Technology, organizational culture, and change management are also priorities, Gartner finds.
Leader development remains the top priority for global HR professionals in 2025
Category: HR Brew
World of HR: Swiss court rules employers don’t have to pay employees for bathroom breaks
The ruling came after watchmaker Jean Singer & Cie SA made workers clock out for bathroom breaks, personal phone calls, and meals.
Why people pros shouldn’t care for others before they care for themselves
Give yourself the same TLC that you give employees.
The number one item on Gen Z’s job wishlist is not what HR thinks
Is it compensation or remote work? Keep guessing.
Employee resource group leads worked more in 2023, but fewer were compensated
The State of the ERG report also found that more companies have dedicated DE&I professionals.
Required reading for HR pros: fairytales
“I want to show how these fables and folktales, and the characters in them, have been my guides in my life,” Pat Wadors tells HR Brew.
This talent acquisition pro does more than just hire at her startup
“I’m a little bit of everything, which I love,” Jaycee Schwarz tells HR Brew.
For today’s CHROs and CPOs, exposure to the business is critical
Understanding the ins and outs of how a company operates is consistently cited as a quality that gives top HR leaders an edge.
Daniel Marsili, Colgate-Palmolive’s former CHRO, on paying it forward as a mentor
“You have to give people in the organization the opportunity to envision that potential successor in the job,” Marsili tells HR Brew.
For this CHRO, ascending to the top of her profession meant heading for the exit
Karan Ferrell-Rhodes spent decades climbing the corporate ladder before jumping ship to start her own HR consultancy.
How Applied Materials’s CHRO gave her successor a crash course in the role
Joji Sekhon Gill, who now serves as CHRO of the semiconductor manufacturing firm, says the transition was so smooth it has informed how she plans to approach succession planning.
For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination
After years spent leading HR teams, Cindy Gordon found that consulting and fractional roles were a better way for her to impact the people function.
The Game of HR: Charting The Path to CHRO and Beyond
Learn how current and former HR executives reached the C-suite with help from mentors, on-the-job training, and exposure to the business.
What the data tells us about HR’s path to C-suite
HR Brew examined the educational and professional histories of more than 16,400 HR chiefs.
Why Accenture is an incubator for top HR talent
Of the top 10 companies where current CHROs and CPOs worked prior to holding the top role, four—including Accenture—are consulting firms.
How this CPO broke into the C-suite after a decade as a stay-at-home mom
The sexist attitudes Gina Hartigan faced taking a career break to raise her family didn’t stop her from finding her place as Kantata’s CPO.