Throughout the turbulent recent history of UK carmaker Rover, culminating in parent BMW’s sale of the company for £10 to the Phoenix consortium in May 2000, internal communications with the workforce were never far from the top of the agenda.

A team made up of employees from different sections of an organization can be a great recipe for success, but its full potential can only be achieved through skilled leaders creating an atmosphere of mutual trust. Mixed teams face various challenges, including differences in personality,...

Sweden, in common with all western nations, has paid considerable attention to the issue of selecting and developing its military leaders. Last year, the Swedish armed forces decided to introduce a new system of evaluation because it felt that there were weaknesses and limitations in previous...

Mergers and acquisitions are notoriously risky, especially when they involve organizations in different countries. Mercer Human Resource Consulting believes that up to 70 percent of mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver their intended benefits. Other research has shown that perhaps less than...

As the reality dawns on more and more organizations that their cutting‐edge competitiveness is inextricably linked to the talents, knowledge, energy and enterprise of the people they employ, how many of them are doing enough to make sure they do not run short of that vital raw material? Too...

High‐performing leaders are those who can effectively deal with the complexities of modern business. They can respond quickly to change, deal with ambiguity, provide direction, manage around constraints, and leverage the commitment and intellectual capital of the people around them. When this...