Strategic workforce planning media

12/05/2026

The Low-Hire, Low-Fire Labor Market of 2026: What It Means for Your Capacity Plan

Practical analysis of the labor market outlook for 2026, with five planning assumptions, AI and policy impacts, and concrete actions for workforce leaders.

DEI Is Back on the Agenda in 2026. What Workforce Planners Should Actually Change.

Diversity & Inclusion

11/05/2026

DEI Is Back on the Agenda in 2026. What Workforce Planners Should Actually Change.

Reskilling Programs That Outlive the Launch: What Separates a Working Pipeline From a Line Item

Workforce Transformation

Reskilling Programs That Outlive the Launch: What Separates a Working Pipeline From a Line Item

The 2026 Tech Talent Paradox: Flooded Applicant Pool, Shortage Crisis, Same Week

Talent Supply & Demand

04/05/2026

The 2026 Tech Talent Paradox: Flooded Applicant Pool, Shortage Crisis, Same Week

Scenario Planning

Augmentation Over Automation: Why the Successful AI-in-HR Stories Share One Design Choice

Workforce Scenario Planning Without the Consulting Engagement: A Two-Horizon Model You Can Ship in 30 Days

Spotlight

AI in Workforce Planning

Augmentation Over Automation: Why the Successful AI-in-HR Stories Share One Design Choice

Learn how to design AI augmentation in HR that keeps humans in the loop, improves workforce planning, and balances automation with governance, trust, and measurable productivity gains.

Workforce Wellbeing Is a Capacity Metric Now: What to Track Before May Mental Health Awareness Month

Learn how to turn workforce wellbeing strategies into a real capacity advantage, with four key signals, seasonal actions before May, and a practical HR dashboard.

by Fatima Habibi

Succession Planning Best Practices for an AI-Reshaped Org Chart: Beyond the Nine-Box Grid

Leadership Development

13/05/2026

Succession Planning Best Practices for an AI-Reshaped Org Chart: Beyond the Nine-Box Grid

Practical guide to succession planning best practices in an AI reshaped workplace, with skills based pipelines, board ready narratives, and real world HR tactics.

Retention Moved Past Compensation. Culture Is Now the Decider. Here Is How to Prove It to Finance.

Employee Retention

03/05/2026

Retention Moved Past Compensation. Culture Is Now the Decider. Here Is How to Prove It to Finance.

Learn how to build an employee retention culture that finance can measure, with cost models, early attrition signals, and manager focused strategies that cut turnover.

by Eleanor Bonnet

Block Cut 40% of Its People for an AI Bet. Read the Founder Letter Like a Workforce Planner.

AI in Workforce Planning

Choosing Workforce Analytics Tools in 2026: The Buyer Checklist That Cuts Through Vendor Theater

27/04/2026

Block Cut 40% of Its People for an AI Bet. Read the Founder Letter Like a Workforce Planner.

Analysis of how workforce restructuring AI is reshaping tech jobs, governance, and capability maps, with lessons from Block’s 40% headcount cut for HR leaders.

Employee Retention Strategies That Survive a Down Budget: The Short List for 2026

Evidence-based employee retention strategies that work when pay is frozen: strengthen manager quality, build internal mobility, redesign workload, and use data to reduce turnover while improving employee experience.

Workforce Analytics

Choosing Workforce Analytics Tools in 2026: The Buyer Checklist That Cuts Through Vendor Theater

Learn how to choose workforce analytics tools that actually improve workforce planning and management decisions, from realistic pilots and HRIS integration to governance, skills intelligence, and everyday management routines.

Before You Let AI Into Headcount Decisions: The Governance Questions Your Board Has Not Asked Yet

Learn how to build an AI HR governance framework with clear decision zones, enforceable ethical rules, and audit ready documentation for workforce planning and talent decisions.

by Fatima Habibi

The Skills Gap Analysis Template That Does Not Die in a Spreadsheet

Skills & Competencies

24/04/2026

The Skills Gap Analysis Template That Does Not Die in a Spreadsheet

Learn how to turn a static skills gap analysis template into a living workforce planning tool, with a practical grid example, refresh cadence, and evidence-based statistics.

by Desmond O'Leary

Oracle Sent a 6 AM Layoff Email to 20,000 People. Read It as a Capital Reallocation Story, Not a Downturn.

AI in Workforce Planning

by Pierre-Alexandre Durand

22/04/2026

Oracle Sent a 6 AM Layoff Email to 20,000 People. Read It as a Capital Reallocation Story, Not a Downturn.

Oracle’s mass cuts show AI workforce restructuring as capital reallocation, not crisis. How CHROs should link layoffs, headcount and AI investments to real ROI.

The Q1 Workforce Review You Can Run in 90 Minutes (Without Inventing a New Framework)

Guides & Frameworks

by Pierre-Alexandre Durand

21/04/2026

The Q1 Workforce Review You Can Run in 90 Minutes (Without Inventing a New Framework)

Use this Q1 workforce review checklist to make four concrete decisions on hiring, skills, attrition, and scenarios. Learn which benchmarks, metrics, and one-page templates turn quarterly workforce planning into actionable decisions.

What to Do Monday Morning When Your CEO Cites AI Efficiencies in the Layoff Announcement

20/04/2026

What to Do Monday Morning When Your CEO Cites AI Efficiencies in the Layoff Announcement

Learn how to build a board ready AI layoff workforce plan and capability map, with concrete examples, quantitative signals, and governance steps for automation driven restructuring.

Strategic Workforce Planning in 2026: Why the Two-Horizon Model Is Eating the Three-Year Plan

Learn how to modernize strategic workforce planning for AI with a two-horizon model, data-driven scenario triggers, and a skills-based approach that boards can understand in a single slide.

Understanding non billable items in college financial planning

Understand non billable college costs, how they affect financial aid, loans, and workforce planning, and how families can plan for real education expenses.

by Eleanor Bonnet

How a billable hours calculator transforms workforce planning in professional services

Workforce Data & Insights

How a billable hours calculator transforms workforce planning in professional services

Learn how a billable hours calculator, precise time tracking, and hours charts transform workforce planning, legal billing, and staffing decisions in professional services.

by Angela Rodriguez

Subtle signs you are being monitored at work and how to respond

Subtle signs you are being monitored at work and how to respond

Learn subtle signs you are being monitored at work, how monitoring tools affect employees and productivity, and practical steps to protect your privacy and trust.

by Clara Chan

How the dupont shift schedule shapes modern workforce planning

How the dupont shift schedule shapes modern workforce planning

Learn how the dupont shift schedule works, how it balances coverage and fatigue, and how workforce planners can design fair rotating shifts for 24 hour operations.

by Desmond O'Leary

Why you should eat the frog first in workforce planning