Industry intelligence for people leaders

ISSUE NO. 39 · WEEK 40, 2026

HR Leadership Weekly

Industry intelligence for people leaders

Section archive

Category: tech

  • The Future of Recruiting: How AI and Skills-Based Hiring Are Converging in 2026

    Recruiting in 2026 Is Unrecognizable From the Industry a Decade Ago The convergence of AI-powered recruiting and skills-based hiring has fundamentally reshaped how organizations find, evaluate, and hire talent. Widely circulated industry surveys now report that a clear majority of HR leaders…

  • The Internal Mobility Revolution: Why Your Best Talent Won’t Come From Outside

    Internal Mobility Has Become the Primary Retention Strategy The internal mobility revolution that began as a HR experiment has matured into the primary talent retention strategy for the world’s largest organizations. Top-quartile internal mobility companies fill a far larger share of roles…

  • The Learning ROI Revolution: How Companies Are Measuring What Training Actually Does

    Learning and Development Is Finally Getting the ROI Treatment The learning and development function has spent decades measuring activity — hours trained, courses completed, satisfaction scores — without being able to connect training investment to business outcomes. In 2026, that is changing…

  • The Employee Experience Playbook: What Top Companies Do Differently

    Employee Experience Has Become the Primary Competitive Differentiator As the labor market continues to evolve from candidate-driven to more balanced dynamics, companies that excel at employee experience (EX) are pulling ahead in talent attraction, retention, and productivity. Industry research consistently associates top-quartile…

  • The AI-Powered HR Tech Stack: What the Data Shows About ROI

    HR Technology Investment Is Paying Off — But Unevenly As organizations enter Q4 2026 with their HR technology investments in full swing, the data on return is becoming clearer and more nuanced. Widely circulated industry surveys now report that a clear majority…