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Using the power that comes with leadership ethically and effectively is a make-or-break competency, and one that's largely overlooked, according to an expert coach.

CHROs often make "universally appealing, open-ended promises" when seeking executive buy-in for initiatives, but they're more likely to succeed by setting realistic expectations, a workforce strategy expert says.

Cross-functional role rotations are most often utilised to develop junior talent, but their benefits make them worth considering for senior leaders, an HR specialist says.

Leaders who have undertaken mindset training, like the types traditionally used in elite sports, are reporting better wellbeing and performance, and gaining an extra four hours per week on average, research shows.

In the face of ongoing social and technological change, two increasingly critical leadership traits are a growth mindset and an adaptive style, according to a strategy specialist.

Leaders and employees alike tend to be good at being busy, "but that doesn't necessarily deliver value", a leadership specialist says. Meanwhile, feedback is open on the next phase of the FWC's project to draft a modern award WFH term.

Too many organisations exercise the practice of "throwing people at a problem", rather than considering whether that amounts to "optimised people resource allocation", a corporate strategist says.

A new era in corporate leadership is no longer a nice-to-have, but critical for the survival of business, according to a specialist in transformational leadership theory.

Most new CHROs have come from outside the organisation, and those appointed internally are less likely to be promoted to the C-suite, according to a new report that lays blames on a lack of senior HR succession planning.

The concept of "conscious unbossing" isn't new, but the term's traction might just give a globally disengaged workforce a new lease of life, a leadership specialist says.