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CHROs say hiring will home in on specific talent

CHROs say hiring will home in on specific talent

Chief human resources officers report strong hiring confidence even as recruiting narrows to more targeted roles and skill sets. The Conference Board finds that, despite ongoing challenges, organizations are focusing recruiting on the specific talent most critical to their business needs.

HR Dive by Kathryn Moody
12 Jun 2026
Take a Break

Take a Break

Many executives assume their constant presence is indispensable, but HBS professor Ashley Whillans argues that taking time away benefits both leaders' health and organizational performance. Her findings suggest that scheduled time off is a strategic investment in executive well‑being and the long‑te

Harvard Business Review by Adi Ignatius
12 Jun 2026
How Gen AI is Disrupting B2B Buying Decisions

How Gen AI is Disrupting B2B Buying Decisions

Generative AI is transforming B2B buying by introducing recommendation systems that can circumvent traditional sales relationships and channel controls. Organizations built around personal selling and tightly managed channels must rethink go-to-market strategies, update governance and technology, an

Harvard Business Review by Amit Joshi
12 Jun 2026
To Thrive Alongside AI, Focus on Mindset—Not Skillset

To Thrive Alongside AI, Focus on Mindset—Not Skillset

Leaders preparing for AI should prioritize mindset shifts—curiosity, adaptability, ethical judgment, and a willingness to experiment—over simply training technical skills. Building a culture of psychological safety, continuous learning, and human-AI collaboration enables teams to apply tools strateg

Harvard Business Review by Marco Argenti
12 Jun 2026
Beyond the sandbox: A playbook for scaling L&D innovation enterprisewide

Beyond the sandbox: A playbook for scaling L&D innovation enterprisewide

When an AI coaching pilot for managers drew only ten minutes of total use, the article argues the problem wasn’t the tech but the pilot design—targeting the wrong audience, ignoring workflow friction, and measuring satisfaction instead of activation. It urges L&D leaders to move beyond sandbox exper

Chief Learning Officer by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen
12 Jun 2026
Agentic AI: What Leaders Wish They Knew Sooner

Agentic AI: What Leaders Wish They Knew Sooner

As AI agents move from theory into workflows, leaders at the 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium say the challenge is more managerial than technical: human oversight is becoming performative and many "agents" overpromise. Experts advise automating where it makes sense, redesigning processes around outcomes

MIT Sloan Management Review by MIT Sloan Management Review.
11 Jun 2026
DOJ deems EEOC’s disparate impact discrimination guidelines unconstitutional

DOJ deems EEOC’s disparate impact discrimination guidelines unconstitutional

The Department of Justice has concluded that the EEOC’s disparate impact guidelines are unconstitutional, marking a significant change in federal enforcement of employment discrimination rules. The decision aligns with the Trump administration’s broader effort to curtail disparate-impact liability a

HR Dive by Ginger Christ
10 Jun 2026
Firefighter’s Title VII claims survive preclusion even if the rest of his claims don’t, 7th Circuit says

Firefighter’s Title VII claims survive preclusion even if the rest of his claims don’t, 7th Circuit says

The 7th Circuit held that a firefighter’s Title VII employment-discrimination claims survive preclusion and may proceed even though his other claims were dismissed. The court relied on Supreme Court precedent that federal discrimination claims are not automatically barred by prior state administrati

HR Dive by Ryan Golden
10 Jun 2026
Americans mostly blame insurers for rising healthcare costs, survey finds

Americans mostly blame insurers for rising healthcare costs, survey finds

A recent survey found that most Americans blame insurers for rising healthcare costs. Insurer groups disputed the results as skewed and pushed back, arguing that hospitals — not insurers — are the primary drivers of cost increases.

HR Dive by Rebecca Pifer Parduhn
10 Jun 2026
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