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2026 trends

Microshifts and schedule control. The new keys to employee retention?

As executives debate return-to-office while stress rises, half of employees worry about monitoring and managers overlook career goals. Flexibility debates hide a deeper breakdown of trust and systems.

Employee leave in 2026: A compliance perfect storm

The new year brings definitional changes that may create operational challenges, especially for companies with HRIS systems that can’t easily adapt to regional variations in employee leave.

2026 Imperative: Win employee trust or risk stalling AI adoption

Without a strategic approach to reducing employee fear of AI, transformation projects can get knocked off course. Three CHROs share how they plan to tackle this pressing challenge next year.

3 ‘wicked messes’ facing CEOs—and how HR can clean them up

HR must help CEOs by guiding workforce strategy, clarifying talent costs, building AI literacy across leadership and evolving culture alongside technology. “You need to become much more of an enterprise leader, a true strategic navigator,” said Peter Aykens, chief of research at Gartner.