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Unravelling the corporate control agenda behind ‘return-to-office’ mandates
McLean & Company's Return-to-Office Playbook informs this piece from HR Leader, outlining the risks of rigid, top-down RTO mandates that don't involve employees in the decision-making process, such as increased turnover and decreased morale.
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Five New Year’s resolutions for HR leaders in 2025
Inspired by McLean & Company's HR Trends Report 2025, Director Will Howard shares with Unleash.ai that HR can have a huge impact on an organization's ability to adopt new technology.
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Setting the Stage for the Top 3 HR Trends for 2025
Findings from McLean & Company's HR Trends Report 2025 inform this deep dive from the HR Digest, spotlighting prioritizing leadership development, improving HR's proficiency in AI and technology, and the importance of employee wellbeing in the future of work.
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The ‘Swivel Chair Effect’ — and How Automation Can Help
Lisa Highfield, Principal Director of HR Tech and AI, encourages organizations to take a continuous optimization approach to automation and implementation of technologies such as AI and continuously look for improvement opportunities in this piece from Reworked.
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The Top HR Executives and Leaders in the World | Global 100
Leigh Caiger, Practice Lead, and Margaret Cowx, Director, offer their expert insights on HRD's report findings, spotlighting data literacy and driving innovation as key abilities of the world's best HR leaders.
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How C-Suite Leaders Can Better Support Middle Managers
President Jennifer Rozon suggests executives can demonstrate support for middle managers by creating and facilitating two-way communication in this contributors' piece from Forbes.
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HR’s Role in Driving Digital Transformation Success
Lisa Highfield, Principal Director, emphasizes that technology either disrupts or disrupts and transforms organizations, highlighting that HR’s pivotal contributions lie in leveraging its expertise in managing the people's side of the organization.
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Are Your Leadership Skills Up to Par?
A new piece from the Association for Talent Development dives into required leadership skills in the ever-shifting world of work, pointing to key takeaways from McLean & Company's Future of Work Report regarding the evolution of leadership.
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HR’s people expertise is pivotal to digital transformation, McLean & Co. says
AI strategy is the central point from which both technical and people-related AI activities originate, according to Principal Director Lisa Highfield. As organizations integrate artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies into their operations and workforce (the “transformation” part)...
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Press Releases
New Budgeting Guide to Support HR Leaders' Role as a Strategic Partner in Organizational Budgeting Process
As business costs continue to be a primary concern for organizations amid an uncertain economic climate, understanding the importance and concepts of the budgeting process is more important for HR leaders than ever. However, every organization has unique processes and timelines that will impact h...
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15 Keynotes and Future of HR-Focused Agenda Announced for McLean & Company's HR Industry Conference, Signature 2023
Signature, the premier HR industry event from global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company, has announced key details about this year's speakers and conference agenda. The three-day event has been created for C-suite and VP-level executives, directors, and managers of HR seeking to build...
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Organizations Can Increase Efficiency and Manage Labor Costs With Effective Headcount Planning: New McLean & Company Guide
Many organizations are seeking to trim labor costs and optimize their existing workforce in a time of economic recession. Headcount planning offers a host of benefits, allowing organizations to become more efficient in the management of labor costs, promote organizational agility, align labor spe...
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Organizations can increase employee engagement and productivity by helping employees achieve flow state, according to new McLean & Company research
The current unpredictable labor and economic landscape means the employees organizations already have need to be engaged, present, and high performing. One way to achieve this level of productivity and engagement is by enabling "flow state" for employees. The challenge is that organizations often...
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McLean & Company's Annual Industry Conference, Signature 2023, Will Explore the Future of HR, Preparing for the Unpredictable and More in Orlando
As the role of HR continues to shift and expand amid the new future of work, a challenging labor market, and an uncertain economy, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company is uniting HR, learning & development, and talent leaders at its interactive and research-based industry confere...
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New Employee Engagement Trends Report From McLean & Company Highlights Critical Need to Measure and Act With Purpose to Improve Employee Engagement
Like everything else in the world, employee engagement has gone through significant upheaval over the past several years. Employees' relationships with their organizations shifted with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to remote and virtual work, with employee priorities under...
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Organizational Success Is Expanding to Include ESG Performance - HR Plays Critical Role in Implementation, Says McLean & Company
In a continuously evolving regulatory landscape, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are becoming increasingly visible and multifaceted. ESG-related issues are impactful not only to the global population but also to an organization's employees, as ESG initiatives play a role in he...
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HR Teams Are Spending 25% More Time on Talent Acquisition - An Adaptable TA Structure Can Help Alleviate Pressure, Says McLean & Company
Ongoing changes in the economy and labor market continue to cause shifts in organizations' approaches to talent acquisition (TA) landscape. TA teams that do not adapt to these rapid shifts risk structural misalignment and increased stress and burnout as talent pools shrink and candidate behaviors...
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New Talent Marketplace Buyer's Guide Released by HR Advisory Firm McLean & Company for Organizations Seeking to Address Recruitment Challenges
At a time when the state of both the labor market and the economy present recruitment and retention challenges, using an internal talent marketplace and looking inward to identify talent opportunities may be in an organization's best interest. As a complementary resource alongside its key interna...
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