Employers that want their graduate employees to become young leaders should start teaching them the necessary skills from year one - even if this means spending less time on "the basics", says Development Beyond Learning managing director Josh Mackenzie.
An award-winning manager says he learned more about people management from observing and interacting with his own managers than he did from any training course.
As organisational "borders" become increasingly blurred, HR leaders will need to become more adaptable and able to deal with issues on a "case-by-case basis", says AHRI HR leader of the year and Allens Arthur Robinson people and development director Susan Ferrier.
The leaders that add the most value to a company are those who invest significant time in ensuring they have a worthy successor, says leadership expert Dave Ulrich.
For managers, the office Christmas party is work - an opportunity to reinforce a culture of engagement - not time to let their hair down, says leadership expert Stephen Bell.
One of the reasons why many large-scale engagement initiatives are "hit and miss" is that what is motivating for one worker might be "de-motivating" for another, says leadership consultant Silvia Damiano.
The leaders who add the greatest value to a business are those who actively pursue new connections, and who embrace uncertainty and change, says Corrs Chambers Westgarth CEO John Denton.
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