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Achieving the promise of automation will depend on a new mindset and a new relationship between IT and HR, says David Creelman:

Last month Elliot Hill sensationally returned to Nike to be its CEO. But is the rise of the 'boomerang' leader a failure of good succession planning, or strategic leadership development in action? Peter Crush investigates:

Neil Mullarkey, the former Cambridge University Footlights president and star of two Austin Powers movies says more CHROs should harness the power of improv:

In this week's HR news catching our eye - staff blast poll asking their voting intentions; the economy grew by just 12,000 jobs in October; while Boeing becomes the latest firm to can its DEI department:

The election fall-out is only just beginning! For some CHROs, it was hard enough keeping a lid on politics in the workplace. But Jordan Zaslav, COO at Axios HQ, says they now need to have a handle on dealing with the result of the election too: https://t.co/HzdtrKilFv

Gen Z continue to have had a label put on them - so much so that recruiters are preferring people with more experience. Is this fair? We speak to Michelle Sims, CEO at YUPRO Placement:

TLNT's 'HR Essay' is back. This week Sangeetha Gururaj, senior vice president, people & talent at Qualitest explains how growth-hungry Gen Z employees will cast aside companies that don't provide the L&D they expect:

Fright night might have been last night, but according to one HR expert, CHROs are responsible for 'Vampire Recruitment' every day. TLNT decided to find out what is spooking him:

In this week's top HR news: The NLRB is accused of going 'too far' by requesting Musk to delete unionization tweet. Meanwhile Publicis fires staff for ignoring RTOs & Microsoft fires vigil staff (plus lots more): https://t.co/ctqYYcpiZk

Business success isn’t always about hiring the best talent. It’s about aligning the work and the workers to the organization’s strategy, says OrgVue's Rupert Morrison:

According to Shannon Walker, executive VP of strategy at Case IQ, CHROs wanting to encourage more whistleblowing should provide more reporting channels:

In the equine world, horse whisperers are commonplace. Robert Hargrove is a ‘CEO-whisperer’ and he reckons it’s a role CHROs should develop into:

Amazon's recent RTO mandate is high in directiveness, but may be low in effectiveness, argues leadership expert, Mark Murphy. In the whole RTO debate he argues creative freedom outperforms rigid office policies:

In this week's HR news catching our eye: A Bank of America exec has been demoted after one of his team died through suspected over-working; EY bizarrely sacks staff for taking on extra online learning, plus lots more:

Global talent is going to be the norm! We live in a world where talent shortages are being faced in every corner. That's why we need to look to the rest of the world to plug talent shortages locally, says Sagar Khatri:

Today marks the start of the two-week countdown to election day. That's why it's crucial, says Melissa Stein, that in these remaining few days, CHROs double-down on their civility and voting leave rules:

We're launching a new series: 'HR Basics' - where we look at some of the key HR basics, why getting them right matters and what results they'll achieve. First to get the TLNT treatment - 'upward communication':

In this week's round-up of the HR news catching our eye: skits, strikes, and social media bans. Plus, Lilly Ledbetter, the equal pay campaigner responsible for the Fair Pay Act, dies aged 86:

Are women given more lenient feedback than men? New research claims women get more glowing performance reviews because feedback providers are over-compensating against being accused of bias. This is bad news says researcher, Leah Williams: