Every year, world leaders from business and government convene in the Swiss Alps for the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit. Here, pressing global challenges and emerging opportunities are debated. This year, one sentiment was unmistakable: the world is undergoing seismic shifts related to geopolitical power, the impact of AI across industries, and the threat of…
Most HR strategies aren’t adaptable enough to keep up with today’s workplace – yet HR leaders tend to stick to their strategy, defending their relevance. Challenges like AI, political instability, and shifting labor markets demand more flexible approaches. Our research examined how leading companies develop their HR strategies. These efforts typically bring order to chaos…
HR teams are increasingly under pressure to be more strategic, driving long-term organizational success while addressing workforce needs. Yet, only 64% of HR professionals feel confident in translating strategy and aligning HR priorities, indicating a significant challenge within the field. HR faces barriers that limit its ability to focus on strategic imperatives—lean back-office operations, insufficient…
While AI use in fields like HR began in the mid-2010s, it has made remarkable strides in recent years, particularly with the growing popularity of Generative AI tools. These tools, a subset of AI, focus on creating new content, data, or information by analyzing patterns in existing data. Despite these advancements, the adoption of AI…
HR strategy research insights at a glance Based on our analysis of 50 top-performing companies, we recommend four shifts HR leaders must adopt in the strategy development process: Our analysis of 50 top-performing companies reveals that they have successfully avoided two common pitfalls in HR strategy development that often lead to HR strategy failures. First,…
The research insights at a glance In partnership with Revelio Labs, our analysis of 50 top-performing companies reveals seven surprising insights. We also share recommendations on how to enhance your HR strategies in the future. HR leaders dedicate significant time to crafting, aligning, and measuring HR strategies, considered the golden thread linking HR activities to…
HR strategy research insights at a glance In partnership with Revelio Labs, our analysis of 50 top-performing companies on what sets their HR investments apart revealed four insights: Execution is the Achilles’ heel of strategy. Over 90% of strategies fail to materialize as planned. HR leaders, in particular, encounter significant hurdles when executing their strategic initiatives.…
HR strategy research insights at a glance Based on our analysis of 50 top-performing companies, we determine the critical success factors of an HR strategy that delivers its intended value: Organizations are increasingly turning to HR to help them stay competitive and sustainable in the future. The HR strategy remains a key value driver for…
In brief While AI has been available for some time, the launch of the Generative AI (GenAI) tool ChatGPT and subsequent rival applications garnered much interest. Since then, there has been a dramatic increase in the adoption of GenAI tools, including Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini. In fact, 92% of Fortune 500 companies are incorporating…
In brief The term ‘strategic business partner’ is often used to describe the goal and objective of HR today. Several organizations have adopted the HRBP operating model to solidify HR as a strategic partner to the business and increase its value and impact. Unfortunately, for many HR functions, the shift to becoming a strategic partner…
