Most small and midsize business owners don’t start with a full HR department. They start with grit, a strong product and a tight team. But at some point—usually around 15 to 50 employees—growth stalls ...

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World-class HR leaders link people strategy to business outcomes, say two top CHROs. Anything that doesn’t drive business is ...

Traditional human resources management reacts to employees; when workers make requests or cause problems, HR steps in and takes care of it. Strategic HR involves planning. A strategic HR department ...

When I first started in HR, everyone saw our department as just the group that planned the company picnic. And they thought those picnics were equivalent to employee engagement. But these kinds of ...

As 2026 approaches, HR and payroll leaders face a landscape that feels both energised and uncertain. The rapid pace of regulatory change, ongoing workforce ...

Strategic HR and transactional HR are two different elements of human resources -- the former is proactive, comprised of forward-thinking principles and ideas. The latter occurs on either a regular, ...

Most HR leaders desire the same goal - the respect of the CEO and line executives as an equal business partner. Unfortunately, few have achieved it; primarily because they have little or no pragmatic ...

Last week was the Spring HR Technology Conference. While I frequently speak at these shows, I didn’t this time. Besides being sort of 'Zoom-ed out' of late, I suspected there would be plenty of ...

In response to the rising complexity and influence of the CHRO role, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has launched the CHRO Playbook, a strategic framework and guided partnership ...

As we approach the end of the year, human resources (HR) professionals find themselves in the familiar position of planning for the year ahead. It is a critical juncture. It marks the perfect time to ...