Leadership

Successful businesses tend to have a strong vision that’s shared by all staff. This section looks at how businesses develop their vision, communicate it to staff and reinforce it with a style of leadership that gets the best from people.

GUIDES

Best companies: best practice

A look at some of the forward-thinking practices used by companies featured in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for survey. URN 04/813

Ideas for business management

This brochure looks at the management ideas of some of Britain’s most successful businesses and explains how they could be relevant to your business. URN 04/810

Inspirational leadership

How do you motivate people? What kind of leadership do people respond to? This brochure looks at some examples of best practice. URN 04/1085

Corporate social responsibility

This factsheet looks at how responsible business
practice is good for society, the environment and for business. URN 04/1310

CASE STUDIES

Aroma Company

The Aroma Company showed that transforming a good idea into a winning product takes patience, a strong vision and excellent leadership.

USEFUL LINKS

Armitage Shanks

The bathroom fittings manufacturer developed a modern, streamlined leadership style, which led to improvements in quality and delivery times.

Ameralda Hess

Increased globalisation and cross-border competition inspired a change in management style at Amerada Hess, the oil and gas company.

Hoechst Marion Roussel

The use of a leadership forum played a crucial role in the post-merger integration of this pharmaceuticals company.

London Borough of Hackney

Best practice in local government management has improved the service delivery of the London Borough of Hackney.

Runshaw College

Changes in culture and management approaches have led to improved performance at Runshaw College.

Technology routemap

Where is your business going? Use the Technology routemap to map out a vision for your business and identify the right technology to help you get there.