Many want to break into the management consulting industry as it is known to be a lucrative and prestigious field. However, the competition for aspiring consultants is quite steep. In order for you to be ready to plunge into this highly rewarding profession, you need to take the following steps: 1.       Assess your qualifications Consulting...Read More

Careers coach Lucinda Harlow says don’t worry, sometimes difficult feedback happens to good people… Feedback can come in all shapes and sizes. You’re told your management style needs work as you’re too abrupt; you need to tell less, empower more; be less emotional or bossy; have more empathy… all hard to hear, let alone respond...Read More

Almost a million* UK managers are working in a way they feel is unethical, according to new figures released today by CMI (Chartered Management Institute), with the need to ‘get ahead’ at work being blamed. White lies are a constant in UK workplaces with almost one in three workers (30.4%) reporting they tell at least...Read More

Having multiple people to report to is not a new phenomenon. Many organisations practice matrix management. The complexity of what we need to do in certain contexts means that we don’t have a clear command-of-control line, not a single line anyway. This article touches on 10 ways we can help ourselves manage these multiple bosses....Read More

Out this month, the Davies Review looks at the lack of women in our boardrooms, assessing a huge wealth of ideas to nurture women in business and widen the talent pool for upper management. It’s not about paying lip service to gender equality, despite women’s growing consumer power, the Davies Review states that nearly half...Read More