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The past 25 years have been an uphill journey for the HR function

HR Brew

She also remembers her peers in HR business partner roles being regarded as paper pushers, unimportant to business strategy. While the sentiment among employees does somewhat persist today, as the function has evolved, its become less prevalent, and leadership has relied more heavily on people leaders expertise and guidance.

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How recruiters can navigate a split labor market in 2025

HR Brew

Since she started recruiting for HR positions in 2007, Laura Mazzullo, founder of East Side Staffing, has seen the HR function endure three particularly bad years: 2008, 2020, and 2024. Its not a great time to be a white-collar job seeker, Mazzullo previously told HR Brew.

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Outsourcing HR Functions: Is it Worthwhile?

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While outsourcing is among the many trends in HR management , is it really worthwhile? This article weighs in on the benefits and drawbacks of HR outsourcing. What are the Benefits of Outsourcing HR Tasks? Outsourcing HR functions to experienced organizations come with several benefits. 4. Flexibility.

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Recent HR Trends 2025: Transforming the Future of Workplace Strategies

Empxtrack

Human resources trends influence how companies meet employee needs, enhance business value, and align various functions with market demands. Hence, understanding how the recent HR trends 2025 will change the future of the workplace is crucial. This will help them improve DEI strategies.

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Jeremy York

Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession.

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Workforce Planning is a Team Sport: Collaborating for Success

MP Wired For HR

To ensure effective workforce planning, it’s essential to recognize that different teams must work together, with HR and finance taking center stage. Understanding the financial implications of hiring decisions allows HR to strategically place the right talent in the right roles, ensuring that the workforce operates at peak efficiency.

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The Pros and Cons of Outsourced HR Services: Is It Right for Your Business?

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One strategy that has gained significant traction is outsourcing human resources. Outsourced HR services can offer numerous benefits, but they also come with potential drawbacks. Image by tonodiaz on Freepik The Advantages of Outsourced HR Services 1.

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Connecting the Dots Between Your HR Systems Strategy and Strategic HR

Speaker: Stacey Harris - Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner, Sapient Insights Group

This session is critical for anyone looking to increase the value of their existing HR systems or preparing to embark on a purchasing effort in the near future for their HR organization.

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The Power of Recognition: How HR & Business Leaders Can Partner to Develop a Strategy for Recognizing Employees

Speaker: Keri Ohlrich, CEO & Kelly Guenther, COO, Abbracci Group

. - businesses need to have a recognition strategy. A formal strategy designed with business leaders and HR is what will be most impactful and sustainable. Recognition needs to be regarded as a critical business and HR function. This cannot be done in an ad hoc manner.

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Practical Improvements in Organization Design

Speaker: Jon Ingham, Executive Consultant, Strategic Dynamics Consultancy Services

HR functions need to balance their investment in talent management with more focus on organisation design. HR managers, business partners, organisation design advisors and other professionals in the HR function should be looking to support more strategic activities by making practical improvements in organisation design.

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You Can Do This: Drive Company Value with a HR Application Network

Speaker: Steve Pruneau, HRIS Solution Architect

It will compare the HR suite approach to a true application network approach that can bring best-in-class boutique applications for each HR function and reduce vendor lock-in.

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Up Your Analytics Game: How to Empower People to Take Action

Speaker: Tom Davenport, President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College

HR leaders in Financial Services are adopting the use of data and analytics faster than many other business functions and job roles. For so long their focus has been within the HR function; they express doubt regarding their ability to collaborate effectively with their Finance counterparts to uncover actionable insights.