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When it comes to gender equality in senior ranks, new data indicates "we're going in the wrong direction", and "a different level of conversation" is needed, according to a leadership development expert.

By focusing on six human-centred drivers, organisations can more than double their likelihood of a successful transformation program, a conference has heard.

The pressures managers face often lead to anxiety-induced misuses of their power, but they can "outsmart" this tendency by cultivating awareness and compassion, a leadership coach says.

Leaders can ask themselves five questions at the start of the day to "prime" their brains for maximum productivity, according to a business psychologist.

With AI now making some skills less valuable, knowledge workers should be "honing" their human skills, but they need leadership support, a data scientist says.

Employers continue to rely heavily on training to address the challenges now facing managers, but in many cases, the problem is their role, an HR advisor says.

Poor decision-making from the top is common and costly, according to an executive coach who reminds leaders, "you are not smarter than the group".

An employer that wanted to go beyond a "poster on the wall" with its leadership values now has major buy-in to its 360 feedback program, and higher employee satisfaction scores across the board.

The definition of too much or too little control, or too much or too little connection, can vary greatly between workplace relationships, according to specialists in the field.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are discrete topics, and lumping them together does all three a disservice, according to a globally respected business leader.