Three HR Decisions From ADP’s 2026 People at Work Report
ADP’s 2026 People at Work report reveals only one‑in‑five workers feel engaged and a similarly low share feel their jobs are secure, underscoring rising anxiety as AI reshapes work. The study highlights three HR imperatives: transparent communication and robust skill‑investment to calm anxiety, a shift from measuring output volume to valuing strategic contribution when deploying AI, and generationally tailored policies that leverage reverse mentorship. Executives who act on these levers can boost engagement, productivity, and retention in a multigenerational, AI‑driven workplace.
Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 Report: Three Essential Actions for HR Leaders
Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report reveals a sharp drop in manager engagement, falling from 31% in 2022 to 22% in 2025, while overall employee engagement remains flat. The study links this decline to a $10 trillion annual productivity...
HR Has Rarely Been More Important than in the AI Era, Says Zapier’s Chief People & AI Transformation Officer
Zapier has elevated its Chief People Officer, Brandon Sammut, to also oversee AI transformation, a move made at the end of 2025. The People team is now driving AI‑enabled work redesign across the company, using a three‑point framework of efficiency,...
When Productivity Becomes the Problem: Three Actions for HR Leaders
HR leaders are confronting a visibility crisis rather than a pure productivity slump, as remote work exposed the limits of seat‑based metrics. Hybrid arrangements have shown efficiency gains, yet many firms reverted to strict return‑to‑office mandates, sparking a 13% rise...
HR, There’s Nothing Being Asked of You that Hasn’t Been Asked Before, Says Deloitte’s Kyle Forrest
Deloitte’s Future of HR Leader Kyle Forrest told UNLEASH America that HR’s challenges are not new, but the speed and AI spotlight are unprecedented. The firm’s 2026 Global Human Capital Trends, based on 9,000 leaders in 89 countries, shows that...
7-Eleven Cut Time to Hire From 10 to 3 Days: What Role Did AI Play?
7‑Eleven slashed its time‑to‑hire from ten days to under three by deploying Workday’s AI‑powered Paradox recruiter. The unified platform gave store leaders 24/7 candidate interaction, saving roughly 2 million labor‑hours each year. Rachel Allen, head of talent acquisition, emphasized that the...
The Importance of Compliance by Design in the Remote Work Era
Compliance by design has become essential as workforces become increasingly mobile and geographically dispersed. Shifting regulations across state, city and local levels mean that employee relocations instantly trigger new legal obligations. HR leaders are urged to embed location‑tracking, automated alerts...
Turning Talent Into Superstars – How Arizona Cardinals CPO Is Aligning People Strategy with Business Success
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...
The Five 2026 HR Tech Acquisitions that Put HR Buyers in a Strong Position
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 CEO: HR Teams Often Get the Worst Tech – Let’s Fix that for the AI World
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...
Organizational Readiness, Not Employee Resistance to Change, Is the Biggest Barrier to AI Success
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: Organizations that Balance Technical Capability and Human-Centered Skills Will Lead in the AI-Driven Future
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: HR, Get Comfortable with Uncertainty or Be Left Behind
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...