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Samaritans' Tiger de Souza: ‘I’m in HR because of a chance conversation with my manager’
Having carved out a career in volunteering, a supportive boss steered de Souza towards the people pr...
Expert panel: Is the flurry of new employment laws a burden for HR?
This year sees new regulations affecting – among others – carers and pregnant workers. But they also...
‘Government infrastructure investment won’t solve the productivity problem – but good managers can'
Lord Mark Price believes workplace happiness is the secret to combatting productivity slumps, but ho...
L&D career focus: learning and experience prevent ignorance
Emma Galvin, director of L&D at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, explains why an ethos of learning dri...
Peter Cheese: 'It’s been a very challenging time – but it’s also a time of opportunity'
The CIPD’s chief executive on the profession’s role in a rapidly changing context – and how members ...
‘The best leaders take time’: TED talker tells why it's OK to ‘go slow’ at work
Ahead of his keynote at the CIPD Scotland Conference, voice of the Slow Movement Carl Honore explain...
Uzair Qadeer: ‘I knew nothing about how the BBC worked – but I knew it stood for truth’
An American from big pharma might seem an unlikely candidate to be the Beeb’s next chief people offi...
‘When the rest of the organisation can talk about the people strategy, you know you’re doing a good job’
Ahead of her appearance at the CIPD Scotland Conference, AG Barr’s Alison Gowen explains how the com...
L&D career focus: ‘It’s never too late to kick-start your career’
Zoe Austen, head of professional development at Bright Horizons, explains how she was a ‘late bloome...
In the firing line with Firmus Energy's Adam Slingsby
Firmus Energy’s L&D lead on spending 23 years in the Army and the joy of a good roast dinner...