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HRDA Frankly Speaking: Stop Leading on Autopilot

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 11, 2026 HRDA Frankly Speaking

Updated: May 11, 2026

Sarah Devereaux, HCI Leadership Coach and Advisor, and former Head of Executive Development at Google, highlighted an unexpected visual during her SPARK HR session: a racehorse wearing blinders. Blinders help a horse run fast and stay focused, but they strip away its natural 360-degree vision—the very thing it needs to sense threats and survive. How […]

Why “Build Your Own Benefits” Is Reshaping Total Rewards Strategies

By Sarah Peterson Herr, Brightmine May 11, 2026 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 11, 2026

Employers have made meaningful strides in expanding benefits in recent years, from IVF and menopause-related care to adoption support. Yet even as the range of offerings increases, the underlying structure of employer benefits has remained largely unchanged: standardized plans, fixed packages and limited flexibility for individual needs. At the same time, workforce expectations are becoming […]