Media & Non Technical Articles

Random selection for top jobs is not a crazy idea.

Have you become bored reading headlines that lament the absence of diversity at the top of […]

If you want to know why people are reluctant to be leaders, ask them.

When senior leaders are looking for talented staff to promote into management, they often assume that […]

Diversity is critical for effective crisis leadership: The UK government’s groupthink would never cut it in the board room of a high-performing company.

In his bestselling book on the Spanish Flu, The Great Influenza, John Barry implores governments in […]

Are bad bosses as commonplace as we imagine?

The topic of leadership has inspired hundreds of books and thousands of articles from academics in […]

Bullying bosses should examine their own ego problems

The other word of the moment — coronavirus aside — is bullying. The main alleged culprit […]

How the coronavirus pandemic has tested UK doctors’ leadership skills.

We know that hospitals perform better, on average, when they are led by doctors. But being […]

Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them.

It’s a concrete fact that women earn less than men do. The true gender pay-gap is not […]

If Your Boss Could Do Your Job, You’re More Likely to Be Happy at Work.

“People don’t quit bad jobs, they quit bad bosses,” according to an old saw. Our research suggests there’s […]

Why The Best Hospitals Are Managed by Doctors.

Healthcare has become extraordinarily complex — the balance of quality against cost, and of technology against […]

Leadership Fundamentals – The Vital Signs To Recognise In Great Management – Radar

We all know when we are being managed well. It’s something that feels inherently right. There […]

No more business as usual : Scholars need support to move teaching and research on climate change into the mainstream – Times Higher Education

 Fifty years ago, students led a youthful rebellion against war, discrimination and exploitation. Universities were by […]

Silver linings: the academic lifecycle – Times Higher Education

Despite the perception that academics are at their most creative early on in their careers, research […]