If 2025 was the year AI became impossible to ignore, then 2026 can be the year HR leaders ensure their technology solutions strengthen, rather than divide, workplaces, writes HR Tech Chair Steve Boese.
"While many Americans are satisfied with their coverage options for 2026, many are facing significant cost increases and less rich benefits," said Derrick Duke, CEO of eHealth.
Major companies including Caterpillar, HP, Hyatt and Bath & Body Works made CHRO appointments in 2025, reflecting a trend toward leaders with transformation experience.
New research points to an expanding trend of workplace location flexibility, as employers recognize the value of letting employees work from where they want.
Cigna research found that more than half of the U.S. workforce say they feel lonely regularly, a figure that is significantly higher for millennials and Gen Z workers.
As employee engagement falters and wellbeing declines, Cisco and other organizations are rethinking workplace strategy—moving from mandates to magnetic spaces.
