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Transformation

10 stories that reveal what execs expect from CHRO leadership in 2026

Jill Barth -
What's on the C-suite's HR wish list for 2026? From AI strategy to succession planning, discover what CEOs and boards expect from HR leaders heading into the new year. Expert insights from Gartner, IBM, Korn Ferry and more.
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Did HR in 2025 live up to the predictions?

Jill Barth -
With 2025 nearly over, it’s time to check the HR predictions scoreboard: What hit, what missed and what’s still unfolding?
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Caterpillar, HP and Hyatt lead CHRO appointment surge in 2025

Jill Barth -
Major companies including Caterpillar, HP, Hyatt and Bath & Body Works made CHRO appointments in 2025, reflecting a trend toward leaders with transformation experience.
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How to take control of the future and make disruption your HR superpower

Jill Barth -
Bestselling author James Patterson and Dr. Patrick Leddin will explore how HR leaders can transform disruption into advantage in their upcoming HR Tech keynote.
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People leader: Data-driven HR pays off, but ‘doesn’t happen overnight’

Jill Barth -
The path to data-driven HR, according to a chief people officer: Start with a strong foundation, focus on results and commit to the long term.
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Need a chief AI officer? Look to these British orgs that have made the hire

Jill Barth -
While few U.S. companies have dedicated AI leaders, nearly half of the UK’s largest organizations have made such hires. Here’s what HR leaders can take away from their approach to hiring.
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The new age CHRO: Driving innovation at the intersection of IT and HR

Jill Barth -
The CHRO role is shifting to lead culture, innovation and collaboration with IT in an AI-driven, post-pandemic world.
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4 important realities shaping HR’s ability to lead transformation

Jen Colletta -
While orgs are increasingly looking to their HR functions to drive change, HR leaders face a challenging environment, with AI, skills gaps and more impeding the path.
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Harnessing gen AI: Why CHROs must lead organizational redesign to drive growth

Maggie Schroeder-O'Neal -
As more executives recognize that technology like generative AI is key in driving growth, they are focused on using it to scale productivity.
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HR of the future: Spotify, Fiskars on how to drive digital transformation

Jill Barth -
HR leaders are predicted to be the ones shaping digital transformation. Here's how executives from Spotify and Fiskars are preparing for 2030 and beyond.
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In pursuit of HR effectiveness: Why it eludes so many

Elissa Tucker and Nathanael M. Vlachos, PhD -
When HR is highly effective, the payoff for the business can be substantial. Here are the practices your team needs to employ.
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Can org design help when ‘the dignity of work’ is shaken? A guide for HR leaders

Jill Barth -
Taking advantage of AI often requires a complete rethinking of work structures, organizational design and workforce strategies.
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3 ways HR can help orgs cultivate the crucial skill of adaptability

Marcus Wylie -
With so much in business transforming, adaptability isn't just a desirable trait, it's a crucial human survival skill that HR leaders can promote.
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Change will accelerate in 2025; how HR can keep up

Dawn Kawamoto -
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.
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How HR and tech professionals can ‘live in the future now’

Jen Colletta -
Agility and curiosity are key to how HR and tech professionals will find success, agreed panelists at the Women in HR Technology Summit in Las Vegas.
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