Every year, people around the world enter the new calendar year with one or more new years resolutions. Unfortunately, many of these well intended aspirations end up in the New Years Resolution (NY) cemetery. Just across the road is the Development Plan (DP) cemetery. Like new year’s resolutions, development goals and plans are often well intentioned but too often, suffer a similar fate. Here’s five tips for setting and executing a development plan.

Imagine asking a group of individuals to climb a ladder and walk a tightrope 15 to 20 metres above the ground. No practice, no safety net, and no harness. If this sounds crazy, then consider the reality for many new and emerging executives.

For the last 12 months I have been doing something that seemed completely unachievable a couple of years ago: building my own acoustic guitar. I not only ended up with a beautiful hand made instrument, I also learnt a few things about myself along the way.

What's the role of HR and leaders in the age of artificial intelligence? How can HR and leaders combat the risks of algorithmic bias.

Leadership transitions are tough. This personal experience reminded me how important it is to support leaders at all levels throughout their leadership journey.

What if we embraced the idea that anyone and everyone should have access to leadership skills?

As Ghandi once said, “it is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err”. What is the role of wisdom in leadership and can wisdom be taught? The answer lies in judgment.

One of the fastest growing priorities for organisations now is ESG. The momentum behind ESG is extraordinary and organisations across all sectors are rapidly mobilising efforts to establish their presence, practices, and reputation across all domains of ESG. So as ESG continues to grow what are the implications for leadership and talent?

Most people embrace the concept of diversity until confronted by the reality of it? What can you do to better manage your responses in moments of difference?

More than two thirds of organisations have high potential pools in place. Alarmingly almost three quarters of those organisations say they are not very effective. How can you improve the impact of your high potential pools? Focus on acceleration.

Does the use of motivational leadership quotes help or hinder our approach to leadership development?

The question of leadership readiness depends on what leaders are being asked to do. Perhaps the conversation needs to shift from a somewhat generic discussion based on leadership readiness to one based on fit for purpose.

If you apply an economic lens to how we treat leadership and leadership development in organizations, you might question our true commitment to developing leaders. To understand why, it is useful to understand one of the most fundamental concepts in economics; scarcity.

What makes a great leader? Perhaps traditional approaches have focused too much on trying to identify a single set of leadership qualities or attributes. The answer lies in one’s own responses to three key questions of leadership.