The AI Conversation in HR Is Growing Up. Here’s What That Looks Like. Time flies when you’re having fun–and 2026 is off to an insane start. Many of us descended on Las...
The Build vs. Buy Debate in HR Just Changed If you caught my post after Unleash last week — or any of my recent writing on this topic...
Just Can’t Quit You: Why Do Trade Shows Still Exist? I just got back from UNLEASH America and Transform HR, which means I spent the better part of two...
What Transform + Unleash Got Right This Season – & A Note to My Vendor Friends Features, friends, coffee, & HR Transformation I want to be upfront about something. I did not leave these conferences...
AI Isn’t Just Changing What We Do. It’s Changing What We’re For. Listen to the full episode on Purple Acorn Network → The pressure on HR and talent functions right now...
That’s the AI Readiness Formula Nobody’s Talking About. There’s a version of AI readiness that looks like a shopping list. New tools. New platforms. New stack. And...
Your Screening Process Is Your Brand. AI Interviewers Just Made That Harder to Ignore. I’ve been ghosted by recruiters who reached out to me first. Not a cold message that went nowhere. I...
The AI Layoff Wave is a Trap. And Why This is HR’s Hero Moment I haven’t seen it in person, but I can vividly imagine a slide finding its way into every boardroom...
From Risk Avoidance to Risk Readiness: What AI Is Really Demanding of Talent Leaders There’s a tension sitting at the heart of talent acquisition right now, and most teams are feeling it without...
AI Interviewers: What I Learned Looking Under the Hood of a New Category DOWNLOAD THE REPORT Last November, we kicked off a research project on the emerging category of AI Interviewers here...
Introducing the Category Compass: Making Sense of Fast-Moving HR Tech Categories I’ve been covering innovation cycles in talent strategy and HR technology for over a decade. I am being totally...
How High-Performing TA Teams Redesign Work With AI (And Why Most Don’t) By now, most Talent Acquisition teams have access to AI tools. That’s not the differentiator anymore. The real divide...
2026 Trends Shaping HR Every January, HR and talent leaders are inundated with predictions about what’s coming next. New year, new buzzwords, same...