UNLEASH’s “Ask The Analyst” brings together four HR technology analysts to examine the single factor most likely to determine which vendors win or lose contracts over the next 12 months. Representing 3Sixty Insights, Nicole Roberts, HR Industry Analyst, argues that […]
Monthly Research Recap | August 2026
Upcoming Events HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October 20 – 22, 2026 Join the 3Sixty Insights team as they attend the upcoming HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October 20 – 22, 2026 at the Mandalay Bay in Las […]
HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October 20 – 22, 2026
Join the 3Sixty Insights team as they attend the upcoming HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October 20 – 22, 2026 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. To register or learn more about the conference you can visit the […]
Research Note: How Employee Listening Is Evolving and Why Manager Enablement Matters More Than Ever
A System Under Increasing Pressure Something is quietly breaking inside organizations, and most leadership teams recognize it, even if they can’t name it precisely. Across industries, organizations are grappling with growing managerial complexity as flatter structures, expanding spans of control, […]
Infographic: Voice Screening Agents – Making Candidate Response Time Part of the Hiring Experience
This infographic explores how voice screening agents are reshaping talent acquisition by shifting hiring from a recruiter-scheduled process to an always-on candidate experience. It contrasts the traditional hiring flow (apply, wait, phone screen, decision) with a modernized version that inserts […]
Infographic: The Partner Activation Gap – How Vensure Helps Turn Capabilities into Outcomes
This infographic highlights “The Activation Gap,” explaining that product capability alone does not guarantee customer value or business outcomes. Because partners managing massive portfolios default to familiar solutions rather than the best fit, superior capabilities often remain invisible and go […]
Monthly Research Recap | July 2026
July was an incredibly productive month for the team at 3Sixty Insights, and before we highlight some of our recent research publications, we wanted to share a few company updates. Welcoming Robert Mattson to the Research Team In July, we […]
Research Note: Voice Screening Agents in Talent Acquisition – Balancing Speed, Scale, Candidate Experience, and Trust in AI-Augmented Hiring
Introduction Talent acquisition teams are under increasing pressure to hire faster, improve candidate experience, reduce recruiter burnout, and navigate a more complex hiring environment shaped by AI, automation, and evolving workforce expectations. Across industries, organizations are managing higher application volumes, […]
Analyst Insight: Flexibility, Service and Trust – Where Partner Ecosystems Deliver and Where They Break
The Challenge for SMB Service Organizations Service organizations focused on small and midsize businesses (SMBs) operate in an increasingly complex and competitive environment. These organizations, referred to throughout this piece as partners, including (but not limited to) brokers, banks, CPAs, […]
Unleash Article: Ask The Analyst – Attrition Models Can Flag Dozens of Flight Risks at Once
The growing use of AI-powered attrition models is giving HR leaders unprecedented visibility into potential employee turnover, but identifying flight risks is only the first step. In this article from UNLEASH, industry analysts discuss what separates organizations that successfully leverage […]
#HRTechChat: Robert Mattson on Storytelling, AI, and Making HR Technology Matter
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Nicole Roberts (Senior Analyst & Advisor, 3Sixty Insights) is joined by Robert Mattson—technologist, marketing leader, communications coach, author, and the newest member of the 3Sixty Insights analyst team—for a wide-ranging conversation about the experiences shaping […]
Monthly Research Recap | June 2026
Recent Research: Case Study Vignette: Two Days to Two Hours – How Italian Fiesta Pizzeria Used the Insperity HRCore™ Solution to End Its Payroll Struggles Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, a fourth-generation family business operating five locations and employing 160 workers, transformed […]
Unleash Article: Ask the Analyst – What Are Best-Performing Organizations Doing to Move Beyond Traditional Best Practices?
3Sixty Insights’ Nicole Roberts on Moving Beyond Traditional Best Practices In a recent article published by UNLEASH, industry analysts explored how leading organizations are redefining what it means to be a high-performing business. Among the contributors was Nicole Roberts, Industry […]
Webinar: Beyond Borders – HR Solutions for Paying and Managing Non-U.S. Talent | June 24th @ 12pm Eastern
Join 3Sixty Insights Principal Analyst Nicole Roberts as she participates in Flex HR’s Beyond Borders: HR Solutions for Paying and Managing Non-U.S. Talent webinar, a discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities of managing a global workforce. The session will […]
Monthly Research Recap | May 2026
Recent Report Publications: Mitratech: State of HR Compliance 2026 Study The State of HR Compliance Report, developed through survey research and analysis conducted by the 3Sixty Insights team in collaboration with Mitratech, examines how organizations are navigating the growing complexity […]
Market Alert: Phenom Acquires Plum to Anchor a Full-Spectrum Assessment Stack
What Happened On April 28, 2026, Phenom announced the acquisition of Plum, a provider of psychometric-based talent assessment. The deal, Phenom’s second in ten weeks and third in roughly four months, brings Plum’s proprietary Role Model™ technology into Phenom’s agentic […]
Guest Podcast: HR Superstars – How to Create Manager Programs That Stick with Nicole Roberts
Leadership training is one of the most common investments organizations make, but it is also one of the easiest to get wrong. Many companies track attendance, but few measure whether managers actually lead differently afterward. In this episode of HR […]
Case Study: Turning Time & Attendance into a Strategic Asset
What You Need to Know Mergers and acquisitions are a powerful growth strategy, particularly from a workforce perspective. Acquiring an established business allows a parent company to inherit an experienced workforce in a new territory rather than building one from […]
Analyst Insight: Platform Evolved Into a Partner-Led HCM Ecosystem Serving 200K+ Employers and 9M Workers
Introduction Since 3Sixty Insights’ founding in 2017, we’ve seen a number of vendors come and go. One vendor in particular has consistently stood out to us as one to watch: isolved. 3Sixty Insights has referenced or partnered with isolved on […]
#HRTechChat: David Edwards on the “Last Mile” from Data to Decisions
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Nicole Roberts (Senior Analyst & Advisor, 3Sixty Insights) is joined by David Edwards—strategic workforce planning practitioner, advisor, and author of The Strategic Workforce Planning Handbook—for a candid conversation about the gap between SWP theory and […]







