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Driving Organizational Success: The Critical Role of the Talent Optimizer Dimension

Gain exclusive insights into research-backed findings on HR maturity and unlock sustainable growth. Despite the growing recognition of HR’s strategic importance, only 1 in 16 organizations (about 6%) demonstrate high maturity in the Talent Optimizer dimension, according to SHRM’s latest research. While nearly half of organizations (47%) excel in foundational areas like Labor and Employee Relations, most fall short in leveraging talent analytics, skills identification, and learning and development (L&D) strategies. This maturity gap is not just a statistic, it’s a wake-up call for HR leaders who want to move beyond compliance and drive real business impact. The SHRM HR-X Framework, which evaluates HR’s effectiveness across four dimensions and 16 core practice areas, reveals that Talent Optimizer has the largest influence on overall HR maturity, yet remains the least developed. Organizations are adept at managing legal compliance and workplace safety, but struggle to implement scalable, strategic talent initiatives. For example, only 6% of organizations achieve high maturity in L&D, and just 7% in Talent Management, underscoring a widespread challenge in aligning talent strategies with business goals. To close this gap and secure a competitive advantage, HR leaders must shift focus from foundational compliance to strategic capabilities. This means investing in skills intelligence, advanced analytics, and forward-looking talent strategies that directly support organizational success. The report challenges HR professionals to rethink their approach, prioritizing innovation and data-driven decision-making to maximize workforce potential and drive sustainable growth.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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10 Value-Driving Questions for 2027 Benefits Planning

Healthcare costs are projected to rise, pressuring organizations to contain spending once again. This guide provides 10 essential questions to help you build a 2027 benefits strategy that delivers measurable ROI and meaningful employee impact. With healthcare costs expected to rise, organizations face intense pressure to control spending while improving employee outcomes. The strongest benefits strategies are no longer defined by the number of programs offered, but by their measurable performance and financial impact. Is your strategy ready for 2027? This guide provides 10 essential questions for your planning sessions, helping you identify solutions that deliver tangible value and meaningful employee impact.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Choose the Right LMS with Confidence

Download our free LMS Request for Proposal (RFP) Template to simplify vendor selection and secure the best solution for your organization.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Powering the Data Center Boom Starts with People

Julie Loucks, SVP at ManpowerGroup, explains how Experis helps data center leaders build workforce strategies that keep pace with accelerating demand. Experis delivers IT staffing and tech services, working alongside other ManpowerGroup brands to support the full data center lifecycle.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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5 Ways Command-Driven AI Empowers Organizations

Your organization’s HR tech holds valuable employee data to help you garner insight and make smarter, more informed decisions. Unfortunately, this data hasn’t always been easy to access. IWant™, the industry’s first command-driven AI engine in a single database, changes that. While generative AI often makes assumptions about the info it accesses, IWant ensures instant, accurate answers since it only pulls data your employees entered themselves. And since the tech empowers your organization with quick access to the exact data it needs, it helps accelerate operations for employees at every level: Of course, not all AI tech is designed the same. And certain AI tools — even those offered by an HR tech provider — can’t provide the level of accuracy and confidence only possible with a command-driven AI engine in a single database. How could a command-driven AI engine empower you to lead with confidence? As you consider how a command-driven AI engine like Paycom’s IWant could transform your work, it’s important to account for how it differs from the AI-powered tech your workforce may already use. Consider questions like: In our checklist, we’ll walk you through five important considerations and explore how a command-driven AI engine provides you with reliable and consistent results that generative AI tech can’t match. Because when you lead a business, you shouldn’t be bogged down by navigating software, waiting for a reply from someone else or second guessing the accuracy of the responses AI provides. A command-driven AI engine in a single database puts the accurate employee data you need instantly at your fingertips. Download our checklist to learn how a command-driven AI engine transforms your organization. To learn more, download 5 Ways Command-Driven Empowers Organizations.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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HR Manager's Legal Alert for Supervisors Newsletter: June 27 Edition

Download the current issue of HR Manager’s Legal Alert for Supervisors now! For a limited time, you -- and your supervisors -- can start benefitting from the hard-hitting, actionable ideas in HR Manager’s Legal Alert for Supervisors right now -- without any obligation to pay or do anything -- you don’t even need to cancel!   Why wait to give supervisors a valuable tool to help them avoid costly lawsuits?     Here’s the deal: Simply fill out the form below and click submit. You’ll be redirected to a page where you can immediately download the current issue. About two weeks later, the next issue of the publication will be delivered straight to your email inbox, and you’ll continue to receive the publication until the expiration of your five-issue, no-obligation trial -- a $55 value! If HR Manager’s Legal Alert for Supervisors doesn’t meet your needs, simply do nothing and we’ll stop sending it. However, if you decide that the publication would be a valuable tool in your HR toolbox -- and we think you will -- simply pay $265 and we’ll email the newsletter to you for a full year of 24 issues. Each twice-monthly, four-page issue of HR Manager’s Legal Alert for Supervisors is jam-packed with actionable ideas and insights to help you avoid costly litigation. Our readership studies show that subscribers get the most value from the publication when they order individual copies for each supervisor. Check out the chart below to see what your cost would be based on the number of supervisors in your organization who should receive a copy. Act now to download the current issue of HR Manager’s Legal Alert for Supervisors -- an $11 value -- right away!

