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The Alumni Platform Shakeout: Why Professional-Services Firms Are Consolidating on a Single Provider
Something structural is happening in the alumni software category. It is not happening loudly — no splashy press releases, no keynote announcements. It is happening in a sequence of quiet procurement decisions at firms whose alumni networks matter to their business in a way most alumni programs never will. The pattern, documented across a series…
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The Four-Day Work Week: Moving From Experiment Toward the Mainstream
The Four-Day Work Week Is Moving From Experiment Toward the Mainstream A growing number of employers worldwide have moved to a structured four-day work week, and the evidence from the largest trials is compelling enough to make this a defining workplace trend…
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Compensation Transparency Laws: What HR Leaders Need to Know in 2026
The Pay Transparency Revolution Is Reshaping Recruitment and Retention With a growing number of pay transparency regulations now in effect or pending across the United States, HR leaders are navigating the most significant compensation disclosure landscape in decades. The trend is unmistakable:…
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The State of HR Tech Funding in 2026 — Mid-Year Review
Author: Sr. Correspondent, HR Tech / Workforce Strategy Venture capital and private equity investment in HR technology companies in the first half of 2026 suggests a stabilization after the sharp decline of 2023–2024. The key story of HR tech funding in 2026…
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Employee Wellness Goes From Perks to Outcomes: The 2026 Data
Wellness Has Evolved Beyond Yoga Classes and Fruit Bowls A growing share of large employers, including many in the Fortune 500, now run outcome-based wellness programs, a marked change from only a few years ago. The shift from participation-based to outcome-based wellness…
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DEI Goes Beyond Buzzword: The Measurable Business Case for Diversity in 2026
DEI Has Matured From Compliance Exercise to Strategic Imperative By 2026, the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement has evolved past the era of vague aspirations and into the age of measurable outcomes. A large and growing share of Fortune 500 companies now…
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The Great Retention Reversal: What 2026 Data Shows About Keeping Top Talent
Top Performers Are Finally Choosing to Stay Voluntary turnover among high performers has eased noticeably since early 2025, marking what some observers are calling a “great retention reversal” after three years of persistent flight of the best and brightest. The shift is…
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Year in Review: AI Psychosis, Agent Arms Races, and the 2026 Workforce Inflection Point
Published: May 31, 2026 | By Senior HR Tech Correspondent As Memorial Day weekend closes out the second quarter of 2026, the tech industry has delivered a remarkable week of headlines that collectively paint a picture of an HR technology landscape in…
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The ‘Revenue Per Employee’ Race
How Remote, Glean, and Anthropic Are Reshaping the Workforce Equation Published: May 27, 2026 | By Senior HR Tech Correspondent The conversation around AI and the workforce has shifted dramatically over the past few weeks. It is no longer a question of…
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What ClickUp’s Mass Layoff Tells Us About the Future of Work
Published: May 25, 2026 | By Senior HR Tech Correspondent When Zeb Evans, CEO of collaboration software startup ClickUp, took to X last Thursday to announce a significant workforce reduction, he was careful to frame it not as a cost-cutting measure but…
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Skills-Based Hiring Hits the Enterprise Inflection Point in 2026
Skills-Based Hiring Has Crossed the Threshold What began as a progressive experiment in talent acquisition has matured into the default hiring model for organizations that want to stay competitive in 2026. Widely circulated industry surveys now describe skills-based hiring as a primary…