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Clearly aligning goals with values boosts performance, lifts culture, and drives a healthy relationship between leaders and employees, an executive coach says.

The pandemic has prompted a more "heartfelt" leadership approach, but some obstacles exist to managing "equal doses" of responsibility and innovation, a leadership specialist says.

Mentors of the same gender are more beneficial to women rising up through leadership ranks, a development specialist says.

At the same time as they drive diversity throughout their organisations, HR teams have work to do in addressing gender norms that undermine their own authority, Australian researchers suggest.

With workers now following "movements rather than brands", it has never been more important for employers to balance profit with purpose, a leadership specialist says.

It's easy to label every bad manager as "toxic", but intentions set apart incompetent leaders from toxic bosses, a culture specialist says.

Boards now expect a three-to-four-year process for internal CEO succession planning, with HR playing a vital role communicating with key players, developing relationships, and ensuring granular clarity around goals and expectations.

It's possible for managers to listen to employees' problems without taking responsibility for solving them, but many instead opt for EAP referrals, with some unwanted consequences.

Thanks to hybrid and remote working environments, leaders are struggling more than ever to hold teams and employees accountable, an organisational behaviour specialist says.

High-performing teams thrive under leaders who "delegate deliberately", but success hinges on building trust and having an assurance strategy in place, a leadership specialist says.