Esther Smith

Esther Smith

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  • The Botsitting Tax: Your AI Productivity Gains Are Costing You 6 Hours a Week

    Artificial intelligence promised to liberate your workforce from the mundane. Instead, it created a new category of labor that is currently draining over six hours of productivity from every employee each week. This hidden workload is called botsitting, and it represents the invisible friction between AI generation and human-ready output. While 92% of business leaders…

  • The Ultimate Guide to the HR Value Chain: Everything You Need to Turn People Strategy into Business Profit

    Most business leaders see HR as a “cost center,” meaning a department that only spends money without bringing any in. The HR Value Chain changes this. It is a mathematical way to show how hiring, training, and supporting people leads directly to higher profits and better business results.

  • 100% Completion, 96% Retention: Inside DXC’s Neurodiversity Programme That Actually Works

    DXC Technology’s Dandelion Program designed the Dandelion Programme as a two year journey for neurodivergent individuals, including those with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.

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    Remote work Trends 2026 h1: Remote Jobs Surged 22% in Q2

    Remote jobs are surging again as the second quarter of 2026 shows a significant shift in the hiring landscape.

  • Reevaluating how young people enter and progress in the workplace

    Expectations for those entering the workforce are growing as technology develops and priorities shift. AI is taking on a lot of traditionally entry-level work, which is reducing demand for graduates, and rising costs are slowing businesses’ hiring plans. As a result, youth unemployment is at an all-time high, and those still hiring young talent have…

  • World Youth Skills Day 2026: AI Literacy Matters. Judgment Matters More.

    World Youth Skills Day 2026 arrives this Wednesday, July 15, at a time when the global workforce is undergoing its most significant transformation in a century. For human resources leaders and business owners, the theme “Skills for a Shared Future” serves as an urgent call to action. We face a paradox where technology advances at…

  • the facts behind ai job replacement fears: Only 5.1% Are at Risk.

    AI job replacement is one of the biggest fears of this generation. But what does the data say? Automation is spreading across the American workforce at a record pace. One in five US jobs is now at least 50% automated. Most leaders look at that number and see a crisis. They see a future where…

  • We Forced Everyone Back. They Still Don’t Talk.

    Most leadership teams viewed the return to office as the ultimate fix for a fragmenting culture. They assumed physical proximity would naturally repair the social fabric torn by years of remote work. The latest data suggests otherwise. Simply put, RTO has failed to deliver the connection leaders promised. Kahoot!’s 2026 Workplace Culture and Connection Report…

  • Change Management Has Overtaken Belonging as the #1 Engagement Driver : Perceptyx 2026 Data

    Employee engagement drivers have shifted. For years, belonging sat at the top of the list for HR leaders. The latest data from the Perceptyx 2026 Benchmark Database reveals that change management is now the primary factor determining whether employees stay engaged. This shift marks one of the most significant changes in workplace sentiment recorded over…

  • Global Engagement Just Hit 20% : the Lowest Since 2020. Gallup 2026 Report

    Global employee engagement dropped to 20 percent in 2025 according to the latest Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2026 report. This figure represents the lowest level of engagement recorded since 2020. The decline marks a second consecutive year of falling numbers. Most employees today show up to work without any emotional or psychological connection…

  • The Future Leaders Hiding in Your Recognition Data: A Conversation with Workhuman’s KeyAnna Schmiedl

    In conversation with KeyAnna Schmiedl, Chief Human Experience Officer, Workhuman Workhuman has spent 25 years telling companies that recognition matters. Its newest product argues recognition data can identify your future leaders years before your succession planning would. I sat down with KeyAnna Schmiedl, who runs the entire people function at Workhuman and lives with this…

  • AI Was Cited in Over 100,000 Layoffs This Year : What That Means for HR

    In the first six months of 2026, the 101,743 cuts attributed to AI indicate a massive acceleration in technology adoption

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