Insights on Corporate Talent, Learning, and HR Technology
Human Resources is the vast domain of management, development, alignment, rewards, incentives, and organization of people. It is one of the most important roles in business and critical to growth, success, and profitability.
Let me posit an important question: if your CEO or CFO asks you to use AI to improve productivity, what would you do?
Would you use the “chainsaw” model of efficiency and lay off 10% of the employees? Or would you thoughtfully redesign jobs around AI?
This week I talked with dozens of companies ... Read more»
As we discuss in The Rise of the Superworker, we’ve entered a period of productivity-led growth in business. The economy is slowing (US consumer sentiment plummeted and GDP growth in the EU and China has slowed), expectations for AI are high, and CEOs are looking to redesign operating models.
Core to this ... Read more»
Today we introduce a groundbreaking research on the role of the Chief Human Resources Officer.
Coupled with this research we’re launching a new service, CHRO Insights™, to support CHROs and aspiring CHROs around the world.
The Rapid Acceleration of The CHRO Role
The CHRO has become one of the most critical jobs in business. ... Read more»
As the WSJ has reported extensively, companies like Harley Davidson, Tractor Supply, Walmart, and McDonalds are publicly pulling back on DEI programs, largely under pressure by political activists. Fueled by the supreme court’s striking down of affirmative action in 2023, there is a political movement to dismantle the “social justice” movement that took hold ... Read more»
I’ve been a fan, advocate, and friend to HR for a long time. And in every discussion I have with HR teams, I’m impressed with the passion, commitment, and goodwill among HR teams everywhere. Yet despite our best intentions, a new survey of 851 business professionals found that “people trust AI more than they ... Read more»
We just completed a large study of People Analytics and the results are striking. Only 10% of companies directly correlate human capital data to business in a systemic way, with many data, technical, and operational issues in the way. Yet as our research found, AI is about to totally change this market. Here’s the story.... Read more»
This week we launch the most exciting product that we’ve ever introduced: Galileo™ Professional – Your Personal AI Assistant for HR.
Effective today, you can buy Galileo Pro for your own personal use. ($39 per month, $400 per year)
As many of you know, we spent the last year building the world’s ... Read more»
One of the most interesting tech companies we’ve studied is Dropbox, a $7 billion market cap rocket ship generating more than $2.5 billion in revenue. This kind of company, which sells a platform that competes with Microsoft, Google, and other major players, lives in a world of brutal competition: competition for product leadership, sales deals, ... Read more»
Today we introduce a groundbreaking new offering: an AI-driven comprehensive Career Navigator for HR professionals. Here’s the story.
The Human Resources profession is vast, complex, and continuously changing. HR professionals who started as recruiters or HR generalists are now flooded with opportunities for specialist roles, technology roles, or consulting opportunities. How does an HR ... Read more»
Times have changed. Once considered the junior executive in the C-suite, today the CHRO may be the most important of all. And as AI transforms our businesses, the job gets bigger every day. (Jack Welch often said the CHRO was the #2 most important job in the company.)
Companies Have People Challenges Everywhere... Read more»
Today Meta announced that it is shutting down its employee communications tool Workplace by Meta (which I found to be very successful) and turning over the business to Workvivo by Zoom.
This is actually a very significant move for HR and IT teams: there are more than 7 million corporate users (it was originally called ... Read more»
Each year I pour through the World Happiness Report and this year it’s particularly insightful, so let me interpret some of the results.
First, the US happiness ranking (1-10 scale) dropped to #23, a full 13% below Finland, the happiest country in the world. And this is disappointing. Over the last 15 years the level ... Read more»
It’s almost Spring and we’re actively preparing for Irresistible 2024: The Global Conference for HR Leaders and Their Teams. Let me give you a brief rundown on what we’re planning and encourage you to sign up soon.
First, this conference is one of the most unique, intimate, different experiences in the profession. We hold ... Read more»
This week we witnessed one of the most amazing business stories in years. Meta announced a 22% reduction in headcount coupled with a 25% increase in revenue, resulting in a net income of $14 Billion, up 203% from the year before. This means Meta, a $160+ billion company, is generating 35% net profit after ... Read more»
Is DEI about to DIE?
Of the many changes we experienced in 2023, one of the most iconic was the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions. And now, the resignation of Claudine Gay from Harvard, people are piling on.
Justice Thomas stated last summer:
“Many universities have for ... Read more»
