Resources

Leadership Futures - Advancing into Industry 5.0

Industry 5.0 is revolutionising work and leadership, driving organisations to radically rethink their strategies or risk obsolescence. This report, the first in a series of four, explores how leaders can adapt to this human-centric, sustainable era by leveraging human-machine collaboration, engaging Gen Z talent and driving social responsibility.

Drawing on expert academic insights, the report introduces key themes for positive change in Industry 5.0. It examines the crucial role of future-fit leadership in creating a more responsible, sustainable and human-centric work landscape.

Leadership Futures - Building a People-First Future

As we enter Industry 5.0, next-gen technologies and demographic shifts are transforming the workplace. To thrive in this new era, leaders must invest in their people, embrace empathy and flexibility, and look beyond profit as a measure of success.

This report, the latest in our Leadership Futures series, offers practical guidance to help leaders navigate these changes. Refresh your thinking around leadership and talent and discover how to build workplaces that are inclusive, sustainable, and ready for Industry 5.0.

Henley Kit for Strategic Workforce Planning

Including:

• SWP best practice deck by Professor Nick Kemsley
• Henley and SWP

This kit on Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for aligning workforce capabilities with long-term business strategy. It highlights SWP as a strategic risk management process that integrates financial, operational, and organisational planning to ensure businesses can proactively address future talent needs. By taking a scenario-based and consultative approach, SWP helps organisations move beyond short-term headcount budgeting to create a sustainable, future-ready workforce. Additionally, it includes insights on how Henley can support your company in implementing SWP effectively through expert guidance, tailored workshops, and upskilling initiatives to build internal capability.

Hybrid Working: 
It won’t go back in the box

The pandemic forced organisations worldwide to rapidly shift to remote working, a change that has since become permanent for many. As restrictions ease, hybrid working has emerged as the new norm, raising new challenges and opportunities. This shift has revealed the need for better work-life integration and more flexible working arrangements that cater to both individual and organisational needs.

This report examines the dilemmas organisations face as they adapt to hybrid working, particularly the tension between control and flexibility. It explores how organisations can address these challenges and leverage the opportunities of a more adaptable working model, offering a chance to rethink work in a way that benefits both productivity and employee well-being.

Team Coaching in Action

Team coaching, despite the absence of an agreed theory, continues to grow. Practitioner-led publications and an increased interest from both the professional coaching bodies and academic institutions are supporting team coaching as it rises quickly from the shadows of its successful forebearer, executive coaching.

This guide explores how team coaching has developed and outlines three tried-and-tested team coaching techniques.