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Arizona Cardinals Chief People Officer Shaun Mayo outlines a five‑point people strategy for 2026, targeting leadership effectiveness, AI‑ready capabilities, a best‑place‑to‑work culture, expanded learning, and HR system optimisation. The plan hinges on "The Cardinals Way" manifesto, co‑created by staff to define mission, values and behaviours. Mayo stresses intentional talent development in a flat hierarchy, aiming to turn early‑career hires into future superstars. He frames HR transformation as a business imperative, not a siloed function, to sustain performance amid growing complexity.
2026 has seen five major HR‑tech acquisitions—Payoneer‑Boundless, Remote‑Atlas, Phenom’s purchase of Be Applied and Included AI, Docebo‑365Talents, and Perceptyx‑Lyceum—signaling a shift toward AI‑centric, unified platforms. Buyers benefit from increased vendor competition and pricing pressure, while the deals aim to close gaps...
Slashwork, the AI‑powered successor to Meta’s Workplace, has secured a $3.5 million seed round led by 20VC, with investors including Slack co‑founder Cal Henderson and former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg. The startup was founded by three former Workplace engineers to address...
New research from Qualtrics and Celonis shows that employee resistance is no longer the primary obstacle to AI adoption; instead, organizational readiness is. While 52% of workers regularly use AI and 89% of leaders view AI as a competitive opportunity,...
EY’s Global Assurance Talent Leader Sandra Oliver says the firms that combine AI technical capability with human‑centered skills will dominate the AI‑driven future. EY is investing heavily in upskilling its 130,000‑plus assurance professionals, embedding generative AI tools such as EYQ...
Peter Hinssen warned HR leaders that uncertainty is now the permanent climate of business, not a temporary storm. He urged companies to abandon the traditional machine‑like, risk‑averse model and adopt agile structures he calls "octopus" and "phoenix" organizations. By leveraging...
