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Google says it’s ‘proud’ of its work with the US government, despite employees’ concerns

Workplace experts discuss the leadership implications associated with ignoring employees’ concerns about sensitive topics.


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Is AI making work harder? Work may already be harder for HR.

Using and overseeing AI tools is leading to more mental strain for employees, research from Boston Consulting Group found.


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Trump labor secretary out

Lori Chavez-DeRemer is headed to the private sector after a troublesome tenure at the DOL.


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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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McDonald’s CEO went viral for taking a ‘big bite’ of a burger. Here’s why it matters for HR.

What a CEO posts on social media can affect employees, workplace experts say.


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2026 poised to bring major changes to how your HR teams are structured

Industry analyst Josh Bersin predicts the rise of “superagents” in HR departments will spur a reshuffling that could level up the function.


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For this technology consulting firm CHRO, ‘our people are our product’

Human resources means something different.

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