News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
By Neil Ryland, Chief Revenue Officer, Benifex How Employee Benefits Impact Retention, Engagement and Productivity Employee benefits have moved from the margins to the mainstream. Once seen as a supporting act to pay, they’re now a defining feature of how people choose employers, how engaged they feel at work and whether they decide to stay. […]
Outsourcing used to be a cost conversation. Today, it’s a capability conversation. In episode 886 of the HRchat Podcast, I sat down with Ingo Piroth, Chief Revenue Officer at Emapta Global, to unpack how offshore teams have evolved from a tactical fix into a strategic growth lever for organizations navigating global talent shortages, rising costs, and […]
Why Culture and “Friction by Design” Are Reshaping Hiring in the AI Era Hiring has always been competitive. But in 2026, it’s no longer just competitive; it’s distorted. Thanks to AI, every candidate can now submit a near-perfect resume. Polished language, optimized keywords, tailored experience—it’s all table stakes. The result? A hiring landscape flooded with […]
In HR, we’ve spent years chasing the “next big thing.” Remote work. Hybrid policies. AI adoption. Four-day weeks. Skills-based hiring. The list keeps growing. But what if we’ve been asking the wrong question? In a recent conversation with Barry Winkless, Head of the Future of Work Institute at Cpl and author of Future Work World, […]
Artificial intelligence is transforming how work gets done across every industry. But for HR leaders and executives, the real challenge isn’t just adopting new technology – it’s ensuring the workforce evolves alongside it. In episode 882 of the HRchat Podcast, I spoke with Valerie Capers Workman, Chief Human Resources Officer at Empower Pharmacy and author […]
AI-Ready Org Design Starts with a Clear View of Your Workforce The ground keeps shifting under every org chart and artificial intelligence is accelerating the pace of change. In a recent episode of the HRchat Podcast, I sat down with Tom McCarty to explore how organizations can redesign themselves for the AI era without losing […]
AI is delivering efficiency, but not relief AI is finally delivering on its promise. Across HR, payroll, financehr, and operations, automation is reducing manual work, simplifying complexity, and accelerating processes that once required constant human intervention. In HR and payroll, especially, tasks that once took days now take minutes. Compliance checks are faster. Errors are […]
How Leaders Can Keep Learning, Adapting, and Thriving Later in Their Careers For decades, the narrative around career progression has quietly suggested that learning peaks early and gradually declines with age. But neuroscience tells a very different story. In a recent conversation with Dr. David Rock, Founder and CEO of the NeuroLeadership Institute, we explored […]
The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) will bring together background screening leaders, compliance professionals and HR decision-makers in London this May as its Europe & Africa Summit returns for an expanded two-day edition. Taking place on 18–19 May 2026 at the Barbican Centre, the Summit is widely recognised as the region’s leading forum for the […]