5 must attend sessions at UNLEASH America 2026
UNLEASH America is coming back to Las Vegas. This year’s show is about going beyond talking about the future...
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‘People are really our biggest differentiator’: Inside New York Life’s approach to future-proofing skills
HR leaders are faced with a challenge: many can’t hire quickly enough to fill the roles of new skills...
How LSE ditched legacy HR for a user-first, AI-powered future
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is routinely ranked among the best universities in the UK,...
Growth in 2026 won’t happen without businesses prioritizing worker trust and skills
Employees are excited about AI – and they are already seeing the productivity benefits. However, there’s a disconnect between...
International Monetary Fund: Key learnings from the latest report for HR leaders
As the world of work is constantly adapting to new and emerging tech, HR leaders are tasked with equipping...
Oliver Wyman Forum 300,000 Voices: Three key takeaways for HR leaders
The world has changed significantly since the start of the Oliver Wyman Forum’s 300,000 Voices project, a five-year global...
Remote and Payoneer acquisitions to give ‘HR leaders the confidence to hire across borders’
Just three weeks into 2026, the HR market has seen two major deals: Remote acquiring Atlas, and Payoneer’s acquisition...
Kyndryl CHRO: HR leaders, don’t be an AI cheerleader, be a ‘proactive champion’
Being spun off from IBM in 2021 gave Kyndryl, a $15.1 billion-revenue technology services giant, the opportunity to reset...
The people function must lead AI transformation: Here are five fresh ways to do it
Here’s an uncomfortable truth: 66% of HR leaders say their companies are ‘operational’ with AI, yet rate their own...
IBM: ‘AI agents will change your job – but we want you to lead that change’
When AI is introduced to a workplace, it sparks excitement for some, and anxiety for others. While some employees...
Oyster and Culture Amp founders transition out of CEO roles
A new year often means new jobs. That’s certainly the case in the HR technology space. This week, two...
Phenom to address HR leaders’ ‘biggest infrastructure challenges’ with Included AI acquisition
Talent experience platform provider Phenom has confirmed the acquisition of agentic people analytics platform, Included AI. The acquisition will...
AI has changed ‘the system in which work happens’ so the workplace ‘operating model has to change with it’: Bloor Research
“The workforce is no longer just human – work is now being done by a mixture of human and...
Salesforce CPO: Competitive advantage with agentic AI comes from the workforce, not the technology
Organizations are in a “transformational moment” – the C-Suite is focused on one question: How to unlock the potential...
ADP: HR leaders must understand their span of control to ‘build strong relationships, lead with transparency, and create a resilient workforce’
The use of technology in the workplace is growing, with more decision-makers turning towards tools, such as AI, to...
Deloitte, Heidrick & Struggles and McLean reflect on HR in 2025, plus what must be top of the to-do list in 2026
2025 has been a year characterized by disruption – technological, political, economic (and beyond). Yes, with disruption comes challenges,...
Coursera and Udemy to merge in $2.5 billion deal
Online learning platform Coursera is set to merge with skills platform Udemy in a deal valued at $2.5 billion....
3 things leaders need to know from McLean’s HR Trends 2026 report
Every year, HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company publishes its HR Trends report. The aim of the...
The top stories from UNLEASH in 2025
It’s been another busy year for the UNLEASH Editorial team, covering everything you need to know to stay informed...
HR technology trends in 2025: AI adoption, ROI focus, and market consolidation
The HR technology market in 2025 was defined by pragmatism. The initial hype and experimentation of AI has given...