Among the wealthy, philanthropy in the UK and US is thriving – but you no longer have to be rich to be generous

Some say the recent equality bill in the UK has paved the way for positive discrimination — but how do other countries’ anti-discrimination laws compare and should it be encouraged?

Exec asks whether the glass ceiling of the 80s is still relevant in the 21st Century, and talks to senior women about the barriers they face

Is modern work too like a marriage a la mode? Perhaps we need guidance to get our star workers to stay a little longer

The theory goes that the glass ceiling was shattered long ago and women are now rightly making their mark in many industries where they wouldn’t have stood a chance just a few years ago

Interim managers are filling an increasingly important structural role in the UK’s National Health Service. The profile of the jobs and of the people who do them is changing, and other complex organisations should take note

When absence becomes a problem, who is sick - the staff or the organisation? Exec looks for some answers

Getting an executive team together and making it work may not be fantasy football, but it can make a business stand or fall – and it’s not that different from sport either

The Director General of the CBI claims to speak for the majority of employers when he says graduates lack important skills. But are companies playing their part?

After last month’s feature on the true value of social networking sites, we look at how the Web 2.0 craze is affecting the recruitment industry.

People are your greatest asset, so if they are absent or ill, you lose. A company gym, screening programme and good PMI aid recruitment and retention as part of an employee recruitment programme

An MBA is seen these days as an international currency, or rather a kind of bearer bond that can be turned into either cash or other advantages. But is that currency keeping its value?

John O’Hanlon considers 21st century attitudes to time & attendance, and some 19th century ones that won’t go away.

Companies that pride themselves on best practice in developing workplace and management career paths often give sketchy thought to how they assess and develop their senior leaders