Sharon Ashcroft, HR director, TrustFord

?During her 14 years at TrustFord Sharon Ashcroft has played a crucial role in building a positive culture; one that rewards, nurtures and inspires 3,200 employees

Norman Pickavance, CEO, Tomorrow’s Company

?Previously HR director at Dell, Marconi and then Morrison’s, Pickavance now heads up independent, not-for-profit think-tank Tomorrow’s Company

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Ben Bengougam, senior vice president HR, EMEA, Hilton Worldwide

Bengougam is responsible for leading HR across EMEA, which includes more than 50,000 team members in 60 countries

HRMI 2019: Amy Edmondson tops list of influential thinkers

Last night HR magazine unveiled its Most Influential rankings for 2019 at Claridge's hotel

Sue Shutter, PVC and director of HR, Regent’s University London

Sue Shutter is currently the director of human resources at Regent’s University London, a role she has held since 2009

Sally Austin, group HR director, Wincanton

?Sally Austin is group HR director for Wincanton

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Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth, group HR director, BBC

?There have been few higher profile HR jobs over the last few years than heading up HR at the BBC

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Retraining scheme launched to tackle AI job losses

?The government is launching a national retraining scheme for workers at risk of losing jobs to automation and AI

UK employees bored with L&D

?UK employees feel bored and disinterested when it comes to workplace learning, according to City & Guilds Group

Technology increasing stress at work

Almost a third of UK employees (32%) feel that workplace technology increases job stress, research from Willis Towers Watson has revealed

Digital transformation a mystery to employees

Businesses must communicate better with their employees about digital transformation and adoption of new technology

Responsible use of staff data could boost revenues by 12.5%

Neither employees nor leaders are confident they’re collecting employee data ethically, meaning they could be missing out on substantial revenue growth, according to Accenture