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HR Strategy

CHROs are increasingly among the highest-paid executives at their firms

CHROs are seeing their pay grow more rapidly than other named executive officers, with median compensation for Russell 3000 CHROs growing by 14.7% between 2024 and 2025, compared to 8.1% for all NEOs. The trend is a reflection of HR’s ever-growing mandate.


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HR Strategy

CHROs should anticipate these challenges in 2026, experts say

Most are issues HR leaders are already dealing with, but can expect to become more complicated.


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HR Strategy

HR leaders say increased board interest in talent strategy is a pain point. They should view it as an opportunity.

61% of HR leaders believe their corporate boards have too much power over talent strategy. That could be a good thing.


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HR Strategy

The CHRO's new seat at the table might be at risk

The pandemic elevated the CHRO role to new heights of importance. Now, their influence is at risk of waning.


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HR Strategy

Why CHROs have the “second-hardest job in the C-suite”

Executives are staying in the CHRO position for a shorter period of time compared to 2020, and turning over at faster rates than their peers, one analysis finds.


HR Brew "The Game of HR" — What the data tells us about HR’s path to C-suite
HR Strategy

What the data tells us about HR’s path to C-suite

HR Brew examined the educational and professional histories of more than 16,400 HR chiefs.


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HR Strategy

HR executives are receiving higher pay, titles today than in previous decades

The share of S&P 1500 firms that counted an HR executive among their top five highest-paid C-suite executives rose from just 0.5% in 1992 to 13% in 2022.

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