CHRO strategy media

12/05/2026

CHRO responsibilities in 2026: the five things boards now expect

Explore how modern CHRO responsibilities have shifted from HR operations to enterprise strategy, including AI readiness, skills architecture, succession, culture, risk and board-level leadership.

Why strategic team building shapes a thriving culture and engaged employees

18/07/2026

Why strategic team building shapes a thriving culture and engaged employees

Explore why team building is critical to modern CHRO strategy, linking culture, engagement, psychological safety, and performance in both hybrid and virtual teams.

Work-Life Balance

17/07/2026

How CHROs are reshaping absence management trends for sustainable work life balance

Explore how CHROs are using modern absence management trends, data, and mental health strategies to improve work life balance, compliance, and employee experience in 2025.

Workforce resiliency is a CHRO metric now. Here is how to actually measure it

HR Metrics and KPIs

08/05/2026

Workforce resiliency is a CHRO metric now. Here is how to actually measure it

Learn how CHROs can turn workforce resiliency into hard metrics, define four dimensions of resilience, set evidence-based thresholds, and present a one-slide board dashboard that links people data to business outcomes.

How collaborative teams create a stronger culture and higher performance at work

Aligning HR with Business Goals

16/07/2026

How collaborative teams create a stronger culture and higher performance at work

Discover what is one benefit to working collaboratively on a team from a CHRO perspective, and learn how team collaboration improves problem solving, culture, engagement, and performance.

by Olivia Sanderson

The HR business partner model is breaking. What senior HRBPs should build instead

07/05/2026

The HR business partner model is breaking. What senior HRBPs should build instead

Discover how the HR business partner model is evolving from transactional support to strategic workforce architect, and what senior HRBPs must change to stay relevant in an AI-enabled, skills-based organisation.

by Derek Lemieux

Before Mental Health Awareness Month launches: the three playbook moves that outlast the campaign

03/05/2026

Before Mental Health Awareness Month launches: the three playbook moves that outlast the campaign

A practical mental health workplace strategy for CHROs: redesign workload, hardwire manager behaviors, and address executive burnout to improve sustainable wellbeing.

Most HR AI strategies are vendor roadmaps in disguise. Here is what an owned one looks like

Learn why vendor-led AI roadmaps are not a real HR AI strategy and how CHROs can build an owned, vendor-neutral HR AI operating model with strong governance, data standards, and accountable RFP requirements.

How collaborative working builds a positive culture and engaged teams

by Eleanor Harrington-Smith

13/07/2026

How collaborative working builds a positive culture and engaged teams

Discover how CHROs can turn collaborative working into a measurable culture strategy that boosts employee engagement, strengthens workplace collaboration and improves performance using aligned incentives, leadership behaviours and digital tools.

Succession Planning

14/05/2026

Succession planning template: what to actually put inside for director and VP transitions

Learn how to design a practical succession planning template for director and VP roles, with evidence-based components, risk signals, and governance that go beyond the nine-box grid.

Digital Transformation

12/07/2026

How cloud based video conferencing reshapes CHRO digital transformation strategy

Discover how CHROs can use cloud based video conferencing to drive HR digital transformation, improve employee experience, and support secure, data driven virtual collaboration.

by Renée Dubois-Lacoste

The AI-ready HR function: a twelve-month roadmap CHROs can defend to their board

AI and Automation

Employee Engagement Programs

04/05/2026

The AI-ready HR function: a twelve-month roadmap CHROs can defend to their board

A pragmatic AI in HR roadmap for CHROs: 12 month sequence, high value pilots, governance, risk, and budget framing to turn HR AI from hype into measurable impact.

by Malik Oluwakemi

How associate engagement reshapes culture and performance in modern organizations

Employee Engagement Programs

11/07/2026

How associate engagement reshapes culture and performance in modern organizations

Learn how CHROs turn associate engagement into a core business strategy, linking employee engagement to performance, retention, and life balance with a practical playbook.

by Juliette Montréal

Global engagement just hit its lowest point since 2020. What CHROs should actually do about it

27/04/2026

Global engagement just hit its lowest point since 2020. What CHROs should actually do about it

Why traditional engagement playbooks are failing and how CHROs can redesign employee engagement strategy 2026 in ninety days using manager coaching, workload design, and psychological safety while governing AI and DEI for trust.

Risk Assessment

09/07/2026

Safe summit strategies for CHROs: agile risk assessment in a high‑stakes world

Learn how CHROs can use safe summit style events, agile and scaled agile methods, and venue specific risk testing in Denver, San Diego, and other hubs to strengthen people risk, energy security, and HR compliance strategies.

Aligning HR with Business Goals

Skills-based organizations are a governance problem, not a technology problem

28/04/2026

Skills-based organizations are a governance problem, not a technology problem

Learn why skills-based organization governance fails without a governance rewrite, and how CHROs can hard-wire decision rights, budget rules, and mobility KPIs to scale a skills-based operating model.

Continuous Improvement

07/07/2026

How effective retrospectives shape continuous improvement in CHRO strategy

Explore what a retrospective aims to produce in CHRO strategy, from agile HR rituals and meeting design to enterprise scaling, culture, and metrics for continuous improvement.

by Mira Kowalski

CHRO pay is rising faster than any other C-suite role. What it really signals for HR leaders

Evolution of CHRO Role

23/04/2026

CHRO pay is rising faster than any other C-suite role. What it really signals for HR leaders

CHRO compensation is rising faster than other executive pay as boards tie Chief Human Resources Officer rewards to AI readiness, retention, and culture. Explore key statistics, board expectations, and what HR leaders must do next.

by Olivia Sanderson

Continuous Improvement