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10/07/2026

Choosing between an employer of record and a staffing agency for the future of freelance and contract work

Learn the difference between an employer of record and a staffing agency, how each model affects compliance, benefits, and worker experience, and when to use EOR vs agency in a global, flexible workforce strategy.

by Maya Chen

Skills-based organization, decoded: what actually shipped versus what stayed in the slide deck

Upskilling and Reskilling

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29/04/2026

Skills-based organization, decoded: what actually shipped versus what stayed in the slide deck

Learn how to build a real skills-based organization, from skills taxonomy implementation and internal talent marketplaces to manager incentives and metrics that prove your skills-based operating model works.

by Kayode Adebayo

Stop asking what your managers need. Start asking what your manager system cannot deliver.

Leadership Development

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28/04/2026

Stop asking what your managers need. Start asking what your manager system cannot deliver.

Most manager development fails because the operating model is wrong, not the training. Learn how to redesign spans of control, time budgets, and decision rights so leadership programs translate into better performance, culture, and retention.

by Maya Chen

Workday ADEA class action: the moment AI vendor contracts became the CHRO problem

Artificial Intelligence

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23/04/2026

Workday ADEA class action: the moment AI vendor contracts became the CHRO problem

Mobley v. Workday makes AI hiring bias vendor liability a direct risk for CHROs. See how contracts, governance, and audits must change to protect your organisation.

by Eliza Montgomery

Generative AI workplace productivity: the honest numbers behind the 5.4% headline

Artificial Intelligence

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06/05/2026

Generative AI workplace productivity: the honest numbers behind the 5.4% headline

Most organizations see only a modest 5.4% average productivity gain from generative AI, but power users reclaim 9–20+ hours a week. Learn why outcomes are bimodal, how task types and deployment design drive results, and what COOs must change in their operating model to turn saved hours into measurable business value.

by Hannah Armstrong-Peterson

How a W‑2 employment contract really works in the evolving job market

Freelance and Contract Work

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04/07/2026

How a W‑2 employment contract really works in the evolving job market

Learn what a W‑2 contract is, how W‑2 vs 1099 tax differences work, and how employee status affects benefits, payroll, and job security so you can choose between W‑2 employment and independent contracting.

by Eliza Montgomery

Managing MSP risks and contingent workforce management challenges in the new world of work

Freelance and Contract Work

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03/07/2026

Managing MSP risks and contingent workforce management challenges in the new world of work

Explore how MSP risk in 2024–2025 is reshaping contingent workforce management, from compliance and cyber threats to direct sourcing, data governance, and total talent strategies, with practical steps for HR and procurement leaders.

by Asha Patel

From dashboards to decisions: what a mature people analytics function actually ships

Data-Driven Decision Making

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24/04/2026

From dashboards to decisions: what a mature people analytics function actually ships

People analytics best practices for senior HR and people leaders. Move from dashboards to decisions with a mature analytics strategy, skills, and governance.

by Maxence Dupont-Beaupré

People analytics best practices: ten metrics that actually change a CHRO decision this quarter

Data-Driven Decision Making

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08/05/2026

People analytics best practices: ten metrics that actually change a CHRO decision this quarter

A sharp guide to people analytics best practices, the 10 metrics that change CHRO decisions, and how to retire dashboard theater for real business impact.

How to conduct a contingent workforce audit that actually strengthens your business

Freelance and Contract Work

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02/07/2026

How to conduct a contingent workforce audit that actually strengthens your business

Learn how to conduct a contingent workforce audit that improves compliance, controls risk, and optimizes cost and performance across contractors, freelancers, and temporary staff.

Replace engagement scores with stay signals. Your retention will stop surprising you

Learn how predictive retention stay signals like career velocity, manager one-to-one consistency, network exposure and skill relevance outperform traditional engagement scores at forecasting employee churn.

by Kayode Adebayo

Q1's 78,000 tech layoffs are three different stories. Treating them as one is the mistake

Artificial Intelligence

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22/04/2026

Q1's 78,000 tech layoffs are three different stories. Treating them as one is the mistake

Senior people leaders need a clear read on recent tech layoffs, AI narratives, and what they really mean for jobs, roles, and workforce strategy.

Home Depot's five-day RTO: an operating-model move dressed up as culture

Analysis of Home Depot’s 2026 return to office plan and what it reveals about using in‑office work as an operating model lever, with concrete KPIs and questions for executives designing RTO strategies.

by Ethan Quincy-James

Q1 earnings season is here. What investors will grade your human-capital disclosure on this year.

Data-Driven Decision Making

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22/04/2026

Q1 earnings season is here. What investors will grade your human-capital disclosure on this year.

Learn why Q1 earnings calls now function as a stress test for human capital disclosure metrics, and how to upgrade from compliance-grade HR reporting to investor-ready workforce analytics that link talent, diversity, AI impact and safety to revenue, margin and risk.

by Ethan Quincy-James

Microsoft just rebuilt HR for the agentic-AI era. Here is which moves you should actually copy.

Artificial Intelligence

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20/04/2026

Microsoft just rebuilt HR for the agentic-AI era. Here is which moves you should actually copy.

Analysis of Microsoft’s AI-first HR operating model and FY24 people and culture restructure, with practical lessons for CHROs on people analytics, employee experience, and skills-based workforce redeployment.

by Ophelie Leclerc

The skills-based organization: what actually moves from slide to ops

Upskilling and Reskilling

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28/04/2026

The skills-based organization: what actually moves from slide to ops

Explore how skills-based organizations really work in practice, why many skills operating models stall, and how to use lean taxonomies, internal talent marketplaces, and manager incentives to drive internal mobility, workforce agility, and measurable business outcomes.

by Ethan Quincy-James

Your hybrid operating model is a policy, not an architecture. That is why it is failing.

Hybrid Work

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21/04/2026

Your hybrid operating model is a policy, not an architecture. That is why it is failing.

Learn how to design a high-performing hybrid operating model that goes beyond attendance rules. Explore three-layer architecture, synchronisation days, measurement templates, key statistics, and real-world outcomes for office utilisation and decision velocity.

by Maya Chen

AI in HR, beyond the pilots: eight use cases with measured outcomes from the SHRM 2026 data

Artificial Intelligence

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24/04/2026

AI in HR, beyond the pilots: eight use cases with measured outcomes from the SHRM 2026 data

Explore eight concrete AI in HR use cases—from resume screening and inclusive job descriptions to skills inference, attrition risk, and personalized learning paths—with sourced SHRM and Gartner data, governance guidance, and practical design tips for CHROs and talent leaders.

by Eliza Montgomery

AI in HR use cases: five deployments that actually moved retention or time-to-hire

Artificial Intelligence

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21/04/2026

AI in HR use cases: five deployments that actually moved retention or time-to-hire

Explore practical AI in HR use cases that improve hiring, internal mobility, manager effectiveness, compliance, and people analytics—while preserving human judgment, fairness, and employee trust.

by Ophelie Leclerc

Marking a 5 year anniversary at work in the new world of employment

Automation and Robotics

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11/04/2026

Marking a 5 year anniversary at work in the new world of employment

How to make a 5 year anniversary at work a meaningful milestone in the future of work, with strategic recognition options, culture building, and employee care.

by Asha Patel