Marissa Mayer, the poster girl for management 2.0, the tech-savvy chic geek who cracked the glass ceiling as Yahoo! CEO with a winning combo of performance, panache and pregnancy, has really taken a tumble in the hearts and minds of the many who were rooting for her to succeed.

The long awaited Francis Inquiry Report exposed the true scale of the catastrophic management failings at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. The scandal highlighted the lack of competent governance, poor working culture and ineffective management across the Trust and the wider NHS.

The report makes it clear that too...

Last week saw welcome news for business from the EU Commission, which has dropped its plans to impose compulsory quotas for the number of women making it into company board rooms. It's been a contentious issue over the last few weeks and months.

Yes, the under-representation of...

Management has a reputation issue in the UK. Many workers in organisations across the economy mistrust their managers, lacking confidence in their ability to do their jobs well. The public are suspicious too, laying the blame at managers' doors for the scandals and crises that have erupted at the heart...

The prominent Bob Diamond has quit as Chief Executive of Barclays -- the second scalp to be claimed by the interest rigging scandal in 36 hours. In an interesting twist, however, Marcus Agius, who resigned as Chairman yesterday, has now been appointed to the role of...