It had been a while since our Founder and President, Brenan German, had been to SHRM -- or any large conference, for that matter. He worried he'd be a little "out of shape," but he dusted off his business shoes, pulled out the business cards and spent a day working the expo floor at SHRM San Diego.
We're happy to announce Brenan survived to tell the tale, and you can read it now in his blog:
Read MoreModerna recently announced they merged their technology and HR functions, choosing the CHRO to lead the newly combined group.
This is exciting news. It validates how any tech enablement within organizations will impact people, and that the business leader best positioned to help strategize and govern organizational change is the CHRO.
Read MoreHR leaders: The use of AI within businesses has increased significantly, but for most organizations, the ability to track its ROI has been difficult. Aside from time saved completing tasks, the actual measured time savings and financial benefits have been elusive. With the evolution into Agentic AI, some organizations, like PepsiCo, are taking a more methodical approach.
Read MoreHR Leaders, I want to share a "wake up" moment recently highlighted in the news. It was reported that a recent graduate of UCLA, while sitting in the commencement ceremony, held up his laptop for the camera and showed the ChatGPT prompts he used to complete his final project to earn his degree.
Why does this matter? Everything we hold in principle about adult learning and development is rapidly changing. This includes all of your employees and how they do their jobs.
Read MoreHow do you build a culture where employees want to stay and grow? Start with mentorship.
In our latest blog, Technologent CEO Tammy Cooper shares the journey of launching a powerful mentorship program that’s done more than upskill employees—it’s created real connection, fostered career paths, and become a game-changer for retention and engagement.
From a small pilot to a company-wide initiative, Tammy’s story is a blueprint for any HR leader looking to elevate culture, strengthen internal networks, and build a future-ready workforce.
Read MoreI frequently meet with HR and talent acquisition leaders across a spectrum of company sizes and industries. What I am observing in the job market is the realization of a multi-generational workforce. It is a fascinating study in sociology that validates much of the science of generational studies and the differences between generations.
Read MoreCheck out these important insights for HR leaders in this great piece published by HR Executive. Our very own Brenan German was quoted for this article, on subjects as diverse as AI for HR and how HR managers can work more successfully with other business leaders to garner more budget for their departments.
Read MoreBuilding Resilient Organizations: A Conversation with Lamya Alaoui
Organizational resilience is about more than just surviving during hard times, it's about flourishing in the face of adversity, transforming challenges into opportunities and carving out a path to enduring success. This perspective, shared by Lamya Alaoui, a multifaceted executive with extensive experience leading organizational transformation, was the inspiration for lively conversation with Brenan German of Bright Talent. Together they explored perspectives on how organizations can build resilience and how HR leaders can make the business case to C-level execs for investing in organizational resilience as a competitive strategy.
Read MoreDave Ulrich often talks about the tension and paradox between people practices and business expectations. After reading his article on the “Past, Present, and Future of Human Capability: Delivering Value to All Stakeholders” a paradox and tension emerged between human ingenuity and adaptation.
Read MoreAs a Gallup alum, I am a fan of the organization and frequently share their articles, which I find very insightful. Ben Wigert, Ph.D, MBA and Ryan Pendell of Gallup recently published an important article on the seven workplace challenges for 2025 that is worth reading. It speaks to the importance of employee engagement, which is at historic lows.
Read MoreHR Leaders, in this Harvard Business Review article by Josh Bersin, he highlights the great success of Netflix as a company that continuously evolves and outperforms most industry standards while continually hiring and retaining top talent.
Read MoreBudget season can be a time of strategic hope – and frustration – for HR leaders as the “new vision” evaporates, pass after pass, into a boiled down version of the same old budget with the same old limitations. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The secret to budget success is practical and doesn’t just take place during budget season.
Read MoreHow to build a pay transparency foundation and integrate it into your culture.
While we’d be excused for thinking terms like “gender-wage gap”, “pay gap”, “equal pay” and “glass ceiling” are modern concepts – focused on the disparate treatment women and historically under-represented groups experience in the workplace – political activism focused on addressing these inequities date back to at least the 1860’s.
Read the Q&A with Michael Kestenbaum, Managing Director with Gallagher’s Executive Compensation practice to learn some best practices for developing, implementing and managing pay transparency in an organization.
Read MoreBudgeting. For HR leaders it’s a time of hope and, too often, frustration. Learning to speak the right language and building an ongoing relationship with your organization’s finance leaders can pave the way to HR budgeting success. We sat down with a veteran CFO to find out more.
Read the Q&A with Michael Rodriguez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Baylor University, Business Advisor, and former CFO for organizations such as Magnolia and Clarient (a GE Healthcare company) to learn some best practices.
Read MoreHighlighting company values in candidate marketing is a great strategy, but candidate experience must live up to them.
Employees are changing jobs at a greater clip than ever before. In an effort to stand out in recruiting, it’s smart to lean into your company values when marketing job openings. But if candidate experiences – and subsequent employee experiences – don’t live up to those values, you’ll lose the best candidates and your employer brand will suffer.
