an Equity card until you were an actor. A similar conundrum faces many now wanting to become non-executive directors. The boardroom door may be open – but only once you are already sitting on […]

The ‘internet of things’ will affect global business profoundly. But the UK is well placed to take advantage – thanks to robust social enterprises and a strong not-for-profit sector, writes Jeremy Rifkin

Diversity in corporate life will benefit the wider economy, says Lisa Buckingham

Is the government doing enough to level the playing field for small- to medium-sized businesses when it comes to procuring public sector contracts?

Free consulting is dangerous and costly for companies. It can create shaky foundations for young businesses, undermine larger firms and may lead to demise, writes Shaun Thomson

Jennifer Janson is the managing director of technology PR agency Six Degrees

The best-laid plans will get you nowhere if they aren’t easily understood

Many factors contribute to a company’s success but, ultimately, the people who make good decisions drive everything else, writes Steve Holliday

Women who step off the executive career path are well placed to shine on the board, says Bonnie W. Gwin