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By: Marc EffronTalent Strategy Group Manuela MorelliTalentum Consulting What Does Talent Mean to You? Picture this scene: A group of people sits around a light wood table in a nonprofit’s conference room. An HR partner is holding a competency map, a programme director with rolled-up sleeves, a project manager checking their phone, and an executive […]

Marc EffronPresident, Talent Strategy Group The new year brings bold new challenges, so we present a list of our predictions for HR (and thinly disguised hopes) for 2026.  1. Employers clarify the deal: In 2024, Dell Technology made transparent what other executives spoke about only behind closed doors. Dell said that, as part of a […]

“Just One More Thing…” is a short-form way that I share ideas, questions and guidance with more substance than a LinkedIn post and less academic rigor than my articles. I hope you find it valuable. Despite the world’s obsession with AI, it won’t determine who becomes a great HR or talent leader. I was reminded […]

by: Marc Effron and Jim Shanley The answer never changes. Every year a global strategy consulting firm will survey executives to ask which topics are most important to them. Every year “having more better quality talent” is a top three priority. Organizations have progressed unevenly towards achieving that goal. Our global experience as consultants and […]

“Just One More Thing…” is a short-form way that I share ideas, questions and guidance with more substance than a LinkedIn post and less academic rigor than my articles. I hope you find it valuable. In my 8 Steps to High Performance stage speech, I mention that the primary relationship to master at work is […]

Marc Effron discusses our 2025 Potential Report and the practical implications for your organization in this thought-provoking webinar! Hear the outcomes and implications of our 2025 research report into potential and global insights on how organizations worldwide are identifying, managing and developing their higher potential employees. Download the slides from the webinar and watch the recording here […]

You’re either in one, planning one or finishing one. More than 80% of organizations say they’ve just completed or will soon start to transform their HR organization. Whether driven by a technology upgrade, cost reductions or the desire to improve HR service quality, we find a common reaction at the end of HR transformation efforts […]

THANK YOU  We’re only able to produce high quality research like the 2025 Potential Report through your support. We wanted this survey to be the largest ever research project on potential and you made that possible!  To everyone who completed the survey – which was our longest ever in our 15 years of research – […]

By Zac Upchurch, Chief Operating Officer, Talent Strategy Group Welcome to the eighth edition of this Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Chief People Officer (CPO) Trends Report, providing a view into the evolving landscape of Human Resources leadership across the Fortune 200 companies. This year’s report identifies seven key trends shaping the role and […]