Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET <br><br> SMB leaders wishing to survive and thrive in this environment are adopting new data-driven approaches.

This year's HR's Rising Stars brought innovation to areas including organizational transformation, people analytics and DEI.

Dawn Klinghoffer, vice president for Microsoft's HR Business Insights, stumbled into HR but is a natural fit in her people analytics role at the $2.4 trillion software giant.

HRE experts Josh Bersin and Kathi Enderes write that trust in a company is the most critical element for employee engagement, retention and business performance, making leadership critical.