Corporate Functions of the Future Won’t Look Like Functions at All | BCG

Workforce Planning

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Much has been written about AI’s impact on the workforce, but a new article from BCG turns the lens specifically on corporate functions (finance, HR, legal, compliance, procurement, and technology). It contrasts where most corporate functions operate today (siloed departments, manual …

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2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report: Agents, Human Agency, and The Opportunity for Every Organization | Microsoft

Workforce Trends

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Most would agree that unlocking AI’s potential to deliver organizational value requires more than deploying tools and training individuals on them. It requires building the organizational conditions that disproportionately drive AI’s impact. With this as the backdrop, Microsoft’s new 2026 Work …

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The Costly Cycles That Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) Gaps Create | Brian Heger

Workforce Planning

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Strategic workforce planning (SWP) is consistently rated a top HR priority among HR practitioners. Yet it also carries one of the largest gaps between importance and capability. I recently shared BCG’s and WFPMA analysis of 28 workforce practices, which found SWP …

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How Leaders Can Close the AI Readiness Gap | The Conference Board

Podcast | Webinar

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  This episode of The Conference Board’s C-Suite Perspectives podcast draws on findings from its 2026 Reimagined Workplace study, the seventh annual edition of the series, based on surveys of 271 human capital leaders and 333 U.S. workers. While there are several …

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2026 AI Index Report | Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI

Workforce Trends

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  As HR practitioners navigate the many implications of AI for the workplace and the future of work, this newly released report by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI provides one of the most comprehensive independent reviews of AI’s trajectory available. While there …

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State of the Global Workplace 2026: The Human Side of the AI Revolution | Gallup

Leadership & Culture

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  With employee experience being a central focus for many organizations and leaders, the newly released 2026 edition of Gallup’s annual State of the Global Workplace report offers useful insights into employee sentiment. While there are several insights throughout the 251-page report, …

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The AI Transformation Manifesto: 12 Themes Driving Growth | QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey

Workforce Trends

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  As HR practitioners help leaders think through what increases the likelihood of AI transformations succeeding, this new McKinsey article outlines 12 themes separating organizations innovating with AI from those running experiments that never scale. For each theme, it includes a diagnostic …

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The Enterprise AI Playbook: Lessons from 51 Successful Deployments | Stanford Digital Economy Lab

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  There are many reports and papers on how AI will impact work. But one type of resource that I find especially helpful is hearing from organizations that have deployed AI at scale, the lessons they learned, and guidance for others considering …

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AI Will Reshape More Jobs Than It Replaces | BCG Henderson Institute

Workforce Trends

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  This new 21-page BCG Henderson Institute report shares insights from an analysis of approximately 165 million U.S. jobs, finding that 50% to 55% will be substantially changed by AI over the next two to three years. Rather than predicting broad job …

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How to Evaluate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Employment Tools from Vendors | CHRO Association and SIOP Foundation

Talent Acquisition

If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  As more AI-based employment tools enter the market, one challenge many HR practitioners face is knowing how to properly evaluate what vendors are actually selling. A new guide from the SIOP Foundation (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) and the CHRO …

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