How has the growth and embrace of pay transparency impacted the hiring process? Does pay transparency offer more to organizations than just checking-box for compliance, and what are the common concerns that accompany pay transparency for HR teams? In our throwback episode of the HR Works Podcast, Next Level Benefits’ Lauren Winans speaks about the […]
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HR chatbots help employees access essential information and complete routine tasks. However, excessive permissions and unsafe data-sharing practices can expose confidential personnel records. Employers must remain accountable for how these tools handle sensitive employee information, making security controls and clear usage policies essential. How HR Chatbots Can Expose Sensitive Personnel Data Three recurring scenarios explain […]
Pregnancy accommodation has moved from a narrow leave-management issue to a core compliance, employee relations, and litigation risk. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “PWFA”) requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. Notably, the PWFA is […]
In January 2026, NLRB General Counsel Crystal S. Carey began her term by announcing a focus on clearing a growing backlog of cases as her top priority. Unlike other newly appointed General Counsels, she did not quickly issue a sweeping list of precedents to be reconsidered, typically done by requiring Regions to submit cases implicating […]
When organizations roll out new technologies or strategic pivots, HR leaders often attribute friction, sluggish adoption, or pushback to employee resistance. However, employee listening data reveals a very different root cause. In her SPARK TALENT keynote session, Kristin Stamilio, formerly of Microsoft, tackled this reality head-on. Drawing on her 23-year HR career, Microsoft employee listening […]
In today’s workplace, change is no longer a distinct event with a clear start, middle, and end. Across every industry, organizations are grappling with wave after wave of disruption—from rapid AI adoption and shifting corporate priorities and more. In her SPARK TALENT keynote session, “Change Agility in the AI Era: Building the Capability to Transform […]
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In today’s workplace, change is no longer a distinct event with a clear start, middle, and end. Across every industry, organizations are grappling with wave after wave of disruption—from rapid AI adoption and shifting corporate priorities and more. In her SPARK TALENT keynote session, “Change Agility in the AI Era: Building the Capability to Transform […]
To close out Spark Talent, former FBI Special Agent George Piro delivered a riveting Day 3 keynote, “Leadership Under Pressure: Influence at the Highest Stakes.” On Christmas Eve in 2003, with less than five years as an FBI agent under his belt, Piro received a call that changed his life: he was selected to lead the team and […]
Day 2 at SPARK TALENT delivered a masterclass in modern organizational realities: managing through ambiguity, executing massive transformations, de-risking succession, and protecting leader bandwidth. Here are the top actionable frameworks and insights from some of Day 2’s featured speakers. 1. Shift from “Knowing” to “Not Knowing” Alison Parrin, Head of The Google School for Leaders […]