• News
  • 4 mins read

‘Talent refresh’ | Ford rehires human staff after AI quality-check tools fail to deliver

A Ford VP revealed that AI tools lacked the 'hard-earned wisdom' of veteran engineers who left the company before their knowledge was...
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  • 4 mins

‘Authentic storytelling’ | Starbucks ramps up employee-generated content with launch of TikTok scheme

Starbucks says staff social media posts bring the company to life by ‘creating moments of connection with our customers and with each other’...
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  • News
  • 5 mins

‘No incentive’ | Stretched Meta staff hit back at plans for three-day AI hackathon

Meta is running a hackathon from July 14 to July 16 - but angry employees say they don't have the time to down tools...
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Overcoming obstacles to achieve success
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  • 6 mins

‘Jobs of tomorrow’ | The great reskilling race has begun - can your company keep up?

From Meta to EY and Walmart to Amazon, top employers are betting big on major reskilling initiatives...
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  • News
  • 5 mins

‘Transformative moment’ | Walmart tells staff AI will improve their work, not replace their jobs

At an annual colleague conference, Walmart bosses attempted to reassure staff on their approach to workforce AI adoption...
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Learning & Skills

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  • Podcast
  • 2 mins

Podcast | The development dilemma - are learning platforms the problem?

Chris Eigeland, CEO and Co-Founder of Go1, joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to explore why platform-centric learning is failing to deliver - and what the alternatives may be...
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Intern expectations are evolving, Barge Design Solutions have designed a summer program
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  • 5 mins

Case Study | How Barge Design Solutions built an internship program with a 75% conversion rate

Intern expectations are evolving, Barge Design Solutions have designed a summer program with an intentional approach. The outcome is a 75% conversion rate.
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  • Guest Column
  • 5 mins

Four disciplines | Attention CHROs: Training may not be the answer to poor leadership accountability

Adam Hickman, PhD, VP of OD at Partners FCU, explores how CHROs can help leaders struggling with accountability, difficult conversations, or performance management...
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Alex Laurs, Chief Learning Officer for EY Americas
  • Podcast
  • 28 mins

Podcast | Chief Learning Officer, EY Americas: Why 'skills intelligence' is shaping the future of learning

In this episode of the HR Grapevine Podcast, Alex Laurs, Chief Learning Officer for EY Americas, explains how the firm is building a skills-powered organisation, balancing human and technical capabilities,...
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Performance Management

Emily Mikailli, CHRO at Signifyd
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  • 7 mins

CHRO, Signifyd | The secret to talent retention? Don't try to build perfect career paths

Emily Mikailli, CHRO and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Signifyd, argues employers must rethink career frameworks to attract and retain the best people...
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Shana Sweeney, CHRO at SugarAI
  • Podcast
  • 19 mins

Podcast | CHRO, SugarAI: The toolkits & playbooks that help our managers thrive

Shana Sweeney, CHRO at SugarAI, joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to share how her team equips managers to thrive...
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  • News
  • 3 mins

Staff survey | Microsoft employees report stronger engagement but weaker manager support

Microsoft employees say they feel more energized and empowered at work, but have become less positive about the coaching, feedback, and motivation they receive from managers, according to the company's...
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  • 3 mins
  • 1

'Earn credibility' | Is data now the first language of the CHRO?

HR leaders are facing growing pressure to speak the language of finance, analytics and AI as businesses increasingly connect workforce decisions to operating performance and growth...
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Work Models & OD

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  • News
  • 3 mins

'Fairness' | Are AI 'super users' reshaping merit pay strategies?

Are AI-driven performance gaps are pushing employers away from equal raises and back toward merit-based compensation?..
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Jacqueline Williams-Roll, CHRO, General Mills
  • Big Interview
  • 7 mins

'Top choice' | CHRO, General Mills: How leadership development became our defining competitive advantage

General Mills CHRO Jacqueline Williams-Roll, explains why leadership development is the company's defining competitive advantage - and how a learning culture underpins growth, engagement, and...
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  • News
  • 3 mins

Leadership structure | Walmart overhauls career pathway structure for store managers

Walmart has redesigned its leadership pipeline and is eliminating the store lead position from its workforce in order to expand its bench of second-tier store leaders...
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  • News
  • 3 mins

'Career suicide' | Skims founder warns against remote work amid CEO WFH pushback

Shark Tank star and Skims founder Emma Grede warns of the hidden career costs to working from home...
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Podcast

CPO, Partners FCU: How to succeed in your first six months as CHRO
  • Podcast
  • 1 min

Podcast | CPO, Partners FCU: How to succeed in your first six months as CHRO

Patty Bedard, CPO at Partners FCU, is five months into her role – and has a blueprint for delivering impact while building long-term relationships...
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Head of Global Talent, Vanguard: How we became industry leaders in attraction & retention
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  • 15 mins

Podcast | Head of Global Talent, Vanguard: How we became industry leaders in attraction & retention

Head of Global Talent Management Maxim Tambling joins the HR Grapevine podcast to reveal Vanguard's market-leading approach to talent attraction and retention...
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