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CEOs at high-performing companies are increasingly seeking CHROs who can engage on technology strategy and workforce skills, with enterprise CHROs partnering closely with senior tech leaders as AI reshapes work, according to a Heidrick & Struggles report.
Tata Consultancy Services has published a thought-leadership piece aimed at CHROs on deploying agentic AI within HR functions to build more adaptable enterprises. The content addresses a timely topic for HR-tech buyers.
A survey reported by HR Dive finds that most CHROs lack strong confidence in their ability to manage AI-driven workforce change, with unpredictability of AI's impacts cited as a key obstacle to future planning.
Currys has appointed Caroline Hirst as Chief People Officer, according to HR Grapevine, with Hirst stepping into the role last month after more than 20 years in senior people leadership at Diageo and Haleon.
An IBM report warns that AI adoption risks degrading the human skills that CHROs consider critical, according to the source — adding to a growing body of research flagging AI's potential impact on employee cognition and workforce capability.
C-suite demand for people analytics is high but confidence is low, with only 27% of executives trusting HR to deliver it, according to HR Executive — a tension that points directly to the capability and tooling gaps HR-tech vendors are racing to fill.
Victoria Smith is set to join the City of London Corporation as Executive Director of HR and Chief People Officer in November, according to the report, marking a senior people-leadership transition at the UK financial sector's primary local authority.
PwC outlines how CHROs are shifting from cautious observers to active architects of agentic AI strategies, redesigning HR functions around autonomous AI agents. The piece offers practitioner-level framing for HR leaders evaluating agentic AI adoption.
American Express CHRO Monique Herena, named HR Executive of the Year, is highlighted for rebranding the HR function and launching Amex U, an enterprise learning platform consolidating over 20,000 courses that attracted 45,000 users within two months. The profile also notes HiBob's Nirit Peled-Muntz as HR Leader of Distinction, providing a named vendor connection to the HR-tech space.
Akido Health's Chief People Officer Jim McGee shares how the healthcare network drove physician adoption of its AI clinical tool ScopeAI—using super-users, embedded engineering support, and an advisory council—framing AI change management as a leadership challenge applicable across industries.
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