Leadership links

These websites, tools and publications might be able to help you with your leadership challenges.

Inspirational Leadership's online leadership tool

Try this online tool aimed at helping leaders understand their natural leadership styles and shape their roles and those of their team. Visit the Inspirational Leadership website.

Employing people

The Business Gateway's guides show you how to manage people who work for you and deal with health and safety in the workplace. Read the guide on the Business Gateway website.

Try the new 'People Performance and Productivity' online tool

Free, confidential and easy to use, the P3 People Performance and Productivity Tool helps you identify areas that can drive your business's success. Visit the P3 website.

Visit the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Find training and development material, conferences and events on the CIPD website.

Read the Scottish Government's Leadership and Management Review

Skills for Scotland set out a vision "for a smarter Scotland with a globally competitive economy based on high value jobs, with progressive and innovative business leadership". Find out more on the Scottish Government website.

Useful information on Harvard Business Review's website

Find case studies, articles and books about leadership development on the Harvard Business Review website.

Download the Chartered Management Institute's report

A ground-breaking report suggesting too few employers are doing the right things to secure returns on their investment in management and leadership. Download the report.

Read Go where there be Dragons 

This Conference Board is a global membership and research association providing leading organisations with practical knowledge to improve performance. Read their 'Dragons' report.

The Index of Leadership Trust for managers and staff

The Institute of Leadership and Management helps leaders and managers recognise factors fundamental to trust and provides tools to help shape behaviour - try the employee 'trust-ometer'. View it on the iLM website.

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