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Jobs at Risk: U.S. Employment in the New Age of Automation (Part 1)

Although automation has long been a central characteristic of technological change, rapid advances in recent years have generated intense interest about the nature of work and the extent to which automation technologies will transform or replace labor.

2025 CHRO Benchmarking: Insights to Power People Strategy

This brief highlights key results from SHRM’s 2025 benchmarking data. Drawing on key insights from HR executives and leaders, these results showcase metrics that are pertinent to CHROs and others who lead their organization’s HR function.

Hilton’s People-First Mental Health Efforts Strategy Sets a New Standard, SHRM Foundation Case Study Finds

Prioritizing employee mental health isn’t a perk — it’s a performance driver. SHRM, in partnership with the SHRM Foundation, Business Roundtable, and Stand Together, takes you inside how Hilton implemenets workplace well-being.

Rethinking the C-Suite: Part 3: New Pathways to the Top

The third and final part of The Evolution of the C-Suite report series uncovers new paths to an organization’s top ranks. The number of C-suite roles is expanding to include a broader range of positions. At the same time, organizations are becoming more cautious, increasingly favoring proven executives for these key positions over first-time leaders.

The Evolution of the C-Suite: Part 2: New Faces for a New Era

This SHRM research in collaboration between SHRM and the Burning Glass Institute underscores the challenges HR leaders face as they strive to create a truly inclusive and equitable C-suite.

The Evolution of the C-Suite: Part 1 New Roles for a New Era

The C-suite landscape has transformed significantly in the past few decades, marked by significant growth in leadership team size and the addition of numerous new roles. The study illuminates how these changes impact the roles of HR leaders and the expanded executive teams.

Leading the Future of Work: SHRM's Insights on Workforce Evolution

As the leading authority on all things work, workers, and the workplace, SHRM offers a nuanced, balanced, and actionable perspective integrating employer viewpoints with employee experiences.

Caregivers in the Workplace: Insights from Workers and HR Professionals

Balancing a career and caregiving presents unique challenges for an increasing segment of the workforce—but the right support can transform challenge into opportunity. This new study also identifies where organizational support is lacking and how these gaps can intensify the challenges caregivers face.

Navigating AI Now and in the Future: Perspectives from HR Leaders and Employees

To gain insights into AI in the workplace, SHRM Research surveyed 1,993 U.S. workers and 1,220 HR leaders in January and February 2024. The results reveal a rapidly changing business landscape as organizations embrace the power of AI, either now or with plans to adopt the technology within the next year or two.

CHRO Priorities & Perspectives Report

SHRM’s new CHRO Priorities and Perspectives report examines the key strategic goals of CHROs in 2025, the range of challenges they face, and their visions for the future of work. The report was based on insights collected in December 2024 from 212 CHROs spanning diverse organizational sizes and industries.

CHRO Employment Outlook

HR executives are navigating a labor market that remains competitive by historical standards but has cooled from the overheated conditions of prior years. Reflecting this new era of stability, fewer HR executives expect increases in total rewards and recruiting budgets compared to the end of 2024.

The Role of Foreign-Born People in the US Labor Force

Discover the critical insights shaping America's workforce with SHRM’s latest data brief. This comprehensive report examines the growing influence of foreign-born individuals, who now represent nearly 20% of the U.S. labor force, and provides a detailed analysis of their contributions across industries and occupations.

An HR Leader's Guide to Surviving Wage Inflation

Fighting wage inflation is a balancing act. Employers must protect their bottom line, but they must also remain competitive in a talent marketplace where 87% of U.S. workers say fair compensation for current employees should be the top priority, according to SHRM research.

Picking Up the Pieces: Providing Effective Leadership in a Crisis

Whether your organization faces a PR scandal, a controversial executive departure, a natural disaster or anything else that tests your values as an organization, how do you provide continuity as an HR executive? This guide will help you assess the crisis, deploy resources effectively and support your employees through a difficult period.

How to Define and Communicate Your Employer Brand to Attract Top Talent

The more attractive—and authentic—your employer brand is, the more you can attract qualified, interested applicants to your open roles and even convert candidates into company champions.

5 Keys to Building a Learning Culture in Your Organization

Organizations know learning and development (L&D) is crucial to retaining talent, so much so that they cited providing learning opportunities as the top retention strategy in 2023.1 When employers don’t get the results they want from L&D initiatives, it may be because they offer learning opportunities without enabling a learning culture.

IE&D and HR

A New Model of Talent Management: The Internal Talent Marketplace | Author: Josh Bersin
Meeting the Challenges of Developing Collaborative Teams for Future Success | Author: Harvard Business Review Analytic Services
The Alternative Workforce: Not So Alternative Anymore | Author: Josh Bersin
Workplace Redesign: Current Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities | Authors: Nathan Adams, Rachel Allen, and Emeka Ojukwu
Optimizing the Employee Experience | Author: Josh Bersin
The Chief Human Resource Officer: Exploring the Counselor, Confidante, and Coach Role | Author: Patrick M. Wright, Anthony J. Nyberg, Donald J. Schepker, and Spenser Essman

Paid Leave in America: An Economic Overview
Author: SHRM and Oxford Economics
Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends

Privacy and Ethics in People Analytics | Author: Josh Bersin
Effectively Managing Tech Workers: A New Imperative in the Digital Age | Author: Josh Bersin
AI in HR: The New Frontier | Author: Josh Bersin
HR: Innovation's Accelerator | Produced by the Cornell University Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies

CFO and CHRO Succession | Produced by the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business
CEO Succession Success: A Board Perspective | Produced by the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business
The Chief HR Officer's Role in CEO Succession Planning | Produced by the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business

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