What are the characteristics of a good leader? Being assertive and powerful, or empathetic and ethical? Canvas8 spoke with Danielle Harlan, CEO of the Center for Advancing Leadership and Human Potential and author of The New Alpha, to learn what effective leadership looks like in 2017 and beyond.

With ambitions to pursue and a monthly pay packet to spend, your first years of employment are new and exciting. But research has found that once people hit 35, they're much more likely to feel unhappy at work, with financial pressures and lack of work-life balance both contributing.

Research conducted by Microsoft UK suggests that British businesses are at risk of a ‘creativity crisis’, due to under-stimulating work environments. And while the brand is pushing its Surface tablet as a solution, there are a range of ways employers are cultivating more positive work spaces.

Between crippling student debt, rising house prices and little disposable income, Gen Yers have got it pretty tough. And they’re not feeling any more positive about the future. Despite many having enrolled in further education, they have the most negative attitudes towards employment.