Technology changes, employee needs change and even the work itself changes. But one question remains the same for HR leaders across entire careers and various industry transformations: "What keeps me up at night?"

At HR Tech 2026 in Las Vegas, HR Executive's Lily Peterson put that question to three leaders: Paylocity's Shari Simpson, Jason Averbook of Now to Next AI Studio and Mark Stelzner of IA. Here's what they told her.