Fiona Mckay explores the critical markers needed when human capital is under the spotlight and identifies the 4 key areas she uses when applying her own PE™ stress tests for investors.

Passion in leadership is not easy to define, measure and especially teach and yet within leadership it is a key trait that is a definitive sign of the success of a great leader. Passionate leaders also foster commitment and determination in their employees and get more done.

The first quartile of the 21st century has seen a persistent challenging of socio-political norms; with the U.S. electing a president that no one thought stood a chance and Britain’s surprising vote to leave the EU. 

“Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” 

I was listening to Nick Petche, the UK Editor in Chief of Yahoo, being interviewed on Radio 4s The Media Show. This, the company once valued at $100 billion but sold last year to the American telecoms giant Verizon for a mere $5 billion. 

“If there’s one thing we can do to change the dial on women’s futures in the workplace, it is to no longer accept ‘constructive criticism’ but instead insist on ‘development dialogue’ ”

Board gender diversity is a ‘tricky one', in part because it forces us to consider the means by which we might make gender representation fairer but also because once you begin to address gender representation…

What makes an exceptional leader? Those who can turn around a company fortune against almost unthinkable odds? Or spot an opportunity that would be unapparent to most?

There has been much discussion on the importance of CEOs having an active online presence. If you Google this question, your results will yield pages of links telling you the exactly this. 

How do you take control and accelerate through 2017 and beyond, against the backdrop of market uncertainty?