Mike Cooke promoted from HRD to chief executive of Camden Council

Only last month, HR magazine questioned whether an HR director could have the drive, courage, commitment and commercial accumen to make it to CEO. As if by magic, Mike Cooke (pictured), who was once...

NHS will ‘rise to the strike-day challenge’ but some patients will be affected, says NHS Employers

The NHS Employers organisation today said that it was confident the NHS would rise to the challenge created by the trade union day of action on Wednesday (30 November).

CIPD appoints Sue Upton as interim MD

The CIPD has appointed Sue Upton (pictured) as its interim managing director.

HR vacancies increase and pay rises, as 'entrepreneurial opportunities' arise for people managers

Public sector change has seen an increased requirement for HR professionals to coach and support people managers throughout the restructure period, according to the Talent Spotlight from recruiter...

Driving Change: interview with Hannah Thomson, UK HR director at Avis Rent-a-Car

It would be completely inappropriate for HR magazine to include a profile photograph of an HR director sprawled over the bonnet of a high-end car – our magazine is, after all, a serious business title...

CIPD Conference: Toyota GB dismantles business silos to drive through recession

Toyota GB has "consistently increased" customer retention since the downturn of 2008, without forced redundancies, by breaking down the silos in its business to increase staff performance, delegates...

Valuing value: interview with Adil Malia, Essar

If they want a lesson on how to eliminate debt, UK prime minister David Cameron and chancellor George Osborne could hardly do better, says Sian Harrington, than to turn to Shashi and Ravi Ruia,...

CIPD Conference: Tesco's Leahy tells HR directors the soft side matters

The former chief executive of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy, has reminded HR directors: “The soft side of management matters much more than the hard stuff.”

Interview with Anne Minto OBE, ex-group HRD at Centrica

Is it the sign of the times – or the mark of the profession – that an HR director, leaving the profession forever, would rather talk about the people she has developed that discuss her own career...

The people philosopher: exclusive interview with Charles Handy

For the thousands of HR magazine readers whose bookshelves are laden with the philosophies and business musings of leading management guru Charles Handy, his view on HR will come as something of a...

Sara Edwards brings HR to the boardroom table at Orient Express Worldwide

Slowly but surely, the HR function is changing, moving from an administrative function to a strategic operation, and every time a global business realises this, the whole industry takes a step...

NEC appoints Jane Jarvis as HRD

Jane Jarvis has joined NEC Group as its HR director.

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