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HR Leaders Name Their Core Business Priorities For A Changing Market
Forbes reports insights from HR leaders on the core business priorities shaping HR strategy in a rapidly changing market. According to Jennifer Rozon, president of McLean & Company, priorities include adopting a skills-based talent architecture that organizes work around employee capabilities rat...
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Deloitte, Heidrick & Struggles and McLean reflect on HR in 2025, plus what must be top of the to-do list in 2026
UNLEASH.ai reports on a roundtable with HR experts from McLean & Company, Deloitte and Heidrick & Struggles reflecting on the major workforce trends of 2025 and outlining the top priorities for HR leaders in 2026. The discussion highlights how disruption in technology, AI adoption and organizatio...
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How AI is inspiring companies to adopt skills-based hiring
Business Insider reports that artificial intelligence is accelerating a shift in hiring practices by encouraging companies to focus more on skills and competencies rather than traditional college degrees. McLean & Company is cited through Lisa Highfield, principal director of research and advisor...
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Rising workload pressures pushing people leaders to breaking point: report
Benefits Canada reports on new research from McLean & Company showing that escalating workload pressures and organizational change are pushing many people leaders to a breaking point. The report highlights systemic issues such as unclear role expectations, insufficient support and rising emotiona...
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CHROs face paradoxes that could redefine HR leadership in 2026
Yahoo News reports on how CHROs are confronting major paradoxes that could reshape HR leadership in 2026 as organizations increasingly rely on HR to drive AI adoption, workforce strategy and transformation. The analysis identifies five paradoxes around transformation, influence, diversity, career...
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How companies can use AI to identify gaps in their workforce talent and skills
Business Insider explains how companies can use artificial intelligence to identify talent and skills gaps in their workforce by analyzing HR data more effectively than traditional methods. The piece outlines practical steps for using AI, including organizing data, interpreting insights, and refi...
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The Future of HR: Shifting from Administrative to Strategic Roles
This 15Five article draws heavily on findings from McLean & Company’s HR Trends 2025 report to show how HR’s role is evolving from administrative tasks to strategic business partnership. McLean argues that HR must shift toward data‑driven decision‑making, skills‑based hiring, flatter job structur...
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From people to policy – are HR professionals the governance leaders of tomorrow?
This People Matters article explores how HR professionals are increasingly expected to lead governance, ethics, risk and culture, not just people operations. McLean & Company’s insights drive the message that HR’s role is expanding into enterprise leadership. The firm highlights the need for HR t...
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Optimise Your Human Capital Management for 2026
In this guide from UC Today, the evolution of human capital management (HCM) is laid out clearly, shifting HR from administrative operations to strategic business enabler. McLean & Company’s research is referenced as a foundation for best practices in aligning people, processes and technology to ...
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McLean & Company Releases HR Trends Report for 2026: Highlights Growing Gap Between Organizational Change and Leadership Capacity
McLean & Company, one of the world's leading HR research and advisory firms, released its HR Trends Report 2026 today. Based on new data from 1,626 human resources and leadership respondents, the firm reports that organizational change is outpacing leadership capacity as AI, economic uncertainty,...
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People Leaders Are Overloaded and Undersupported, McLean & Company Finds in Major New Study
The demands placed on people leaders have expanded beyond what organizations currently support, with rising complexity, shifting employee expectations, and continuous change pushing the role to an unsustainable point. Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company's latest research calls...
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Charting the Future of HR Leadership: McLean & Company Introduces CHRO Playbook
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 built to help HR leaders lead with clarity, confidence, and impact. Combining a road-tested capab...
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McLean & Company Launches New HR Benchmarking Advisory Service to Help HR Leaders Move From Metrics to Meaningful Action
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has launched its HR Benchmarking Advisory Service, a first-of-its-kind offering that combines trusted external benchmark data with personalized advisory support to help HR executives transition away from raw numbers and into strategic action. ...
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Closing the Hiring Gap: McLean & Company Guide Offers Practical Framework for Measuring Quality of Hire
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released its new research piece, Guide to Measuring Quality of Hire, at a time when HR leaders face mounting pressure to maximize investments in recruiting while demonstrating the value of talent selection for long-term business outcomes. ...
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McLean & Company Reveals Full Agenda for Signature 2025, the Firm's Conference Helping HR Leaders Build Human-Centric, Future Ready Organizations
The official agenda for the McLean Signature 2025 conference, taking place November 2-4 in Houston, Texas, includes speakers from Peloton, Dayforce, Kyndryl, Bruce Power, and GE Appliances. The HR research and advisory firm has also revealed a variety of sessions attendees can expect this year at...
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McLean & Company Launches HR Benchmarking Report 2025 on Organizational Alignment and HR Management & Governance
McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR and leadership professionals worldwide, has released its HR Organizational Alignment (HROA) & HR Management & Governance (HRMG) Benchmarking Report 2025. Drawing on responses from over 3,000 organizational leaders and nearly 1,000 HR professionals, th...
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The Future of Workplace Collaboration: McLean & Company Report Reveals How Workplaces Can Thrive in a Hybrid, AI-Driven World
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released a new report, The Future of Workplace Collaboration, that reveals how organizations must reimagine collaboration amid hybrid work, rapid AI advancements, and changing employee expectations. Drawing on survey data from 467 professi...
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McLean & Company Launches HR Crisis Response Resource Center to Equip HR Leaders in Times of Disruption
Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has launched its HR Crisis Response Resource Center, a comprehensive hub designed to help HR leaders prepare for, respond to, and recover from organizational crises. The new center offers phase-based resources segmented into Prepare, Protect, ...
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