17 June, 2020
Digital disruption: how will Covid-19 affect the future of work?
The pandemic has introduced radical changes on both the professional and personal level. It has forced tens of millions of people to adopt remote working almost overnight. From education and administr...
4 May, 2020
Poor mental health ‘associated with greater CEO turnover’
Mental health is frequently in the news, mostly in the context of efforts to help those who find themselves suffering. In corporates, however, researchers have found that some effort is also expended ...
30 April, 2020
Companies ‘failing to demonstrate oversight of vulnerable workers’
More than eight out of ten companies are failing to respond to investor demands to demonstrate how they are have oversight of their most vulnerable workers, according to new research. The
20 January, 2020
Moral leadership has a positive impact—if you tread carefully
Does morality matter in corporate leadership? According to a group of academics moral leadership is important, but it has to be more nuanced than you might have imagined. Academics from the Netherl...
15 January, 2020
Why every company needs a chief fun officer
It has long been recognised that all work and no play is likely to lead to less productive, dissatisfied workers. As far back as the 1930s, management researchers such as Elton Mayo and Mary Parker Fo...
10 January, 2020
Heartache to headache: why workplace relationships are a problem
Late last year workplace relationships hit the headlines with a bang. First global fast-food chain McDonald’s
25 November, 2019
Organisations are still falling short on staff mental health
Conversations around mental health provisions are more common than ever before. We’re increasingly told that stigma surrounding illness is breaking down and everyone from
22 November, 2019
McDonald’s upheaval is a stern reminder to CEOs about ethics
The board of directors of McDonald’s recently announced it was terminating the employment of CEO Stev...
1 April, 2019
