Personal Development

Desmond to lead HR at Apollo Tyres

Apollo Tyres has appointed Martha Desmond as CHRO. She replaces Tapan Mitra and will join the Apollo board.

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Why more HR directors are taking on NED roles

HR directors are quietly increasing their board presence and experience, with more and more taking on NED roles

How to be a great NED

NED roles for HR professionals benefit both the individual and the board. A chairman and an HRD share their views

How HR directors can make a success of going it alone

Branching off on your own is not as easy as it sounds. As well as guts you’ll need to look at work from a whole new perspective

Driving diversity at Ford

The 1968 Ford sewing machinists' strike was a driver for the Equal Pay Act. Three of Ford's top HR leaders explain how diversity is front and centre.

Wincanton's route to success

A driver shortage could threaten the logistics sector. HR magazine met Wincanton HRD Julie Welch to find out how she's tackling it.

Hearst Magazines appoints Surinder Simmons as HR director

Hearst Magazines UK has announced the appointment of Surinder Simmons as HR director.

How to break out of the low pay, low productivity cycle

Despite the good news around ?employment figures, the UK still seems to be stuck in ?a low pay, low ?productivity cycle.

Three-quarters of HR professionals work on commute

HR professionals feel pressured to work equivalent of extra four weeks per year

Networking – it's who you know

Can networking help you achieve peak performance? Julia Hobsbawn, the world's first professor of networking, explains why HRDs should make a 2015 resolution to prioritise their social health.

Unify appoints Olaf Horsthemke as executive VP and CHRO

Communications software and services firm Unify has announced the appointment of Olaf Horsthemke to the dual role of executive vice president and chief human resources officer.

HR professionals most fearful of whistleblowing reprisals

Almost three-quarters (73%) of HR professionals fear that senior management would treat them less favourably, or even look for ways to terminate their contracts, if they blew the whistle on...