What’s Actually Happening Paychex has introduced WISE Hire, a recruiting solution that extends WISE, the agentic AI platform Paychex announced in May 2026 as the intelligence layer across its HCM portfolio. WISE Hire uses AI agents to handle the routine, […]
In June 2024, SAP, Workday and ServiceNow all put money into the same Belgian startup. On Tuesday, SAP agreed to acquire that startup outright. The price wasn’t disclosed, and SAP expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter, pending […]
If my experience helping to produce 3Sixty Insights’ recent survey and report taught me anything, it’s that AI is not always the future. The momentum we’ve all experienced as we’ve been thrust headlong into an AI-centric tomorrow has produced a […]
In a KPMG study, employees using AI broke into three groups: Amplifiers, Delegators, Apprentices. AI skills didn’t decide who performed the best. “Tell me about this recommendation,” a manager says to a junior associate. The employee looks at the […]
HR tech is getting bigger, but the software in it are getting harder to tell apart. Paylocity has moved beyond HR and payroll into Finance and IT. Rippling connects HR, payroll, IT and Finance. Workday now talks about itself as […]
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM) launched Talent Autopilot, an AI agent that helps recruiters find and reach candidates whom keyword search misses. It’s the most advanced product yet from ZoomInfo Talent Solutions, the company’s existing recruiting business, and it extends ZoomInfo’s core […]
Founded in St. Louis, MO in 1965, the accounting and advisory firm Anders has grown into a thriving 500-employee business serving clients across the United States. In addition to tax, audit, and assurance services, Anders has since expanded its advisory […]
A six-year ADP-Stanford study shows AI is repricing your job bands. Here’s how to run the same math on your own numbers Diagnosing a broken technical system pays less today than it did in 2022. Advising the client on […]
UNLEASH’s “Ask The Analyst” article explores a critical workforce strategy question facing HR leaders: when workforce planning and business conditions point toward reducing headcount, what evidence can HR provide to demonstrate that reskilling and redeploying existing employees may be a […]
Employee experience seemed to be mostly subtext at Qualtrics’ big announcement Back in 2022, Qualtrics launched something called CrossXM and I wrote a column asking a pretty basic question: How much do you actually have to spend on employee experience before it […]
isolved’s introduction of The Guardian is less about creating a new category of payroll AI than providing an early example of the company’s broader Workforce Capital Management strategy. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude and accessed through the isolved Connector for Claude, […]
Many SMBs have invested in HCM technology, yet a significant majority are not using their platforms to their full potential. This video explores the findings behind the 87% utilization gap, examining why organizations often struggle to move beyond core […]
Darwinbox has announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft, applying Microsoft’s newly unveiled Frontier Tuning capability to Darwinbox Cortex, the AI-native HCM platform the company launched in August 2026. The move places Darwinbox among the first enterprise software vendors […]
WorkTango has announced Constellation, an AI-facilitated employee listening experience designed to help organizations move beyond collecting feedback toward understanding root causes, prioritizing issues, and collaboratively developing actionable solutions. While artificial intelligence is central to the platform, the more significant story […]
Executive Summary Organizations today are operating under unprecedented pressure. Economic uncertainty, shifting workforce expectations, increasing regulatory complexity, and continued demands to improve operational efficiency are forcing businesses of all sizes to reevaluate how they manage their people, processes, and technology. […]
Payroll can be one of the most overlooked functions within an organization. But over the past several decades, it’s also one that has undergone some of the most significant changes. What was once largely a transaction-focused organization getting people paid […]
Sitting one mile high above sea level was the entrance to PrismHR’s 2026 customer conference, PrismHR LIVE, in Denver, Colorado. The setting seemed appropriate for a company that sets lofty goals for itself. When I was first formally introduced to […]
AI in Talent Acquisition Requires More Than Automation Artificial intelligence continues to be one of the most discussed areas of innovation across HR technology. While vendors continue to introduce AI-powered capabilities designed to transform recruiting, the most important question remains: […]
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, […]
There is one common thread in every briefing I’m taking with HR Technology vendors, and that’s hearing their AI strategy. AI is not a differentiator. Every vendor, regardless of which AI platform they are using, is trying to solve relatively […]