Personal Development

Worcestershire NHS trust manager is Britain's Best Boss 2009

Debbie Hinton (pictured), county audiology services manager for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, has been awarded the title of Britain's Best Boss by Working Families supported by BT.

RBS is losing top talent because of inconsistencies in the reform of reward across the world

RBS's group director, human resources, Neil Roden (pictured), yesterday revealed the taxpayer-owned bank had already lost senior talent from the business thanks to the inconsistent approach to pay...

Sainsbury's clarifies bonuses and CSR policy

Sainsbury's has responded to yesterday's story, that its bonus structure "bears no correlation to its stated CSR credentials".

Interview with Stephen Battalia HR director at Nestle

HRD Stephen Battalia knew his job could be on the line if his leadership training project failed to produce the 'winning behaviours' needed to get the Kit Kat maker back on track.

Interview with Charlie Johnston HR director at Cisco

Cisco takes remote working to new levels - staff communicate more via webcams or Skype from home than they do face to face at work.

Interview with Ed Sweeny, CEO of Acas

Acas is caught between the feuding Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union, but CEO Ed Sweeney is confident a solution will be found - one way or another.

Leadership paradigm shifts will impact HR, according to business leaders

Some of the country's most prominent business leaders have agreed leadership paradigms are shifting, creating a new challenge for the next generation of HR.

Colm Coffey appointed chief HR officer at Vertex

Colm Coffey has joined Vertex as chief HR officer. He was previously HR director, Europe, Asia and the US at Cable & Wireless

Saudagar Singh leaves RWE NPower

Saudagar Singh has stood down from his role as HR director, RWE NPower.

Marks & Spencer HR staff "excited" to work with new boss Marc Bolland

Marks & Spencer's head of learning and organisational development has said he is excited about working with new boss Marc Bolland and will be keen to find out his views on people development.

The public sector has to change

It isn't just the scale of public-sector expenditure that has to change but how money is spent.

Shirley Campbell joins Heriot-Watt University

Shirley Campbell is Heriot-Watt University's new director of people and organisational development.