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How AI is inspiring companies to adopt skills-based hiring
Business Insider reports that artificial intelligence is accelerating a shift in hiring practices by encouraging companies to focus more on skills and competencies rather than traditional college degrees. McLean & Company is cited through Lisa Highfield, principal director of research and advisor...
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Rising workload pressures pushing people leaders to breaking point: report
Benefits Canada reports on new research from McLean & Company showing that escalating workload pressures and organizational change are pushing many people leaders to a breaking point. The report highlights systemic issues such as unclear role expectations, insufficient support and rising emotiona...
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CHROs face paradoxes that could redefine HR leadership in 2026
Yahoo News reports on how CHROs are confronting major paradoxes that could reshape HR leadership in 2026 as organizations increasingly rely on HR to drive AI adoption, workforce strategy and transformation. The analysis identifies five paradoxes around transformation, influence, diversity, career...
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How companies can use AI to identify gaps in their workforce talent and skills
Business Insider explains how companies can use artificial intelligence to identify talent and skills gaps in their workforce by analyzing HR data more effectively than traditional methods. The piece outlines practical steps for using AI, including organizing data, interpreting insights, and refi...
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The Future of HR: Shifting from Administrative to Strategic Roles
This 15Five article draws heavily on findings from McLean & Company’s HR Trends 2025 report to show how HR’s role is evolving from administrative tasks to strategic business partnership. McLean argues that HR must shift toward data‑driven decision‑making, skills‑based hiring, flatter job structur...
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From people to policy – are HR professionals the governance leaders of tomorrow?
This People Matters article explores how HR professionals are increasingly expected to lead governance, ethics, risk and culture, not just people operations. McLean & Company’s insights drive the message that HR’s role is expanding into enterprise leadership. The firm highlights the need for HR t...
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Optimise Your Human Capital Management for 2026
In this guide from UC Today, the evolution of human capital management (HCM) is laid out clearly, shifting HR from administrative operations to strategic business enabler. McLean & Company’s research is referenced as a foundation for best practices in aligning people, processes and technology to ...
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Trend Analysis: Workplace Title Inflation Risks
In B2B Daily, the issue of escalating job‑title inflation is explored, citing McLean & Company’s Director of HR Research & Advisory Services, Amani Gharib, who warns that without clearly defined job levels and criteria… internal approaches to job titling, pay grades, and career paths can be subje...
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Why AI Is Forcing Companies to Rethink What a Job Is
In this FromDayOne piece, McLean & Company’s Principal Director, Research and Advisory, Lisa Highfield, explains that although mass job losses from AI have yet to materialize, the nature of work is shifting dramatically. She emphasizes that human‑AI collaboration is becoming the norm, rather than...
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Press Releases
McLean & Company Launches HR Benchmarking Report 2025 on Organizational Alignment and HR Management & Governance
McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR and leadership professionals worldwide, has released its HR Organizational Alignment (HROA) & HR Management & Governance (HRMG) Benchmarking Report 2025. Drawing on responses from over 3,000 organizational leaders and nearly 1,000 HR professionals, th...
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The Future of Workplace Collaboration: McLean & Company Report Reveals How Workplaces Can Thrive in a Hybrid, AI-Driven World
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released a new report, The Future of Workplace Collaboration, that reveals how organizations must reimagine collaboration amid hybrid work, rapid AI advancements, and changing employee expectations. Drawing on survey data from 467 professi...
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McLean & Company Launches HR Crisis Response Resource Center to Equip HR Leaders in Times of Disruption
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has launched its HR Crisis Response Resource Center, a comprehensive hub designed to help HR leaders prepare for, respond to, and recover from organizational crises. The new center offers phase-based resources segmented into Prepare, Protect, ...
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From Overwhelmed to Effective: "Get Started With Lean in HR" Research From McLean & Company Helps Teams Reclaim Capacity
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released new research insights that demystify Lean methodology for HR leaders. Get Started With Lean in HR offers a practical roadmap for applying Lean principles to core HR functions to empower teams to reduce inefficiencies, reclaim capa...
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Award-Winning Songwriter & Storytelling Expert Jimmy Yeary to Deliver Keynote at McLean & Company's Signature 2025 HR Conference in Houston
McLean & Company, a global research and advisory firm, has announced award-winning Nashville songwriter and storytelling expert Jimmy Yeary as a keynote speaker for Signature 2025, its flagship HR conference taking place November 2-4 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston. Drawing on 30 years in Nash...
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As Turnover Threatens Business Continuity, McLean & Company Launches Framework to Help Organizations Identify and Retain At-Risk Talent
With employee turnover increasingly recognized as a strategic risk, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released new research to help organizations proactively retain key talent. The Guide to Assessing Flight Risk of Key Talent offers a practical, data-informed framework to ...
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Organizations Risk Losing Top Talent Without Clear Career Pathing, Says HR Research Firm McLean & Company
As employees continue to seek meaningful development and internal mobility, many organizations are falling short in providing the clarity and support needed to retain top talent. McLean & Company's recent research, Develop an Integrated Career Pathing Framework, addresses this critical gap with a...
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Why Organizational Redesigns Fail and What to Do About It: McLean & Company Releases New Research on Implementation Strategy for HR Leaders
New research insights published by global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company emphasizes that well-intentioned redesigns fall short without a clear implementation roadmap, strong change leadership, and ongoing optimization.
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The ROI of Belonging at Work: McLean & Company Research Reveals Why HR Must Build a Culture Where Employees Feel Seen, Heard, and Connected
What does it take to truly thrive as an organization? In an era marked by growing loneliness, disconnection, and change, new research from global HR advisory firm McLean & Company identifies belonging as a critical driver of individual, team, and organizational success. The report highlights how ...
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