WEF’s CPO Outlook Report: What Needs to Be Top of the HR Agenda?
The World Economic Forum released its second Chief People Officers Outlook, highlighting how geopolitical tension, economic volatility and rapid tech adoption are reshaping talent strategies. CPOs see a modest improvement in talent availability—42% expect a stronger supply—but opinions on job creation are split, with 43% forecasting weaker hiring. The report urges HR leaders to shift to skills‑based workforce planning, redesign roles before deploying AI, scale AI projects beyond pilots, and make internal mobility the cornerstone of talent resilience. These actions aim to build durable, inclusive talent ecosystems amid ongoing disruption.
‘Leonardo Da Vinci in Your Pocket’: Why Context Is the Key to AI Success for HR
Workday executives at the Elevate London event warned that AI’s ROI in HR hinges on supplying the right business context, not just data or guardrails. They highlighted AI’s probabilistic nature, which can produce hallucinations and unacceptable errors—especially in payroll where...
How Formula One Cut Time to Hire by 10 Days by Consolidating Its HR Tech Stack
Formula One streamlined its hiring process by consolidating disparate HR systems onto Workday’s platform and adding the AI‑driven HiredScore tool. The integration cut candidate‑screening time by 16% and reduced overall time‑to‑hire by ten days, while automating 97% of initial resume reviews....
Agentic AI Is Redefining Human Connection and Leadership Now – HR Can’t Miss the Opportunity
A recent SAP SuccessFactors roundtable revealed that employees are increasingly treating agentic AI as a peer, with 22% preferring AI for celebration, 30% seeking AI for stress relief, and 40% turning to AI for emotional support. HR leaders, however, still...
AI, Authenticity, and the New Talent Reality: Vizzy on Re-Humanizing Hiring
Vizzy, the UK‑based hiring platform, won the UNLEASH Startup Award and has since added an AI‑driven tool to help enterprise clients such as Tiffany & Co., Virgin Group and Louis Vuitton manage massive applicant volumes. CEO Chris Woodward‑Jones says the...
AI Access Is No Longer the Advantage, Work Design Is, According to Microsoft ‘S 2026 Work Trends Index
Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trends Index, built on trillions of Microsoft 365 signals, 100,000 Copilot conversations and a survey of 200,000 workers, finds AI access is no longer a competitive edge. While 58% of employees say AI improves work quality and 49%...
Pearson CHRO Ali Bebo: Do Not Treat Learning as Something Separate From Work
Pearson’s chief human‑resources officer Ali Bebo says AI should augment, not replace, workers. The company’s DEEP framework—Diagnose, Embed, Evaluate, Prioritize—maps tasks to skills, embeds learning directly into daily workflows, and measures real‑time usage. A flagship example is the AI‑powered Communication...
Employees Are Engaged in 2026: HR, What Are You Doing to Keep the Momentum Going?
Employee engagement rose to 64.2% in 2025, the highest level in five years, according to McLean & Company’s survey of 250,000 workers. Intent to stay climbed to 79.7%, reflecting stronger retention amid peak economic uncertainty. The report highlights inclusion, culture,...
‘Digital Me’ Is Turning Human Capability Into Corporate Assets. HR Must Push Back
The article warns that the emerging "Digital Me"—AI‑driven replicas of an employee’s knowledge, judgment and decision‑making—is turning individual capability into a reusable corporate asset. As these digital twins can generate value long after a worker leaves, traditional contracts that treat...
Purpose, Experimentation and Second-Order Thinking: HR’s AI Blueprint for Redesigning Work
Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor, warned HR leaders at UNLEASH America 2026 that AI is a general‑purpose technology demanding a purpose‑driven redesign of work, not just a productivity tool. He urged experimentation, risk‑taking, and second‑order thinking to anticipate long‑term impacts....
Your Employees Have AI Brain Fry & It’s Affecting Your Business: BCG on Fixing the Problem
Boston Consulting Group’s new study of 1,500 U.S. employees finds that 14% suffer from "AI brain fry," a form of mental fatigue caused by excessive interaction with AI tools. Affected workers show 33% higher decision fatigue, 11% more minor errors...
AI Won’t Fix Your Leadership Communication, but It Might Expose It
Meta unveiled an AI‑driven avatar of Mark Zuckerberg to spearhead enterprise communication, positioning the tech as a consistency, reach, and signalling tool. The op‑ed argues that while AI can streamline message distribution, it cannot replace the core need for clear,...
HR Leaders Must Prioritize Experimentation over Engagement, Says Amy Edmondson
At UNLEASH America 2026, Harvard professor Amy Edmondson urged HR leaders to replace traditional engagement‑centric metrics with a focus on structured experimentation. She argues that AI‑driven speed of change makes “intelligent failure” essential for continuous learning. Edmondson stresses that psychological...
Why (and How) HR Needs to Lead Organizations From Process Engineering to Work Redesign
HR leaders must move beyond retrofitting AI into existing workflows—a practice Deloitte calls the “process trap”—and instead focus on work redesign that integrates humans and technology. In a UNLEASH America boardroom, Deloitte and Zoom highlighted that most firms view AI...
HR Has Forgotten Where Work Happens: How to Reunite HR and Real Estate Around Work Experiences
HR leaders are increasingly focused on AI, skills‑based hiring and hybrid models, often neglecting the physical spaces where work happens. The article argues that corporate real‑estate, the second‑largest cost after compensation, remains siloed and rarely influences people‑strategy decisions. Lloyds Banking...