Plenty of managers enter the leadership pipeline, but poor onboarding and performance management can slow progression and reduce readiness.

"Much more work is needed to understand telemedicine's longer-term effects on quality of care, health outcomes and spending, and whether those effects differ across the diverse populations who depend on it," said Dr. Katherine Kahn of the UCLA medical school.

With 10% of its workforce being cut this week, Meta is offering HR a case study in layoffs and restructuring at scale.

In a recent survey, employees cite the need for clearer communication as employer readiness perceptions lag expectations.