As the main character of a story, your actions impact staff and customers alike
There are many reasons why we love a good story, with the characters obviously playing an important part. What you may not realise, however, is that once you enter role model territory, you’ll become the main character of your own closely-scrutinised tale.
Corporate vision of a leader has never been so feminine
The gender gap in international assignments is still as wide as ever but women have been told by recent research that the route to leadership in big businesses has never been clearer.
Even an eight year-old girl understood Hasbro excluding Star Wars’ Rey from games made no sense
Hasbro has confirmed that it would be adding Rey to its Star Wars Monopoly set following extensive fan criticism. The hashtag "#WheresRey" trended for several days as fans complained about the omission of the female lead – and an eight-year-old girl managed to make the company realise there would essentially be no plotline without her.
Lack of support and training for managers has hampered ability to lead
Some 88 per cent of HR professionals are of the belief that their firm's managers lack the necessary leadership skills for their role.
The poetic words of Labour’s John McDonnell: Assassinating Thatcher and swimming through vomit
One of the difficult duties of MPs involves setting a constant good example. But as Jeremy Corbyn names John McDonnell as Labour's new shadow chancellor, we took a look into his "unparliamentary" and somewhat controversial past behaviour.
Time to walk the walk and change perceptions of women in IT
Following the recent "I look like an engineer" campaign, Oscar Macia, CEO of ForceManager, looks at gender imbalance in IT, why it exists and how to change dated perceptions of IT as a "male only" career choice.
Why are female leaders not inspiring next generation of entrepreneurs?
BBC Radio 4's power list of women revealed many trailblazing female leaders, but a shocking lack of recognition from young women. Can a new campaign change that?