The latest bon mot of Lucy Adams, former BBC HR director, is that “Appraisals don’t work”, In her view, they simply serve to strike fear in the hearts of employees.

I’ve been reading quite a bit in the HR media over the last few months that the ‘war for talent’ is back with a vengeance.

As Supergroup's first-ever HR director, Andrea Cartwright has had to achieve a delicate balance between free-spirited innovation and process.

The BBC has appointed Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth as its new director of HR.

Althea Loderick is the new chief operating officer at Waltham Forest Council.

Many of you will have seen the photo of the new French Cabinet. It includes the new environment minister Ségolène Royal, who happens to be President Hollande’s ex-partner and mother of his four...

Research comparing school children to current employees shows that the workforce of tomorrow is likely to be more assertive, but potentially harder to manage.

Katie Jacobs meets Steve Rockey, the head of people at burger chain Byron who is hooked on the adrenaline rush of rapid company expansion

The much-admired partnership between tennis player Andy Murray and coach Ivan Lendl is over. The two have split amicably, citing the issue of conflicting commitments. Can Murray build on his winning...

You will probably know Katie Hopkins as the controversial motormouth whose politically incorrect opinions on social issues have frequently put her in the media spotlight. But what does the former...

KFC’s James Watts on how the fast-food giant, does more than train its young recruits – it prepares them for life

Stakeholders of the future will not judge companies solely by their profits but by the value of their people, according to a leading economist.