Industry intelligence for people leaders

ISSUE NO. 39 · WEEK 40, 2026

HR Leadership Weekly

Industry intelligence for people leaders

Section archive

Category: Talent Management

  • November 2025 Skills-Based Organizations: Progress Report

    By November 2025, the skills-based organization (SBO) movement had moved from aspiration to implementation for many enterprises. The World Economic Forum reported that 74% of large enterprises had launched skills-based initiatives, up from 38% in 2023. But the data also revealed a…

  • September 2025 Internal Mobility: The Rise of Skills-Based Internal Hiring

    By September 2025, internal mobility had emerged as one of the highest-ROI talent strategies companies were implementing. The data showed that internal hires were 25% more productive at 6 months, 30% more likely to stay 2+ years, and cost 50% less than…

  • How AI Is Reshaping Performance Management in 2025

    Performance management was one of the first HR processes to adopt artificial intelligence, and by September 2025, AI had fundamentally transformed how organizations set goals, track progress, deliver feedback, and evaluate performance. The annual review was no longer dead — it had…

  • June 2025 Performance Management Trends: Continuous Feedback Becomes the Standard

    By June 2025, continuous performance management had become the dominant model for knowledge work organizations, replacing the annual review in most companies. The shift was driven by employee demand for more regular feedback, manager demand for simpler processes, and technology that made…

  • The Benefits of Skills-Based Hiring: 2025 Mid-Year Data Review

    Skills-based hiring moved from a progressive HR initiative to a mainstream strategic priority in early 2025. The White House Task Force on the Worker, the Path Forward, issued its final report in February 2025, urging federal agencies and contractors to adopt skills-based…