The new age: artificial intelligence for human resource opportunities and functions

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

Today, learning and development (L&D) teams are investing an increasing amount of time and effort towards improving the skills and capabilities of their workforce – more than a third of L&D pros¹ globally expect their budgets to grow year on year, and 57% of talent developers plan to spend more on their online learning programs.

whitePaper | April 15, 2022

Due to the “Great Remote Work Experiment” that began in March 2020 when workplaces around the world rapidly shut down, work is changing faster than it has in a generation. As many people now return to the workplace and begin to experiment with hybrid work, a range of different outcomes is possible. Thankfully, researchers at Microsoft and from around the world have been investigating evolving hybrid work practices and developing technologies that will address the biggest new challenges while taking advantage of the biggest new opportunities.

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

Employers are looking for ways to focus on productivity during times of uncertainty. They cannot successfully maximize the potential of their business without tending to the emotional needs of their talent. They are learning lessons as they confront the many challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most importantly, they are hungry to understand how to help employees cope, feel some sense of security, and embrace change.

whitePaper | June 28, 2023

It’s been three years since the pandemic emerged and upended business plans and priorities for organizations around the world. Work looks very different than it did back then: people are more distributed than ever and the frontline workforce has become an essential part of business strategies and success.

whitePaper | February 20, 2023

The technology industry has been on a roller coaster in recent years, and it seems that talent teams in particular are at the part where everyone screams in unison. After the uncertainty of COVID-19 and the economic challenges of the post-pandemic era, many tech businesses were already navigating unexpected changes and a wide variety of resourcing issues. And with widespread layoffs affecting technology companies big and small, the industry – and the talent that powers it – is facing a stomach-flipping moment.

whitePaper | February 16, 2020

The focus on human capital and talent in corporate governance is intensifying, as more stakeholders led by large institutional investors seek to understand how companies are integrating human capital considerations into the overarching strategy to create long-term value. After all, a company’s intangible assets, which include human capital and culture, are now estimated to comprise a significant portion of a company’s market value. At the same time, there is an ongoing cultural shift brought about by new generations of workers, digitization, automation and other megatrends related to the future of work. In this new era, it is critical for management teams and boards to keep pace with this transformation and consider redefining long-term value and corporate purpose. Creating value for multiple stakeholders, including employees, will ultimately help build and sustain shareholder value over the long term.