Merlin's group HRD joins People 1st's council of members

People 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism, has appointed Tea Colaianni, group HR director for Merlin Entertainments, to its council of members.

Sally Bott joins Barclays as global HR director

Barclays has appointed Sally Bott to the role of group human resources director and member of the group executive committee.

Jerry Arnott appointed director of learning at the Civil Service

Jerry Arnott has been appointed director, civil service learning.

The Future of Consulting: Low Carb Consulting

Should the words"My name is Claire Arnold and I am a management consultant," be spoken with a sense of pride or are they a source of embarrassment - a confession to be muttered at that guilty morning...

Julian Duxfield joins G4S Secure Solutions as HR director

Julian Duxfield moves to G4S Secure Solutions, the largest security solutions company in the UK and Ireland, as regional HR director.

Value of HR on board level is growing post-recession

The banking and financial services sector expanded exponentially in recent years, and with this the need for a systematic, bespoke internal consultation service to support a burgeoning consulting...

Government appoints Chris Last to head up its HR operations

Chris Last, HR director general at the Department for Work and Pensions, is to be the first head of government HR operations.

The HRD as entrepreneur

Sahar Hashemi bitterly regrets selling Coffee Republic, saying she lost her way as it grew. She believes HR should flatten the toad of the conventional organisation and re-focus on the individual.

Inspiring young people to achieve in the future

What do you want to do when you leave school?' This is a question that is guaranteed to strike dread into the heart of most teenagers. But for 14 year-old Paul the answer was easy: "I want to be in a...

Pizza to go

Addio, British reserve, ciao, Italian theatre: Pizza Express is reinventing itself. Change isn't just a restaurant refurb, but mostly about the people.

Match.com MD encourages love among his office-based cupids

Karl Gregory, managing director of the UK's largest dating agency Match.com, hopes love is in the office air this Valentine's day

Social volunteering has not added a penny to our business but it turns hierarchies upside down

Thank goodness our CEO has not challenged the concept of social volunteering. If he did, how would I respond?