10 stories that reveal what execs expect from CHRO leadership in 2026

What's on the C-suite's HR wish list for 2026? From AI strategy to succession planning, discover what CEOs and boards expect from HR leaders heading into the new year. Expert insights from Gartner, IBM, Korn Ferry and more.

These macro factors are redefining benefits strategy, culture and morale

A new Gallagher survey highlighted the organization-wide impacts of current economic and business conditions.

How HR leaders tackled compensation chaos this year

From pay transparency mandates to economic anxiety, 2025 tested HR leaders' ability to navigate compensation in a year marked by uncertainty.

The burnout crisis: How HR tackled workforce fatigue this year

Year-end roundup: HR Executive's top stories on the burnout that defined 2025, from frontline worker exhaustion to AI adoption fatigue.

Why Colorado’s paid NICU leave law could spark nationwide trend

In January, Colorado will become the first state to mandate employers provide paid NICU leave so employees can care for critically ill newborns.

Prioritizing AI integration in 2026? 6 questions to build a framework

The HR executive of digital transformation firm Sutherland shares the comprehensive framework his org is following for AI integration.

LinkedIn CPO: Change can create ‘beautiful lessons of leadership’

LinkedIn’s Teuila Hanson shares how HR leadership can see through the challenges of rapid change to find the lasting opportunities.

7 steps to evaluate embedded AI solutions

Sapient Insight Group’s Stacey Harris and West Monroe’s Kim Seals offer a checklist for HR tech buyers to evaluate embedded AI solutions.

Beyond the buzz: Inside AI-enabled HR functions

As AI continues to reshape business models and workflows, the true differentiator will be human ingenuity and innovations supported and scaled by AI, write Stacey Harris and Kim Seals.

3 lessons HR leaders can learn from early automation adopters

HR teams at the forefront of automation are already operating at a level that many organizations still wish they could reach.