Tag: workforce strategy

HR Needs an AI Workforce Strategy Before the Layoffs 

A survey of 933 U.S. business leaders found that 60% agree most white-collar jobs will be fully automated by AI within 12 to 18 months. For HR leaders, that number should command attention for a reason that goes beyond the possibility of layoffs. It shows how quickly senior executives may translate technological predictions into expectations about workforce size, […]

Faces of HR: Why Kristen Hulse Traded the Bar for the Bench of Talent

Kristen Hulse doesn’t just understand the legal industry—she’s lived every chapter of it. With a career spanning over two decades, Hulse has successfully navigated the shift from practicing law to pioneering the “people side” of the profession. Today, as the newly minted Chief Talent Officer at Haynes Boone, she is bringing a unique, 360-degree perspective to […]

Why 2026 Will Define Your Workforce Strategy for the Next Decade 

Every major technology transformation creates winners and losers. The difference between the two is rarely the technology itself, it’s how organizations structure themselves to absorb it. As we move forward in 2026, HR leaders face an unprecedented challenge: managing a workforce that’s fracturing into three distinct segments based on AI capability, creating “the AI divide.” The organizations that bridge this […]

From Order-Taker to Architect: Day 1 Key Takeaways from SPARK TALENT on AI, Ethics, and Workforce Strategy

Day One of the SPARK TALENT 2025 conference delivered a unified mandate to HR and Talent Acquisition (TA) leaders: the reactive, service-provider model is obsolete. Success requires you to stop being an “order-taker” and become an “architect of the workforce.” Three powerful sessions defined the essential shifts necessary to make that change. 1. The Strategic […]

How Nutrien’s Head of Workforce Planning is Leading the Future with Agentic AI

AI has nestled itself into the foundation of today’s workplace, but despite its capabilities and resources, few are seeing any real benefit from it. For most businesses, AI is the new, shiny toy being used any and everywhere in hopes it makes a difference. But, like any other tool, if not used intentionally, with concrete […]