Sian Harrington

The Most Influential

For the fifth anniversary of the HR Most Influential ranking, HR magazine has tied up with Ashridge Business School to define influence and create a definite list of those in the sector who have it.

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HR ebooks: What's next for HR?

Dave Ulrich, professor of business administration at the University of Michigan and HR's Most Influential Thinker for the past three years, shares new perspectives on HR in an exclusive ebook from HR...

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Is the pursuit of graduates with a 2:1 degree undermining diversity?

Is it time to kill off the 2:1, 300-plus UCAS-point approach to graduate recruitment? It undermines employers' diversity policies and leads to the talent pool becoming a talent puddle, argues Sian...

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Exclusive: Employees want financial rewards for innovation but employers are slow on the uptake

Employees want to be financially rewarded for generating ideas for their business but employers are failing to consider innovation when developing their reward strategies.

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Leading economist warns private-sector job creation won't offset effects of public-sector cuts

A growth in private-sector employment is unlikely to compensate for public sector job losses resulting from Government moves to tackle the UK's deficit, a leading economist has warned.

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AGR Conference: Ring fencing funding for science, technology, engineering and maths makes no economic sense, says LSE's Howard Davies

Government rhetoric about protecting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at university is based on "a romantic view of what we would like the British economy to be, not what it...

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Sainsbury's Gwyn Burr takes on role of customer service and colleague director, replacing former HR director Imelda Walsh

The march of marketers into the world of HR has forged ahead with the appointment of Sainsbury's customer director Gwyn Burr to the retailer's top HR job.

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HR Most Influential 2010: Interviews with the winners

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Some of the Most Influential people in HR in 2010 reflect on what it means to be influential in HR and what the challenges for HR will be in the next 12 months.

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B&Q takes top accolade at HR Excellence Awards

B&Q walked away with the coveted HR Excellence Gold award while Premier Farnell's chief people officer Sandra Campopiano was named HR director of the year at a glittering ceremony at London's Park...

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Exclusive: Costs are the top priority for HR professionals

Costs and budget have become the main priority of HR, taking precedent over strategy, recruitment, retention, motivation and training, according to a snapshot survey of HR magazine readers.

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What does it take to be a people-focussed CEO?

Leaders who deliver sustained business performance are those that have the ability to inspire their employees and give them the space and support to excel. Most importantly, they make them feel that...

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Support for jobs will disappear with planned public spending cuts

Future jobs are the biggest casualty as the Government took the axe to 2 billion worth of public spending yesterday.

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