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Maximizing Value: The HR-X Framework Explained

Learn how high HR maturity translates into increased revenue, retention, and workforce satisfaction SHRM’s latest research underscores a critical challenge: only 19% of organizations report being “very confident” in their ability to manage workforce disruptions and adapt to emerging technologies. This confidence gap highlights the urgent need for strategic HR leadership as organizations confront evolving talent demands, accelerated technology adoption, and shifting regulatory landscapes. The SHRM HR-X Executive Summary goes beyond surface-level findings, offering a robust synthesis of current research, industry benchmarks, and actionable recommendations. Built around the innovative HR-X Framework, the report defines HR’s role across four key dimensions: Functional Accelerator, Talent Optimizer, Market Discerner, and Organizational Driver. This structured approach enables leaders to evaluate HR maturity and understand its direct impact on business outcomes. With visual frameworks, benchmarking data, and practical strategies, the HR-X Executive Summary empowers directors, VPs, and C-suite executives to: Download the executive summary to access authoritative data, benchmark your HR strategies against industry leaders, and position your organization for sustainable success in a rapidly changing world of work.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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SHRM Corporate Membership: Strategic Advantage for HR Leaders

Drive organizational excellence through accessing executive-level HR solutions through SHRM. HR Leaders are tasked with aligning talent strategy to business goals, ensuring compliance, and fostering a high-performance culture. Constantly changing compliance and legal requirements, along with unnecessary manual time creating policies, forms, and templates challenge leaders to rethink their solutions and framework. SHRM Corporate Membership is designed to empower senior leaders with exclusive access to authoritative resources, expert advisory, and tailored solutions that keep HR teams up to date, while boosting productivity by 89%. Discover how partnering with SHRM enables you to elevate your HR function, mitigate risk, and position your organization for sustainable success. Download now to explore the executive benefits of SHRM Corporate Membership.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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The Value of Innovation Guide

Simplify your employees’ benefits experience with trusted technology through the right benefits carrier. We know navigating HR technology can be confusing. In this guide, Unum helps business and people leaders confidently navigate the benefits landscape and choose the right partner, breaking down everything from evolving capabilities to deeper connections with leading HCM platforms. The guide explores the value of continual innovation, unpacks the advantages of a long-term HR technology strategy and tracks how market-leading integrations deliver a better HR and employee experience. Topics include: Download the Value of Innovation Guide to navigate the HR technology landscape and understand factors in selecting the right benefits carrier.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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HR Guide to Integrating Benefits with Unum and ADP Workforce Now®

Save time, be more productive and streamline admin with Unum and ADP Workforce Now. In our new guide, learn how Unum and ADP Workforce Now benefits automation can save HR teams time, improve productivity and streamline administration. Download the guide to understand how HR Connect seamlessly integrates employee benefits admin. Download our guide and unleash the time-saving potential with Unum and ADP Workforce Now.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Maximizing the Impact of Your Benefits Investment

Looking for ways to maximize return on your HRIS and employee benefits programs? Integration is the answer. Integrations help HR teams take a major step forward on the digital transformation journey by allowing them to forgo low-value, repetitive process tasks in favor of strategic initiatives like recruiting great workers, keeping them around, and improving employee support.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Case Study: Innovating Through Unprecedented Change

Discover how CEO of DeVry University unlocked the power of peer collaboration and market insights to drive organizational transformation. Facing industry-wide disruption and rising competitive threats, senior executives often lack the external perspective needed to drive meaningful change. This case study summary examines how DeVry University’s CEO harnessed the SHRM Linkage Generate program to access peer insights, market research, and proven frameworks for innovation. The case study outlines how leaders can leverage strategic networking and transparent communication to realign resources, accelerate execution, and foster a culture of engagement today. Find actionable guidance for leveraging external expertise, building organizational agility, and sustaining competitive advantage in a volatile environment with SHRM Linkage.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Maximizing the Impact of Your Benefits Investment

Looking for ways to maximize return on your HRIS and employee benefits programs? Integration is the answer. Integrations help HR teams take a major step forward on the digital transformation journey by allowing them to forgo low-value, repetitive process tasks in favor of strategic initiatives like recruiting great workers, keeping them around, and improving employee support.

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Create Empowering Leave Experiences Guide

Employees typically take a leave of absence during life’s biggest moments --pregnancy, injury or loss of a loved one. How employees are treated during their time away matters. In our recent guide, Create Empowering Leave Experiences, Unum shares five best practices to ensure a smooth leave process for your employees. We even share an example of best practices in action. Download the Create Empowering Leave Experiences Guide to learn more.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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HR Guide to Integrating Benefits with Unum and ADP Workforce Now®

Save time, be more productive and streamline admin with Unum and ADP Workforce Now. In our new guide, learn how Unum and ADP Workforce Now benefits automation can save HR teams time, improve productivity and streamline administration. Download the guide to understand how HR Connect seamlessly integrates employee benefits admin. Download our guide and unleash the time-saving potential with Unum and ADP Workforce Now.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium