Evaluating talent—especially leadership talent—is fraught with vague ideas and lack of agreement about what leadership "potential" is.

A leader may possess the skills to engage and mobilise people when times are good. But, if their perfectionistic derailer rears its ugly head, they are more likely to micromanage than mobilise.

Authenticity is one of the most important qualities a leader can possess. In the modern world, probably even more so. Millennials expect even greater transparency than the generations before them - partly driven by the rise of social media and that people can spot a fake at 100 yards.

What advice would you give yourself  if you could travel back in time to when you were preparing for your first "real" job interview?

Is the world really more volatile, more uncertain, more complex, and more ambiguous that ever before? If so, what’s different now? Two things: technology and velocity. Both totally intertwined.

Is negativity about leadership discouraging future generations from stepping up?

When leaders need coaching and clarity, the last person they ask is their boss.

Effective leaders use interpersonal skills that might be called "nice" or "soft". But these skills take courage and discipline, and they help to address hard issues.

Without proper planning and support, an employee's exciting opportunity abroad may end in a disastrously disappointing homecoming.

What’s your "long game" to ensure the future competitiveness of your squad?

This Global Leadership Forecast answers your questions—with actionable insights your business can employ today to prepare for tomorrow.

As part of the People Side of Lean series, this article explores workplace interactions as the 9th form of waste and what leaders can do about it.

Relating talent acquisition and interviewing processes to a Navy Seal’s experiences.

In the wake of Brazil’s defeat, the finger-pointing is correctly aimed at the team’s leadership and not at the players on the field.

To help eliminate the 9th form of waste, can leaders create a "standard operating procedure" for workplace interactions?

HR is reinventing itself once again—from reactor to partner, and now to anticipator. See what we found in our latest research, Global Leadership Forecast 2014|2015.

Many executives believe that HR is a group of affable people with big hearts but little expertise.

Effective leaders understand when to ride with the team, when to cede the lead to others, and when to sprint out in front.

Ironically, many performance management systems negatively impact performance. Learn five counterproductive practices to avoid.

Women are underrepresented in higher levels of leadership. Yet research shows organizations with the best financial performance have more women leaders. Why the disconnect?

DDI assessments achieve the highest levels of prediction and create unparalleled business value.

Leaders face a growing, more glaring public spotlight. It illuminates not only performance and results, but also personality and behavior.

The detail is in the data: Two studies get to the heart of CEOs’ biggest challenges.