News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
The workplace has changed a lot over the past decade. Organizations are navigating new technologies, evolving employee expectations, remote and hybrid work models and a growing need for more inclusive and adaptable cultures. In this environment, strong leadership is no longer just a desirable quality. It has become a key factor in helping businesses remain […]
Leadership expectations continue to shift as organizations respond to technological change, new workforce dynamics and growing demands for effective management. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026, global employee engagement declined from 21 per cent in 2024 to 20 per cent in 2025, while manager engagement also fell during the same period. Those […]
In addition to covering large-scale global events such as SHRM, ATD, and HR Tech Conference, I’ve been involved in building business communities and producing events for HR professionals and business leaders for nearly 20 years. From my early career at Haymarket and Ultima Media, through to co-founding the InnovateWork series in Toronto and across Canada, […]
Psychometric assessments have become a familiar part of the employee lifecycle. Employers use them to help select candidates, identify leadership potential, support development, inform internal mobility and, increasingly, assess skills. But familiarity shouldn’t automatically equal trust. As HR teams gain access to an ever-growing number of assessment platforms, and as artificial intelligence makes it easier […]
Why Alignment, Agility and AI Matter More Than Ever The future of work has been a favourite conference topic for years. But increasingly, it feels less like something we’re preparing for and more like something we’re already trying to navigate. AI is changing how work gets done. Hybrid working has fundamentally altered expectations around where […]
For many employees, the summer holidays represent a chance to recharge, spend time with family or finally take that long-awaited vacation. For HR teams, however, the season often brings a familiar set of challenges. Annual leave requests pile up, managers compete for limited cover, recruitment slows, and employee engagement can dip as teams operate with […]
Despite mounting concerns about the global economy, employees continue to feel confident about their own careers, workplaces and ability to adapt to change, according to SHRM‘s latest Global Employee Monitor. The Q2 2026 report, based on responses from 5,747 workers across 26 countries, paints a picture of a workforce that remains resilient even as economic […]
For too long, we’ve accepted the idea that careers follow a predictable path: build momentum in your twenties and thirties, peak in your forties, and gradually slow down from there. Fortunately, reality tells a very different story. In episode 901 of the HRchat Podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with three remarkable professionals whose […]
AI Can’t Fix Bad HR Data: What HRchat Episode 900 Reveals About the Future of HR Reaching 900 episodes of the HRchat Podcast gave me an opportunity to reflect on how much the HR profession has changed over the past decade—and, perhaps more importantly, how much hasn’t. Since launching the show almost ten years ago, […]
For years, HR has been obsessed with dashboards. Every new platform promised another colourful visualisation. Every board meeting demanded another report. Every quarterly review seemed to generate another metric to monitor. But what if we’ve been optimising the wrong thing? That was the central message from Ankita Poddar, speaker, blogger, mentor and Senior Human Resources […]