Personal Development

The Executive's Trinity

Stephen Bungay on the difference between managing, leading and directing

Aspiring HR professionals need 'solid business grounding', says BBC HRD

Young people looking to enter the HR profession should first ensure they have a good understanding of business, according to BBC HR director Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth.

Ann Brown leaves Capgemini for Nationwide

Long-serving Capgemini senior VP, HR Ann Brown has left to take up the post of HR director at Nationwide.

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HR directors' influence 'broader than their own organisation'

The influence of HR directors goes beyond their own organisations and across whole areas of business, according to Open University Business School head of executive education Sue Parr.

Stop the press: Rebuilding trust at News UK

After the 2011 phone hacking scandal, trust at News UK was at an all time low. How is the company rebuilding employee faith?

Eleanor Phillips joins UBM as group HR director

Eleanor Phillips has joined global marketing services and communications company UBM as group HR director.

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Wolseley UK appoints new HR director

Construction suppliers Wolseley UK has appointed Joanne Smith as its new HR director.

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Former Zara MD: 'HR not brave enough'

HR has lost credibility and is much less prominent than in the past because it was 'not brave enough' during the global financial crisis, the former managing director of Zara (Inditex Group) Jesús...

Making Waves list – The 12 HRDs on the way up

HR magazine today unveils the names of the HR directors who are Making Waves in this year’s HR Most Influential list.

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Deninson named Amey group HR and communications director

Amey has appointed Ian Deninson to the position of group HR and communications director.

Cary Cooper: There are two sides to flexibility

New underemployment figures hint at the polarising effects of flexibility without balance.

What kind of leader are you?

Many executives develop an approach to leadership early on in life. It helps them to succeed for many years. But one day, the very style of leadership that has worked for so long becomes a liability.