13 must-read leadership stories of the week

How to increase your perseverance, novels every leader should read, and other top leadership stories from the past seven days.

1. The biggest risks to companies right now, according to business leaders. Business leaders in Europe outline the biggest threats to their companies' success in Deloitte's latest European CFO Survey.

2. Why your office chair might be killing you. Scientists are slowly gathering an irrefutable body of evidence showing that sitting for long periods literally takes years off your life.

3. Why you need to listen to your 360 feedback. Self-awareness is one of the defining characteristics of our emotional intelligence.

4. Five research-backed steps to increase your perseverance. If you've ever felt like giving up, these tips will help you persevere to achieve your goals.

5. The Dutch are direct, Canadians are diplomats. How leadership styles vary around the world. A look at how six major leadership styles fit with working cultures in different geographical locations.

6. Eleven classic novels every leader should read. These are the best classic novels to make you a better leader, according to a Stanford political economist.

7. These are Google, Amazon, and Facebook’s secrets to hiring the best people. These are some of the recruiting strategies used by the top tech companies. Could they help your business?

8. Adam Grant's 4 steps to making criticism constructive. Professor Adam Grant argues that sandwiching negative feedback inbetween praise doesn't work. This are his alternative suggestions for constructive criticism.

9. Is this the reason there aren’t more female leaders? New research suggests this subtle factor could be holding up women’s career progression.

10. Why bosses should 'coach' millennials instead of managing them. Lessons from an IBM task force on creating a better experience for younger workers.

11. This study challenges a stereotype about women business leaders. This surprising finding defies conventional wisdom about women in business.

12. What companies still don't understand about millennials. A new Gallup report identifies what employers get right, and wrong, about millennials in the workforce.

13. Could this be an even bigger motivator than money? Employees care about more than just money, and understanding these motivations can help organisations boost performance.