Food industry managers are turning to networking, rather than being chained to their desks, as they seek advancement in the current uncertain economic climate.

The traditional route of CIPD courses does not equip aspiring HRDs for the top job, say CEOs and senior HR professionals. Is this the case and, if so,what skills do you need to make you stand out,...

We asked an academic and a specialist HR recruitment boss to give their opinion of CIPD and broader HR training. Peter Crush reports their lukewarm responses to current programmes.

Cable & Wireless plans to launch a talent management scheme aimed at improving management capability and employee performance.

Employers are wary of recruiting entrepreneurs because they are seen as unmanageable, maverick and unruly.

Sainsburys has reduced the number of personnel manager roles in its stores from 850 to 500.

A report from Hewitt Associates shows that 38% of organisations do not consider the needs of the business when devising their talent management strategy.

Business leaders in multinational organisations are the most ill-prepared to do their jobs while leaders of UK companies are best-equipped to weather the economic downturn.

Twentysomethings claim to have higher ethical standards, greater accuracy and better social awareness than older generations but actually show poorer leadership and negotiation and planning skills.

The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Group is set to improve its talent management, training, career succession and employee performance functions to bring them into line with business objectives.

Business acumen and leadership can be learned; an ability to empathise with people can't.

HR is in need of a PR makeover