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On his podcast The Business of Alignment and through his sales-intelligence operation Pulse HR, AJ Vaughan has had more than 1,000 conversations with CHROs, founders and HR tech leaders about what makes organizations work. Here are the 5 things he can't do his job without.

Last week we asked how much of your 2027 health increase you're planning to pass along to employees, and the most popular answer was none of it. Here's why we think you answered that way.