Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit Research Institute expects 2025 will bring continued challenges with rising healthcare and pharmacy costs, along with newer concerns with data integration and AI use.

Demands for transformation along with challenging dynamics for talent attraction and retention are among the factors that will shape HR leadership this year, experts say.

Human capital management compliance changes are expected to keep HR leaders busy in 2025. Experts offer advice for getting prepared now.

Although more than 25% of Chief Diversity Officers will see budget increases in 2025, most CDOs also anticipate greater pressure on their initiatives in the new year. experts say.

Nearly a decade ago, Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft's chief people officer, was tasked with transforming the organization's "know-it-all" culture into a "learn-it-all" culture. Despite the success of the transformation, Hogan says the work is never done.

HR leaders can transform a company's upcoming holiday event by combining team-building with giving back to the community, these experts say.

The software giant this week unveiled a new AI agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot, which is already bringing benefits to Microsoft's HR teams.

HR executives need to rethink their priorities in the coming year to stay closely aligned with changing business goals in 2025, says this Gartner expert.