What Starbucks' AI retreat tells HR about the frontline workforce
Starbucks’ AI inventory retreat is a warning for HR: frontline AI may be going mainstream but trust, skills and real-world adoption remain the hard part.
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Change fails when the brain feels unsafe. HR needs a more human approach
Seven in 10 organisations are struggling to manage change, with the biggest barrier being the number of changes happening at the same time, according...
Workers think AI could do half their job by 2029. Is HR ready?
BCG’s latest AI at Work research finds 61% of workers believe AI agents could do at least half their job within three years, while 88% expect to need...
Why the middle management crisis is a work design failure
Middle managers are blamed for slowing organisations down. But the real crisis may lie in how the role has been designed, developed and rewarded for a...
Why scarce digital skills are forcing HR to rethink reward, careers and workforce planning
New WTW data shows wide differences in AI and digital talent pay across global markets. For HR leaders the bigger issue is how fast scarce skills are...
Are your hiring algorithms filtering out your best talent?
AI-assisted applications have pushed recruitment volumes higher while automated screening is deciding who gets seen first. Careers expert Lucy...
How one CEO introduced AI without damaging trust
AI adoption often gets framed around technology, efficiency and speed. In The People Space’s interview with Abby Connect chief executive Nathan Strum...
Why HR must redesign collaboration for the hybrid workplace
Hybrid work has made collaboration harder to leave to chance. Guy Lubitsh argues that HR must move beyond leadership behaviours and redesign the...
AI Is rewiring organisational design. HR must respond
At Davos 2026 AI dominated the conversation. Yet beneath the headlines about tools and pilots was a deeper theme: organisational design. For HR...
Is AI really going to take your job?
The latest evidence does not point to a labour market being rapidly dismantled by AI but to something more uneven: a widening gap between technical...
Why one-size-fits-all return-to-office policies create fairness problems
Return-to-office policies often aim for consistency. In practice they create uneven experiences across roles, teams and individuals. That gap quickly...
The skills that matter in the age of AI for hiring and career growth
As AI takes on more routine technical work employers are placing greater value on AI fluency, human judgement, adaptability, communication and...
Return to office (RTO) mandates: A test of evidence-informed HR leadership
Return to office mandates are rising again. But beyond the headlines lies a deeper question: what return to office policies reveal about HR leadership...
Why punishing failure is killing innovation performance and trust
Innovation sounds exciting until someone gets something wrong. In too many organisations fear still shapes behaviour, silences learning and stops people taking the risks that performance and progress depend on.
AI centres of excellence are taking shape. Is HR in the room?
As organisations rush to bring order to AI adoption, centres of excellence are gaining ground. HR has strong reasons to pay attention, because these...
Why productivity breaks when no one owns work design
Organisations talk endlessly about productivity, yet rarely agree on what it actually means or who is responsible for it. In a world of shifting roles...
What 51 real AI deployments reveal about where value actually comes from
A new Stanford report based on 51 successful enterprise AI deployments offers a grounded view of what is shaping results in practice inside...
We think work from home is less productive. We also don’t check. That’s a problem
Most firms don’t measure remote work productivity but still assume it’s lower. New data shows HR must rethink performance, not just presence.
Want a better CEO? Start with a better CHRO
Trusted CHROs make or break CEO transitions. New research reveals 7 ways HR leaders can help boards avoid succession chaos and future-proof leadership.
Work as content: How HR should respond to the rise of #WorkTok
#WorkTok, where employees share layoffs, quitting and culture is turning work into content. What does this mean for HR?
The courage gap: why HR needs a new definition of bravery
HR doesn’t lack courage. It lacks the structures that make courage sustainable. As AI, politics and power reshape work, this feature examines why bravery has become a system failure – and what future-fit HR leadership now demands.