Steve Rowe

This global brand just hired a McDonald's exec as their new HRD

Retail industry veteran Harriet Hounsell will lead transformation efforts at M&S

HR in the hot seat: Steve Rowe, HR guru and former head of HR for Laing O’Rourke

HC talks to Steve about why great HR starts and finishes with leadership and why you should treat every day as if it’s your very first day.

Bosses behaving badly – what is HR to do?

Reprimanding employees on inappropriate behaviour is all part of the course for HR professionals, but what if that person is your CEO?

Managing mega-stars in the workplace

How should HR manage high-performing individuals with less-than-desirable behaviours?

How to be frank and fearless in the C-Suite

Successful HR leaders must be strong yet subtle when shaking the corridors of power, or so says one prominent former HR director.

Building a business case for diversity and inclusion

A diverse and inclusive workforce is a concept now familiar to most organisations and HR is often at the forefront of these programs and initiatives.

2009 – How HR can revive to survive

At the end of a tumultuous year, Sarah O’Carroll asks this issue’s executive panel about how HR can help revive companies and kick start 2009.

Bye Bye baby boomers

Many businesses are not prepared for the loss of experienced workers that will occur over the next decade, as more than 1 million baby boomers retire. Sarah O’ Carroll recently attended a forum where a number of experts discussed this issue and the importance of wisdom in the workforce

HR and the year of living legislatively

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT overhaul of Australian workplace relations in decades was among the biggest issues for HR professionals of the year, according to Human Resource magazine’s editorial board

The great HR identity crisis: multifaceted or terminally confused?

THE HR role is complex and multifaceted, but the quality of the gem depends on HR practitioners link the various facets together, writes Steve Rowe