Personal Development

B&Q's HR director honoured in retail awards

B&Q HR director Liz Bell has reached the final shortlist for the Leader of the Year category in the Specsavers Everywoman in Retail Awards.

Interview with TNT's HR director Sue Barnes and head of people development Malcolm Pickup

TNT Express's UK HRD, Sue Barnes, and head of people development, Malcolm Pickup, have a refreshingly simple view of HR. It involves new ways of looking at common HR issues to tackle change, as Peter...

Craig McCoy has been appointed HR director at Bupa Health and Wellbeing.

McCoy has held the role of HR director at a number of organisations including Aegis Media.

Mark Gilbertson joins Lloyds Banking Group.

Mark Gilbertson is the new head of resourcing, Lloyds Banking Group.

Channel 5's HR boss leaves along with the bulk of the senior management team

Channel 5 has announced its head of HR Natasha Adams is to leave the organisation along with most of the senior management team on 31 October.

Chairman and CEO: jointly responsible when things go wrong?

With the resignation of Tony Hayward as CEO of BP, many have questioned whether the chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, should have gone instead, or at least as well as his beleaguered colleague....

Dream Works HR boss advocates creation of an environment that nurtures internal talent and retains them

Given the current uncertainty around unemployment, HR leaders in the US are asking questions about whether to recruit top talent or develop talent from within an organisation.

Karan Hutchinson is AXA UK's new group HR director

AXA UK has appointed Karan Hutchinson as group HR director, as Sonja Wolsey-Cooper, the incumbent director, takes up the newly-created role of corporate responsibility director at AXA's healthcare...

Internships and volunteering help graduate job-hunters stand out from the crowd, says Vodafone HRD

When it comes to finding a job, work experience is a graduate's most valuable asset, according to Vodafone's UK HR director, Matthew Brearley.

Exclusive: Sir Richard Branson talks to HR magazine about leadership

"Thanks for the reminder I won't be around forever," laughs Sir Richard Branson.

Focus on engagement to get the most out of your people says McDonald's David Fairhurst

HR needs to concentrate on how to get more sales and profitability out of people, according to McDonald's HR head.

Engaging employees through relevant communications will require a team approach from HR, marketing and communications teams

As the Government continues to work as a coalition, two other parties - HR and Marketing - should follow suit to come together and achieve a shared objective within an organisation.