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Dec 08, 2024

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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Dec 06, 2024

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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Nov 26, 2024

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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Nov 21, 2024

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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Nov 19, 2024

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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Nov 19, 2024

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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Nov 14, 2024

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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Nov 08, 2024

10 Ways HR Can Champion Pay Transparency In The Workplace

President Jennifer Rozon suggests that HR managers can advocate for pay transparency and build trust by conducting regular salary audits, sharing pay scales, educating leaders and fostering open discussions about compensation.

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Nov 07, 2024

Can HR be the hero of digital transformation?

Principal Director Lisa Highfield explains that expanding the definition of digital transformation success highlights HR's critical contributions, particularly in managing the people aspects, in this piece from BPM.

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Dec 20, 2023

Organizations Must Prepare Employees for Generative AI Disruption: New Research From HR Firm McLean & Company

As organizations continue to navigate the future of work, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company suggests that preparing workforces for disruption from generative artificial intelligence (AI) will require evolving strategic HR initiatives to better address the talent gap driven by ...

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Dec 19, 2023

HR Will Play a Key Role in Preparing Organizations for the Implementation of AI: New Future of Work Research From HR Firm McLean & Company

A new blueprint from the global HR research and advisory firm highlights that as artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to continue making waves in the future of work, organizations that want to remain current must assess their preparedness, identify gaps, and address HR priorities to prepare ...

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Dec 05, 2023

HR Trends in 2024 Will Impact Employees and Organizations Across All Industries: New Report From Research Firm McLean & Company

As 2023 draws to a close, the current economic climate remains characterized by instability and unpredictability. In response to the need for direction on how to best prepare organizations for the uncertain future of work over the coming year, McLean & Company, one of the world's leading HR resea...

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Nov 30, 2023

How Organizations Can Avoid Layoffs With a People-First Approach: Research From HR Firm McLean & Company

As signs continue to point toward an economic downturn, organizations across all industries are reevaluating resource allocation and cost-saving measures. With announcements of layoffs and downsizing becoming increasingly regular, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has compiled...

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Nov 15, 2023

The Future of HR Calls for Data-Driven Functions: New Research From McLean & Company

As organizations increasingly rely on HR to provide data-backed guidance when making business decisions, McLean & Company has published a new blueprint, Establish Data Governance for HR, to help teams navigate new expectations. The firm's research will support HR professionals in using a phased a...

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Nov 08, 2023

McLean & Company's New Resources Support HR Leaders in Navigating Generative AI

McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR organizations around the world, has identified a myriad of potential generative AI use cases for HR leaders in a new industry resource, HR Generative AI Use Case Catalog. In addition to the new catalog, the global research and advisory firm has also rec...

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Nov 01, 2023

Signature, the Premier HR Conference From McLean & Company, Returns in Five Days

As organizations increasingly turn to HR as an important strategic partner in times of economic and social instability, the HR function continues to play a critical role in organizational long-term viability and success. To offer HR professionals a dedicated educational space to address the curre...

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Oct 31, 2023

Return-to-Office Mandates Risk Disengaged Employees, Says HR Firm McLean & Company

As an increasing number of organizations are enacting return-to-office (RTO) policies to bring employees back to the physical office, the risk of dissatisfied and disengaged employees accustomed to remote and hybrid work models is also rising. With the news of a growing number of organizations wo...

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Oct 19, 2023

Challenges in Measuring and Communicating the ROI of HR Programs to Leadership Addressed in New Guide Published by McLean & Company

As organizations become increasingly concerned with budgets and bottom lines amid uncertain economic times, HR is facing challenges in effectively measuring the value of programs and communicating the return on investment (ROI) to key players, such as the C-suite. To help HR leaders demonstrate t...

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