HR Executive

Sapient Insights Group’s Stacey Harris previewed the findings of the HR Systems Survey at HR Tech, highlighting a changing HR tech market.

At the height of the Great Resignation a few years ago, salary increase budgets told the story: Employers were willing to pay a premium to get workers in the door. 

I don’t often cover return-to-office topics, but a recent note about Alex Zekoff, CEO of Thoughtful AI, stood out. 

Human resource leaders barely have time for a break in 2024, with so many tech aspects to consider. This year, the potential impact of generative AI on HR has been studied widely, with reports from major analysts and consultants predicting an outsized role in boosting productivity and enhancing employee experience.

The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) just conducted a new survey on the state of organizational culture health—part of our ongoing research into this important topic.

AnoHR professionals suffer from higher burnout and turnover rates than professionals in other fields—an ironic predicament, given HR is tasked with managing employee retention and navigating the workforce away from burnout.nymous sources say the announcement could be just days away.

During the Great Resignation, job hoppers landed a median pay increase of more than 20% when they joined a new employer, according to a recent Bank of America report featuring aggregated and anonymized data from the institution.

Being in HR may feel like a thankless job at times. But, according to one executive, HR leaders have the ability to harness an “HR superpower”—which can drive positive business results and position HR to be seen as more strategic by both leaders and employees.

It has been hard to miss the many reports about rising stress in the workplace. 

As LGBTQ Pride Month 2024 begins, experts say HR leaders should look to lessons learned from high-profile controversies that erupted during last year’s Pride Month to arm themselves with smarter strategies.

WeightWatchers launched a significant internal transformation last spring after acquiring Sequence, a telehealth platform company. 

Many current and former HR leaders agree that it’s common to return from a conference with notebooks or digital files filled with ideas for transforming and improving their organization or department; the challenge lies in putting these ideas into action once they return to work.

In the HR technology industry, there’s a growing excitement about chatbots. 

Without a culture of belonging, employee loneliness can flourish—and cost employers $406 billion a year due to increased absenteeism, lower productivity and work quality, as well as a higher turnover rate.

Several significant megatrends are reshaping the HR role today, requiring HR leaders to upskill to keep up with the pace of change. That’s according to Dieter Veldsman, chief HR scientist and organizational development specialist at the Academy to Innovate HR, who spoke Thursday at the Elevate People, Ignite Change (EPIC) conference in Las Vegas.