Hunter S. Thompson went to Las Vegas in March 1971 to write a glorified photo caption. Sports Illustrated wanted about 250 words on the Mint 400 desert motorcycle race. He turned in 2,500 and the magazine rejected them. I know […]
Unleash Article: Ask the Analyst – Are Unwritten Hiring Rules Selecting for Capability or Privilege-Based Social Conditioning?
For its weekly Briefing, UNLEASH asked four HR analysts whether employers who screen out candidates for not knowing unwritten rules are selecting for capability or for the social conditioning that comes with privilege. The analysts largely agree that these filters […]
SAP’s TechWolf Deal Gives SuccessFactors the Data Layer It Lacked
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 […]
Reworked Article: Why Managers Can’t Tell AI Skill From an AI Shortcut
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 […]
Case Study: Retention With Intention – How Anders Built a Data-Driven Talent Strategy
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 […]
Case Study: From Paper to a Unified Experience – How an NYC Restaurant Group Modernized HR With Harri & ADP
“HR is more than ‘Fill out these forms and don’t get into trouble,’” said the HR Director of an NYC restaurant group 3Sixty Insights interviewed. He will be anonymously referred to as “JS” in this case study. In November 2024, […]
Insperity Press Release: New 3Sixty Insights Analysis Reinforces the Importance of Insperity’s HRScale Service-Enabled HR Solution
Client adoption demonstrates the value of combining enterprise-grade technology with Insperity HR expertise and service HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions, today announced continued progress for the Insperity HRScale™ solution, extending the reach […]
Who’s Watching the Front Desk?
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 […]
HR Dive Article: Why Better Support — Not More Features — Is the Missing Link in HR Technology
Organizations continue to invest in HR technology to improve efficiency, HR compliance and the employee experience. But implementation alone rarely meets these expectations. Nearly one in four leaders say their implementation efforts failed to achieve anticipated outcomes. While organizations often focus on […]
Webinar: Identifying The Gaps Between HR Tech Spend and HR Tech Results | September 24 @ 2pm Eastern
Organizations continue to invest heavily in HR technology, but are they getting the results they expected? In this upcoming Insperity webinar, industry experts will examine the gap between HR technology spending and actual utilization, exploring why organizations may use only […]
Solutions Spotlight: The Guardian Shows How isolved Is Taking Payroll AI From Detection to Action
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, […]
Market Alert: Darwinbox Expands Microsoft Partnership, Becomes Early Adopter of Frontier Tuning for HCM
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 […]
Market Alert: WorkTango Introduces Constellation, Expanding Employee Listening Beyond Feedback Collection
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 […]
#HRTechChat: John Dnyprowsky & Ryan Shapiro on Why PEO Buyers Need a Translator
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Nicole Roberts (Director & Principal Analyst, 3Sixty Insights) is joined by John Dnyprowsky—SVP of National Partnerships at Vensure Employer Solutions—and Ryan Shapiro—President & Founder of PEOMG and founder of the PEO Brokers Collective—for a conversation […]
HR Dive Article: Human Capital Management Solutions Are Everywhere – So Why Aren’t Businesses Getting the Expected Value?
Organizations have spent years investing in Human Capital Management (HCM) technology to automate processes, improve HR compliance and support employees. Yet many continue to struggle with extracting meaningful value from those investments. The recent 3Sixty Insights Benchmark Report, Why half of businesses want to […]
Analyst Insight: Closing the HR Capability Gap – How the Insperity HRScale™ solution Combines Technology and Expertise for the Middle Market
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 Used to Be a Transaction—Now It’s Part of the Employee Experience
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 […]
#HRTechChat: Rick Torrence on Treating AI Like Electricity
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Dylan Teggart (Principal Analyst, 3Sixty Insights) is joined by Rick Torrence—Chief Sales Officer at PrismHR with over 35 years of experience across the payroll and HCM industry for a conversation about what happens once AI […]
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, […]
Moving Beyond AI Hype: How Voice Screening Agents Are Reshaping Talent Acquisition
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: […]