Assessment centres are having their moment

  Previously, we discussed how traditional line management with simple hierarchies and small teams is rapidly becoming obsolete. Today’s flexible working practices and matrixed structures mean few managers have a direct line of sight over the work their...

Experiential learning can benefit everyone

 In earlier blogs we have written about the development of top talent through experiential interventions. This is an approach that benefits all employees by accelerating learning and enabling them to develop faster within an organisation.   Line managers,...

Strategic Talent Development

is about how to achieve business success in today’s environment, which is so different from the one on which most management thinking and practice is based. Many of the ideas in the book are new, but some are also familiar but revised to better suit...

The fundamental design of organisations must change

Changes in technology are putting pressure on the fundamental design of organisations, and the way people are managed: not just the processes for organising people, but the leadership styles too.   People work virtually, remotely, in flexible, multiple teams, in...

How do we get the development message across?

The revolution required in leadership mindsets: how can we win the development battle? In a previous blog, we wrote that “we need a revolution in leadership mindsets to adjust to today’s business context”. As pointed out in the Henley Business School...