The HR profession

I read the feature on Nick Leeson (Rogue to recovery, Personnel Today, 20 September) with great interest as my mother was an employee of Barings Bank at the time of its collapse

Barry Scarr is exasperated at accountants like him being labelled 'bean counters' by Personnel Today (Letters, Personnel Today, 27 September)

How refreshing it was to read Nicky Blatch's remarks calling for HR to stop reinventing itself and, instead, have confidence in its role to add value (Top job, Personnel Today, 27 September)

Jo Gibson, HR director, London Marriott West India Quay Hotel & Executive Apartments

This award is aimed at HR teams which can demonstrate they have achieved genuine business partner status within their organisations

Juliet Mainwaring, Tim Williams and Diane Foster

Arthur Jones has been named HR Interim Manager of the Year 2005 for his role as director of HR for the Devon Partnership NHS Trust.

Leadership issues will dominate this year’s CIPD conference and exhibition in HarrogateIdentifying and developing leadership potential is one of the...

John Baker, 47, learning and development director of insurance company Legal & General, describes the key challenges he faces in...

Tesco has remodelled its HR operations to focus on its staff's four key values, according to the supermarket giant's group personnel director Clare Chapman

This award recognises organisations that have adopted a proactive approach to career development for their staff.

HR professionals looking to fulfil their destinies must be prepared to take matters into their own hands, says John Lees

Sarah Brown is one of a rare breed - an HR director with a legal background. She tells Stephanie Sparrow what her experience brings to the role

The Society of Personnel Officers in the Public Sector (Socpo) is to recruit a chief executive and seek Limited Company status.

Nicky Blatch has been appointed HR director at Ford Retail, part of the Ford Motor Company. She was previously HR...