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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 […]
In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine addressed an uncommon claim under the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA). The case involved alleged discrimination against an employee for obtaining a protection from abuse (PFA) order against a coworker. While the judge dismissed the employee’s sex discrimination and hostile work environment […]
AI is speeding up how quickly work changes. A new tool—or an update to an existing one—can alter a workflow overnight. A familiar task that followed the same process last month may be completed differently today. While this is going on, employees are expected to decide where AI can help and where human judgment still […]
For Alice Desbouvrie, Chief People Officer at LumApps, HR isn’t just about processes—it’s about unlockable potential. Her path into the field stemmed from a deep fascination with economics and business management, where she quickly recognized a fundamental truth: a company’s success rests squarely on how its people are empowered to perform. That realization launched her […]
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 […]