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Leadership capability is a good starting point for organisations that want to build high-performing teams – effective teams have effective leaders.

After listening to a senior leader leading a virtual team, I started to realise that not only was his team not benefitting from remote work, but the whole experience of virtual collaboration may be amplifying the problems that existed when teams were being formed or transformed.

Is a creative leader a source of great, new ideas; or someone who creates an environment where creative employees could prosper? The ambiguity that surrounds creativity as a leadership competency has meant that it has often taken a back seat to other trends in leadership styles and objectives

Most people start out their careers somewhere near the bottom and work their way up. Let's take a look at the rungs of the accounting career ladder.

Executive coaching is fundamental if you want your organisation to be successful. Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan tells us why he’s such a big advocate of executive coaching

Coaching is one of the most effective ways an organisation can improve the way it works. From the C-suite down to frontline managers, everyone should have access to coaching programmes.

Even talented people mistakenly decide that the key to productivity is to spend more time toiling. But time is a precious commodity, and it really is possible to work smarter, not harder.

There are a number of great benefits for professionals to take on a short-term assignment.

Today’s ongoing market uncertainty doesn’t help with hiring. It can prompt frozen budgets and make recruitment even more complicated. Your team is under pressure, your hands are tied - and there’s no let up on the work that still needs to get done. Even if you are free to hire, there’s lingering talent scarcity to contend with. This is why savvy recruiters are seeking respite by tapping into the highly skilled interim and professional staffing market.

This year has seen a record number of employees working remotely, forcing firms across the country to adapt to a new normal. Rather than being a hindrance, this has been a valuable opportunity for companies - and leaders within those companies – to analyse, evaluate and implement new ways of working. This has been especially important with regards to the attraction, onboarding, and integration of new talent.