A new IDC report shows that CHROs need to widen their scope, become business partners and not see themselves as mere champions of the HR department.

CHROs expect HR function budgets to be under constant pressure in the year ahead. Make sure to protect what’s important.

Several forces will shape work this year and beyond, including employee experience, the gender-wage gap, employee monitoring and the COVID-19 vaccine.

Labor market data provides a more complete picture of available talent, improving the success of diversity hiring initiatives.

Building critical skills and competencies continues to top the list of priorities for HR leaders in 2021. Also on the radar — organizational (re)design and change, and leadership.

But will the special relationship last beyond the pandemic?

As the pandemic resets major work trends, HR leaders need to rethink workforce and employee planning, management, performance and experience strategies.

Facts and figures show that women leaders have a better handle of the COVID-19 situation, while technology — surprisingly — only makes the gender inequality worse.