"They haven't taken a vacation in two years" gets said like a compliment. It's actually one of the most expensive sentences in your company. Here's why your most dependable performer could be costing you operationally, quietly burning out, becoming a flight risk, or all of the above, and how to fix it.

June brought updates across payroll reporting, benefits limits, immigration compliance, state retirement programs, and wage-and-hour litigation.

Leaders are told to communicate vision. To inspire. To align their teams around a compelling narrative. And yet, when asked to describe themselves — in a town hall, a board meeting, a new-leader introduction — most leaders reach for the same tired language.

The Latest includes a brief update on federal and state level news on a Indiana’s Employer Immigration Crackdown, Washington’s New Hiring Limits, and a Wave of July 1 State Mandates (June 2026).

"Dear Ellie" is an advice column from a seasoned HR consultant. Read her advice for an HR pro navigating stepping into a HRBP role and feeling overwhelmed.

As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence, employees are increasingly seeking a different kind of freedom at work. Not freedom from accountability, and not freedom from hard work. But freedom from the workplace frustrations that create unnecessary friction, drain energy, and make work harder than it needs to be. Here are eight things employees increasingly want freedom from in 2026.

Why do HR platforms selections go wrong? What you need is not another vendor conversation. You need to get honest with yourself about what you actually have, what was actually broken, and what you actually needed from a solution. Answer these questions to find out how to get clear.

Our bi-monthly compliance round up includes a brief update on federal and state level news like a Court Voids the $100,000 H-1B Fee, the Third Circuit Narrows FLSA Overtime Claims, and New Jersey Clears the Way for Cannabis Bias Suits.

Most HR leaders are not walking into these decisions unprepared. They are walking in prepared for the wrong thing. HR strategy and technology buying are not the same discipline. One is about people and policy.